Jonka
My independent studio in Skopje, making ad-free apps that help kids read better, dream bigger and grow bolder: Kids Tales, Laffari and Power Pals. I lead the brand, the product design and the build. Jonka was previously called ZoApps.
One studio, three apps for kids
Jonka is the home of three apps. Kids Tales is a free library of read-along stories for ages 3 to 8, live on the web. Laffari is animated bedtime stories for ages 2 to 9, and Power Pals turns real-world missions into a game for ages 3 to 12; both are coming to iOS and Android. The studio site has one job: help a parent decide, in a few minutes, whether an app is worth their child's time.
One system under three products
A reading app, a bedtime app and a missions app each need their own personality. Underneath, they share one component system: the same spacing, type scale, rounded cards, icon rules and interaction states, plus an illustration style drawn for small readers. New screens are assembled from parts that already work, on the web and on phones.
Designed for the parent who decides
Parents choose kids' apps on trust, so the site leads with it: no ads in any app, no account or email address needed from a child, stories with real endings instead of endless feeds, and every story checked by a person before it goes live. A kids' privacy page goes app by app: what each one asks for, what it stores and where to read the full policy.
Designed, built and shipped in-house
The studio works in four steps: find out what parents and kids need, design the screens, characters and flow, write the code in-house, then publish and improve every week. Big tap targets, calm pacing and readable type are planned before any code is written, so the apps stay easy for small hands.
Building an app for kids or families?
Book a free 30-minute call about your product, design system or MVP. Jonka ships web and mobile apps with the same MVP design and mobile app UI design process I use for clients. Two of its apps have their own case studies: Kids Tales and Laffari.