Ember Labs — what we do

The Ember app runs every month. The consulting practice builds what the app can't.

Ember Labs is two things: a software product (Ember Stories, sold by subscription) and a hands-on consulting practice for AI, technology, and software. They're related — but distinct. Scroll down to see both.

Product

Ember Stories — the app

A subscription software product. You pay a monthly fee and Ember Stories does the recurring work of keeping your business visible — on-brand content, draft-first, always your approval before anything publishes.

Flagship product

AI content operator

Ember Stories

Most businesses lose visibility they should be keeping — not for want of effort, but because content stalls, the right moment passes, and there's no time to post. Ember Stories reads your business, drafts on-brand content, and brings you a queue ready for one tap to approve and publish.

It's not a tool you have to drive. It's an operator that reports to you. Every batch surfaces a short queue of drafted posts — graphics and captions — all grounded in your Business Brain: your voice, your brand, your products. You approve; Buffer publishes.

What's inside

  • Content drafts — on-brand graphics and captions, drafted in your voice, queued for approval. Nothing goes live until you say so.
  • Business Brain — structured memory of your business, yours to keep. Readable, portable, no lock-in.
  • Buffer publishing — approve a draft and Ember Stories publishes it via your connected Buffer account.
  • 30-Day Delivery Guarantee — first content batch in 30 days or that month is free. No chasing required.
Get in touch — see it on your business

Standard

One brand

$299/mo

Coming soon

Business Brain, content drafts, approval queue, Buffer publishing, content library.

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Agency

Multiple client brands

$999/mo

Coming soon

Everything in Standard per brand, plus team roles, two-stage approval, and a cross-brand dashboard.

Compare both plans in detail

Real work, real results

We build things. Here's what that looks like.

Every engagement is scoped, fixed-price, and delivered with zero open bugs at handover.

Custom App

CanDance event operations — 10 days

A major Adelaide dance competition was running check-in and performance scheduling on paper. We replaced it with an iPad check-in app, live backstage running order, video-order capture, and offline-tolerant sync — scoped 9 June, delivered 23 June 2026. 150–180 performers a day. All issues resolved and verified before handover. Zero open bugs.

150–180 performers/day · 10-day build · zero open bugs at handover

Google Review

CanDance — what the client said

"We could not speak more highly of Dave. He created a web based app for our company and went above and beyond. Dave's attention to detail, communication and ability is next to none. Nothing we asked was ever a hassle and Dave was so efficient and professional. Will definitely be using Dave in the future for our business IT needs." — CanDance (Rachel & Kirra) · 5 ★ Google review

Google review

ineedtocreate.com — live May 2026

Tap-to-call, professional branding, and an AI-editable CMS so the client never has to ask a developer for a content change. Here's what the client said:

"Dave set up my website to accept edits and updates via Claude AI… Dave set it all up in about an hour. He did an amazing job." — Steve · ineedtocreate.com · 5 ★ Google review

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Professional Services

Consulting & Services

Scoped and fixed-price — you know the cost before anything starts, and we're hands-on throughout. These are not the Ember app. They're the consulting practice that runs alongside it. All enquiries go through a conversation first.

Advisory

Consulting & Strategy

Know exactly where technology and AI will pay off — before you spend a dollar. You get a working recommendation and a path to implement it, not a slide deck. Scoped sprint or ongoing advisory retainer.

  • A clear map of where automation saves the most time and money
  • Tool and vendor choices made without the sales spin
  • A staged, plain-English rollout plan your team can actually follow
  • A build or investment sanity-checked before you commit budget

Build & connect

Software & Integration

The software and connections your business actually needs — fast, mobile-first, yours to keep. No mystery, no lock-in. Built from scratch or bolted onto what you already run.

  • Websites and web apps that are quick, mobile-first and SEO-ready
  • Custom tools for the workflow off-the-shelf software can't handle
  • Your systems made to talk — data flowing, no more double entry
  • Manual hand-offs and re-keying that ate hours every week, gone
  • Proven delivery: a 10-day dance-comp ops app, a church study platform — on time, zero open bugs

Not sure which way to go?

If you're drawn to the app, get in touch and we'll show you what Ember would work on first in your business. If consulting feels more like the right fit, get in touch and we'll have a quick conversation to figure out the right starting point.

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No credit card, no obligation — for established Australian businesses.