Independent app studio · Est. 2025

We design, build and ship consumer iOS apps.

HopeTech is a small product studio focused on well‑crafted mobile apps. We work across retro gaming, photo and video, language learning, collectibles and AI‑powered companions, and we ship fast without cutting corners.

Downloads
750K+
Apps shipped
20+
Platform
iOS & iPadOS
Founded
2025

Our apps

A selection of products we have designed, built and published.

  • GamePod Emu

    Entertainment · Retro gaming

    An all‑in‑one retro console emulator supporting GB, GBC, GBA, NES, SNES, N64, PS1, PSP and NDS, with full controller support.

  • Comix

    Reference · Collectibles

    Identify any comic from a photo, estimate its grade and market value, track prices and organise your collection.

  • FanKick

    Entertainment · Sports

    Turn a selfie into a football card, open packs, play for your country and go head‑to‑head in penalty shoot‑outs.

  • RetroVision

    Entertainment · Photo & video

    Turns your camera roll into VHS‑style reels sorted by trip and date, with CRT, cinema and black‑and‑white looks.

  • Ellie

    Entertainment · AI companion

    A voice‑first AI companion with memory and an evolving personality. Rated 18+.

  • LingoFella

    Education · Languages

    Real‑time conversation practice with AI tutors, instant corrections, smart replies and on‑the‑fly language switching.

  • Word Dose

    Education · German vocabulary

    Flashcards, quizzes, a lock‑screen widget and an AI chatbot for learning German vocabulary a little every day.

Founders

Umut Önel

Co-founder · Hamburg, Germany

Leads product, strategy and operations at HopeTech, from deciding what we build next to how each app reaches its users.

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Aytek Sökmen

Co-founder · iOS Engineering

Leads design and engineering. Has shipped more than 20 iOS apps with over 750K downloads, built natively in Swift and SwiftUI.

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Let’s talk

Partnerships, press, support or just saying hello. We read every message.

info@hopetech.space