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Kākāpō Digital

Independent studio · New Zealand

Building software in New Zealand.

Kākāpō Digital is an independent studio that designs and ships apps and tools.

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Current projects

A look at what we’ve made and what’s coming next.

BushTrack

Beta
New Zealand

Plan, share, and walk NZ tramping trips, online or off.

Maps Offline Trip planning
Visit BushTrack

Dog Zones

Live
New Zealand

Your guide to dog-friendly parks across New Zealand.

Maps Search Reviews
Visit Dog Zones
Unannounced project
In development
Next up

In early development. We'll have more to show before long.

Unannounced project
In development
On the bench

Still being designed. Not ready to talk about yet.

All projects

Open to new projects

Work with us

Most of what we build never ends up on a page like this. We have spent years writing software for other people, and that work stays private. The apps above are just the part we own.

We can take a project the whole way, from the first idea through to hosting it and looking after it once it is live. There is no need to line up separate people for each stage.

Start a conversation

Or email admin@kakapodigital.com

What we specialise in

The areas we know best. Whichever one a project starts in, it runs through every stage below.

  • Mobile and web apps

    iOS, Android and web, designed and built here and taken all the way through to release. That includes the store submissions, the review back and forth, and the updates that follow.

  • Maps and location

    One of our specialities. Custom mapping that works offline, handles real world data at scale, and still feels quick on a phone with no signal. It looks simple and rarely is.

  • Data and integrations

    Connecting systems that were never meant to talk to each other. Third party APIs, payments and sign in, plus the plumbing that keeps data consistent once it is moving between them.

Every stage, in house

We stay with a project from the first conversation through to long after it ships. Going live is the middle of the job rather than the end of it, and support carries on for as long as you need it.

  1. Concept

    Working out what to build, and what it actually needs to do.

  2. Design

    Turning that into screens, flows and a look of its own.

  3. Build

    Writing it, testing it, and getting it in front of people.

  4. Host

    Running it on infrastructure we set up and look after.

  5. Support

    Monitoring, updates and fixes once it is live.