# Pink Room

> Mobile product studio building intuitive Android and iOS apps at scale. Expert in fintech, blockchain, AI, and regulated environments. Serving the UK, US, and Europe. Founded in 2018 and based in Coimbra, Portugal.

Pink Room partners with product teams to build, scale, and rescue mobile applications. We combine native iOS, native Android, and cross-platform engineering (React Native, Kotlin Multiplatform, Compose Multiplatform, Flutter) with deep experience in regulated industries — fintech, blockchain, healthcare, and beyond. 50+ apps shipped, 30+ clients, 8+ years of mobile-first focus. Co-founders: Mário Gago (CEO) and Bruno Correia (CTO).

## Overview

- [Home](https://pinkroom.dev): Mobile product studio for fintech, AI, blockchain, and regulated environments.
- [About](https://pinkroom.dev/about): Founded in 2018 by Mário Gago and Bruno Correia. Mobile-first since day one — 50+ apps shipped, 30+ clients, 8+ years of focus.
- [Services](https://pinkroom.dev/services): Four engagement models for mobile app development — Zero to One, Product Strategy and Consulting, Team Augmentation, and Audit and Repair.
- [Work](https://pinkroom.dev/work): Selected portfolio of mobile-first products where design, engineering, and product thinking converge.
- [Blog](https://pinkroom.dev/blog): Engineering articles and product insights on mobile app development, Compose Multiplatform, Flutter, and the Pink Room way of working.
- [Contact](https://pinkroom.dev/contacts): Coimbra, Portugal. hello@pinkroom.dev. Serving UK, US, and Europe.

## Services

Pink Room offers [four engagement models](https://pinkroom.dev/services):

- [Zero to One](https://pinkroom.dev/services#zero-to-one): Turning new mobile product ideas into production-ready Android and iOS apps.
- [Product Strategy and Consulting](https://pinkroom.dev/services#product-strategy-consulting): Mobile product strategy and technical consulting for teams aligning tech decisions with business goals.
- [Team Augmentation](https://pinkroom.dev/services#team-augmentation): Embedding specialized iOS and Android mobile engineers to boost a client team's development pace.
- [Audit and Repair](https://pinkroom.dev/services#audit-repair): Mobile app audits and rescue engineering — improving existing apps with unbiased perspectives and high standards.

## Industries

- Fintech and regulated finance: PCI compliance, PSD2 / Strong Customer Authentication, App Store and Play Store policy for finance apps, employer-payroll integrations.
- AI and ML on mobile: on-device inference, computer vision, AI agents in mobile contexts.
- Blockchain and Web3: secure key management, wallet integrations, crypto-native UX.
- Healthcare: offline-first care recording, regulated data handling.
- Entertainment and immersive: BLE / NFC physical-to-digital experiences, motion-based interaction.
- Logistics and supply chain: offline-first field operations, event-sourcing architectures.
- Social: scaling decentralized social apps under rapid growth.

## Case studies

- [Aslan](https://pinkroom.dev/work/aslan): UK on-demand wage access fintech platform. Mobile-first, PCI-compliant, integrated with Tribe Payments, Mea Wallet, and Apple/Google Pay. iOS and Android via React Native, with AWS Lambda / Cognito / S3 backend.
- [Barkyn AI Health](https://pinkroom.dev/work/barkyn-ai-health): AI-powered pet health app analyzing dog photos to deliver health scoring and preventive care recommendations. On-device ML model for dog detection and pose guidance. React Native, Expo, Intercom, Clerk.
- [Batman × SPYSCAPE](https://pinkroom.dev/work/batman-x-spyscape): Immersive mobile storytelling extending SPYSCAPE's physical Batman experience. Bluetooth Low Energy, NFC, gyroscope, and accelerometer integration with the on-site installation. React Native.
- [Bluesky](https://pinkroom.dev/work/bluesky): Decentralized social media mobile app. Pink Room scaled the mobile engineering team during rapid growth, contributing within the active codebase and engineering standards. React Native.
- [CIRCL Go](https://pinkroom.dev/work/circl-go): Mobile-first SaaS for supply chain and logistics operations in Kenya. Offline-first architecture, event sourcing, role-based workflows for field teams. Native Android with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Hilt, Room, WorkManager, Scarlet.
- [Nourish Better Care](https://pinkroom.dev/work/nourish-better-care): Mobile care-recording app for UK healthcare teams. Offline-first with conflict-resolution sync, real-time alerts, customizable care plans, role-based permissions. Native Android (Java).

## Blog

Engineering and product articles published on pinkroom.dev.

- [How we Use AI at Pink Room to Build Better Digital Mobile Products](https://pinkroom.dev/blog/how-we-use-ai-at-pink-room-to-build-better-digital-mobile-products): By Rodrigo Silva. How Pink Room's Plan-Implement-Validate workflow uses AI in mobile engineering for fintech, healthcare, and other regulated industries — without losing reliability or maintainability. Covers maximum-context planning, minimum-context implementation, on-device AI, and human-in-the-loop validation.
- [Bridging Compose Multiplatform with SwiftUI](https://pinkroom.dev/blog/bridging-compose-multiplatform-with-swiftui): By Lucas Prioste. Technical guide to integrating Compose Multiplatform with native SwiftUI in iOS apps.
- [Handling Deep Links in Compose Multiplatform](https://pinkroom.dev/blog/handling-deep-links-in-compose-multiplatform): By Lucas Prioste. Practical patterns for deep link routing in Compose Multiplatform mobile apps.
- [Making Flutter Mobile Apps Shine with 3 Easy UI Effects — Part III](https://pinkroom.dev/blog/making-flutter-mobile-apps-shine-with-3-easy-ui-effects----part-iii): By Bruno Correia. Polishing Flutter mobile apps with practical UI effects, part three of a series.
- [Making Flutter Mobile Apps Shine with 3 Easy UI Effects — Part II](https://pinkroom.dev/blog/making-flutter-mobile-apps-shine-with-3-easy-ui-effects----part-ii): By Bruno Correia. Practical Flutter UI techniques, part two.
- [Making Flutter Mobile Apps Shine with 3 Easy UI Effects — Part I](https://pinkroom.dev/blog/making-flutter-mobile-apps-shine-with-3-easy-ui-effects----part-i): By Bruno Correia. Introduction to UI effects that improve perceived quality in Flutter apps.
- [The Pink Room Way, Part 1: The Collaborative Journey of Discovery](https://pinkroom.dev/blog/the-pink-room-way-part-1-the-collaborative-journey-of-discovery): By Mário Gago. How Pink Room runs the discovery phase of mobile product engagements.
- [The Pink Room Way, Part 0: Turning Dreams Into Digital Realities](https://pinkroom.dev/blog/the-pink-room-way-part-0-turning-dreams-into-digital-realities): By Mário Gago. Foundational essay on how Pink Room approaches mobile product work.

## Notable clients

Bluesky, Mercedes-Benz, Thoughtbot, Barkyn, Aslan, SPYSCAPE, Nourish Care, CIRCL Technologies, Reveel, Utrust, Subvisual, Framedrop, Proto, KI Group, IPN, Mastodon (as design partner).

## Technical expertise

- iOS native: Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Combine, Core Data, Core ML, WidgetKit
- Android native: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Java, Coroutines and Flows, Hilt, Room, WorkManager
- Cross-platform: React Native, Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), Compose Multiplatform, Flutter, Expo
- Backend and infrastructure: Java, Node.js, AWS (Lambda, Cognito, S3), Firebase
- Specialised: PCI compliance, PSD2 / Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), App Store and Play Store approval policy, regulated-industry architectures, on-device machine learning, offline-first sync, event-sourcing patterns

## Founders and team

- Mário Gago — CEO and Co-founder. Writes the "Pink Room Way" essay series. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariogago/
- Bruno Correia — CTO and Co-founder. Writes engineering content on Flutter and mobile UI. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bffcorreia/
- Lucas Prioste — Mobile engineer. Writes about Compose Multiplatform and cross-platform mobile development.
- Rodrigo Silva — Mobile engineer, AI focus. Author of "How we Use AI at Pink Room to Build Better Digital Mobile Products."
- Rafael Baptista — Mobile engineer, product focus.
- Rui Baltazar — Mobile engineer, product focus.
- Mariana Cerveira — Operations and Marketing Manager.

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