Who We Are
Apricot Hill is an independent software studio in Hermantown, MN. It is a sole proprietorship owned and operated by Chris Paskvan, and has been building and running consumer messaging software since 2015.
The studio designs, operates, and supports its own software directly — there is no reseller, agency, or third party between Apricot Hill and the people who use its products.
What We Do
Conversational Messaging
Two-way SMS and MMS interfaces that let people query a service in plain text and get an answer back, without installing an application.
Notification Services
Opt-in alerting built on scheduled and event-driven triggers, with per-subscriber preferences, consent records, and opt-out handling.
API Integration
Integration with third-party platform APIs — including Bungie's Destiny API for game data and Twilio for message delivery — along with the OAuth flows, caching, and rate limiting that keep them reliable.
Web Applications
Front ends for the services above: account registration, authentication, preference management, and self-service opt-out.
Products
Destiny-Ghost
An SMS interface for players of Bungie's Destiny. Subscribers text a weapon name and receive its stats back; those who opt in also receive alerts when the vendor Xur arrives, when Banshee-44's inventory refreshes, and when Iron Banner begins. In continuous operation since 2015.
app.destiny-ghost.com · Service and SMS program details
Not affiliated with, maintained, or endorsed by Bungie.
Business Activity
Apricot Hill's work is developed in the open. The Destiny-Ghost service has over 500 public commits spanning eleven consecutive years, and the repositories are available for review at github.com/chrispaskvan.
October 2015
Destiny-Ghost service started. First commit to the public API repository.
2016 – 2025
Continuous development and operation, with public commit history in every calendar year.
April 2026
New web front end begun — Astro and React, replacing the previous interface.
August 2026
Carrier-compliant STOP and HELP opt-out handling, brand prefix on all outbound messages, opt-in welcome SMS on registration, and inbound MMS support.
September 2026
Most recent production release.