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Life & fun · March 26, 2015

PencilCase – an iOS app studio that transforms designs into apps

Whether you were born in the ‘80s, ‘90s, or 2000s, we bet cartoons were a big part of your childhood.

PencilCase – an iOS app studio that transforms designs into apps launched on March 26, 2015 with 52 votes, #1,036 of 2,697 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

In plain words

PencilCase is an iOS app studio that converts designs into functional applications. Launched in 2015, it focuses on creating cartoon and memoji-themed apps that appeal to users seeking nostalgic entertainment. The platform transforms childhood cartoon memories into interactive mobile experiences using smartphone hardware capabilities. It targets users across multiple generations who want to recreate beloved animated characters and moments on their devices.

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Whether you were born in the ‘80s, ‘90s, or 2000s, we bet cartoons were a big part of your childhood. In fact, for several of you, they hold some of your fondest childhood memories. You’d watch with bated breath as Wile E. Coyote ran after Road Runner or wished you were a mermaid-like Princess Ariel. Then life settles in, and the feeling probably wore off as you grew older. But with the use of the Memoji Android application, all those cartoon dreams you had as a kid can now come true. So, how exactly does it work? It’s actually really simple. It uses the hardware of the smartphone’s front-facing camera to replicate the facial movements of the user, making it easy to create talking and…from pencilcase.io

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