Is up scroll an australian app
Executive summary
UpScrolled can reasonably be described as an Australian app: its mobile listing credits the developer as RECURSIVE METHODS PTY LTD (an Australian private company form) and multiple reports identify founder Issam Hijazi as Australian (alongside Palestinian and Jordanian identities), making the project both Australian‑registered and led by at least one Australian national [1] [2] [3]. That said, the product and its staffing present a transnational character and the company’s public materials emphasize a global mission rather than a narrowly national identity [4] [5].
1. The legal and marketplace footprint points to Australia
The App Store developer name for UpScrolled is listed as RECURSIVE METHODS PTY LTD, and “Pty Ltd” denotes a proprietary limited company structure commonly used in Australia — a strong indicator the app’s publisher is registered in Australia [1]. Multiple platform listings (Apple and Google Play) and public pages identify that publisher name in association with the UpScrolled product, anchoring its commercial presence to that corporate identity on major app stores [1] [6].
2. The founder’s nationality and origin narrative reinforce an Australian link
Profiles and reporting consistently describe founder Issam Hijazi as having Australian nationality alongside Palestinian and Jordanian ties; outlets that covered the app’s launch explicitly call him Palestinian‑Australian or note he is Palestinian, Jordanian and Australian, which supports describing UpScrolled as an app created by an Australian founder [3] [2]. UpScrolled’s promotional material likewise foregrounds the founder’s backstory and the platform’s mission — a founder’s nationality is commonly used as shorthand for an app’s national identity in journalistic and industry coverage [4] [5].
3. The product identity is global and mission‑driven, not narrowly national
While corporate registration and founder nationality anchor UpScrolled to Australia, the app’s messaging and early coverage frame it as a global alternative to mainstream social platforms — emphasising serving creators worldwide and addressing content moderation concerns rather than focusing on Australia‑only users [4] [5]. Early adoption reports and app store reviews reference international users and features that appeal to a global audience, underlining that the product operates transnationally even if its corporate base is Australian [3] [6].
4. Where reporting is clear — and where it stops
The available sources clearly show the App Store lists RECURSIVE METHODS PTY LTD as the developer and multiple news pieces describe the founder’s Australian nationality, which together justify calling UpScrolled an Australian app in a practical sense [1] [2] [3]. What the sources do not provide in the excerpts available here are details about the company’s official country of incorporation documents, server hosting locations, or the nationalities of the broader executive or engineering team; those gaps mean “Australian app” is accurate for developer identity but not a full account of the platform’s global infrastructure or governance [1] [4].
5. A balanced label: “Australian‑founded, internationally positioned”
The most precise, honest description is that UpScrolled is Australian‑founded and published under an Australian‑style corporate name, created by a founder who holds Australian nationality among others, while the service markets itself and attracts users globally — therefore “an Australian app” is valid shorthand but omits the platform’s multinational character and stated global mission [1] [2] [4]. Alternative viewpoints—such as framing it primarily as a Palestinian initiative supported by diaspora or tech incubators—are visible in coverage that stresses the founder’s Palestinian background and the project’s ties to community incubators, which suggests differing emphases depending on the narrator’s agenda [3].