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Swanson Digital builds consumer tools that make everyday life a little easier — from tracking your training to finding the best grocery prices near you.

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Ceko
Today's Workout
Push Day · 3 exercises
Exercises
Bench Press
3 sets · 5 reps
PR!185 lbs
Incline DB Press
3 sets · 8 reps
65 lbs
Overhead Press
3 sets · 6 reps
115 lbs
New PR — Bench Press +5 lbs
CartScout
chicken breast
Price Comparison · per lb
Fareway
Best$3.89
Aldi$4.29
Hy-Vee$4.99
Kroger$5.19
You save vs. avg$0.84/lb saved
01Coming Soon
Ceko
Workout tracking, done right.
  • Log sets, reps, and weight for any exercise
  • Automatic PR detection and visual progress charts
  • Build and follow custom training programs
  • Clean, distraction-free interface
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Push Day
12 days
3 exercises · In progress
Active
Bench Press
Set 3 of 4 · 185 lbs
1175
2180
3185
4—
New PR — Bench Press +5 lbs
Up next
Overhead Press · 3×6 · 115 lbs
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02Launching Soon
HotLunch
School meals, tracked. Lunch money, sorted.
  • One dashboard for schools — meals, accounts, and payments
  • Parents see what's due — and what their kid actually ate
  • Balance alerts and online payments — no more paper notes home
  • Built for school systems of any size — at hotlunch.food
Bring it to your school
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Meeker Elementary · Emma S.
Lunch balance
$4.15
Add funds
This week
Chicken tenders + fruit
Mon · ate full lunch
Paid
Walking taco
Tue · ate full lunch
Paid
Pizza day 🍕
Wed · today
$3.25
Bring it to your school
03On the bench
CartScout
Find the best grocery prices near you.
  • Search prices across every local store at once
  • Paste your grocery list, get the best deal instantly
  • Tracks exactly how much money you've saved
  • Community-verified prices + live store data
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Iowa City, IA · 52240
chicken breast
Per lb · 4 stores near you
Fareway
0.7 mi away
$3.89
Best deal
Aldi
1.2 mi away
$4.29
Hy-Vee
0.4 mi away
$4.99
Saved this month
$23.40 saved
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The plan

Where we're headed

In progress
Building Ceko
Polishing the workout tracker — logging sets, automatic PRs, and clean progress charts.
Up next
Ceko launches
The first app goes live — waitlist members get in before anyone else.
Any day now
HotLunch goes live
hotlunch.food opens for school systems — meal tracking, payments, and parent accounts in one place.
Down the road
CartScout — maybe
Grocery price comparison is on the bench for now. If it comes back, waitlist members hear first.
About Swanson Digital

One developer.
Real problems. Real apps.

No VC, no big team — just a solo developer from Iowa who spotted something missing and built it. Every product starts with a genuine need, and that filter keeps things focused on what actually matters.

Real problems
Not resume pieces or tech demos — apps that solve things people run into every day.
Simple by design
Interfaces that get out of your way so you can do the thing you came to do.
Iowa built
Built for the Midwest, useful anywhere — local roots, broad reach.
Ship, then improve
Get it out the door, listen to users, make it better. No endless building in private.
JS

I'm a solo developer from Iowa — no big team, no investors. Just real tools, built to last, for people like you. Every line is written with care, and every app is built to honor the One who made it all possible.

Jon Swanson
Founder, Swanson Digital LLC
In Christ Alone
Questions

Good to know

When does everything launch?
Ceko is in active development and launching soon — waitlist members get in first. HotLunch goes live at hotlunch.food any day now for school systems. CartScout is on the bench for the moment; if it comes back, the waitlist hears first.
How much will they cost?
Both apps will have a free tier so you can get real value without paying a cent. Final pricing isn't locked in yet, but the goal is to keep everything genuinely affordable.
What stores does CartScout cover?
CartScout focuses on Iowa grocery stores first — Hy-Vee, Fareway, Aldi, and more — comparing real local prices so you always find the cheapest cart near you.
Is my data private?
Yes. Your data is yours. These apps are built to be genuinely useful without selling or misusing your personal information.
Who's behind Swanson Digital?
A solo developer studio based in Iowa, run by Jon Swanson. Real apps, built with care — and built to last.
Get in touch

Let's talk.

Be first to know when Ceko and HotLunch go live — drop your email and I'll reach out the moment they launch.

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