London game studio · 4 apps out now

Games and apps worth playing

Eponymical Games makes mobile games and playful apps — piano lessons from your own songs, a cruise-liner tycoon, a private journal and a red-flag scanner for crushes. All four are out on the App Store and Google Play.

4
apps out now
iOS + Android
App Store & Google Play
2023
London studio, est.
Idle Cruise Liner Tycoon: a cruise liner sailing from Port Royal to Barcelona
🎹 Learn Piano🚢 Idle Cruise📓 Clear.ly🚩 Crush Check🌍 6 languages📱 iOS & Android 🎹 Learn Piano🚢 Idle Cruise📓 Clear.ly🚩 Crush Check🌍 6 languages📱 iOS & Android
Our apps

Out now on the App Store and Google Play

Free to download. Each one is built and run by the studio — design, code, store releases and support.

Learn Piano: Play Songs

Education · iPhone, iPad, Mac & Android

Turn your own songs and sheet music into piano lessons. Import audio, PDF, MusicXML or MIDI, pick Easy, Medium or Pro, and practise with a microphone or MIDI keyboard while the app listens.

  • Version 2.0
  • MIDI keyboards
  • 15-minute daily course

Idle Cruise Liner Tycoon

Game · iOS & Android

Start with a small ferry and grow it into an 18-deck cruise liner. Build pools, cabins and restaurants, sail to thirty ports and follow First Officer Ada's family mystery.

  • 6 languages
  • Story in 7 chapters
  • Offline earnings

Clear.ly

Lifestyle · iPhone & iPad

Guided reflection workbooks and a private diary. Five everyday topics, from money to anxious thoughts. Everything you write stays on your device — no account, no subscription.

  • Works offline
  • No account
  • Free

Crush Check: Red Flags

Entertainment · Android

Snap a photo or drop in a chat screenshot and get a tabloid-style red flag or green flag verdict. Photos and chats are analysed on your phone and never leave it. Just for laughs, ages 13+.

  • On-device
  • Shareable verdicts
  • No account
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Coming next: MenuSage. Photograph a restaurant menu and see which dishes fit the way you eat.
What we do

Educational games & gamification, done properly

We don't bolt points onto boring software. We design the whole experience around motivation, mastery and progress — so people keep coming back and actually learn.

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Learning games

Original game-based apps where the gameplay is the lesson. Every level teaches a real skill — music, language, logic, you name it.

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Gamification systems

XP, streaks, levels, badges and reward loops grounded in behavioural science — engagement that lasts beyond the novelty.

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Adaptive learning

Difficulty that flexes to each player. The right challenge at the right moment keeps people in flow and out of frustration.

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Game & UX design

Playful, polished interfaces with motion, sound and feedback that make every interaction feel rewarding.

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iOS & Android builds

From prototype to store-ready app on both platforms, with the performance and polish a game demands.

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Progress & analytics

Meaningful progress tracking for players and clear engagement data for teams — so the loop keeps improving.

Out now · Version 2.0

Learn Piano: Play Songs

Any song file can become a piano lesson.

Scroll to step inside ↓
🎹 LEARN PIANO
Minuet in G
J.S. Bach · Level 3
★ 96%🔥 18x9,140
Your music

Import a song, get a lesson

Audio, PDF, MusicXML, MIDI or a clear photo of a score. The app prepares notes, hands, fingering and a printable PDF.

Three levels

Easy, Medium or Pro

Start with a simple line, add more of the arrangement, then play the full part when you are ready.

It listens

Practice that follows your hands

Play on an acoustic piano, a digital piano or a MIDI keyboard. Wait mode holds the lesson until you hit the right key.

Every day

15-minute course

Streaks, medals and accuracy scores. After each take the coach shows which bars to loop and which hand needs work.

Learn Piano: Play Songs 2.0

Learn the songs you want. Out now.

Version 2.0 brings a new practice screen with finger hints, layouts for phones and tablets, and a refreshed course, library and song import. On Macs with Apple silicon you can practise with a connected keyboard too.

  • 🎼 PDF, MusicXML & MIDI import
  • 🎹 USB & Bluetooth MIDI
  • 🔁 A/B loops & metronome
  • 🏅 Streaks & medals
  • 🖨️ PDF export
Practice screen with hand colours and finger numbers Beginner course Song library Importing a song file Free Play mode
Out now · iOS & Android

Idle Cruise Liner Tycoon

Your first ferry is only the beginning. Build a cruise liner one deck at a time and sail it around the world.

  • Five ship classes, all the way to an 18-deck liner
  • Six regions and thirty ports, with storms to plan around
  • A seven-chapter story, messages in bottles and a stowaway cat
  • Your crew keeps sailing while you are away

English, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, German and French. Free to play with optional in-app purchases and ads.

Store art: a cruise liner at sea Deck view with pools and venues Voyage map with ports Store art: building decks Liner view on the way to Barcelona
Our approach

How we turn a skill into a game

A repeatable loop behind every app we build — from the core idea to a habit people keep.

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Define the skill

Pin down exactly what players should learn and how we'll measure real progress.

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Design the loop

Build the core gameplay so practising the skill is the fun part — not a chore beside it.

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Layer rewards

Add XP, streaks, levels and feedback that motivate without manipulating.

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Tune with data

Watch how people play, adapt the difficulty, and sharpen the loop release after release.

Work with us

From learning games to apps that grow your business

Hire us by the hour or hand us the whole thing — we build turnkey apps for businesses, local stores and loyalty programs, on iOS and Android.

⏱️ Hourly development

Pay by the hour

Need a developer on demand? Plug into our team at an hourly rate — perfect for ongoing work, fixes, features and experiments without a fixed scope.

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Business apps

Turnkey mobile apps built around your business — bookings, orders, customer accounts and whatever your operation needs to run smoothly.

  • iOS & Android
  • Custom features
  • Backend
  • Launch
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Apps for local stores

Get your shop in customers' pockets — catalogue, online orders, click & collect and push offers that bring people back through the door.

  • Catalogue
  • Orders
  • Push offers
  • Payments
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Loyalty programs

Gamified loyalty that actually keeps people coming back — points, tiers, stamp cards, rewards and referrals, built on what we know about engagement.

  • Points & tiers
  • Stamp cards
  • Rewards
  • Referrals
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Build a learning app

Have an idea for an educational game? We take it from concept to a polished, store-ready app on iOS and Android.

  • Concept
  • Game design
  • Development
  • Launch
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Gamify what you have

Already have a product? We design and build the gamification layer that lifts engagement and retention.

  • XP & levels
  • Streaks
  • Rewards
  • Onboarding
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Custom software

Beyond apps — we build the tools, dashboards and integrations your business runs on, hourly or turnkey.

  • Dashboards
  • Integrations
  • Automation
FAQ

Good questions, honest answers

Mobile games and playful apps. Out now: Learn Piano: Play Songs, Idle Cruise Liner Tycoon, Clear.ly and Crush Check: Red Flags. We also build apps and gamification for other companies.

Learn Piano and Idle Cruise are on the App Store and Google Play. Clear.ly is on the App Store for iPhone and iPad. Crush Check is on Google Play. All of them are free to download.

Email direct@eponymicalgames.com with the app name and your device. Clear.ly and Crush Check also have their own support pages.

MenuSage: take a photo of a restaurant menu and see which dishes suit the way you eat. Updates for Learn Piano and Idle Cruise ship regularly.

iOS and Android, with the performance and polish a real game needs. We design mobile-first but build for great experiences across devices.

Yes. Beyond our own apps, we design and build gamification layers for EdTech and other teams — grounded in behavioural science, not just points for the sake of points.

Let's build something people play

A question about one of our apps, an idea for a game, or a product that needs a reason to come back — drop us a line.

By submitting, you agree to be contacted about your enquiry. No spam, ever.

Reach the studio

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direct@eponymicalgames.comGeneral & project enquiries
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App supportSame address — tell us the app and your device
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86–90 Paul Street, LondonEC2A 4NE, United Kingdom
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