Hyperpad

Hyperpad (hyperPad) is a no-code, visual game development platform for iPad, often described as "HyperCard for iPad." Founded in 2013 and backed by Y Combinator (Summer 2014), the London, Ontario company lets non-programmers build media-rich 2D games and interactive apps using a drag-and-drop, node-based behavior system with a built-in physics engine, particle effects, animation and audio tools, and a bundled asset library, then publish them to the Apple App Store as native apps while keeping 100% of royalties. Products include the paid hyperPad app, a free hyperPad Starter edition, and hyperPad Hub, a community arcade for playing games made with the platform. hyperPad is a consumer-facing creation tool and does not currently publish a public web API or developer platform.

Hyperpad is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, No-Code, Game Development, iPad, and Visual Programming.

Hyperpad’s developer surface includes engineering blog, support, pricing, and 4 more developer resources.

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14.4/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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CompanyNo-CodeGame DevelopmentiPadVisual ProgrammingApp StoreEducationDeveloper ToolsY Combinator

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Composite quality — 14.4/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.3 / 20

Commercial Clarity 6.3 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

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name: Hyperpad
description: Hyperpad (hyperPad) is a no-code, visual game development platform for iPad, often described as "HyperCard for
  iPad." Founded in 2013 and backed by Y Combinator (Summer 2014), the London, Ontario company lets non-programmers build
  media-rich 2D games and interactive apps using a drag-and-drop, node-based behavior system with a built-in physics engine,
  particle effects, animation and audio tools, and a bundled asset library, then publish them to the Apple App Store as native
  apps while keeping 100% of royalties. Products include the paid hyperPad app, a free hyperPad Starter edition, and hyperPad
  Hub, a community arcade for playing games made with the platform. hyperPad is a consumer-facing creation tool and does not
  currently publish a public web API or developer platform.
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image: https://www.hyperpad.com/assets/images/hyperPad_logo_light.png
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