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A hundred real screens from three live products. Pick one up.

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Shot on a phone, in a browser, on one afternoon in August. Nothing here is a mock-up.

Journeys

Watch it being used.

Five real flows, played screen by screen in the order a person moves through them.

Anatomy

Read a screen closely.

Every screen is a stack of decisions. Choose a number and that part of the screen is lit. Where the reason is written in a build journal, the note says which.

A wrong answer, corrected on the spot.

K53 Drill Master · Road signs

The floor

Every screen, by chapter.

75 screens · 9 chapters

VarsityOS

The operating system for South African student life. Study, money, career, safety, food and community, with Nova in the middle of it.

Open the live app How it was built
01

Home

7 screens
A critical budget alert, and a recovery protocol for a week that slipped.
Today at a glance. Budget left, days to the exam, what is overdue.
Weather-aware planning, and the daily wellbeing check-in.
The burnout radar and money health, side by side.
Today’s brief from Nova, with one focus and three steps.
The week in numbers, and Nova’s reflection on it.
The budget coach, on the dashboard where it will be seen.
02

Study

19 screens
The Study Planner. Every task can be broken down by Nova.
The week’s schedule.
The timetable, with calendar import.
Exams, past and upcoming.
The pass calculator. What you need on the work that is left.
A flashcard deck, built by hand or from a document.
The wellness check-in: sleep, stress, connection, energy.
The science of sleep, in plain language.
A chronotype quiz, to plan study around the body.
Modules, linked to tasks, exams and the timetable.
A focus timer.
The habit builder. Small habits, compound results.
Habit packs, from Morning Launch to Money Smart.
The graduation audit. Can I graduate on time?
Understanding the gaps: failed core modules, credit shortfalls, the NSFAS N+ rule.
Attendance, measured against the 80% rule.
Study velocity. Which modules are falling behind.
Past papers. Paste one in and Nova estimates the topics.
The grade forecast for a module.
03

Money

12 screens
The month’s budget, in rand.
Expenses, with a receipt scanner.
Income and savings goals.
The fees tracker. What is owed to the university, and when.
A monthly data budget, because data costs money here.
A financial health score, with Nova’s advice on food and transport.
The NSFAS appeal letter generator.
Credit education. The five factors that build a score.
The South African credit score bands.
How to build credit from zero, as a student.
Your rights under the National Credit Act.
The money health calculator.
04

Career

6 screens
Career OS. A CV that fills itself from your modules.
Mock interviews, by role.
The skills gap for a chosen career.
The application tracker.
LinkedIn profile strength, with a headline formula.
A job board of NSFAS-safe part-time work.
05

Life

9 screens
A fitness tracker, measured against the WHO’s 150 minutes.
The science of moving, and the case for the campus gym.
Meal Prep. An AI meal plan, and “what can I cook?”.
A week of meals.
The grocery cart, priced.
Twenty South African student recipes, costed.
Today’s nutrition.
A starter basket that feeds you for a week.
The food budget, and one-tap meal logging.
06

Community

8 screens
The campus feed.
Around. Let classmates know where you are, for an hour or two.
Focus rooms. Study together, apart.
Clubs and societies.
Study twins.
An accountability partner, for one goal.
Aid. Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu: offer help, or ask for it.
The student wisdom archive.
07

Safety

8 screens
Safety OS. Safe Walk, and GBV and sexual health support.
Press and hold for SOS, with South Africa’s emergency numbers.
Walk Me Home. A timer that alerts your contacts if you don’t arrive.
The campus safety map.
Self-defence basics.
Emergency contacts.
An anonymous incident report.
Legal rights: when stopped by SAPS, as a tenant, at work.
08

Getting around

3 screens
Movement OS. A route planner that knows about minibus taxis.
Minibus taxi tips, Uber safety, lift club etiquette.
A default route, with a buffer for load shedding.
09

Civic

3 screens
Civic education. Know your rights, use your power.
Rights, by topic: SAPS, tenancy, consumer law, labour.
Voting. Who can vote, how to register, and why it matters.

Where next

The Workshop Floor

The dossier behind each of these builds.

The Scar Room

What broke while they were being made.

The Forge

Back to the threshold.