Software design and development company

We are a team passionate about creating impactful UI/UX designs, building cutting-edge web & mobile apps, and crafting meaningful brands. From well-established businesses to rising startups, we help you achieve your goals and solve users’ pains. While still keeping in mind your budget, of course. Swyft, Proko, CGMA, Google, Metro, and others — are just a few of our partners for who we create high-utility products surpassing the client’s expectations.

What can we help you with?

- Mobile app development. Let’s build a scalable and stable app for iPhone and Android that will break in the charts like a hurricane.

- Web development. Functional and eye-catching websites. Within your budget, with clean code, and engaging UX.

- UI/UX design. Your ideas transferred into lines, buttons, and dashboards, spiced with our experience and latest trends. That’s the recipe.

- Branding & illustration. Creating strong visuals powered by colors, psychology, lines, and marketing strategy. No brainless image generation.

Need a hand with an existing app, prototype, or redesign? Drop us a message and let’s collaborate on your next masterpiece.

United States United States
16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes, Delaware 19958
UAE UAE
Dubai Digital Park building, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, Dubai 341041
$25 - $49/hr
50 - 249
2006

Service Focus

Focus of Web Development
  • Wordpress - 25%
  • Drupal - 25%
  • Joomla - 25%
  • Sitecore - 25%
Focus of Mobile App Development
  • iOS - iPhone - 70%
  • Android - 30%
Focus of Web Design
  • Website - 20%
  • Landing Page - 20%
  • E-commerce - 10%
  • Logo Design - 10%
  • User Experience - 20%
  • Graphic Design - 5%
  • Product Design - 10%
  • Illustration - 5%

Industry Focus

  • Education - 15%
  • Healthcare & Medical - 15%
  • Transportation & Logistics - 10%
  • Social - 10%
  • Business Services - 5%
  • Financial & Payments - 5%
  • Information Technology - 5%
  • Media - 5%
  • Real Estate - 5%
  • E-commerce - 5%
  • Startups - 5%
  • Enterprise - 5%
  • Productivity - 5%
  • Banking - 5%

Client Focus

50% Small Business
40% Medium Business
10% Large Business

Review Analytics of Shakuro

48
Total Reviews
5.0/5
Overall Rating
46
Recent Reviews

What Users Say

Trustworthy Code Quality Across All Platforms.
Bobby Warren
Bobby Warren , Technology Manager at Arthur W. Page Society
Customer-Centric Engagement and Superior Experience.
Alan Foster
Alan Foster , CEO at Lore Media
Proactive and Client-Focused Development Approach
Francis Skehan
Francis Skehan , Owner at San Mateo Construction
Looking Forward to Long-Term Collaboration.
Anonymous
Strong Communication and Question-Led Approach.
Anonymous

What Users Like The Most

  • Their versatility and ability to grow with clients.
  • Their timeliness and adaptability across time zones.
  • Their technical reliability and excellent communication.

What Users Like The Least

  • No drawbacks.
  • No areas of dissatisfaction were mentioned.
  • No issues mentioned.

Detailed Reviews of Shakuro

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Bobby Warren
Bobby Warren, Technology Manager at Arthur W. Page Society
Posted 2 months ago

Trustworthy Code Quality Across All Platforms.

Shakuro built a members-only area, admin dashboard, and a public-facing site. The design reflected the organization’s mission and values. Shakuro implemented secure access for board members and handled user flows for event registrations and donations. Their team was proactive and adjusted to nonprofit-specific needs quickly.

What was the project name that you have worked with Shakuro?

Web Development for a Nonprofit Executive Society

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Shakuro created a website and admin panel for a nonprofit’s internal operations.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Their ability to understand and serve mission-driven goals.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

No complaints given.

Rating Breakdown

  • Quality
  • Schedule & Timing
  • Communication
  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • $200000+
  • Completed
  • Business Services
Alan Foster
Alan Foster, CEO at Lore Media
Posted 2 months ago

Customer-Centric Engagement and Superior Experience.

Shakuro developed a CMS tailored for 3D and AR content, which enabled the client to update their VR demos easily without developer involvement. The system was stable and user-friendly, allowing marketing teams to take ownership of updates. Their unique experience in design and tech crossover was evident in their execution.

What was the project name that you have worked with Shakuro?

CMS Development for an Augmented Reality Company

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Shakuro created a CMS for an AR company to manage content for virtual reality demos.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Their innovation in combining CMS with AR.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

No negatives highlighted.

Rating Breakdown

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  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • $0 to $10000
  • Completed
  • Business Services
Francis Skehan
Francis Skehan, Owner at San Mateo Construction
Posted 2 months ago

Proactive and Client-Focused Development Approach

The team built a secure, scalable internal tool to help the company track project metrics and customer records. The dashboard was intuitive and helped reduce manual errors. Their database architecture supported integration with the client’s other systems. Communication remained clear during the build and rollout stages.

What was the project name that you have worked with Shakuro?

Database Development for a Contracting Firm

What service was provided as part of the project?

Software Development

Describe your project in brief

Shakuro developed a client database for a contracting company to manage client and project data.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Their practical, user-centric tool design.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

No issues were raised.

Rating Breakdown

  • Quality
  • Schedule & Timing
  • Communication
  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • $10001 to $50000
  • In Progress
  • Business Services
Nir Pinhasov
Nir Pinhasov, CTO at SalesTech
Posted 2 months ago

Detail-Oriented Approach Reflected in Clean Code.

Shakuro contributed to backend development and executed rigorous QA testing for a financial platform. The team worked well within time constraints and adapted quickly to changing specifications. The client highlighted their attention to detail, especially in testing complex logic and financial calculations. Their ability to catch bugs before release was instrumental in ensuring a stable deployment.

What was the project name that you have worked with Shakuro?

Web Development & QA Testing for a Financial IT Services Firm

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Shakuro provided development and QA testing services for a financial services IT company.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Their precision in QA and flexibility in development.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

No concerns noted.

Rating Breakdown

  • Quality
  • Schedule & Timing
  • Communication
  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • $200000+
  • Completed
  • Financial & Payments
Anonymous
Posted 2 months ago

Looking Forward to Long-Term Collaboration.

Shakuro created a polished, professional site that showcased the firm’s brand and services effectively. Their attention to detail and willingness to iterate on client feedback ensured a great final product. The site launched on time and was optimized for speed and SEO from the start. They were flexible with edits and remained communicative throughout.

What was the project name that you have worked with Shakuro?

Web Development for a Management Consulting Firm

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Shakuro built a WordPress website for a consulting firm.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Their collaborative approach and responsiveness.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

No downsides reported.

Rating Breakdown

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  • Schedule & Timing
  • Communication
  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • $10001 to $50000
  • In Progress
  • Business Services
Anonymous
Posted 2 months ago

Strong Communication and Question-Led Approach.

Tasked with building a scalable marketplace, Shakuro created a clean backend structure and a responsive UI. Their code quality was praised for clarity and documentation. They also provided post-launch maintenance and remained quick to address issues. Their proactive updates and agile workflow were key to the project’s success.

What was the project name that you have worked with Shakuro?

Ruby on Rails Development for a Financial Marketplace

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Shakuro developed a web application using Ruby on Rails for a fintech platform.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Their clean code and ongoing support.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

Nothing mentioned.

Rating Breakdown

  • Quality
  • Schedule & Timing
  • Communication
  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • $200000+
  • In Progress
  • Financial & Payments
Ramy Al-Kadhi
Ramy Al-Kadhi, Founder at The Social Corporations
Posted 2 months ago

Top-Class App Quality with Satisfied Clients.

Shakuro supported another dev company by designing polished, user-friendly wireframes and flows for multiple apps. Their UI concepts required minimal revisions and consistently impressed the client’s end customers. Communication was steady and turnaround times were fast. Their collaborative attitude helped speed up development cycles.

What was the project name that you have worked with Shakuro?

Mobile App Development & Design for an App Development Company

What service was provided as part of the project?

Mobile App Development

Describe your project in brief

Shakuro created mobile app wireframes and designs for an app development company.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Their high design standards and speed.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

No complaints noted.

Rating Breakdown

  • Quality
  • Schedule & Timing
  • Communication
  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • $50001 to $200000
  • In Progress
  • Consumer Products
Tal Gruenwald
Tal Gruenwald, CEO at Novus.io
Posted 2 months ago

Continual Delivery of Excellent Results.

The project included comprehensive user acceptance testing and the creation of intuitive frontend components. Shakuro collaborated closely with the client’s internal team to fix issues quickly. They maintained a disciplined testing process and used tools like Jira and GitHub to track bugs and updates. Their ability to blend development and QA workflows made them a valuable partner.

What was the project name that you have worked with Shakuro?

QA Testing & Development for a Software Firm

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Shakuro handled QA testing and frontend development for a software solutions company.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Their integrated dev and QA approach.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

Nothing flagged during the project.

Rating Breakdown

  • Quality
  • Schedule & Timing
  • Communication
  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • $200000+
  • In Progress
  • Business Services
Nir Pinhasov
Nir Pinhasov, CTO at SalesTech
Posted 2 months ago

Detail-Oriented Approach Reflected in Clean Code.

Shakuro contributed to backend development and executed rigorous QA testing for a financial platform. The team worked well within time constraints and adapted quickly to changing specifications. The client highlighted their attention to detail, especially in testing complex logic and financial calculations. Their ability to catch bugs before release was instrumental in ensuring a stable deployment.

What was the project name that you have worked with Shakuro?

Web Development & QA Testing for a Financial IT Services Firm

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Shakuro provided development and QA testing services for a financial services IT company.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Their precision in QA and flexibility in development.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

No concerns noted.

Rating Breakdown

  • Quality
  • Schedule & Timing
  • Communication
  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • $200000+
  • Completed
  • Financial & Payments
Paul Krion
Paul Krion, Director of Engineering at organize.me
Posted 2 months ago

Consistently High-Quality Deliverables.

After developing the client’s web product, Shakuro was engaged to expand their presence onto mobile platforms. Their honest feedback, adaptable process, and flexibility to implement changes helped make the relationship successful. Throughout the project, they remained consistent and proactive, ensuring a smooth transition to the mobile ecosystem.

What was the project name that you have worked with Shakuro?

Native App Development for a Digital Organization Company

What service was provided as part of the project?

Software Development

Describe your project in brief

Shakuro built native mobile apps for Windows, iOS, and Android.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Their honesty and adaptability in a multi-platform context.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

No complaints expressed.

Rating Breakdown

  • Quality
  • Schedule & Timing
  • Communication
  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • $200000+
  • Completed
  • Information Technology
Anthony Gallo & Joe Randall
Anthony Gallo & Joe Randall, President & Technical Lead at GenesisOne
Posted 2 months ago

Quick Understanding of Project Goals.

Their backend work helped improve product speed and reliability, leading to a rise in client retention. Customers specifically cited the improved experience. The agency appreciated Shakuro’s technical expertise and quick delivery, which enabled them to rapidly iterate on their platform without service interruptions.

What was the project name that you have worked with Shakuro?

MySQL & PHP Development for a Code Analysis Tool

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Shakuro improved performance and usability by enhancing PHP and MySQL implementations.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Their speed and backend quality improvements.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

None reported.

Rating Breakdown

  • Quality
  • Schedule & Timing
  • Communication
  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • In Progress
  • Information Technology
Kirill Chepizhko
Kirill Chepizhko, CEO at Secret Pacific Division
Posted 2 months ago

Transparent Costing and Honest Communication.

Shakuro created an interactive platform with user engagement tools like uploads, likes, and comments. As new features were added, user activity steadily increased. Their deep experience in digital community design, along with clear documentation and communication, supported a smooth long-term collaboration. They continue to offer high-quality design and development solutions.

What was the project name that you have worked with Shakuro?

Web Development & UI/UX Design for a Social Media Platform

What service was provided as part of the project?

Web Development

Describe your project in brief

Shakuro developed an art platform from scratch and continues to support it with new features.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Their ongoing quality and proactive feature development.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

No issues.

Rating Breakdown

  • Quality
  • Schedule & Timing
  • Communication
  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • $50001 to $200000
  • Completed
  • Information Technology
Latif Baluch
Latif Baluch, Co-founder at Im in Diary
Posted 2 months ago

Professionalism That Truly Stands Out.

The standout feature of this project was the beautifully designed user interface, which caught Apple’s attention—earning a spot in the “New Apps We Love” category. Shakuro ensured the CMS and iOS app were well-integrated, and they structured everything so Android development would proceed easily. Despite scope changes that extended the timeline, the team adapted without compromising quality.

What was the project name that you have worked with Shakuro?

iOS App Development for a Social Calendar Startup

What service was provided as part of the project?

Software Development

Describe your project in brief

Shakuro built an iOS app and a content management system with calendar and social functionalities.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Their award-worthy design and flexible development.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

Timeline delays due to evolving requirements.

Rating Breakdown

  • Quality
  • Schedule & Timing
  • Communication
  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • $50001 to $200000
  • Completed
  • Information Technology
Leon Gurevich
Leon Gurevich, CEO at Ubiquity Media Inc.
Posted 2 months ago

Collaborative Feedback That Felt Like a Partnership.

The team oversaw everything from CMS optimization to front-end iOS development. As the app neared Alpha launch, Shakuro remained the client's reliable design partner. Their communication was steady via Jira and Skype, and their team fostered strong internal trust. They laid the foundation for a future Android release while ensuring quality across current deliverables.

What was the project name that you have worked with Shakuro?

Web & Mobile App Development for an Online Audience Engagement Tool

What service was provided as part of the project?

Mobile App Development

Describe your project in brief

Shakuro provided product design and coded the iOS app and website for a social platform.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Their reliability and rapport-building.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

Nothing.

Rating Breakdown

  • Quality
  • Schedule & Timing
  • Communication
  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • $50001 to $200000
  • In Progress
  • Information Technology
Lincoln Smith
Lincoln Smith, VP of Marketing at Swyft
Posted 2 months ago

Outstanding Design Work That Met Every Expectation.

Over the course of a long-term engagement, Shakuro delivered scalable UI designs and custom software components that powered over a million transactions across different platforms. Their ability to adapt to each client’s unique needs stood out. They operate with a strong sense of integrity, quickly scaling efforts when needed, and offer consistent quality across engagements.

What was the project name that you have worked with Shakuro?

Custom Software Development for an Automated Retail Sales Channel

What service was provided as part of the project?

Software Development

Describe your project in brief

Shakuro offered UI/UX and software development for multiple customer accounts using CSS, HTML, Sketch, and React.js.

What is it about the company that you appreciate the most?

Their versatility and ability to grow with clients.

What was it about the company that you didn't like which they should do better?

No drawbacks.

Rating Breakdown

  • Quality
  • Schedule & Timing
  • Communication
  • Overall Rating

Project Detail

  • In Progress
  • Retail

Client Portfolio of Shakuro

Project Industry

  • Travel & Lifestyle - 10.0%
  • Art, Entertainment & Music - 20.0%
  • Other Industries - 5.0%
  • Designing - 5.0%
  • Media - 10.0%
  • Financial & Payments - 5.0%
  • Advertising & Marketing - 10.0%
  • Startups - 5.0%
  • Retail - 5.0%
  • E-commerce - 5.0%
  • Information Technology - 10.0%
  • Business Services - 5.0%
  • Enterprise - 5.0%

Major Industry Focus

Art, Entertainment & Music

Project Cost

  • $10001 to $50000 - 40.0%
  • $50001 to $100000 - 5.0%
  • $0 to $10000 - 40.0%
  • Not Disclosed - 5.0%
  • $100001 to $500000 - 10.0%

Common Project Cost

$10001 to $50000

Project Timeline

  • 1 to 25 Weeks - 50.0%
  • 51 to 100 Weeks - 50.0%

Project Timeline

1 to 25 Weeks

Clients: 16

  • Proko
  • Metro
  • OMG
  • Select
  • Cubebrush
  • Universal Music Group
  • Akeptus
  • MMKT
  • TBWA
  • DFJ
  • CGMA
  • Google
  • Imperial College London
  • Vulcun
  • Swyft
  • MyMovies

Portfolios: 20

Select App

Select App

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$10001 to $50000
100 weeks
Travel & Lifestyle

SELECT is a program that offers its members exclusive and unlimited benefits with premier brands at over 1.6M locations worldwide. The scope of our work included branding, design, and development of an iOS app, Android app design, website design, membership card, and custom merch design. As a result, the company has seen an increase in membership, handling it well with the current economic situation.

Guitar Tuner+

Guitar Tuner+

  • Guitar Tuner+ screenshot 1
$50001 to $100000
100 weeks
Art, Entertainment & Music

Guitar Tuner+ is a digital tuner application that encourages aspiring musicians while catering to seasoned players. The challenge was to build an app that would have a fast sonic response, and clear tuning instructions, all in a modern UI with unique visuals. The scope of the work included iOS development, UI/UX design, and animations. As a result, Shakuro designed an app with a revolutionary visual style, personalization, and professional-grade note detection. The app went live and received a bunch of positive reviews from pro guitarists and bedroom enthusiasts.

Satellite Landing Page

Satellite Landing Page

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  • Satellite Landing Page screenshot 4
$0 to $10000
12 weeks
Other Industries

We made this super-tech landing page design for the mini satellite space project. This animated shot shows how responsive, mobile, and monumental at the same time the main illustration on the website is. It plays not only decoration function in this UI. But fully reveals the topic of a business, explains, and shows clearly. The 3D illustration is an irreplaceable and invaluable detail here.

Lonely Walls App

Lonely Walls App

  • Lonely Walls App screenshot 1
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  • Lonely Walls App screenshot 3
  • Lonely Walls App screenshot 4
$10001 to $50000
100 weeks
Art, Entertainment & Music

Showing you some work we did for Lonely Walls — a project for promoting and trading art directly from artisans to customers without the hassle of resellers and galleries. The mobile app was part of the process. It’s a versatile product: an authentic art outlet for business owners, a discovery platform and a shop for collectors, a network and an e-commerce platform for artists.

Craftverse

Craftverse

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$0 to $10000
12 weeks
Art, Entertainment & Music

Craftverse is an online community for cosplayers to showcase their work, share, learn, and connect. The project has just begun and we are helping develop it with our design skills. The task before us was to create lively stylish graphics for dark interfaces that cosplay professionals and enthusiasts could relate to.

Conceptzilla 2.0

Conceptzilla 2.0

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$0 to $10000
12 weeks
Designing

Conceptizilla is a team of designers from Shakuro, and after reaching 500+ projects on resumes, together we decided to create a redesign for their website. Designing a concept in black created a sleek and modern look to attract more customers. With an eye-catching style, the website showed all essential information that was easy to read on all devices. The new concept allowed the team to reach out to new audiences, boost their business profits, and stand out from the crowd.

Street Art News

Street Art News

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$10001 to $50000
100 weeks
Media

StreetArtNews is the #1 online magazine for street art and urban contemporary art. It provides daily coverage on everything new in urban and street art, including events and exhibitions. It also offers to buy artworks made by some of the most prominent artists in form of screen printing or using other materials. We’re excited to have an opportunity to redesign their website! The idea is to make it more contemporary and beautiful to better suit the subject of modern art.

Fourpicapital Website

Fourpicapital Website

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  • Fourpicapital Website screenshot 4
$10001 to $50000
100 weeks
Financial & Payments

This is a part of our Fourpi Capital website design project, now made alive with animation. Fourpi Capital is a company that provides an independent financial analysis for clients from more than 16 countries in various industries. Financial services websites can be intimidating. We made it so that the Fourpi Capital website looked comforting, yet confident, with a lot of white space and simple and understandable structure.

Proko

Proko

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$10001 to $50000
100 weeks
Art, Entertainment & Music

Proko is a web resource for artists with quality art instruction videos and tutorials. We used our web design and development skills to help it transform into a full-scale e-learning and communication platform, surpassing the old website in terms of design and elegance, user engagement, technological superiority, and profitability.

WYSPR

WYSPR

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$10001 to $50000
100 weeks
Advertising & Marketing

WYSPR agency’s goal was to realize their innovative crowd-promotion business idea. As a result of our cooperation, they now have a working business based on a mobile app and a project management portal.

Builddie

Builddie

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$10001 to $50000
12 weeks
Startups

Builddie is a Smart Building System that uses artificial intelligence-based solutions to empower users to have absolute and real-time control over residential energy costs and savings. It collects data throughout the household and balances your comfort, energy usage, and budget while learning your preferences. Bulddie’s mission is to lead the world in residential energy savings by focusing on environmentally friendly algorithms of energy consumption.

Swyft

Swyft

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Not Disclosed
100 weeks
Retail

Swyft is an international company that makes retail store solutions. Their products include vending machines, automated store soft-and hardware, robots, and cashierless stores. Swyft has developed the industry’s most robust and massively scalable cloud-based automated retail backend solution and implemented it in collaborations with some of the biggest brands in the world like Google, CVS Health, Vodafone and Sennheiser.

Vacation Rental

Vacation Rental

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$0 to $10000
12 weeks
Travel & Lifestyle

A website design of a vacation rental that’s a kind of a variation of Airbnb but it offers to stay only in select places like the designer houses, close to nature and imbued with style.

Company Blog

Company Blog

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$0 to $10000
12 weeks
Media

This is a classic blog layout with hamburger menu and grids, suited for both texts and photos. The white and black color palette doesn't distract users from blog posts, and keeps the design inclusive and accessible for people with sight impairments, while smooth animations maintain the layout trendy and crushing. Bright environments interfere with screen visibility, and some concepts are hard to read in environments like that.‍ Black and white designs suit blogs well and prevent occasional sunlight from interfering with visibility.

Fashion Store

Fashion Store

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$0 to $10000
12 weeks
E-commerce

Fashion Store. Inspired by an extremely authentic street fashion brand stores, we are bringing the same product-based presentation and powerful imagery with minimum distraction. Focusing on seamless buying experience, we are putting a lot of the common estore features aside to make sure the product is the key.

AdCentrl

AdCentrl

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$0 to $10000
12 weeks
Advertising & Marketing

ADCNTRL is a cloud-based ad-tracking software for campaign management, data analytics, and optimization tools that makes advertising easier and more profitable. It's a fully-responsive platform with a ton of features, illustrations, and transition animations which make this not just a useful software but delightful as well.

Kobil 3D Secure

Kobil 3D Secure

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$0 to $10000
12 weeks
Information Technology

Taking a 3D payment security technology (whatever that is) and using the tesseract analogy for the illustration. This time we've built the page organically around the illustration which exudes confidence. Kind of what you need from a payment protection service.

Multifamily Modeling

Multifamily Modeling

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$10001 to $50000
12 weeks
Business Services

Multifamily Modeling is a company with a 10-year-long experience that builds sophisticated, straightforward financial models for multifamily investors and developers and provides consulting services throughout the US. Our job was to rebrand the company, redesign the website with the help of meaningful illustrations and product highlights. It was important to establish a professional look as well as promote functionality.

OMGene

OMGene

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$100001 to $500000
100 weeks
Enterprise

OMGene is an internal mobile application for a business enterprise created as an auxiliary communication and team-building platform. We designed UI and UX for OMGene, engineered the app's functionality, and provide ongoing support.

Arthur W. Page Society

Arthur W. Page Society

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$100001 to $500000
100 weeks
Information Technology

The Arthur W. Page Society has been made to connect and strengthen corporate relations. Being the world’s leading professional association for senior public relations, it’s large user base of Chief Communications Officers of Fortune 500 corporations allows corporate executives and educators enrich their professional connections.

Executive Interview of Shakuro

Kostya Stepanov
Kostya Stepanov
CEO
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Please introduce your company and give a brief about your role within the company?
Shakuro is a team of talented people, located in Russia, the USA, and Europe. We use digital tools, vision, and imagination to build products, design brands, and delightful experiences. 
Fourteen years ago, we started this company with vigor and zero business experience. We watched the digital industry change and grew along with it.
Today, we have around 400 proud projects from all over the world, designed, built, and supported by our 110 hard-working employees.
What was the idea behind starting this organization?
There were a lot of talented people hanging around doing random freelance projects or doing boring stuff in large companies. I was one of those people. One day we met and decided to work together in the company which we genuinely wanted to be a part of. That’s how Shakuro was born.
What are your company’s business model, in-house team or third party vendors/ outsourcing?
We are an in-house team with occasional involvement in third-party vendor collaborations.
How is your business model beneficial from a value addition perspective to the clients compared to other companies' models?
Flexibility is one of Shakuro's greatest advantages. To create a highly efficient working environment, we can easily adjust to clients' working habits, cultural backgrounds, corporate rules, and so on. For the last 14 years, we’ve had the pleasure of working with a great variety of people. We’ve had everything from pet projects for students to enterprise applications for large multinational companies.
What industries do you generally cater to? Are your customers repetitive? If yes, what ratio of clients has been repetitive to you?
Although we've done a fair number of projects, we've managed to narrow down some niches we are most experienced in, such as e-commerce, education, finance, health, sports, etc. We also created efficient solutions for social media, event planning, video tutoring, CG community platforms, and more. Another essential part of our marketing strategy is supporting young companies and their startups. We have a decent portfolio of successful examples of such collaborations.

If we talk about sheer numbers, I guess around 70-75% of our clients stay with us for years or tend to get back with new projects. Some of such collaborations have been lasting for more than five years, the longest ones extending over eight years.
Mention the objectives or the parameters critical in determining the time frame of developing a mobile app.
People tend to understand complicated subjects better when there is a good real-life example. We love to compare app development with something as complex as building a new house. Imagine what questions a builder asks in order to give their client the timelines. It must be incredibly different, for each new client they face, right? The same principle applies to our industry. Each of our projects is a unique journey with its own rules. Previously, I mentioned eight years as our longest cooperation period with a client, to which I can add that all these years, we’ve been working on their set of mobile apps. So, if a project is successful, the development never really ends.
How much effort in terms of time goes into developing the front end and back end of a mobile app?
It highly depends on the app. Complicated features require a huge amount of backend work while the frontend remains fairly simple. The vice-versa situation happens when we are talking about animations, for example. So, I believe it would be safe to say that, in general, the effort is more or less equal.
What are the key parameters to be considered before selecting the right platform for a mobile application?
I think you've done a thorough job covering all the key parameters in your article here, https://www.goodfirms.co/resources/mobile-app-development-platform-factors.
Which platform do you suggest your clients to begin with when they approach you with an idea (Android or iOS) and why?
The choice of the right platform for an app depends on the market you want to dive in, what type of project you have, and the approach of your marketing strategy. It’s no surprise that even the country plays a huge role while choosing what platform to start with. You don't have to think much entering the US market since the iOS would be the best choice for most cases. For the rest of the world, I would recommend checking iOS/Android ratio usage.
Android or iOS, Native or Hybrid — which platform is best to use to build your app? What are your recommendations?
We've tried to jump on the hybrid train several times with no success. This, however, doesn't mean that you shouldn't try it.
Hybrid development works pretty well if you have:
  • A small app
  • A low budget
  • A ton of existing logic in JS
  • A very good developer or a company experienced in hybrid frameworks.
We have nothing against hybrid development, but we will remain on the native side of the development in the nearest future.
What kind of payment structure do you follow to bill your clients? Is it Pay per Feature, Fixed Cost, Pay per Milestone (could be in phases, months, versions etc.)
As I mentioned earlier, we are very flexible, that’s also true for our payment structure. In most cases, we stick to the time & material payment type, which allows us to unlock the full creative potential. Some clients, on the other hand, prefer to work strictly on the fixed price. So, either way, works for us.
Do you take in projects which meet your basic budget requirement? If yes, what is the minimum requirement? If no, on what minimum budget you have worked for?
The starting point for a project is usually around $10K. In some cases, however, we can make an exception.
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