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About Orca Kobo

An independent studio building small, carefully-made digital products — shipped only when they're genuinely good.

The studio

Orca Kobo started from a simple preference: I'd rather make a few things well than many things fast. The name says it. Orcas are among the ocean's most intelligent animals, powerful but precise. "Kobo" (工房) is the Japanese word for a craftsman's workshop. Put together, that's the bar — power and precision, made by hand, finished properly.

Every product here is built to that standard. Nothing ships to hit a deadline or pad a portfolio. It ships when it's good.

Chi-Yu Wu, founder of Orca Kobo

The person behind it

Orca Kobo is run by me, Chi-Yu Wu. I've spent 10+ years as a software engineer — Microsoft, Pinkoi, TrendMicro, and most recently AI/RAG infrastructure at Aden.

At some point I decided to stop building other people's products and start building my own. Orca Kobo is the home for that work — each product is something I wanted to exist, built without an advertiser to please or a growth target pulling against doing it right.

What we've shipped

  • Furwise A cat health app — vaccine schedules, weight tracking, and evidence-based care.
  • Hourly Time tracking for freelancers, with automatic earnings and reports.
  • NapSense A smart nap timer that starts counting only after you fall asleep.
  • Keban Course progress tracking for students and tutors.
  • Picki Social bookmarking for X, Threads, Reddit, and Instagram.

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