UPDATED: Mobile App Companies in Ottawa

There is a lot of interest in the mobile app development cluster in Ottawa.  I have been maintaining an  inventory of companies in Ottawa who are/were developing mobile apps or mobile related software.  The current list of companies I found is below:

• Purple Forge – Community Engagement Solutions – iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Mobile Web, Facebook Apps, Chrome Apps
• Zeebu Mobile – Children’s Games – RIM, iPhone - inactive
• Tristan Interactive – Museum Apps – iPhone
• Magmic - Games – Feature Phones, iPhone
• Rove IT – IT Utilities – RIM, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Android
• Select Start Studios – Custom App Dev  - iPhone -  bought by Shopify
• Seregon - Custom App Dev, Utilities – RIM
• Parliant - Conference Companion App – iPhone
• Protoforms / True Context – Mobile app for field data collection – iPhone, Blackberry, Android
• Macadamian - Custom App Dev – iPhone, Blackberry, Android
• bitHeads - Custom App Dev – iPhone, Blackberry, Android
• Qcontinuum - Planets App – iPhone
• Flick Software – Custom App Dev – iPhone, Blackberry, Android
• Youilabs - Graphics Libraries for mobile app development
• n-VisionIT – Custom Mobile Websites
• Mobedia – something to do with mobile… not too clear what thou
• Wicksoft – Mobile solutions to access Microsoft Apps – Blackberry
• Glitchsoft - Games – iPhone
• Adenyo - Custom App Dev for Marketing – iPhone, Blackberry, Android – bought by Motricity
• Telepin - Mobile transactions solution
• Spark Platform Solutions - Multi-platform middleware – iPhone, Blackberry, Android
• Acire Systems - Report Away App – Blackberry
• Oak Computing – Custom App Dev
• Opus2 Mobile – Rapid Application Development for mobile applications – defunct?
• Metcove - Mobile apps for ticket sales and hotel industry – Blackberry – defunct?
• Brierwood - Custom App Dev and roadrunner GPS for Blackberry – Blackberry
• Vayyoo -  Custom App Dev and make vPost for BlackBerry – Blackberry
• Ottafone - Custom App Dev and some apps – Blackberry
• Iversoft - Custom App Dev – Android and iOS
• RealWat - Custom App Dev – Android, iOS, Blackberry
• bigsplashfactory – iPhone games
• Rocketowl – iPhone games
• Singles Around Me – mobile dating app
• Pretzil – social tools for mobile game developers and users
• Balapps - mobile app development
• Industrial Media - web and mobile app development
• Thumb Genius – iPhone development
• FaveQuest - mobile app solutions
• Vector3 Studios - iPhone apps
• Arlington Woods Technologies - iPhone apps
• Black Licorice Studios - iPhone apps
• Arctic Empire – iPhone games
• Balaps – mobile app development
• Lixar – mobile app and web development
• Anystone - creators of Anytune.us, iPhone
• Sylien Games – mobile games
• Toushay – mobile cloud stuff but not very clear on their website
• Nuvyyo/Jetstream – media streaming with mobile component
• Impakt Protective – helmet impact monitoring with mobile component
• BlackCherry Digital Media – games
• Gazaro – price comparison with mobile component
• Play Brains – mobile games
• Akendi – mobile UX
• Snowed In Studios – mobile development, games
• Thinking Phones – VoIP PBX integration
• Smarter Apps – games
• Fuel Games – games
• Wiser Web - mobile development
• Freakin’ Awesome Apps – mobile development

If anyone has others to add please drop me a note at brian@purpleforge.com, or add to the comment thread for this posting.  I will keep this list up-to-date.

Interested in mobile app companies in Toronto?  Check out this post - http://purplejunction.com/2012/08/31/mobile-app-companies-in-toronto/

Looking for a job at a great mobile app company?  Send your resume to careers@purpleforge.com.