Riffsmith
Daily improv scene practice with an AI scene partner and coach.
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Press contact: Nicholas Schnaufer, comedy@fouledanchorsafety.com
Fact sheet
- Developer
- Fouled Anchor Safety LLC
- Location
- Northern Virginia
- Label
- Punchline Foundry
- Founder
- Nicholas Schnaufer, CIH, CSP
- First released
- September 15, 2026
- Current version
- 2.0
- Platforms
- iPhone and iPad
- Requires
- iOS 17.6 or later
- Category
- Education
- Price
- Free to start
Pro: $4.99/month or $39.99/year ($27.99/year military), or $99.99 lifetime
Elite: $14.99/month or $119.99/year ($83.99/year military), or $299.99 lifetime
Subscriptions include a free trial
US prices. Prices vary by country. - App Store
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/riffsmith-ai-improv-practice/id6762577524
- Website
- https://www.fouledanchorsafety.com/comedy/riffsmith.html
- Press contact
- comedy@fouledanchorsafety.com
Fact sheet as plain text · Updated October 24, 2026
About Riffsmith
Short description
Daily improv scene practice with an AI scene partner and coach.
Long description
Riffsmith gives improvisers and comedians a daily scene to play with an AI partner, then coaching on what to try next. Practice fundamentals like “yes, and,” character work, status play and callbacks, follow an eight-week course, and keep a Stage Time streak while a skill tree tracks progress.
Key features
- A new improv scene every day with an AI scene partner
- Coaching notes and a second take after each scene
- Partner Gym drills for different challenges
- Eight-week fundamentals course
- Skill tree and Stage Time streak
- On-device and enhanced AI modes
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About the founder
Nicholas Schnaufer, CIH, CSP
Founder and lead developer, Fouled Anchor Safety LLC
Nicholas Schnaufer, CIH, CSP, is the founder of Fouled Anchor Safety LLC. He served 20 years as an Industrial Hygiene Officer in the U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps, with two deployments aboard USS Carl Vinson, including the opening strikes of Operation Enduring Freedom, and a ground deployment with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing in Al Asad, Iraq. He holds a BS in Environmental Health Sciences from the University of Georgia and an MSPH in Environmental Health Sciences from the University of South Carolina, and has more than 25 years of occupational health experience. He had the idea for field safety apps in 2010 and began building them in 2025. He took up stand-up comedy through the Armed Services Arts Partnership in 2024, which led to the Punchline Foundry apps. A foodie who loves regional differences in food, he also built the Flavor Trek Wayfinder apps.
About Punchline Foundry
Punchline Foundry is the comedy label of Fouled Anchor Safety LLC. It builds tools for working comedians: Jokesmith for material and laugh analytics, Gigsmith for running the gig business, and Riffsmith for daily AI improv practice. Founder Nicholas Schnaufer, a Navy veteran, started it after discovering stand-up at the Armed Services Arts Partnership comedy bootcamp in 2024.
Press contact
For interviews, review access or questions, email comedy@fouledanchorsafety.com. We’re a small veteran-owned company and answer every message.
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