Reference Board

Name: Reference Board
Brand: Reference Board

A native moodboard app for Apple devices with an infinite canvas.

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Product memo

Reference gives iPhone, iPad, and Mac users an infinite canvas for organizing creative inspiration. It collects images, videos, quotes, and notes, then adds visual search by color, style, or scene. This native experience keeps every moodboard private and synced across all devices.

For who: iPhone, iPad, and Mac users
Solves what: Organizing inspiration and creative references on an infinite canvas.

Infinite canvas moodboards
iCloud sync across Apple devices
Visual and text search

Operator & company

Operators

1 person

R.J.D. Ruchtie

Maker · Source-backed

X @druchtie

Company

Founded: Apr 2026

Operating model

Business model: Donation
Platform: Plugin / ecosystem
Audience: Designers

Product channels

X @dannyruchtie

Builder strategy

ProvenRadar analysis

Strategy Type: Niche Specialist
Stage: Pre Revenue
Effort: Solo Buildable

About Reference Board Expand

Reference provides a native moodboard experience for users across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It offers an infinite canvas for collecting and organizing creative inspiration, including images, videos, quotes, and notes.

The app stands out with advanced visual search capabilities, allowing users to find content by color, style, or scene, alongside text recognition within images. This focus on deep Apple ecosystem integration and a completely free model aims to attract a wide audience of designers and creatives, offering a private and directly synced experience for all their creative references.