Forbidden Codes

Independent software studio

Forbidden Codes

We design, build and ship web apps, mobile apps and the systems behind them. Our flagship product is Ares, a training and nutrition platform for athletes and their coaches.

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Status
Open for new projects
Builds
Web · Mobile · Backend · AI
Based in
Hungary

Work

Case files

Products we design, build and run end to end. Ares is in closed beta. Lucy is still in the lab.

File 001Ares

Ares

Train. Track. Transform.

A training and nutrition platform that connects athletes with their coaches. Plan periodized training, log every set live, track meals and body metrics, and keep your coach in the loop on the web and on your phone.

  • Periodized plansTraining blocks with workout days, exercises and set-level rep ranges.
  • Live sessionsLog weight, reps and RIR set by set, with last session’s numbers alongside.
  • NutritionCalories and macros from a shared food database, plus meals and recipes.
  • Body metricsWeight and measurements, charted over time.
  • Coach modeCoaches manage clients, assign plans and propose sessions. Clients accept or pick a new time.
  • Web and mobileOne account across the web app and the Android and iOS apps.
Visit aresproject.hu
Ares trailer, 18 seconds
Platforms
Web · Android · iOS
Built with
Angular · Ionic · .NET · PostgreSQL
Languages
English · Magyar
Pricing
Free to plan · Premium for live sessions
File 002Lucy

Illustration of Lucy, an anime-style maid character in a headset, beside sample screens from one day with her.

You say: Hey Lucy, what’s it like out?

Lucy answers: Good morning! 14 degrees and sunny. And it’s leg day, remember?

Lucy

Listens. Answers. Remembers.

A voice companion that lives on your own PC. Say “Hey Lucy” and she answers out loud, runs the house through Home Assistant, sets reminders and remembers what you tell her. Speech recognition, the language model and her voices all run locally, so no audio leaves the machine.

  • Real-time voiceReplies stream out sentence by sentence, and she stops the moment you cut in.
  • Fully localWhisper listens, a local language model thinks, and Kokoro, Piper or XTTS speak. No cloud APIs.
  • Smart homeSwitches plugs and media, runs scenes, reads the weather and keeps the shopping list.
  • MemoryRemembers facts across restarts and keeps a running summary of past conversations.
  • Knows your voiceRecognizes each person, greets them by name and keeps their memories separate.
  • Live avatarA VTube Studio model with expressions, lip-sync, blinking and a mood that shifts as you talk.
Ask us about Lucy
Runs on
Your own PC · no cloud APIs
Speech
Whisper · Kokoro · Piper · XTTS‑v2
Built with
.NET · Angular · Python · LM Studio
Languages
English · Magyar
File 003

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Platform
Web, mobile or both
Audience
Your customers
Status
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Capabilities

One studio. The whole stack.

Every layer of Ares and Lucy was built in-house: web and mobile apps, APIs, voice AI, smart-home control and the release pipeline. Your project gets the same range, with no hand-offs between agencies.

  • .web

    Web applications

    Single-page apps, dashboards and admin tools that stay fast as they grow.

    Angular · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS · PrimeNG

  • .app

    Mobile apps

    One codebase for Android and iOS, with notifications, offline handling and in-app purchases.

    Ionic · Capacitor · RevenueCat

  • .api

    Backends and APIs

    Secure APIs with sign-in, payments, real-time updates and transactional email.

    .NET · EF Core · PostgreSQL · Redis · SignalR

  • .ai

    Voice and AI

    Assistants that listen, talk back and take action, running on local models when privacy matters.

    Whisper · LM Studio · Kokoro · XTTS‑v2 · Python

  • .iot

    Smart home

    Home Assistant integrations, device control and always-on displays for the wall or the desk.

    Home Assistant · Shelly · SignalR

  • .ops

    Launch and operations

    Containers, CI/CD, monitoring and versioned releases that keep the product running after launch day.

    Docker · GitHub Actions · nginx · Sentry

Contact

Tell us what you want to build.

A few lines about your idea, a full brief or a single question. Write to us and we’ll reply by email.

info@forbiddencodes.com
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  • What you want to build, and for whom
  • Web, mobile or both
  • Your timeline and budget range
  • Anything that already exists