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Building in public

Simple markup,
stunning apps.

Build native mobile apps the way you build for the web. Send markup from your server, get a real app on the phone. Camera, storage, buttery animations — all of it.

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Try It Yourself → Get the app
See how it works

The playground

Write some HAM in the browser,
see it instantly on your phone.

A clean editor, big type, the five colors. No install, no account.

1 · write

HTML-like tags in a clean editor. If you know HTML, you already know most of it.

2 · publish

Press Publish and get a five-letter code, like 7m3ef.

3 · run it

Type the code into the box on the Hype Apps home screen — that's it, your creation runs on a real phone.

The Hype Apps home screen: a 'Got a code? Run it here.' box with a five-letter code input and Run it button

where the code goes — the app's home screen

And inside the app, press & hold any screen to see the HAM that built it — every screen doubles as a lesson.

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The Idea

Build for the phone
like you build for the web

Your server sends markup. The phone renders a real, native app. That's it.

Server-Driven UI

Send markup from any backend. Change your entire app without an App Store update. I've had one running for almost 7 years.

Actually Native

Not a web view. Real native components, buttery smooth. Camera, accelerometer, local storage — all the phone stuff.

Your Existing Skills

If you can put up an HTML page at a URL, you can build a phone app. Your bag of tricks already works here.

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Who am I

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Lazarus with unknown attendee,
2025 tech conference

Lazarus Morrison

Principal AI Solutions Engineer

Computer scientist. 20 years building for the web. Host of the hx-pod podcast and Hypermedia TV on YouTube.

Spent the last 3 years doing a deep dive on hypermedia concepts. This project is inspired by the ideas and the great works of Carson Gross, Delaney & Ben, Alex Petros, Adam Stepinski, Anthony Alaribe, Tony Ennis, Aaron Francis, and Adam Wathan.

Come along for the ride.

Drop your email and I'll only reach out when there's something real to show you.