Protea Studios crafts thoughtful iOS apps that earn a place in your daily routine — polished, purposeful, and genuinely enjoyable to use.
@protea_studiosSmall team. Big care. Each app is built until it's exactly right — no feature-bloat, no dark patterns, just genuine utility wrapped in a refined interface.
Cook what you have. Love what you eat.
An AI-powered kitchen companion that turns your ingredients into inspired meals. Scan your pantry, discover recipes, and plan your week — effortlessly.
Every bottle has a story.
Your personal wine journal, cellar tracker, and tasting community — all in one elegant app. Discover, record, and share the wines that move you.
Make chores worth doing.
Give each chore a price tag and let your kids earn real money by actually doing them. They photograph the finished work, AI checks whether it counts, and the earnings add up automatically. No nagging, no disputes.
Hi — I'm Tom Borain, the founder of Protea Studios. I design, build, and ship every app myself, which means each one gets the kind of obsessive attention to detail that only comes from caring deeply about the work.
I started Protea Studios because I believe software should be a pleasure to use — not just functional, but genuinely well made. Every app I build is something I'd want to use myself every day.
The studio is named after the protea, South Africa's national flower — resilient, distinctive, and native to the Cape. That spirit guides everything we build here.
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