Auto Shift Media · Independent software studio · Columbus, Ohio
An independent studio making its own products for markets the incumbents overlooked, and running them ourselves. Two are live and shipping. More are on the way.
Founded
2026
Based
Columbus, OH
Products
Two Pitlane · Relode
Model
Build & operate bootstrapped
Selected work
01 · Auto repair
Live in production
The operating system for the independent auto repair shop.
A vehicle-aware CRM, two-way SMS, digital inspections, estimates that become invoices that take card payments, and a daily AI briefing. Built for the two-to-ten-bay shop the legacy tools priced out and forgot.
Market
Auto repair
Stage
Live · Apr 2026
Home
usepitlane.com
02 · E-commerce
Live on the App Store
Win back the revenue a Shopify store is quietly losing.
Relode learns each customer's repurchase rhythm, spots the ones going quiet, and runs a margin-aware win-back sequence that stops the moment they buy again, then books the revenue it recovers. Live on the Shopify App Store.
Market
Shopify
Stage
Live · Jul 2026
Home
relode.app
The studio
Auto Shift Media is one studio building for customers the software industry treats as an afterthought: the independent repair shop, the solo Shopify operator, the business that runs on phone calls and text messages, not portal logins. We pick a market that has been overcharged and underserved, and we build the tool it actually needs.
We build to operate, not to flip. Every product is meant to run for years, on fair pricing, with a public changelog and a real person behind the support inbox. We are not raising venture capital. Our advantages, shipping speed, honest pricing, and modern technology, are things the incumbents cannot copy without rebuilding their businesses.
01
No setup fees, no per-seat surcharges, no annual lock-in. The price you see is the price you pay, and the incumbents cannot match it without dismantling their pricing.
02
Sign up at 9 PM, import your data, and be running before bedtime. No demos, no sales calls, no white-glove gatekeeping to get value.
03
Visible product motion with a public changelog. Every Tuesday something lands: a feature, a fix, or a polish pass. Customers notice.
04
Products built to run for years, not dressed up to sell. Longevity is the strategy, and it shapes every pricing and product decision we make.
Contact
Press, partnership, and business inquiries reach the founder directly. Replies typically land within one business day.