Baobab is designed, built and researched by BenCode Studio. It also stands on wonderful open-source work — here’s some of what makes the app possible.
Built with open source
- Expo & React Native — the app framework and runtime.
- Bricolage Grotesque, Work Sans & JetBrains Mono — our typefaces, released under the SIL Open Font License.
- D3-geo, world-atlas & TopoJSON — the geography behind the map of Africa.
- React Native SVG, Reanimated & Zustand — the drawing, motion and state that make it feel alive.
Our gratitude to the maintainers of these and the many other libraries in the project. Trademarks and names belong to their respective owners.
Cultural & factual care
Baobab covers 54 countries and a continent of cultures. We research carefully and cite our work (see Sources & fact-checking), and we’re grateful to the encyclopaedias, archives and reference works we rely on.
Help make it better
Spotted an error, have a question you’d love to see, or want to help improve a translation? We’d genuinely like to hear from you. Every good correction makes the game better for the next player.
Get in touch
info@bencodestudio.com