Basement

Late-night software

Apps built after dark, in a basement, for people who love their stuff.

Basement Media is an independent studio making tools for guitar players, movie nerds and self-hosters. Small team, strong opinions, no corporate nonsense.

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Tonight's lineup

Products

CrackThatTone showing amp and pedal settings matched to your own gear

CrackThatTone

LIVE

Hear a tone you love, get the settings for the gear you actually own. Amp, pedal and modeler settings, matched in seconds.

iPhone · $6.99/mo or $49.99/yr
Download on the App Storecrackthattone.com

Basement

COMING SOON

A self-hosted media server for your own movie, TV and music library. Install it on your hardware, stream it anywhere on iOS, Android and the web.

Server + free apps · Includes Igor, the built-in request manager
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Movie Roulette app icon

Movie Roulette

COMING SOON

Can't pick a movie? Spin your library. Movie Night mode lets everyone in the room vote from their own phone.

Web · Apple TV · Works with Plex
Join the beta

Basement companion apps

Optional extras for your Basement server. The server and its own apps stay free.

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    Basement Party

    TESTFLIGHT

    Host Movie Night, Karaoke night and Library trivia from the TV or your phone. Guests always join free from any browser, and your first night is free.

    iPhone · iPad · Apple TV · $4.99 once
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    Basement Boombox

    TESTFLIGHT

    Music and audiobooks made for the car. Playing is free; the unlock adds CarPlay and saving for offline. Android Auto is still to come.

    iPhone · CarPlay · $4.99 once
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    Basement Dash

    TESTFLIGHT

    Your server in your pocket: streams, requests, jobs, health and alerts, for owners and admins.

    iPhone · $2.99 once, or free with a supporter key
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    Basement Pass

    TESTFLIGHT

    For friends who aren't on your server: borrow films from a shelf you choose, for 48 hours at a time. The friend pays, never you.

    iPhone · Apple TV · $1.99 a month (first week free) or $9.99 for good
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    Basement Kids

    IN DEVELOPMENT

    An app that stays on one kid's profile: big posters, bedtime and daily limits, wishes a grown-up answers, and a grown-up's gate to leave.

    iPhone · iPad · $2.99 once
Details on getbasement.app
Coming attractions

On the workbench

What we're building next. Want early access to any of these? Drop us a line.

Lair

COMING SOON

Show control for tabletop RPGs. Lights, sound and effects fire on cue from the game master's phone, and Lair listens to the table to suggest the next moment.

For game masters, game stores and themed venues

Basement Club

COMING SOON

Book and movie clubs on your own Basement server. Shared schedules, synced progress, and discussion threads that stay locked until you reach that chapter. No spoilers.

Built into Basement

Igor

COMING SOON

Your media server's loyal assistant, now on its own. Request movies, shows and music from your phone and track them until they land, whether you run Basement, Plex or Jellyfin.

iPhone · Android

Tone of the Day

COMING SOON

A daily guitar-tone guessing game. Hear a famous tone, name the amp, pedals and settings in six tries, then share your score. From the makers of CrackThatTone.

Web · iPhone
Behind the furnace

About us

Basement Media is a small, independent software studio based in Central Florida. We build the apps we wanted to exist: tools that respect your gear, your library and your time.

Our founder has spent 25+ years building technology for theme parks, casinos and entertainment companies. Basement Media is where that experience goes to have fun.

Randy RidgleyFounder · Guitar player · B-movie enthusiast
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Contact

Support, partnerships, press, or just want to tell us about your rig. We read everything.

hello@basement-media.com

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