Independent Software Studio · London

Where creativity
meets the machine.

Canvas and the Machine is an independent software studio building privacy-first AI tools for iOS, macOS, and visionOS — founded by a senior engineer who's shipped products used by hundreds of thousands of people.

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450k+
downloads
4.7★
avg rating
5
live apps
2015
shipping since
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Canvas and the Machine
Canvas &
the Machine
On-Device AI Privacy First No Cloud Required 450k+ Downloads iOS · macOS · visionOS Shipping Since 2015 4.7★ Average Rating Independent Studio On-Device AI Privacy First No Cloud Required 450k+ Downloads iOS · macOS · visionOS Shipping Since 2015 4.7★ Average Rating Independent Studio
Products

Five apps.
All live. All ours.

Built independently, shipped with care. No external funding, no platform lock-in.

ImageLab
Live
ImageLab
Full-powered AI image generation that runs entirely on your device. No cloud, no subscription, no internet needed. Powered by a 6B-parameter model on Apple Silicon — unlimited, free, private.
iOS macOS On-device AI Free forever
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Studybreak
Live
StudyBreak
A time management app built around focused work and intentional rest. Ten years of real-world iteration, 200,000+ downloads, and still one of the best tools in its category.
iOS watchOS Productivity 200k+ downloads
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Panda LLM
Live
Panda
AI chat powered by open-source language models running fully on-device, across iOS, macOS, and visionOS. Your conversations stay on your device — zero internet, zero exposure.
iOS macOS visionOS Offline LLM
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AI Fitness
Live
AI Fitness
Personalised workout plans and meal guidance powered by AI. Intelligent coaching without the subscription trap or the data harvesting that comes with most fitness apps.
iOS visionOS Health AI coaching
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Paws Near Me
Live
Paws Near Me
Real-time community intelligence for dog owners. See which dogs are active at your local park, get instant hazard alerts, and find quiet windows for reactive dogs — before you leave the house.
iOS Location Community Privacy-first
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450,000+
cumulative downloads across all apps
4.7★
average App Store rating
10 yrs
shipping independently since 2015
Why we exist

Great software shouldn't cost you your privacy.

We started Canvas and the Machine with a simple frustration: the most capable AI tools were locked behind subscriptions and cloud platforms that treat your data as the product.

Every product we build runs as close to the user as possible — on-device where we can, offline by default where it matters. We think your data should stay yours, full stop.

We're independent, which means no investors to answer to, no growth-at-all-costs mandate. Just a experienced engineer making things worth making.

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Privacy by default
On-device inference, offline capability, no data collection. Not a feature — the foundation.
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Craft over scale
One excellent product beats ten mediocre ones. Every detail considered, end to end.
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AI as a tool, not a gimmick
We use AI where it genuinely helps. Never to check a box or dress up a pitch deck.
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Independent, always
No external funding means every decision is made for the user, not the cap table.
KC Okolo
Kenechi 'KC' Okolo
Founder & CEO
✉ info@canvasandthemachine.com
🌐 kenech.io
in gh ↗

10 years shipping software.
Now building for myself.

Senior iOS engineer and technical leader with a decade of experience delivering complex mobile products at scale — from startups to globally recognised brands. I've led teams, redesigned production architectures, and shipped apps used by millions.

Beats Flex Demo
Beats by Dre
Beats Flex Demo
Lead Software Engineer · Firstborn
Interactive iOS & iPad product launch experience for global audiences, featuring AR and AVKit integration.
Swift · UIKit · SwiftUI · ARKit · AVKit
Marshall App
Marshall Group
Marshall App
Senior iOS Developer / Acting Lead
Ground-up architectural redesign of the flagship app. Led transition from external contractors to in-house engineering team.
Swift · SwiftUI · CI/CD
HOMER Learning
Begin (Homer Learning)
HOMER Learning & Stories
Senior iOS Engineer, App Lead
Designed architecture and led launch of HOMER Stories: Kids Library v1 from conception to market.
Swift · UIKit · Objective-C · AVKit
Seven App
Perigee
Seven — Quick At Home Workouts
iOS Developer
Integrated SiriKit for iOS 10 launch. Contributed watchOS 3 screen featured by Apple on stage at WWDC 2016.
Swift · UIKit · SiriKit · watchOS
Available for contract work

Need an Apple platform
engineer?

iOS, macOS, and visionOS development. Code audits for AI-generated apps that need a senior eye. Release preparation for anything that's stuck at the finish line.

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Apple Platform Development
iOS · macOS · visionOS · SwiftUI · UIKit
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Vibe Code Audit & Rescue
AI-generated codebase review · Written report · Remediation
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Release Preparation
App Store submission · Crash triage · Rejection resolution
Contact

Let's build something good.

Contract work, partnerships, press, collaborations — or just a conversation about what we're making next. For hire enquiries, see the services page first.

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