Design
We start with the person, not the feature list. Interviews, flows and prototypes people can hold before a line of production code exists. Design sits next to engineering, so what gets drawn is what ships.
Flows · prototypes · native patterns
Independent product studio · Toronto
Mobile apps, made to be lived with.
ConexaLabs designs, engineers and ships its own apps. Lab 001 is CoNest, a roommate finder that matches people on how they actually live.
Scroll to assemble
Lab 001 · assembled
CoNest
Roommate finder · iOS + Android · Free
What we build
Three practices, one team, from the first sketch to the store listing.
Engineering
Native iOS and Android on one shared backend. Local-first data, so the app is fast and works offline and syncs quietly in the background. Tested on real devices, not just simulators.
Swift · Kotlin · local-first sync
Launch
App Store and Google Play submissions handled end to end: listings, review, privacy labels, release notes. Then the part most studios skip: watching real usage and shipping the next version.
Store review · release notes · 1.x
Lab 001 · Live on iOS and Android
Connect on lifestyle. Not luck.
CoNest matches roommates and shared homes on the things that decide whether a place works: habits, schedules, cleanliness, budget and neighbourhood. Not just where you want to live.
How it works
- Create your profile. Lifestyle, interests, budget and preferences. The more detail, the better the matches.
- Discover compatible roommates. Roommate and home profiles ranked by lifestyle fit, habits and budget.
- Connect with confidence. Send a request, chat once it’s mutual, meet somewhere public, verify before committing.
Matched on
- 01Lifestyle
- 02Interests
- 03Cleanliness
- 04Budget
- 05Neighbourhood
- 06Amenities
- 07Personality
Built for safer matching
- Optional identity verification and verified badges.
- Messaging only after both people accept.
- Block and report from any profile. Every report gets reviewed.
- You control what’s shared. Nothing is sold.
Explore
Recommended for you
Alex, 25 ✓
91%Compatible
Liberty Village · King West
$1,200–$1,500/mo · Aug 15
UX designer who works remotely. Keeps a tidy space.
Night owlWFHPet friendly
Sarah, 27 ✓
88%Compatible
Liberty Village
$1,350/mo · Available Aug 1
Easygoing marketing pro who enjoys cooking.
Clean & tidyEarly riserNo smoking
Priya, 26 ✓
85%Compatible
Midtown · Yonge
$1,300–$1,700/mo · Sep 1
Product manager. Loves coffee shops and weekend hikes.
WFHGym regularNon-smoker
ExploreConnectionsMessagesProfile
CoNest 1.x · Explore · matches ranked by compatibility
How we build
Five stages. The same five every time.
01 / 05
Research
What decides whether a shared home works? Budget and location are table stakes. Habits, schedules and cleanliness decide it. So that is what the product is built around.
Artifact · 7 compatibility dimensions
02 / 05
Prototype
Clickable flows for the profile, the match list and the first message, put in front of people who were actually looking for a room.
Artifact · profile flow, 4 steps
03 / 05
Build
Native iOS and Android on one shared backend. Verification, connection requests, and messaging that only opens after a mutual accept.
Artifact · com.conest.app
04 / 05
Ship
App Store and Google Play review, privacy labels, community guidelines and terms. Free to download, no card required.
Artifact · App Store id 6786362071
05 / 05
Iterate
Usage tells us what to build next. Each release is small, dated, and written up in the release notes.
Artifact · release notes 1.x
0.000° N0.000° WCorktown · Toronto
The studio
A small lab in Toronto.
ConexaLabs is an independent studio. We keep the roster short so every product gets the whole team: design, engineering and launch in one room, from the first sketch to the store listing.
We build our own apps because the best way to learn what a product needs is to be responsible for it after launch. CoNest is the first. The lessons from it shape everything we build next, including work we take on with partners.
Our architecture is silent. When an app is engineered correctly, the user never thinks about the backend.
ConexaLabs engineering principle
Address5 Defries St, Suite 2412Toronto, Ontario M5A 0W7
Lab 002
Next in the lab.
In development. Details when it is ready, not before.
Status · in development
Intake
Tell us what you’re building.
Partnerships, press, or a question about one of our apps. We read everything and reply within one business day.
- contact@conexalabs.ca
- Address
- 5 Defries St, Suite 2412
Toronto, Ontario M5A 0W7 - Hours
- Mon to Fri, 9:00 to 18:00 EST