builder / creator / speaker / founder-in-progress
brian
Apps. A playable multiplayer world. On camera. Built solo.
phry came from free. py was just a sound I liked beside it. Later, after I started building, that ending quietly took on its own meaning: phrypy became a name for loosening systems first, then making what follows.
freeing systems, then building what follows.
Most of what's here started on this desk. Phone, camera, microphone are downstream.
not one lane. one system.
Brian operates across products, visuals, and presence without splitting the identity apart.
builder
builder
Apps and systems that try to make real life clearer.
creator
creator
Photography, videography, and visual storytelling with restraint.
speaker
speaker
Hosting, livestreaming, and making rooms feel alive.
founder
founder-in-progress
phrypy as a world that keeps expanding.
small systems, real life.
The phone section carries the builder side as it actually exists now: tactile, product-led, with one shipped app, one TestFlight beta, one build nearing release, and one concept still finding its final shape.
the things i build
app store / singapore
Year Mood Calendar reached #1 in Productivity and #2 across all apps in Singapore on March 6, 2026.
- app store release
year grid / wallpaper exports / emotional archive
Year Mood Calendar
track anything you can count
One full-year grid that tracks mood, habits, workouts, or sleep, then exports the whole year as a wallpaper.
- beta build
soft recall / low friction / quiet persistence
Echo
gentle thought capture
A minimal capture app built for low-friction thought dropping, then resurfacing those saved thoughts later through smart reminders and in-app resurfacing.
- concept slot
local first / calm ritual / open direction
Ori
calming daily ritual
An early concept around a local-first, calming daily ritual app, with the direction still flexible and not fully locked yet.
- app store release
clean finance UI / OCR capture / app store live
Daytab
daily finance logging
A personal finance tracker built for quick daily logging, OCR capture, and a calmer, clearer view of everyday spending.
- external route
social preview / outward route
Instagram
Public social layer
Outbound portal for public-facing visuals, snippets, and ongoing presence under the phrypy identity.
app layer / tap to open
5 appsdormant presence · product reality · live modules · next release
year grid / wallpaper exports / emotional archive
Year Mood Calendar
track anything you can count
One full-year grid that tracks mood, habits, workouts, or sleep, then exports the whole year as a wallpaper.
proof / launch signal
Year Mood Calendar reached #1 in Productivity and #2 across all apps in Singapore on March 6, 2026.
- track anything you count
- 14 themes + Studio
- home + lock widgets
Live on the App Store now.
Object-led: the phone leads. Tap an icon to open its panel below.
a world you can spin into.
The most ambitious thing I build: spin a character, claim it, and walk a living cinematic-pixel world with other real people in realtime.
A pixel-art fantasy world built one spin at a time. Every character is canon: they wander the lobby, bump into each other, trade quips, and drift in and out forever.
- 01
spin: 16 weighted wheels deal you a character: class, race, element, the works.
- 02
claim: Sign in and it's permanently yours, with a shareable 1-in-N rarity card.
- 03
enter: Walk a living cinematic-pixel world with other real souls, in realtime.
live / growing lobby / every soul is permanent
talking to camera.
Three reels off my feed: where the name came from, what a mall takeover actually costs, and a check-in with who I was a year ago.
Not polished brand films, just me on camera working things out. Where the name came from, the real budget behind a mall takeover, and a check-in with who I was a year ago. Tap to play, sound on.
what i post
where “phrypy” came from
phry came from free. py was just a sound I liked. then I started building, and that explains the rest.
originthe name0:45what a mall takeover actually costs
Everyone kept asking how much it really costs to take over a whole mall for For Real Fest. Here’s the honest breakdown.
for real festthe numbers0:45a year ago, talking to who I was
A year ago I didn’t fully feel like myself. This is the check-in: finding my people, a safe space, and the rest.
check-inpersonal1:32
The camera stays object-led: the lens leads, not a webcam grid. The reels themselves (short, talking-head) sit in the panel.
rooms, live.
Hosting, livestreaming, and emceeing. The room-and-voice side of the work.
The speaker side of the work: hosting, livestreaming, and emceeing. Less polished stage, more keeping a real room moving.
live
hosting and emcee
Running events and emceeing rooms, keeping the energy up and the night moving.
eventsemceehostinglive
livestreaming
Going live and holding a room over a stream, not just in person.
livestreamreal-timelive
For Real Fest
The mall takeover from the reel above, run as a real room and a real crowd.
festivalcrowdin person
still building.
Pick a route. New ones land here as they ship.
If something here resonated (apps, writing, work, collab), the routes below open into it. Email is the fastest one.
the list
Stay in the loop
New builds, experiments, and the occasional early-access drop, straight to your inbox. No noise.
fastest route
Contact
Direct email route for projects, collaboration, speaking, or whatever the next lane turns into.
primary routes
more routes
common questions
Who is Brian Yong (phrypy)?
Brian Yong, known online as phrypy, is a Singapore-based builder, creator, and founder-in-progress. He ships iOS apps and open-source developer tools, builds The Phryverse (a browser game), and hosts and emcees live events while studying Applied AI.
What is the Phryverse?
The Phryverse is a free browser-based pixel-art multiplayer game built by phrypy. You spin a character from 16 weighted wheels, then walk a living HD-2D world in realtime: dueling, playing games, and evolving your character alongside other real players.
Can I play the Phryverse for free?
Yes. The Phryverse runs in your browser for free: spin a character and fight your first duel instantly, with no sign-up. Claim your character with an email to save your progress and climb the leaderboards.
What apps and tools has phrypy built?
phrypy has shipped Year Mood Calendar (an iOS app that turns your year into a mood-calendar wallpaper), Daytab (an on-device personal finance tracker), and open-source developer tools like dropped, among other projects.
How can I contact Brian Yong?
You can reach Brian through the links on phrypy.dev or follow @phrypy and @brianbrained on Instagram. You can also join the mailing list at phrypy.dev/join.