About SwiftAppLab

A personal promise

From Nikolai Tarasov, Founder

Software engineer & engineering leader · Father of six · Murphy, TX

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Who's behind this

I've built a career as a software engineer and engineering leader, shipping products people rely on. Home is Murphy, Texas, where my wife and I are raising our six children — a happy, busy family, and the reason I do honest work.

Why I built SwiftAppLab

I started SwiftAppLab building apps for founders — and I still build custom software when someone needs it. But my focus has shifted to something I care about more: helping everyday small businesses use automation, AI or not, for the good of their business.

The HVAC shop, the dental office, the auto shop down the street — they lose real money to missed calls, slow quotes, and no-shows every week. Automation quietly fixes most of it, and hardly anyone is showing these owners how. That's the work I want to do, and I want to do it honestly.

How I work

As an Orthodox Christian, my work is guided by ethics and morality. In a time when the internet is full of fake reviews, inflated metrics, and empty promises, I choose a different path. No fake testimonials on this page. No made-up case studies. No inflated numbers. Just a real developer, with real experience, and a real commitment to delivering the best I can.

Here's how it actually works: I run SwiftAppLab myself and personally handle your project. For larger builds I bring in a small bench of vetted specialists I trust — but you always work directly with me, and I own every delivery, start to finish. That's what "we" means here: me, accountable, with help I stand behind.

I ask for the same trust in return. Work with me honestly, and I promise to deliver honestly. That's the deal.