Award-Winning Products

This social game platform lets you play with your friends using Facebook, Twitter, email, or chat. Each game takes 60 seconds or less, and players can create their own challenges by taking photos or choosing music. Sparker runs on a custom-built AWS backend.

Client: LeapFrog

Spinapse helped develop the User Management system for LeapFrog's new LeapTV. The LeapTV platform is one of LeapFrog's flagship products and was nominated for the 2015 Toy of the Year Award by the Toy Industry Association.

Client: UCSF

Spinapse worked with UCSF to develop this interactive tool that educates patients about cancer screening. The tablet-based app is designed to promote preventative healthcare and better communication between patients and physicians. The project is funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Client: Achieve3000

Achieve3000 is one of the fastest growing sources of differentiated reading instruction for grades K-12. Spinapse designed the new UI and user-experience enhancements for Achieve3000's online Biology course, including three unique experiences for different age groups.

Client: Procter & Gamble

Se Bella is one of two story-based apps that we developed in partnership with Alteraction. The game features an engaging spy theme and intricate branching that lets users play over and over without repeating the story. This multi-platform game can be played on Facebook as well as on mobile phones and tablets.

Client: UCSF

Spinapse developed this mobile app for UCSF to help women manage their weight during pregnancy. It includes tools for tracking your progress and techniques for staying healthy. The app uses a cross-platform framework for iOS / Android, and it ties into a HIPPA-compliant backend built on Amazon Web Services.

Client: McGraw-Hill

Spinapse managed production for this large-scale online product for K-3 Math and ELA, with activities that support core curriculum standards. The production process included multiple disciplines and large teams located domestically and internationally.

Client: Jeff Katz

Spinapse designed and developed the Travel Game, a world of games, contests, and social sharing that takes place inside a 3D Planet Earth. As one of the most innovative uses of Google Earth to date, the Travel Game was prominently featured by Google at their annual Google I/O conference.

Client: Library of Congress

Developed with True North Studios and Classroom Connect, Primary Sources includes original works from the Library of Congress and unique tools for exploring the sources. It was awarded the "Best of the Best" in the EDDIE Awards.

Client: Scott Houston Enterprises

We developed three iPhone / iPad apps for Scott Houston, the host of the popular PBS series The Piano Guy. Each app includes extensive video lessons to teach you how to play popular songs on the piano.

Client: Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

We developed a special edition of our PixPop game for the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum to show off their incredible collections.

Client: George Lucas Educational Foundation

We helped lead the development of a web-based digital publishing model for GLEF's video content. Edutopia provides best practices for students and teachers, showcasing what works in education.

Client: Classroom Connect

This Classroom Connect website was designed to help teachers improve the quality and effectiveness of their reading instruction, as well as convey best practices for curriculum development. We produced 40 videos and developed over 100 Flash applications for this large online professional development site.

Client: Riverdeep

Destination Reading is an online program to improve core skills for grades K-8. We designed activities to enable large-scale production of customized content within budget. We also designed systems for collaboration between international teams of art, development, and instructional design personnel.

Client: Kaplan K12 Learning

Spinapse helped Kaplan design new products to help students learn about reading, math, and language arts.

Way No Way is a trivia game filled with amazing facts, almost-amazing humor, and numerous opportunities to compete with other players around the world. This popular game runs on mobile devices and had an extended run in the top 20 trivia apps in the Apple Store.

Spinapse developed this game as a fun new way to learn music theory. It's now used by tens of thousands of users around the world and is available for Mac, Windows, iPhone and iPad.

Client: Harvard University

Spinapse provided software development and consulting to Harvard University for their educational website on the Encyclopedia of Life.

Client: Josie King Foundation

Spinapse developed this mobile journal for the Josie King Foundation as a tool for patients to keep track of important information while in the hospital. The app is part of the foundation's effort to give patients more control over their own healthcare.

Client: Mile26 / FilmDistrict

Spinapse developed promotional websites to showcase major FilmDistrict movie releases, including The Tourist, Drive, The Rum Diary, Insidious, and Soul Surfer. Technologies included Flash, HTML, and CSS, with art design by Mile26.

Spinapse created this original app for fans of the movie Avatar. It features hundreds of trivia questions, multiple power-ups, and competitive rankings on the worldwide scoreboard.

Client: Ancestry.com

As part of a site redesign for Ancestry.com, we helped Hot Studio develop a data-driven app for displaying ancestry trees.

Client: Coca-Cola

We developed this immersive story-based game in partnership with Alteraction. The game delivers high user-engagement, extended replayability, and social features that take advantage of the Facebook platform.

Client: Pure Digital

We developed the application that ships with Flip Video Camcorders and enables users to organize, edit, and share their videos with friends and family. Users can also create theme-based movies and upload their videos to sharing sites such as YouTube and AOL.

Client: Better Homes and Gardens

We developed several apps and games for Better Homes and Gardens and other Meredith websites. Projects included Arrange a Room, Build a Snowman, Carve a Pumpkin, Plan a Deck, Plan a Garden, and others.

Client: NYU Langone Medical Center

We developed Violet's Daily Dose as a promotional tool for NYU's Langone Medical Center to provide daily health tips, as well as contact information for doctors and other specialists.

Client: Lucas Learning

Lucas Learning asked us to design several creativity tools for young kids based on characters from Star Wars: Episode 1. Lucas chose Anakin's Speedway, a game that lets kids build their own tracks for pod racing.

Client: HarperCollins

In collaboration with Lucky Radish, we created several games and online apps for HarperCollins to promote their books and authors, including the Warrior Cat series and books by Terry Pratchett.

Client: Ford

Spinapse developed this immersive story-based game in partnership with Alteraction. The compelling characters and intricate branching logic helped the game deliver unusually high numbers for user engagement. This multi-platform game can be played on Facebook as well as on mobile phones and tablets.

Client: Discovery Studio / Apple Computer

In this award-winning game, you and your friends travel the USA in search of fun, trivia, and victory.

"Lots of games claim to be for all ages. This one succeeds."
- Wired Magazine

Client: Achieve3000

Spinapse developed the UI/UX designed for the iPad version of Achieve3000's product.

Find it, pop it! PixPop is a hit with people who like matching games, jigsaw puzzles, hidden objects, and other visually engaging games. It's been well received by players and reviewers alike.

We developed this original multiplayer game for the iPhone. It's a fast-paced, virtual snowball-fight where you try to guess what your opponent will do next.

This original brain game challenges players to find the combination that is the most different -- the un-match!

This follow-on to the popular Photo Hunt in Yellowstone game takes you to the Hawaiian Islands, where you search for photo assignments and learn about the culture, history, and natural wonders of Hawaii.

We created this spot-the-difference game in which you travel around the world in search of mystery, adventure, and stolen treasure.