FanosApps is a product studio in Addis Ababa. We design, build and run apps that feel at home in Ethiopia and hold up anywhere else.
Fanos means lantern in Amharic. We build apps that make everyday things easier for people in Ethiopia, and bring the same care to products for everyone else.
A local product has to understand the language, the calendar and the network. An international one has to meet store standards and scale. We plan for both from the first sketch.
Design, engineering and operations sit in the same room in Addis, so nothing gets lost between hand-offs.
Android and iOS apps, from the first prototype to the store release and every update after it.
Fast websites and web apps that load well on any connection.
The services, data and admin tools that keep an app running.
Research, interface and brand, worked out alongside the engineering.
Four stages, and you see working software at the end of each one.
Who the users are, what they already use, and what would make them switch.
Clickable screens in front of real people within the first weeks.
Short release cycles, with every build tested on the phones people actually own.
We stay on after launch with monitoring, support and updates driven by feedback.
Eight of our own apps are live on Google Play, used by more than 10,000 people.
