Nsibidi Labs

Software design lab · Est. 2026

Building the signs of what comes next.

We design and build apps and games for the way people will create, play and connect. Each one starts as a single mark.

01 The work

Every product starts as one sign.

In Nsibidi, a single mark can carry a whole idea. So before we build anything, we draw its sign. Six so far.

01Live · iPhone

Qlipt

The AI video editor for iPhone. It writes your script, directs the shoot and cuts the video.

qlipt.app
Fig. 01 · The cut
Fig. 02 · The compound
02Live · In the browser

Naija Empires

A free strategy game across Nigeria’s history. Build the Nigeria you dream of, one era at a time.

naijaempires.com
Fig. 03 · Many eyes
03Coming soon · App Store

Cotake

Everyone films. One film. The phones at your wedding or birthday become one film crew.

cotake.app
Fig. 04 · The dancer
04Coming soon

StompABC

A move-and-learn game for kids aged 3 to 7. They pop letters and stomp syllables with their whole body.

Fig. 05 · The moon tale
05In the lab

Storybook

A bedtime story that stars your child, told with their name in it.

Fig. 06 · Unfinished
06In the lab

Unannounced.

Still being drawn.

02 The marks

Seven marks we work by.

01 / 07 · Meeting

These are our own drawings, made in the spirit of Nsibidi. They are not traditional signs, and the meanings are ours.

03 Why Nsibidi

Nsibidi is a centuries-old system of signs from the Cross River region of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon. A single mark could carry a whole idea. We try to build software the same way.

Have something worth marking?

hello@nsibidilabs.com