Product Design
Research, flows and prototypes first — then interfaces polished to the pixel and tested on real hands before a line of code is written.
Independent mobile app studio
Apps worth keeping, built in-house.
Despina designs, engineers and launches its own portfolio of native iOS and Android apps — owning every step from the first sketch to the update after launch.
- Native first Swift & Kotlin, no wrappers
- End to end Design → build → live ops
- Privacy by default Minimal data, never sold
- Swift
- SwiftUI
- Kotlin
- Jetpack Compose
- Figma
- StoreKit
- TestFlight
- Google Play
01 — Studio
What we do
Every title is conceived, designed, engineered and operated in-house. These are the disciplines we bring to each one.
iOS Engineering
Swift and SwiftUI, built for the latest iPhone and iPad — fast, accessible and at home with every platform convention.
Android Engineering
Kotlin and Jetpack Compose with the same care — builds that feel right on everything from budget phones to flagships.
Backend & Sync
Lean cloud services where an app truly needs them — sync, accounts and push — designed to stay small, secure and inexpensive to run.
Quality & Privacy
Automated tests, real-device QA and a privacy review on every release — we collect the minimum and say so plainly.
Launch & Live Ops
Store listings, phased rollouts, analytics and a steady rhythm of updates — version 1.0 is only the beginning.
02 — Process
How we ship
A short, repeatable loop that takes an idea from a question to a store listing — and back into the next version.
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01
Discover
Every app begins as a question we want answered. We study the space, talk to people and define what "good" looks like.
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02
Design
Flows, prototypes and pixel-final screens in Figma — reviewed on real devices before engineering starts.
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03
Build
Native code on both platforms, delivered in small increments with automated tests and code review.
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Test
TestFlight and Play internal tracks, real-device QA and a hard look at performance and accessibility.
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Launch & iterate
Store listings, phased rollouts and analytics — then the steady rhythm of updates that keeps an app alive.
03 — About
Small studio, full ownership
Despina is an independent product studio that builds and operates its own portfolio of mobile apps. Everything happens under one roof: a small, senior team carries each idea from the first sketch to the store listing — and keeps improving it long after launch.
We don't chase every trend. We pick problems worth solving, design for real hands on real devices, and write native code that stays fast and maintainable for years. Then we ship, listen and iterate.
The name comes from one of Neptune's inner moons — small, close to its planet and steady in its orbit. That's the kind of studio we want to be.
- Platforms
- iOS & Android
- Model
- Our own products
- Team
- Small & senior
- Stack
- Swift · Kotlin · Figma
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Native first
Swift on iOS, Kotlin on Android. No cross-platform wrappers, no compromises on feel.
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Small by design
A compact senior team owns every title end to end — no hand-offs, no rotating cast.
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Privacy by default
We collect the minimum, never sell data, and explain what we do in plain language.
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Ours, for the long run
We own the roadmap and run what we ship, caring for each app long after launch.
04 — FAQ
Questions, answered
Short answers to the things people ask us most. Anything else — just write.
Do you take on client work?
Our focus is our own portfolio, so we don't offer agency services. We do occasionally partner with people whose ideas overlap with ours — if that sounds like you, write to us with a short outline.
Where can I download your apps?
Our first titles are currently in development. App Store and Google Play links will appear on this page as soon as they are live.
How do I get support for one of your apps?
Email appdespina@gmail.com and include the app name, your device model and OS version. A person — not a bot — reads every message and usually replies within two business days.
What do you do with my data?
As little as possible. We collect only what an app needs to work, we never sell personal data, and each app explains its own data use on the store listing. The full details are in our Privacy Policy.
Are you hiring?
Not at the moment. If you're a native iOS or Android engineer or a product designer and would like to be considered later, send a short note and a link to your work.
05 — Contact
Talk to the studio
Support for one of our apps, a partnership idea, a press question or simply a hello — write to us and a human will reply.
Email us directly
appdespina@gmail.com-
Response time
Usually within two business days.
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App support
Include the app name, device model and OS version so we can help faster.