Custom Software & Apps
Web and mobile applications, from architecture and design through launch and maintenance. Clean, readable code and interfaces people like using.
- Web apps (React, Vue)
- iOS & Android
- APIs & backends
- UI / UX & product design
Software & immersive studio · Lancaster, PA
We build software that ships, and experiences people remember.
Ellis Programming designs and builds custom web and mobile apps and immersive AR/VR experiences. In fifteen-plus years we've shipped Apple-featured and top-ranked App Store titles, plus stadium AR used by Major League Baseball and the NFL.
- Apple-FeaturedApp Store editorial
- Top-10category rankings
- 15+ Yearsshipping products
- Web · Mobile · XRone studio
What we do
Two tracks, one accountable team
Most studios pick one lane. We do web and mobile software as well as immersive AR/VR, and we connect the two when a project needs both.
Immersive & AR/VR
Mixed-reality and spatial experiences for training, sales, and play. We've shipped multiplayer HoloLens meetings, AR sales demos, and 3D educational worlds.
- HoloLens, VR & Apple Vision Pro
- World-scale and marker AR (Vuforia)
- Unity / C#
- Real-time multiplayer (Photon)
Games & Interactive
Original games and gamified learning for iOS, Android, and PC, including chart-topping and Apple-featured titles, plus serious games for museums and schools.
- Mobile & PC games
- Educational / serious games
- Unity end-to-end production
- 3D, animation & effects
Selected work
Products we've shipped
A few highlights from fifteen-plus years across mixed reality, mobile, and education.
HoloMeeting
A multi-platform mixed-reality meeting space for HoloLens, VR, and PC. Import 60+ file types by direct upload or straight from OneDrive. A two-year build.
HoloLens · VR · PC · 2-year build
Yumi Story Dice
A children's storytelling game. Roll dice in a 3D scene and tap to pop out objects and creatures that build a story. It reached the top 10 in its category and was featured in the App Store.
Apple-Featured · Top 10
RC Buggy Racing
An endless-runner RC racer built to client spec on a tight budget and timeline. Reached #8 in iOS racing games.
#8 in iOS Racing
Tūhura Module
An educational game for the Carter Observatory in New Zealand. Children fly through the solar system, gathering data on the moon, planets, and asteroids.
Museum installation
Photon, Inc
A PC game that teaches children the refraction, reflection, and mixing of light through hands-on play.
Serious game
Estate Quest
A proof-of-concept for legal-education gameplay, with item collection, drag-and-drop, and sliding panels. Built as lead programmer and funded on RocketHub.
Proof of concept
Why teams hire us
Senior people, start to ship
You talk to the builders
You work directly with the people building your product. Strategy, design, and code come from the same studio, so details don't get lost between teams.
15+ years of shipping
We've shipped products to the App Store, into museums, and into pro stadiums. We know what it takes to actually finish one.
Real range
Because we cover web, mobile, and immersive, we pick the right tool for a job instead of forcing whatever we happen to know.
Built to maintain
Clean architecture and clear communication, so your product keeps moving after launch.
The studio
A focused studio out of Lancaster, PA
Ellis Programming is a software and immersive-experience studio founded by Christopher Ellis, a senior developer with 15+ years building games, apps, and mixed-reality products. His work includes Apple-featured and top-10 App Store titles, educational installations, and massive-multiplayer augmented reality. He led Unity development on ARound Stadium and contributed to its React/JS mobile app, fan experiences used in Major League Baseball and NFL stadiums.
The team is small and senior. We work on hardware from HoloLens to Apple Vision Pro, and we ship regular web and mobile apps just as often. The people who scope your project are the ones who build it.
UnityC#TypeScriptReactVue
iOSAndroidHoloLensApple Vision Pro
VuforiaPhoton
Start a project
Have something in mind?
Tell us what you're building. We'll tell you how we'd approach it, and whether we're the right studio for the job.
Prefer email? chris@ellisprogramming.com