Appik Studio

Senior-built mobile, web and AI applications in Lausanne

Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, Appik Studio is an agency for custom mobile, web and AI applications, taking them from prototype to production for start-ups, research laboratories, Swiss institutions and international sports federations. It reports over forty delivered projects in health, research, media and start-ups, and says clients work directly with the senior developers who will build their application rather than with a sales team.

Work done with research groups

A number of projects come from applied research. One is a mobile application for detecting cervical cancer, developed with a laboratory at EPFL and the Geneva University Hospitals. In its first phase the app collected data securely, and in a second phase it helps decision-making by classifying areas by risk factor, using React Native, PyTorch and data anonymisation. Another app serves an AI start-up from EPFL and processes audio calls with edge AI, which runs on the device itself and so saves energy, increases speed and protects data. A further app detects parasites in beehives with a deep learning algorithm and also helps beekeepers manage their hives.

Websites and platforms

The studio has built a website for investors that analyses NFT markets with statistics and predictions, and a site for the muse project, an audience evaluation tool for Swiss museums supported by the Migros Pioneer Fund and EPFL. It has also made a sports app that matches people by sport data, location, gender and age, with chat and scheduling, and a website offering personalised loans.

A five-step process

The agency describes a path from scoping to launch. It begins with a diagnosis of goals, users, constraints and risks, and a clear scope with budget and timeline. It then moves through architecture and a roadmap, a UX design and validated prototype, milestone-based development, and finally testing, launch and further evolution. Tight deadlines, compliance and handover constraints are scoped from the start.