Since 2010

We design software
people love.

We ship our own award-winning apps, downloaded by millions, and we help founders and teams get the design right.

Since 2010 Millions of downloads Featured by Apple Frankfurt, Germany
Why design

In the age of AI, design is the difference

When anyone can ship features overnight, what makes people choose your product, trust it, and stay is how it feels to use. That is design, and it shows up on your bottom line.

01

Design is your moat

When every competitor has the same AI-built features, craft and clarity are what set you apart and keep your product from becoming a commodity.

02

It moves the numbers

Good design is not decoration. It lifts conversion, retention, and trust, and cuts support load. It pays for itself.

03

Experience compounds

Fifteen years and millions of downloads of hard-won lessons, brought to your product so you skip the expensive mistakes.

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Design consultation

We work remotely with founders and teams worldwide, from US startups onward, to get the design right, from the big decisions down to the last pixel.

Design leadership

Have an idea but not sure how to realize it? Because we design and build our own products, we can take it from a rough concept to a design that is ready to build, and help you put the right team around it.

  • Shape the product vision and set the design direction
  • Turn an idea into a concrete design and roadmap
  • Build or hire your design team, and mentor it
  • Stay hands-on from zero to launch and beyond
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Product & UX design

Flows, information architecture, and the decisions that make a product make sense, from first concept to shippable screens.

UI & visual design

The craft layer: type, spacing, color, and motion. The details that make an app feel considered and premium.

Design systems

A scalable component library and tokens, so your team ships consistent, on-brand UI faster without reinventing every screen.

Prototyping

Clickable, high-fidelity prototypes to pressure-test an idea and align the team before a line of code is written.

Design review & direction

A senior, outside audit of your product, plus ongoing design direction, so everything you ship stays world-class.

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As featured in
Wired The Washington Post Fast Company The Verge The Next Web Cult of Mac
About

A long track record

Taphive GmbH is a design-led company that has been shipping its own award-winning software since 2010, now helping founders and companies get the design of theirs right.

Design that uses the platform

Because we ship our own products, we know each platform down to the hardware. That lets us design experiences that use everything a device can do: fluid, fast, and genuinely delightful. It is an edge that comes only from building what you design.

Global and remote

We have partnered with startups from the US to across the globe, and we work fluently in remote teams and modern product setups.

Fifteen years of craft

Millions of downloads and hard-won lessons, brought to your product so you skip the expensive mistakes and ship something people love.