Let's Empower Sustainability.
We are an innovation studio from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, building software that helps people grow, invest, and connect with what matters.
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Every product starts as a question worth answering. We build purposeful tools and refine them until they deliver genuine value.
AquaBotany
Smart plant care for the modern gardener. Connects to a wide range of devices including vertical gardens, all on one platform.
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Pocket Quant
Financial data, simplified. Market insights and portfolio tools designed for everyday investors, not just analysts.
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FiveSevenFive
A powerful news aggregator built on our own API. Tracks trends, cuts the noise, and finds the signal worth saying.
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Bottle API
One API to connect it all. Programmatic access to data and services across every platform we build.
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The story behind the name
The name has a simple origin. Growing up in Minnesota, Michael's mother kept a tradition of pressing old blue bottles into the garden soil for good luck. That color, the deep clear blue of a Minnesota lake in summer, stayed with him. Bottle Blue is named for it.
Bottle Blue LLC is an independent software studio founded by Michael Coughlin. The mission is straightforward: build honest, well-crafted software that helps people engage with what matters. Nature, data, community, and each other.
The best technology doesn't demand your attention. It earns it, then gets out of the way.
Work With UsHow we work
Small team. High standards. No fluff.
Sustainability first
Every product we build is designed with long-term impact in mind. If it doesn't help people live or work better, it doesn't ship.
Built to last
We write real code for real products. Clean APIs, responsive interfaces, and architecture that can grow with the people using it.
People over polish
The best version of any product is one that people actually use. We test, listen, and ship things that genuinely work.
Let's Build Something Together.
Whether you're a developer, a prospective partner, or simply curious about what's next, we'd love to hear from you.
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