Camera and voice tricks that make people stop and share.
Where ideas
start moving.
We design and build apps, websites, desktop software and video games that people enjoy using and businesses can grow with.


Every great product has an origin.
A sketch on paper, a problem that won't go away, an idea that keeps you up at night. We take that starting point and put it in motion.
- 01Design and development under one roof.
- 02You see real progress every week.
- 03Built in Nairobi, for anywhere.
table?
We map the idea with you on paper. No code yet.
Screens you can click through and react to.
Designed, built and launched. Then we keep it moving.
Five ways to put it in motion.
Mobile apps
Fast and reliable, from first concept to App Store and Google Play launch.
- One codebase for iPhone and Android
- Sign-in, payments, push and offline
- We handle App Store and Google Play review
Websites
Websites that load fast, look sharp and actually convert: stores, membership platforms, web apps.
- Fast on a phone on a slow network
- Shop, bookings, member areas, M-Pesa
- You edit the words and photos yourself
Desktop applications
Internal tools, dashboards and productivity apps.
- Software your team opens every morning
- Works offline, syncs when back online
- Roles, exports and reports built in
Design
Brand identities, interfaces and illustration.
- Logo, colours and type that belong together
- A design system your screens are built from
- Every interaction has a reason to be there
Video games
Small, sharp games for phones, browsers and desktop, built with the same care as our apps.
- Games for phones, browsers and desktop
- Game feel built in: physics, sound and scores
- Shipped to the App Store and Google Play
Every project, every time.
From origin to orbit.
We start with your users, your market and what success looks like.
From origin to orbit.
Listen
We start with your users, your market and what success looks like.
- 1A discovery call about the idea, the people and the goal
- 2We look at your market and the products people use today
- 3We agree what success looks like, in plain words
Things we built for fun.
Open the Lab30 apps in the making.
Quick games to play with friends and family.
New ways to meet, talk and share.
Bigger ideas that could grow into companies.
›Every idea is sketched, tested and ranked; the best land in the Market first.
The best products do one thing brilliantly.
Apps that crash or confuse users lose them. We build things that work, every time.
Every colour, word and interaction has a reason to be there.
We measure our work by what it does for your business.
Step inside the spiral.
Our work, ideas and experiments laid out along the spiral. Origin, our AI guide, flies you to whatever you ask about. Try it below.
Where ideas start moving.
We design and build apps, websites and desktop software that people enjoy using and businesses can grow with. Ask Origin anything about the studio.
Pick a starting point.
Launch sprint
A focused build for a landing page, a prototype or a redesign.
- Discovery call and written plan
- Design and build
- Launch and handover
Product build
Apps, platforms and stores, designed and built end to end.
- Research, flows and UX
- A design system for your product
- Full build and testing
- Weekly demos and your client portal
- Launch support
Care plan
Keep it fast, safe and moving after launch.
- Updates and security
- Fixes as they come up
- Monthly improvements
- A short monthly report
Asked before you start.
Something else on your mind? Ask Origin, or write to us and we'll reply within a working day.
It depends on scope. You get a fixed timeline in your written plan before anything starts.
Every project is quoted after a short discovery call. You'll see the scope, timeline and price before you commit.
Yes. At launch the source code, design files and accounts are yours.
Yes. We can join your team, take over an existing build, or improve what you already have.
Move onto a care plan for updates, fixes and improvements, or take everything over with full documentation.
Have an idea?
Let’s put it in motion.
A fully formed plan or just the first spark. Tell us where you want to go, and we'll help you get there.
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