ACTIVE
Adaptive Budgeting
SpendFence
AI-assisted budgeting built around spending fences, pacing awareness, bank syncing, and calmer financial decisions.
Live product
spendfence.appAdaptive budgetingAI insightsBank syncingPacing analysis
Independent AI product lab
Building intelligent systems for real-world decisions.
Lippa Labs is an independent product studio creating AI-assisted tools for finance, markets, productivity, and behavioral systems.
Portfolio
Products, active experiments, and shipped game projects.
Products
SpendFence, GigWise, and other software systems remain the primary Lippa Labs product track.
1099 Worker Tax Tracking
GigWise
Built for people who get paid with a 1099.
Track mileage, receipts, deductions, and business expenses without spreadsheets. GigWise helps independent workers stay tax ready year round.
Live product
gigwise.vercel.appMileage trackingReceipt storageExpense trackingDeduction discoveryTax-ready reporting1099 worker design
Research
Trading Journal
TradersDelight
An experimental trading review and journaling platform focused on reflection, process improvement, and AI-assisted trade analysis.
Demo available
traders-delight.vercel.appTrade reviewTicker trackingExecution notesBehavior loops
More systems in development
Research
Experimental Systems
Future Experiments
Early-stage tools exploring AI-assisted workflows, automation, and decision support.
In development
Decision supportWorkflow AIAutomationAdaptive systems
Games
Playable game projects from the lab, built with the same attention to polish, systems, and iteration.
SHIPPED
Modern Roguelike
Angband Reforged
A modern browser-based reimagining of the classic roguelike. Explore dangerous dungeons, discover powerful artifacts, complete quests, and descend into the depths.
Shipped and actively developed
busterbuildslab.itch.io/angband-reforgedPlatform: HTML5 browserDevelopment updates
Browser playableDungeon crawlingArtifactsQuests
Founder / builder
FOUNDED BY NICHOLAS LIPPA
Lippa Labs is founder-led, product-obsessed, and built around fast iteration. The focus is simple: practical AI, clean interfaces, and tools that make hard decisions easier to act on.
Nicholas Lippa, who builds publicly as Buster, focuses on practical tools, fast iteration, and software that feels useful in real life.
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Founder-led product direction
AI
Practical intelligence, not decoration
PWA
Mobile-first surfaces for daily workflows
What we build
AI product systems for decisions, workflows, and momentum.
AI-assisted apps
Software that turns noisy context into clear next actions.
Behavioral finance tools
Products that respect timing, pressure, habits, and tradeoffs.
Trading/workflow systems
Review loops for discipline, pattern awareness, and better execution.
Decision support software
Interfaces built to help people choose without drowning in inputs.
Mobile-first PWAs
Fast, focused product surfaces designed for daily use.
Operating values
The studio bias: useful, fast, controlled, and clean.
Practical AI
AI as leverage for clarity, not novelty for its own sake.
User Control
People stay in the loop when products make recommendations.
Clean Design
High signal, low clutter, and interfaces that feel intentional.
Fast Iteration
Tight product loops that move from idea to working surface quickly.
Behavioral Insight
Software shaped around how people actually act under pressure.
Privacy Awareness
Sensitive workflows get careful data boundaries from day one.
Lippa Labs