# Hexa Studios > Hexa Studios is an independent mobile app and web studio building Android, iOS and web apps and games. Based between London and Dublin, we work with communities and businesses — with a particular focus on the islands and coastal towns of Ireland — on ticketing, community platforms, branding and bespoke software. ## Products - [Ferry Ticketing Platform](https://www.hexastudios.co/products/ferry-platform): Ticketing and event management platform with admin tools, live updates, and purchasing across web, mobile and in-person channels. Powers services such as the Arranmore and Tory island ferries. - [Community Hub](https://www.hexastudios.co/products/community-hub): A community platform app for local news, stories and verified community features, designed for towns and islands. - [All products](https://www.hexastudios.co/products): Overview of everything we build and license. ## Company - [About](https://www.hexastudios.co/about): Who we are and how we work. - [Contact](https://www.hexastudios.co/contact): Get in touch about a project. ## Case studies - [All projects](https://www.hexastudios.co/projects): Selected client work, grouped by what it is. - [Progress Bar Countdown Timer](https://www.hexastudios.co/projects/progress-bar-countdown): A flutter package to create an animated timer that counts down like a progress bar - [Mobile App for Ferries](https://www.hexastudios.co/projects/ferry-app): A mobile application for checking ferry timetables and ticket management available on Android and iOS devices - [Point of Sale Devices](https://www.hexastudios.co/projects/point-of-sale-devices): Custom software developed for point of sale devices with integrations for QR code scanning, payment devices and printer - [Seo Árainn Mhór Web App](https://www.hexastudios.co/projects/seo-arainnmhor-webapp): Seo Árainn Mhór admin users are able to control and customise their mobile application from the web - [Mobile Apps](https://www.hexastudios.co/projects/mobile-apps): We work with our clients to determine their business needs, and develop mobile experiences to delight their customers. - [Web Apps & APIs](https://www.hexastudios.co/projects/web-apps): We build web applications for the front and back end to deliver the best experiences for our clients and their customers. - [Websites](https://www.hexastudios.co/projects/websites): We build website and web apps for business in a range of industries, including hospitality, travel, construction and education. - [Games](https://www.hexastudios.co/projects/games): We develop games to educate and challenge players with vivid and memorable characters and game mechanics. - [Hi Sign](https://www.hexastudios.co/projects/hi-sign): Here's a little utility app to share a sign on your phone - picking someone up from the airport, leaving a note or sharing a message on a video chat. This app does the job. ## Writing - [Blog](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog): News, launches and case studies covering our apps, client sites and platform updates. - [Blueway Arranmore Is Live](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/blueway-arranmore-launch): Everything that was great about Seo Árainn Mhór, with a brand new look and an AI agent called Arry who knows the island inside out. - [Improving Maura's Online Yoga Studio Workflow](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/yogawithmaura-calendar-dashboard): We've been working with Maura for years and have built a tool to make her workflow simpler so she can get focus on her yogis. - [The Arranmore Challenge App: Ready for 2026](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/arranmore-challenge-relaunch): The tournament management and supporter app for the JBH football weekend — live scoring, posting photos and texts and let everyone follow along. - [Seo Árainn Mhór AI Goes Live](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/seo-arainn-mhor-ai-beta): The Seo Árainn Mhór community app gets its own AI assistant today - a beta launch that lets people interact with the island's first AI-powered guide. - [Experimenting with AI](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/ai-experimentation-mcp-to-mastra): I wanted to share my latest experimentation AI: MCP servers, AI SDK, and various tooling before landing on Mastra as the tech stack for building AI agents across the Hexa products. - [Building an AI Ferry Agent with Mastra](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/mastra-agents-ferry-ai): We've been working with Mastra agents to build an AI-powered assistant for the Arranmore Ferry platform - coming soon to beta. - [Bridgit selected for Blackbaud's Social Good Startup Programme](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/bridgit-blackbaud-accelerator): We’re delighted to share that Bridgit has been selected - thanks Blackbaud! - [Hexa Studios' 2025](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/hexa-studios-2025): What a year for Hexa Studios! From island kiosks to EU platforms, here's a look back at 2025. - [MTU: eLearning Design & Development New Media Workplace](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/mtu-speaking-engagement): My Guest Speaking role for the MA in eLearning Design & Development New Media Workplace - [The Green Uni Toolbox](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/get-ahed-green-uni-toolbox): The University Greening Toolbox is the result of the Erasmus+-funded project GET-AHED. - [Tory Ferry's Self Service Kiosk](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/tory-ferry-kiosk-launches): We’re proud to announce the launch of the Tory Ferry self-service kiosk! - [The Dock, the New Guesthouse and Café on Arranmore Island](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/the-dock-arranmore): Congratulations to the team at The Dock on the launch of their new guesthouse and café on Arranmore Island, Co. Donegal, Ireland. ## Support - [Support](https://www.hexastudios.co/support): Help articles for our products and services. - [Debugging Safari Mobile](https://www.hexastudios.co/support/debug-mobile-safari): Quick steps to debug Safari Mobile using an iOS simulator on Xcode. - [Privacy Policy](https://www.hexastudios.co/support/privacy-policy): The Hexa Studios privacy policy - [Renew Apple Payment Processing with Stripe](https://www.hexastudios.co/support/apple-payment-processing-certificate-renewal-stripe): How to renew the Apple Payment Processing Certificates in Stripe - [Set Up Private Email](https://www.hexastudios.co/support/email-setup): Setting up private email on clients after buying from Namecheap ## Optional - [Sitemap](https://www.hexastudios.co/sitemap.xml): Full index of pages on this site. - [Inis Oírr hosts the Islands All Ireland GAA Weekend](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/inis-oirr-beo-gaa-islands-weekend): Inis Oírr hosts the Islands All Ireland GAA Weekend, a one day tournament with Ladies and Men's competitions, all hosted on Inis Oírr Beo - [Hexa Studios' 2024](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/hexa-studios-2024): It's been an incredible year for Hexa Studios, with lots of exciting projects - here's our 2024! - [Promo Codes come to The Arranmore Ferry app](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/arranmore-ferry-get-promo-codes): The Arranmore Ferry team can now offer promo codes from inside their app - [Sharing the Progress Bar Countdown Timer](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/progress-bar-countdown-package): Behind the Scenes, Developing the Progress Bar Countdown Timer Flutter Package - [Yoga With Maura New Calendar Update](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/yoga-with-maura-calendar-update): Yoga With Maura's online yoga studio is now even easier to use! - [Hexa Studios Website Update](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/hexa-website-updated): The Hexa Studios website has received a much needed upgrade. - [Seo Árainn Mhór Features the Arranmore Challenge](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/seo-arainnmhor-arranmore-challenge): The June Bank Holiday weekend means only one thing in Arranmore! - [All Islands Football x Seo Árainn Mhór](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/seo-arainnmhor-all-islands): The All Islands Tournament returns to Arranmore for the first time in 10 years! - [Inis Oírr Beo Launch](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/inis-oirr-beo-launch): Inis Oírr Beo is a mobile app for Android and iOS allowing islanders and visitors to share and discover the island of Inis Oírr. - [Inis Oírr Beo Branding](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/inis-oirr-beo-branding): We're getting ready for the launch of Inis Oírr Beo, a new mobile app for visitors and islanders of the idyllic Inis Oírr Beo. - [2023 Round Up](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/hexa-studios-round-up-2023): Discover Hexa Studio's 2023 highlights, upgrading ferry travel with smart kiosks, golden tickets, and more tech magic! - [Arranmore & Tory Ferries Launch Golden Tickets](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/arranmore-ferry-tory-ferry-golden-tickets): We've launched golden tickets on the Arranmore and Tory Ferries - [Arranmore Ferry Self Service Kiosk](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/arranmore-ferry-self-service-kiosk): This weekend we've launched the Arranmore Ferry self service kiosk, the latest in the Arranmore Ferries' innovations and evolving platform. - [Sharing Seo Árainn Mhór with Inis Oírr](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/inis-oirr-seo-arainnmhor): Last week, I visited the island of Inis Oírr, Co. Galway to visit the community, meet their businesses and share the idea of Seo Árainn Mhór - [2022 Hexa Studios Round Up](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/2022-hexa-round-up): It's that time of year again - here's a round up of everything that Hexa Studios shipped this year. 2022 has been a busy one. - [The Tory Ferry Ferry Update: Version 6.0](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/tory-ferry-version-6): The latest update to the Tory Ferry app now includes support for Apple Pay (Google Pay coming soon) - [gúrú - Remote Mentoring](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/guru-remote-mentoring): We're excited to announce the launch of the beta version of gúrú, a remote mentoring web platform. - [Heritage Points on Seo Árainn Mhór!](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/heritage-points-on-seo-arainnmhor): We're very excited to share a brand new update to the Seo Árainn Mhór mobile app - Heritage Points. - [Arranmore Update v3 - Apple Pay & Google Pay!](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/arranmore-ferry-v3-google-pay-apple-pay): The latest update to the Arranmore Ferry app now includes support for Apple Pay and Google Pay - [Seo Árainn Mhór Launches!](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/seo-arainnmhor): Seo Árainn Mhór a mobile app for the island of Arranmore and all of it's services, is available on Android and iOS. - [Arranmore Ferry](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/new-arranmore-ferry-mobile): The Arranmore Ferry team are excited to share the latest and greatest version of our app yet! - [Run Tom Run!](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/run-tom-run): Very excited to share photos from a new game, Run Tom Run, being exhibiteed in Spain, Portugal and soon to be featured across other museums across the EU. - [The Rising Tide... Updates All Apps?](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/arranmore-weather-tidal-update): Tidal data is now available in the Arranmore Weather app. - [Arranmore Logos](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/arranmore-logos): The Arranmore Football and GAA teams needed a new logo, we stepped in to help them create and update their existing logos. - [Hexa Studios Year in Review](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/hexa-studios-2020): With the year coming to an end, I thought it would be good to run through all the work from 2020. It was a big year. - [Tory Ferry Tickets](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/tory-ferry-tickets): A HUGE update to the Tory Ferry app is rolling out today, you can now buy and manage your tickets to Tory Island all inside our app. - [The Boy Wonder and the Apple Tree House](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/aotbw-apple-tree-house): We've finally added more levels to The Adventures of the Boy Wonder, we've also added sound! - [Update to Arranmore Weather to keep up with Arranmore's Weather](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/arranmore-weather-hourly-update): It's said that you can get 4 seasons in a day in Arranmore so here's an update to keep up with the weather. - [Sharing is Caring with Tory Ferry](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/sharing-is-caring-at-tory-ferry): A small but hopefully very useful feature rolling out to Tory Ferry's app. Sharing the ferry times from any date! - [Tory Ferry gets Notifications](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/tory-ferry-gets-notifications): A huge update for the Tory Ferry app - the team are now able to send notifications to your phone for updates about changes to the service and news from the ferry team! - [Arranmore Weather](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/arranmore-weather) - [Family Fortunes Style Game](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/family-fortunes): I created a quick little game of family fortunes and wanted to share the game and code in case anyone wanted to use it. - [Teacher's Feedback Generator](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/teachers-feedback-generator): This is a small web app to help teachers quickly give feedback to their students with printer friendly advice slips. - [Hi Sign](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/hi-sign): Here's a little utility app to share a sign on your phone - picking someone up from the airport, leaving a note or sharing a message on a video chat. This app does the job. - [Adventures of the Boy Wonder](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/adventures-of-the-boy-wonder): For my brother's 21st Birthday I wanted to create a gift as special as my birthday present from him, the result - a mobile adventure with Owen, the Boy wonder at the centre. - [DMB Electric's New Website](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/dmb-electric-new-website): We've just completed the new DMB Electric website, and wanted to share some of our favourite parts of the site. - [Penjii Protects the Planet](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/penjii-protects-the-planet): I wanted to take a moment to share some of my work from my day job. We've just released a new mobile endless runner game, Penjii Protects the Planet - [Gaeilge Support for Arranmore & Tory Ferry](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/gaeilge-support-for-arranmore-tory-ferry): Arranmore and Tory ferries now support the Gaeilge language! - [Early's Bar Website Update](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/earlys-website-update): We've just completed a major overhaul of the Early's Bar website - check it out at earlysbar.com - [Videographer Owen Loughnane](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/videographer-owen-loughnane): We wanted to share a new website we've recently worked on for videographer Owen Loughnane. - [Dark Mode Arrives on the Arranmore and Tory Ferry Apps](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/arranmore-tory-dark-mode): Don't be left in the dark, read about our latest update on the new dark mode themes on the Arranmore Ferry app and the Tory Ferry app. - [It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas): The Arranmore and Tory ferry apps are ready for Christmas, are you? - [Tory Ferry v3.0](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/tory-ferry-v3-0): Today we're announcing our brand new update to the Tory Ferry App, it's a major upgrade! - [Arranmore Ferry App v3.0](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/arranmore-ferry-v3-0): We're very excited to announce with Arranmore Ferry a massive update to their mobile application! We've been working hard on this version of the app for a long time so indulge us for a minute and let us brag about all the new features. - [A Distillery Idea for Arranmore Island](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/a-distillery-idea-for-arranmore-island): There's a new idea, a proposal, for a distillery in Arranmore Island. An opportunity to promote the island and create brand new jobs. - [Arranmore Ferry Alexa Update](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/arranmore-ferry-alexa-update): We've updated the Arranmore Ferry Alexa skill to be more conversational! Check out how to access the new features! - [Tory Ferry Alexa Update](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/tory-ferry-alexa-update): We've been working on a couple of updates to the Arranmore and Tory Ferry Alexa skill to make sure that it keeps up with the evolving platform that Amazon have created. - [Under the Hood At Arranmore Ferry](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/under-the-hood-at-arranmore-ferry): We wanted to share some of the secrets that keep our ferry service running smoothly for all our customers! - [Arranmore Challenge Digital Statistics](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/arranmore-challenge-digital-statistics): Congratulations to Dungloe Town for their fantastic win, they're featured on the home page of the website and permanently in the tables. I look forward to seeing them return next year to defend their title. - [Arranmore Challenge 2019](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/arranmore-challenge-2019): We're coming up on the annual June Bank Holiday football tournament held on Arranmore Island, the Arranmore Challenge. - [Arranmore MODAM](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/arranmore-modam): Arranmore Island's now the most connected Island in the world with their new remote workspace, MODAM (with the help from Three!) - [Ask Alexa for Arranmore Ferry](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/ask-alexa-for-arranmore-ferry): The Arranmore Ferry team now has Alexa integration, ask your Alexa device or phone for the latest times today! - [Tory Ferry Website & App](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/tory-ferry-website-app): Tory Ferry is a ferry company based on Tory Island and runs multiple sailings throughout the day to and from Magheroarty. - [Early's Bar Poster Design](https://www.hexastudios.co/blog/earlys-bar-design): A series of design work that included posters designed for summer promotions for Early's bar.