Team Advantages & Philosophy
We are a small, deliberate, deeply-experienced studio. Below is a candid view of how we think, who we are, and what makes working with us different from hiring an agency or a freelance team.
Three principles, applied without exception.
Minimalist design.
We believe the best interface is the one that disappears. Every element we ship must earn its place — or be removed. This is not a stylistic preference; it is an architectural one. Less surface area means fewer bugs, faster learning, and a calmer relationship with technology.
Privacy first.
Privacy is not a feature we add at the end of a release cycle. It is the architectural foundation that informs every decision — from data model to network protocol to user interface. The result is software that respects its users and, ironically, often performs better than its cloud-dependent peers.
Experience above all.
We treat user experience as the entire product. Engineering quality, design language, performance, support, even uninstall flow — every moment of contact with a product is an experience worth designing intentionally. The result is software people keep on their home screen.
Engineers, designers and researchers who genuinely ship.
Our team brings together decades of combined experience across programmatic audio synthesis, visual interaction design, privacy-respecting engineering, machine learning, and product innovation. We are researchers, hobbyists, musicians, gardeners, and cyclists in our time off — and the diversity of lived experience is part of what makes our design intuition sharp.
Every team member owns a slice of the product end-to-end. No silos. No handoffs that lose intent. Just small, accountable groups moving with care and speed.
- Senior-only engineering team with 7+ years average experience
- Native iOS / Android / Web specialists under one roof
- In-house research practice (audio, ML, privacy)
- Continuous learning budget for every team member
The people behind every release.
A small senior team. No external contractors, no offshore hand-offs, no junior staff in the critical path. You talk to the people who build the product.
D. Ravell
Background in real-time DSP and physical modelling synthesis. Leads the studio's audio research practice.
S. Adachi
Former senior designer at two leading consumer apps. Specialises in motion language and accessibility.
M. Kowalski
Cryptographer and privacy engineer. Owns the studio's local-first architecture and compliance posture.
J. Nakamura
Native iOS & Android specialist with deep Swift and Kotlin expertise. Leads the mobile engineering practice.
E. Lindberg
Researcher turned product manager. Owns market research, positioning, and growth for the studio's apps.
A. Cisse
Specialises in design tokens, typography, and shader-based visuals. Bridges design and engineering.
P. Vasquez
Automation specialist. Owns our continuous release pipeline, device farm, and beta programme.
L. Hartley
Studio operations, legal, and regulatory liaison. Ensures every product meets the strictest market standards.
Standards we hold ourselves to.
Operating from Cambridge under UK and EU jurisdiction, with voluntary alignment to the most rigorous global standards.
GDPR (EU 2016/679)
Full compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, including data minimisation, purpose limitation, and right-to-erasure tooling built into every product.
UK Data Protection Act 2018
Aligned to UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. We are registered with the ICO and operate under their published accountability framework.
CCPA / CPRA (California)
Full alignment with the California Consumer Privacy Act and the California Privacy Rights Act, including opt-out of sale and right to know / delete requests.
COPPA (Children's Privacy)
All products default to a 16+ audience and our data model does not knowingly collect information from children under 13. Parental consent workflows are available on request.
WCAG 2.2 AA+
Every product is engineered to exceed the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 at AA level, with many products pushing toward AAA. Accessibility is not a retrofit.
Apple & Google Store Policies
Full compliance with App Store Review Guidelines (Apple) and Google Play Developer Policy, including the latest privacy nutrition label and Data Safety requirements.