Bubblefocus
A teacher-focused platform that turns existing school data into flexible pupil groups, with a growing set of tools built on the same core grouping technology.
Independent app studio
Curious minds.
Infinite possibilities.
We create thoughtful apps, digital experiences and games — bringing together curiosity, purposeful design and solid engineering.
AppsUseful ideas, carefully built.
EducationTechnology with purpose.
GamesWorlds worth exploring.
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Curiosity firstExplore the problem before rushing to the answer.
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Thoughtful designInterfaces that feel clear, calm and intentional.
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Built properlyStrong foundations and maintainable engineering.
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Room to growProducts designed to evolve with their users.
Our orbit
Different ideas. One studio.
Curious Orbit is the home for products that may look very different on the surface, but share the same foundation: curiosity, usefulness and care.
Sparks of Gresskar
An ambitious persistent online RPG set in an evolving fantasy world where ecosystems, settlements, resources and player actions are designed to have lasting consequences.
How we work
Technology should feel human.
The best digital products are not built around technology for its own sake. They start with people, problems, ideas and the desire to make something genuinely worthwhile.
Stay curious
Question assumptions, test ideas and keep learning throughout the process.
Design with purpose
Every interaction should have a reason to exist and make the experience better.
Build for the long term
Good structure matters — whether the product is a classroom tool or a game world.
Make room for delight
Useful can still be imaginative, playful and memorable.
Why Curious Orbit
One orbit.
Our story →
One orbit.
Many journeys.
Curious Orbit brings together two complementary perspectives: first-hand education experience and software and database engineering. Our products may be very different, but each begins with a real problem or a compelling idea and is built with room to grow.
✓A small independent studio based in North-East England.
✓Education and product experience alongside software and data expertise.
✓More than twenty years of friendship behind a new company built to explore very different ideas.
Curious about what’s next?
See what we are building, or get in touch to start a conversation.