We make the apps people keep.

OC Labs is an independent app studio. We dream up, design, build and launch our own apps for iPhone, Android and the web.

Hear about our launches How we make apps

We don't work to anyone else's brief. Every app we make starts as an idea we can't stop thinking about.

Then we build it properly, and put our name on it.

Every part of an app, made in-house.

From the first sketch to the thousandth five-star review, design, engineering and launch all happen under one roof. No agencies, no hand-offs.

Native iOS and Android

We write our apps in Swift and Kotlin so they feel right at home on every device. Fast, fluid and built with the platform, never against it.

struct CheckoutView: View {
  @State private var isPaying = false

  var body: some View {
    PayButton("Pay £486", loading: isPaying) {
      // Confirms in under 300ms
      await order.confirm()
    }
  }
}

Cross-platform

Our apps go wherever our users are. When it makes sense, we build once and ship to every screen.

iPhoneiPadAndroidWebWatch

Product design

Every idea becomes a prototype we carry around on our own phones before it earns production code.

Backend and cloud

We run our own APIs, databases and infrastructure, built to stay quick when an app takes off.

Launch and growth

Positioning, App Store optimisation and launch campaigns, so the right people find what we've made.

How we make an app.

Lots of ideas go in. Only the ones that earn it come out the other side.

Spot the gap
We start with everyday frustrations, often our own, and check that plenty of other people share them.
Prototype
A rough version on our phones within days. Most ideas stop here, and that's the point.
Build
The ideas that survive get the full treatment: native engineering, careful design and real-world testing.
Launch and grow
We launch, listen to reviews and data, and keep improving long after release day.

Engineering and marketing under one roof.

OC Labs was founded by two people who've spent their careers on either side of great digital products: building them, and getting them into people's hands.

Andy O'Brien

Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer

Andy is the engineering mind behind OC Labs. He brings more than a decade of experience leading development teams across fintech, media and consumer technology, shipping native apps used by millions and taking products from first commit to App Store feature.

He's obsessive about the things users feel but rarely see: launch times, smooth scrolling, rock-solid offline behaviour and architecture that scales gracefully. The features and websites he has engineered have generated millions of pounds in revenue, and he keeps OC Labs at the forefront of digital technology, bringing the newest tools and techniques into every app we build.

Ed Croucher

Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer

Ed has spent decades in marketing and advertising, working with industry-leading companies at the forefront of digital technology. He has led brand launches, product campaigns and growth strategies for organisations where the product and the story had to be equally good.

At OC Labs he makes sure every app is built for a market as well as a user: sharp positioning, a standout store presence and a launch plan in place long before release day. Ed is usually the first person a new client speaks to.

Our first apps are on the way.

Want to know the moment they launch, talk about partnerships or join the team? Drop us a line.

Email hello@oclabs.co.uk