Apps and websites that work for every South African.
Signal UX is a Cape Town UX studio. We find where real people get stuck in your product and fix it, from a fixed-price audit to a full build.
Fixed prices, agreed before we start
Accessible to WCAG 2.2 AA from the first screen
Led by Janico Steyn, 15+ years in UI/UX
Your customers aren't all on a new phone with unlimited data
Your customers speak different languages, read at different levels, and aren’t all fluent in app conventions. Many are watching their data usage closely, or using a phone that’s a few years old. Some are using a screen reader, or navigating with a keyboard instead of a mouse. Some have never used an app like yours before.
Design that only works for the easiest case — fast data, a new phone, perfect eyesight, English as a first language — quietly excludes everyone else. We design and audit for the whole range, not just the average.
What we do
Inclusion & accessibility audits
A fixed-price audit of your product against WCAG 2.2 AA and real usability.
Learn moreDesign for real users
Research and design that accounts for language, literacy, data cost and device, not just the easiest case.
Learn moreApps built accessible
iOS, Android and web apps built to meet WCAG 2.2 AA from the first screen, not retrofitted later.
Learn moreFractional design lead
Senior design leadership embedded in your team, part-time, once we already know your product.
Learn moreFinancial services is our first proof sector
Banks, insurers, lenders and fintechs serve every kind of South African. Their products rarely design for all of them.
How an audit works
Scope & quote
We agree exactly what's covered and a fixed price, before any work starts.
Testing
Keyboard, screen reader, contrast and manual WCAG 2.2 AA review on the journeys in scope.
Prioritised report
Every finding ranked P0, P1 or P2 — what to fix first, and why.
Handover
A session with your team to walk through the findings together.
Not sure where to start? Take the Signal Check.
Answer a few questions about your product and see where it’s likely excluding real users — before you commit to an audit or a build.
Take the Signal Check →What we build ourselves
Yolo Admin, Bookie and Breeze — products we design, build and run ourselves, proof we hold our own work to the same bar as yours.
Tell us what you’re working on
Tell us about your product and what you need. We’ll reply within one business day with next steps.
Based in Cape Town, South Africa (SAST, UTC+2).