Independent software studio · Ohio

Intelligent apps, crafted with restraint.

Thornline Labs builds focused experiences that solve real problems with elegance, edge, and nothing you don't need.

Meet Swappr What we’re building
— Swappr  Trade what you have for what you need. Scroll to descend
01 Meet Swappr

Trade skills, not cash.

Swappr is a peer-to-peer marketplace where your expertise is the currency. List what you can do, find what you need, and swap with built-in protection.

Swappr — Discover Swappr — Nearby Swappr — Swap Swappr — List a skill

Discover skills around you.

Search by category, browse what's trending, or just scroll the feed. From guitar lessons to web design to HVAC repair — if someone near you can do it, it's on Swappr.

17 categories Smart search Location-based
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How it works

Four steps to your first swap.

No payments. No middlemen. Just two people trading what they know.

1

Create your profile

Sign up, add what you’re good at, and set your location. Free to join, free to browse.

2

Find or post

Browse skills nearby or post what you need. Guitar for web design. Plumbing for meal prep.

3

Propose a swap

Message, agree on the trade, set the milestones. Lock it in — escrow holds the deal together.

4

Deliver and earn

Do the work, release the deal, rate each other, build your reputation.

About Mitch Hagstrom & Thornline Labs

Mitch Hagstrom — Founder, Thornline Labs
I built the apps I wanted to use. The kind that do one thing well, look great doing it, and don't waste your time.

Mitch Hagstrom — Founder, Thornline Labs. Built in Ohio.

Precision over excess.

We believe the best software does less, better. Every app starts with a sharp problem and ends with a refined solution. No feature bloat. No visual clutter. Just thoughtful design meeting deliberate engineering.

Focused Uncompromising No bloat Built in Ohio
The pipeline

One thing at a time, done properly.

Thornline builds a small number of products and gives each one full attention. Swappr has ours today. The next one is already underway.

In development

A second web platform

In active development now. We’d rather show you than describe it, so details are coming when there’s something real to try.

Not yet announced
Ohio first

Ready to swap?

Swappr is in private beta in Ohio — trading skills with people on your street. Want an invite when the next round opens?

We’ll only email you about Swappr invites. No newsletter, no sharing your address, unsubscribe any time.

Thornline Labs — an independent software studio in Ohio. Intelligent apps, crafted with restraint. Precision over excess. Current product: Swappr — a peer-to-peer marketplace for trading skills instead of cash, in private beta in Ohio.