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AI products · AARO studio since 2019
I build products with AI and show how
Apps, Telegram bots and work tools I make myself. I show the whole process, mistakes included. Since 2019 I've run AARO, a web design studio.
- 15products
- 2already live
- 3coming soon
Alexander Romanov@aaenllyIntroHi, I'm Alexander
I make apps out of what I was missing myself. Tap through →
What I was missingGot my pilot licence
Where to land for fuel and what it costs? And before the licence: how to pass the theory without a fortune.
What I was missingPaying in different currencies
Money across countries and cards is easy to lose track of.
What I was missingTravelling
I wanted to see where I'd been and compare honestly where to live next.
What I was missingTravelling with a Samoyed
Is it safe to walk in this heat, where's a vet, which papers at the border: that used to be seven apps.
Where I workRunning the Lady School online school
Sales, curators and tech lived in chats and sheets. I built them one workplace.
What I was missingWorking from anywhere
Fifteen projects and one day. I need a planner that won't let me fool myself.
What I was missingDriving in different countries
Fuel costs something different in every country, and there's nowhere to check in advance.
What I was missingHeading for Everest
Every mountain on the way is a step: acclimatisation, gear, budget. I wanted to see the whole road at once.
What I was missingLearned English in 7 months
I built the route I'd use myself: from hello to fluent conversation.
Product status · updated by hand
Products
What I'm building now
Every product takes the same road: idea, prototype, build, release. Where the green is lit, you can use it today.
Kopilochka
Money in any currency · web and iPhoneLog a purchase in any of 63 currencies and Kopilochka converts it into yours. Wallets, goals, a safety cushion, capital and property in one place. Inside: a directory of 2,771 banks, brokers and wallets in 215 countries, property tax for 52 countries and 13 interface languages.
29studies on money and habitssources
“Territory of Closeness” cards
Telegram bot and websiteDigital MAC cards for couples: 700 questions in 10 themes. Pick a theme, draw a card and answer together. Built for the Lady School online psychology school; access by subscription.
Polny Bak · Auto
Fuel prices for driversPetrol, diesel and LPG on a world map down to a single station: where it's cheaper, what a full tank costs and how to plan a trip. Already over 200,000 stations with prices in 15 countries.
150data sources, 4 of them peer-reviewed paperssources
WebSoonLink at releasePolny Bak · Aviation
For private pilots48,000 airfields on a map: the fuel price for your aircraft, fees, runways and sunrise, and the route planner shows where to land for fuel. I'm building it because I fly myself.
142sources: FAA, NTSB, GAO, EASAsources
WebSoonLink at releaseHoneybun
Couples appAfter a fight, closer than before. A step-by-step path to making up, a fight journal that shows repeating patterns and questions to grow close again.
37studies on couples and making upsources
StageFinal touches · soonLink at releaseBudka
For dog ownersOne app instead of seven: whether it's safe to walk right now given the breed and asphalt temperature, a shared care log, a passport with reminders, a hazard map and a lost-dog alert.
31sources: regulators, vets, owner reviewssources
StageBuilding · betaLink at releaseTravel Map
Interactive world mapAll 195 countries on one map: mark where you've been and where you want to go, and see your share of the world, progress by continent and your own pins.
StageBuildingLink at releaseKoreshki
Interactive bookshelfBooks stand on the shelf spine out, like at home. Open any of them to see its status, your rating, your notes and quotes.
StageBuildingLink at releaseTeam workspace
A web app for a teamA workplace for the team at Lady School, an online psychology school where I'm the CEO. Conversations, tasks, instalments, courses and a knowledge base instead of chats, sheets and Trello. The school has over 45,000 students and in 2023 made GetCourse's top 30 largest schools.
181sources on teamwork and supportsources
WebBuildingLink at releaseGround School PPL
How to become a pilot without a fortuneI got my private pilot licence and built the material I was missing: how to fly a plane without a fortune or confusion. 17 topics from “how aviation works” to night flying, 282 test questions, flashcards, a radio trainer and the oral exam.
34FAR sections, plus the FAA ACS and AIMWebPrototypeLink at releaseEnglish A1–C2
A language route from hello to nativeI learned English in 7 months and built the route I'd take from scratch: 41 topics as metro lines, 230 stations from A1 to C2, no dull or outdated material. Close a level you know with a test; mistakes come back at intervals. There's one for Spanish too.
9studies on how to learn a languagesources
WebPrototypeLink at releaseDedliner
A day plannerMy day planner, only more honest than the usual ones. Tasks land on the hours, so you see right away what won't fit. Push the same task a third time and Grandpa starts grumbling and suggests splitting it or crossing it out. A prototype for now.
31sources, 17 of them studiessources
StagePrototypeLink at release- Research in progress
Chemodan
Where to live nextLooking for a better place to live? Chemodan compares cities by salaries, rent, taxes, air quality, weather and flights and shows where you'd be better off.
StageIdeaLink at release - Research in progress
Base Camp
The road to Everest, peak by peakA ladder of peaks up to Everest: which summit is next, acclimatisation, training, a gear checklist and the expedition budget. I'm climbing it myself.
StageIdeaLink at release - Research in progress
Protocol
Training and food for a goalA training and nutrition plan for a specific goal: what to eat today, what to do in the session, weight and progress week by week. I run myself on it.
10sources, 7 of them peer-reviewedsources
StageIdeaLink at release
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Product № 16 could be yours
Tell me what you're missing in your life or work. Once a month I take one idea from club members, build it and release it for everyone. The author gets the product free forever and their name in it.
- You send itI take ideas from club members. The best make the shortlist.
- The club picksOnce a month members vote for one idea.
- I build it for allI show the whole road in Reels; the author gets lifetime access.
Need it just for you, and sooner? I'll build it to order ↗
Method
No project starts on a whim
First a need, usually my own. Then research, at least 20–30 studies per project. Only then the build with AI. That way a product answers a real need, not a guess.
Every product starts from something I or the people around me were missing. So the idea has a real scenario from day one, not an invented one.
Papers, data, reviews of similar products, conversations with people. If the need holds up, I go on. If not, the idea goes in the drawer.
I build a working version with AI and hand it over straight away. I fix it by how people actually use it.
I ship where it suits people and show the whole road in Reels and the channel, mistakes and rebuilds included.
Why the second step takes so long. Research weeds out the ideas only I like. What reaches the build has already been checked against other people's needs, which is why it reaches release.
Learn
Take ready-made tools, build together, learn to make your own
Three steps for people who want to make their own AI tools. The main one is the club, where once a month I also build one member's idea.
Ready tools and prompts in a Telegram channel: take them and use them.
1–3 new tools a week, breakdowns and an idea of the month from members.
How to build tools like these yourself and write prompts that work.
The main step
Private club
Where I build products together with members and hand over everything I make before anyone else.
- 1–3 new tools with AI every week, ready to use
- Breakdowns of how each product was built, prompts included
- Answers to members' questions, from me personally
- Idea of the month once a month I build one member's idea and release it for everyone
Join the waitlist
I'll message you personally when enrolment opens. Your contact is used only for that.
Studio · since 2019
AARO: websites, identity, 3D and motion
The web design studio I've run since 2019. Websites in Russian, English and Chinese, with 3D renders and motion made for each project.
- Websites
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- 3D
- Motion
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