Tell us about your idea
DESIGN & BUILD, FROM RESEARCH TO STORE

Most studios start when you hand them a spec.
We start earlier.

Oyster Circle designs, builds and launches its own apps across iOS, Android and the web. We'll do the same for your idea — starting with whether it's the right one to build. Oyster Circle is a program by Gamey Studio, built to help people design and build.

Tell us about your idea A short brief. No call needed to start.
Is this you

This page is for you if —

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You've been carrying an idea for months and have no team to build it.

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You can describe what it should do, but not what it should cost or how long it takes.

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You'd rather find out the idea has a problem now than after you've paid for it.

Already have a spec, designs and a developer and just need extra hands? Say so in your brief — that's a different conversation, and a much shorter one.
What you get

From "is this worth building" to live on the store

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A clearer answer on whether to build it

Before design starts, we look at what people are searching for, what already exists in the category, and where the opening is. Sometimes that points at a different product than the one you arrived with.

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A product defined tightly enough to build

Scope, core flows, and what's deliberately out of version one — so what gets built is what ships, instead of growing quietly for months.

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Design made to be built from

Interface and flows specified for development, not just presented.

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A finished app, submitted to the store

We handle the build and the submission. Store approval is Apple's and Google's decision, not ours — but getting you to that point is the job.

Process

How we work

1
A project brief landing in an inbox

You send a brief

What the idea is, who it's for, where you've got to. No call needed.

2
Researching market demand and the competitive landscape

We look at the market

Search demand, what already exists, where the opening is. You get the findings either way — including when they're discouraging.

3
Wireframes, screens and a design system coming together

We define and design

Scope, flows, screens. You see the shape of it before anyone writes code.

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Code shipping to a finished app on a phone

We build and submit

Development, then store submission.

Why us

We've been our own client on every product we've built.

The research, the design, the build, the store submission — that's what we do for our own portfolio. Candoku, Meow Block Pop, Premium Blackjack, Pick the Wheel, TAROCA, Songlingo and Generactor AI are all ours: designed here, built here, launched here.

That matters for one reason. When a studio builds its own products, a design that doesn't convert or a category that's already crowded costs us directly. So the research happens first out of self-interest, not as an upsell.

And one thing we should say plainly: you'd be our first client. What we can show you is our own products taken from idea to live, which is the same journey — we've just been the client every time so far.
What we've built

Our own portfolio

Puzzle games, browser tools, an adult card game and an AI product for founders — built across iOS, Android and the web.

ProductWhat it isWhere it runs
CandokuCandy-themed daily SudokuiOS · Android
Meow Block PopCat-themed block puzzleAndroid
Premium Blackjack / VIP 21Simulated blackjack, no real money · 18+iOS · Android
Pick the WheelRandom-wheel decision platformWeb
TAROCATarot library, readings and diaryWeb
SonglingoReal-time lyric translationWeb
Generactor AIAI tools for founders and small businessesWeb
Cost

We scope it before we quote it.

An app with three screens and an app with payments and accounts aren't the same job, and a number given before we understand which one you have is a guess. Send the brief and we'll come back with a scope and a figure. If it doesn't work for you, better we both find out early.

FAQ

Common questions

I only have an idea — no spec, no designs. Is that too early? +

No. If you can describe what it should do and who it's for, that's enough to send a brief.

How much does it cost? +

It depends on scope, so we don't quote before we understand the project. Send a brief and you'll get a real figure.

What if I only need the design, or only the build? +

Both work. Say which in the brief and we'll scope only that part.

What's your refund and dispute policy? +

We work on a deposit plus milestone or project-based model, depending on how we're engaged for a given project. You pay a deposit to start, then the rest is billed against milestones — or as a single project payment for smaller work. If a dispute comes up, we work it out directly with you, scoped to the specific milestone or deliverable in question.

Get started

Tell us what you're trying to build.

A short brief — the idea, who it's for, where you've got to. No call needed to start.

We'll open your email client with everything filled in — review it, hit send, and it lands straight in our inbox.