The official app for a grunge & classic-rock band out of Ohio — live radio, original music, shows, merch, and a fan community, designed and shipped by Bytesmith to the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
A working band's audience lives scattered across streaming apps, social feeds, and show flyers stapled to telephone poles. Pearl Pilots wanted one place that belonged to them and their crew.
Somewhere fans could tune into the band's own always-on radio station, hear the originals album by album, find the next show, and actually talk to each other — a real, installable app with the band's name on the home screen, not a link-in-bio. We took it from concept to a shipped, Apple-approved release across three platforms.
Every surface earns its place on the tab bar — each solving a real thing a fan or the band needed.
An always-on internet station with a live feed plus on-demand episodes, showing the album art and song playing in real time.
Fans post their own photos and videos from shows, like, and comment — a social layer that belongs to the band, not a platform.
The crowd suggests covers for the band to learn and votes their favorites up, turning setlists into a two-way conversation.
Reserve gear and join pre-orders straight from the app, so drops go to the people who actually show up.
Upcoming and past dates with flyers and fan photos, plus the original catalog organized album by album.
One codebase running natively on iPhone, iPad, and Apple-Silicon Macs — installed, fast, and offline-friendly.
A look at the real surfaces fans use every day.
We designed and built Pearl Pilots end to end and shipped it as a free, Apple-approved release — live audio, a real-time community, and commerce in one native app. Want something like it?
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