Edinburgh · Mobile · Web · Design
Ideas, grown into applications people can actually use.
ELAIOS LTD is a small UK digital practice. We help people take a mobile or web idea from a rough sketch to something usable, understandable and ready for release, and we help keep the everyday IT around it working.
The name comes from the Greek for olive. Olive trees are slow, patient and long-lived. That is roughly how we think software should be grown.
The kinds of work we take on
Mobile applications
Planning, building and maintaining apps for iPhone and Android, with an emphasis on what the first version genuinely needs.
UI/UX design
Journeys, wireframes and interface design that make sense to the people using them, tested before code makes them expensive to change.
Web design & development
Websites and web applications that load quickly, read clearly and meet accessibility expectations.
Publishing & release
App Store and Google Play preparation, privacy declarations, release notes and a calm launch checklist.
Alongside these, we offer practical IT help for small teams during business hours.
A few honest boundaries
We are a new and deliberately small practice. We will not quote invented statistics, display logos we have not earned, or claim awards we have not won. What we can offer is attention: clear written scopes, honest estimates, and regular notes on what has been done and what has not.
How the first few weeks tend to unfold
- Week one. A conversation, then a written summary of the problem as we understand it.
- Week two. User journeys and a short list of what version one must do, and what can wait.
- Week three. Clickable design or a thin working slice to put in front of real people.
- Week four. Revised plan, estimate and release outline, so you can decide with your eyes open.