The toggle
spring · 320msNotifications on
Overshoots by four percent and settles, so it feels like a real switch.
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intent.
Workouts that fit the day you’re actually having.
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68%Daily goal
412
kcal
7,820
steps
42
min
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Strength
Upper body · 35 min
Cardio
Run · 5 km
Today
Strength
Upper body
35 min · 6 exercises · 412 kcal
01Bench press4 × 10
02Incline dumbbell3 × 12
03Cable row4 × 10
04Lat pulldown3 × 12
05Shoulder press3 × 10
06Face pulls3 × 15
Start workout
Upper body · Set 2 of 4
00:00
Elapsed
96bpm
Bench press
10 reps · 60 kg
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Workout complete
Upper body · personal best on bench
35:12
time
412
kcal
142
avg bpm
01/05 · OnboardThree screens and no sign-up wall02/05 · HomeToday's number first, then what to do about it03/05 · WorkoutThe next 35 minutes and nothing else04/05 · LiveBig timer, big heart rate, one button05/05 · DoneThe dopamine screen. Share it, then rest
Mobile app design · iOS and Android
Obviousin the hand.
An app people understand the first time they pick it up. You tap through a working prototype before anyone writes code.
Mobile app design · Auckland
On a phone, one confusing tap can lose someone for good. We design every screen so the next step is obvious, even one-handed and in a hurry.
Every flow prototyped first · tap through it before anyone builds
Native to both platforms · iOS and Android conventions, one design
Handed over build-ready · components, specs and every state
Businesses we work with
The prototype
Tap anything.
It all works.
This is what you get in week two: an app you can hold. Switch tabs, like a workout, open a session and drag it away, tap the chart, fill the ring, flip it to light mode.
- Tabs · slide, with the indicator following your thumb
- Like · scales, bursts and counts on every tap
- Sheet · drag the handle down to dismiss
- Chart · tap a bar for the number behind it
- Ring · tap it to log a walk and watch it fill
- Theme · flip it in You, the whole app follows
Live demo · try me
Today
Strength
Upper body
35 min · 6 exercises
Cardio
Run · 5 km
28 min · tempo
Live prototype · built in code, not a video
Micro-interactions
The 400 milliseconds
people remember.
People only notice a toggle when it feels wrong. Here are six small moments we spec, tune on a real phone and hand over with the numbers.
The like
back.out(3) · 8 particles1,240
It scales, bursts and counts in 400 milliseconds. People tap it twice to see it again.
Add to bag
morph · 600ms2
The button becomes the confirmation and the badge counts up. No pop-up needed.
Segmented control
expo.out · 260msThe pill slides and the labels stay put, so your eye follows the pill.
Pull to refresh
rubber-band · 0.55Pull down
- New workout: Core & mobility
- Weekly summary is ready
Pull, feel it resist, let go past the line. A new row slides in from the top.
Swipe to delete
threshold · 48%Delete
Run · 5 km · TuesdaySwipe left to delete
Drag to reveal. Past halfway it deletes. Let go early and it snaps back.
Sample screens · 8 apps
Eight apps,
one standard.
Sample designs for fitness, banking, food, travel, retail and transit. Same rules each time: the number first, one action in reach, nothing to tap by accident.
Volt Fit
Fitness · iOS · Android
Activity rings, workouts, one-thumb navigation
Kowhai Bank
Banking · iOS · Android
Balance first, four actions, nothing else above the fold
North Road
Food ordering · iOS
Photo, price, size, toppings, one sticky button
Tide
Travel · iOS · Android
Date chips in the thumb zone, price pinned to the bar
Halo
Routine tracker · iOS
A daily checklist that feels like a ritual
Ridge & Co.
Retail · iOS · Android
Swatches, sizes and the add button where the thumb rests
Pulse
Sleep & focus · iOS
One calm screen, nothing to tap by accident
Loop
Transit · Android
A bottom sheet over the map, times you can read while walking
Swipe the screens
iOS and Android
One design,
native to both.
The same pay screen on both platforms. Flip between them: the brand, the layout and the main action stay put. The navigation, controls and type follow what each platform's users already know.
Kowhai Bank · Pay someone · iPhone 15
NavigationiOSLarge title, back swipe from the edgeAndroidTop app bar, system back
Bottom naviOSTab bar, icons with labelsAndroidNavigation bar with a pill indicator
ControlsiOSSegmented control, grouped listsAndroidSegmented buttons, outlined fields
TypeiOSSF Pro, tight and boldAndroidRoboto, Material tonal colour
What never changes: the brand colours, the type scale, the order of information and the one main action in the thumb zone. One component library covers both platforms. There is no second design.
One-handed first
Designed for
the thumb you’re using.
Most people hold the phone in one hand and reach with the thumb. So the important things go where the thumb lands, and the risky ones go where it doesn't.
SettingsDelete account
Profile›
Payment methods›
Notifications›
Privacy›
Help›
75%of taps happen with one thumb
44ptminimum target, no exceptions
Bottom thirdwhere the main action goes
Top cornersfor things you shouldn't tap by accident
We test every flow on a real phone, one-handed, on a moving bus. If the main action needs two hands, it moves.
How an app gets designed
The whole app
on one wall.
Four stages, in order: flows, wireframes, a prototype, then the final design. Each one gives you something to tap or argue with.
Flow review · week 1Map the flows
Every screen, state and dead end drawn as a map before anything is designed. You see the whole app on one wall.
User flowsInformation architectureScreen inventory
Wire and test
Grey-box wireframes of the real flows, tested by five real users on their own phones. Fixes are cheapest at this stage.
WireframesUsability round 1Findings
Prototype
A clickable prototype that feels like the app, gestures and all. You tap through it before any code is written.
Clickable prototypeMotion specUsability round 2
Design and hand over
Final UI for iOS and Android, a component library with every state, and a handover your developers can build from.
iOS & Android UIComponent librarySpecs & assets
If you already have an app, send us the store link and we’ll audit its first five minutes on a real phone.
Rated 4.9 on Google
“Service provided was very patient and knowledgeable responding to all our needs and queries in a timely, efficient manner.”
HM
Henrietta Mcglynn
Website design, Google review
Ways to work
Three ways
to get it designed.
Prove the idea with a prototype, design the whole app, or keep a product designer on your team. You get a fixed scope and an itemised quote before anything starts.
The Prototype
From $4,500
NZD, ex GST · two weeks
The core flows mapped, wired and prototyped, so you can test the idea and pitch it before you build.
- User flows & IA
- Wireframes of core flows
- Clickable prototype
- One usability round
- Findings & next steps
The App
From $18,000
NZD, ex GST · per app
Full UI design for iOS and Android, a component library and a build-ready handoff.
- Everything in The Prototype
- Full iOS & Android UI
- Design system & components
- Two usability rounds
- Motion & micro-interaction spec
- Developer handoff & QA
Design on retainer
From $4,000
NZD, ex GST · per month
A product designer on your team for the releases after launch.
- Set days each month
- New features designed in-flow
- Component library maintained
- Release QA on device
- Monthly usability check
Fair
questions.
One core design that follows each platform's conventions where users expect them: navigation, controls, type and gestures. It is clearly your app on both, and feels at home on each.
Yes. You get a clickable prototype of the real flows on your own phone, and we run usability rounds on it. A change at that stage takes hours. After the build it takes weeks.
Yes. They get full specs, assets, a component library and every state documented. Or we can build it ourselves: see Mobile App Development.
We design them when the product needs them, from the same system. Most apps start on the phone and add larger layouts once the flows have settled.
A prototype of the core flows takes two weeks. A full app design usually takes six to ten weeks, depending on the number of flows and usability rounds.
Yes. We start by auditing the current app on a real phone: where people drop off, what they tap by accident, what they never find. Then we redesign the flows that matter most.
Build 1.0Ready to
Ready to
hold it.
Send the idea, the store link, or the flows on a napkin. We’ll come back with a flow map and an itemised quote within two working days.
Get a quick quote25+.
Apps designed
4.9★.
Average store rating
100%.
Flows prototyped before build
2.
Platforms, one design
Ready to talk about
your project?
Tell us what you need. We’ll come back with ideas, a timeframe and a fixed quote.