A little factory of sweet apps.
An independent design and research laboratory, and publisher of simple apps for iPhone, Android and the web.
See our appsWe love the craft of building, but we love the end result more.
That means we'll go out of our way to make sure your product delivers real impact.
We make products end to end, from SaaS and web apps to native iOS and Android apps and UI design.
- 6apps, designed and built in-house
- 4platforms: iPhone, Android, web and browser extensions
- 17,000+learners on AutomataVerse
Software, end to end.
Milkcake Factory is an independent studio. Strategy, design and engineering under one roof, from the first sketch to the store listing.
- Fast, not sloppyFive years of frontend, AI in the loop.
- Whole stackDatabase to pixel, one team.
- Taste mattersTalk to users, prototype, then decide.
Our apps
Tap an icon to see the app.
research.
The work behind the apps: design documents, data models and interface systems, each one readable in full.
Refind
A lost-and-found app read three ways: where the schema breaks under an adversarial eye, the six-table data model as designed, and twenty screens of the mobile redesign.
FreshCart Nova
A grocery-delivery concept drawn as an interactive design document: twelve mobile screens with their specs, redlines and open questions attached.
Orbit
An AI planner concept where the assistant proposes and you decide. Every screen specified at iOS size, in light and dark.
have an idea? let's bake it.
We take on a small number of client projects at a time, so each one gets real attention. Tell us what you're building and we'll reply personally.
- New products & MVPs
- AI features
- Browser extensions
- iOS & Android apps
- Web apps & sites
- 01
Email us the idea
A few lines is plenty: what it is, who it's for, and when you'd like it live.
- 02
We talk it through
A short call to shape the scope and find the smallest version worth building.
- 03
You get a clear plan
Scope, timeline and cost in writing, before any work starts.
- 04
We build and ship
Regular demos while it's built, then launch and handover.