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We use a tight stack that fits small custom software: modern web tools, practical mobile frameworks, straightforward backends, reliable payments, and AI tooling in the build loop.
This page explains why each tool is in the stack, what it helps us ship faster, and where it usually shows up in websites, web apps, and mobile apps.
The grouped cards below explain where each tool fits. This narrative layer clarifies the selection logic and the operational posture behind the stack.
The stack is not a trophy wall. It is a delivery system. Every tool on this page has to justify itself by making small custom-software projects easier to scope, faster to build, or simpler to maintain once they are live.
That is why the list stays short. A smaller stack reduces hidden complexity for both the studio and the client team inheriting the product later.
Selection starts from workflow fit, not popularity. The question is whether the tool improves the actual project shape: SEO and speed for a website, clean auth and data for a web app, efficient cross-platform delivery for a mobile app, or dependable payments for a transactional product.
We also look at how much operational weight a tool introduces. Small teams usually benefit more from proportionate infrastructure than from maximum theoretical flexibility.
The stack should tell a client something concrete: this studio values clean handoff, practical speed, understandable hosting, and maintainable architecture over unnecessary novelty.
That matters commercially. A tool choice is not only a technical opinion. It becomes part of the budget, the launch risk, and the maintenance burden after the first release.
Good stack decisions remove drag. They should make delivery faster, handover cleaner, and maintenance easier, not harder.
The stack is selected around workflow pressure, reporting needs, AI behavior, and governance posture instead of generic tool popularity.
Each partner write-up includes concrete accelerator patterns so the page explains how the platform actually changes delivery, not only that it exists in the stack.
Platform selections are mapped back into related capabilities and relevant industries so the public IA remains one coherent system.
These tools are used where the project actually benefits from them, not because a partner wall looks impressive.
Web framework
Next.js is the framework behind almost every website and web app we ship. It gives us great performance, SEO, and developer ergonomics for fast iteration.
The default frontend for our websites and web apps - fast, SEO-friendly, and easy to deploy.
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These tools are used where the project actually benefits from them, not because a partner wall looks impressive.
Backend platform
Firebase is our default backend for web apps and mobile apps. We get login, data, file storage, and notifications without running our own servers.
Auth, database, functions, storage, and analytics in one cloud - perfect for small projects that need real backends without DevOps overhead.
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These tools are used where the project actually benefits from them, not because a partner wall looks impressive.
Hosting
Vercel hosts most of our Next.js sites and web apps. It is fast, simple, and the free tier covers small projects.
Where we host most websites and web apps - global edge, automatic SSL, and zero-config deploys.
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These tools are used where the project actually benefits from them, not because a partner wall looks impressive.
Payments
Stripe is how money moves in our shops, booking apps, and SaaS MVPs. It handles checkout, subscriptions, taxes, and refunds reliably.
Payments, subscriptions, invoices, and tax handling for small shops and SaaS apps.
Accelerators
These tools are used where the project actually benefits from them, not because a partner wall looks impressive.
These tools are used where the project actually benefits from them, not because a partner wall looks impressive.
These tools are used where the project actually benefits from them, not because a partner wall looks impressive.
Styling
Tailwind is part of how we build fast - utility classes plus a small token-driven design system per project.
Token-driven utility CSS that lets us build clean, consistent UIs at speed.
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These tools are used where the project actually benefits from them, not because a partner wall looks impressive.
Delivery
Every project lives in GitHub. CI runs lint, tests, and deploy previews on every commit so the studio stays disciplined even at small scale.
Version control, code review, and CI for every project we ship.
Accelerators
These tools are used where the project actually benefits from them, not because a partner wall looks impressive.
Mobile delivery
Expo handles the mobile build and submission pipeline so small mobile projects can reach both stores without an enterprise mobile team.
Build, preview, and ship React Native apps to both stores without a 200-step manual.
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Use the estimator when stack choice, integrations, and launch pressure need to be reflected in the budget from the start.
Backend platform
We use Supabase when a project benefits from a real Postgres database, when SQL relationships matter, or when the client wants open-source data ownership.
Postgres-backed alternative when projects need SQL, row-level security, or open-source portability.
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AI tooling
We use OpenAI tools internally to accelerate the work we do for clients. When clients want AI features in their product (chatbot, search, generation), OpenAI is one of our default options.
Used internally to accelerate our work - design exploration, code generation, copy drafts, test scaffolding.
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AI tooling
Anthropic models are part of our internal toolchain for longer code review tasks, document drafting, and structured generation work.
Long-context AI assistance for code, writing, and review tasks during our build process.
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Mobile framework
React Native is our default for cross-platform mobile apps. Sharing code keeps small mobile budgets viable while still feeling native.
Cross-platform mobile delivery when iOS and Android can share most of their code.
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Mobile framework
Flutter is the alternative we reach for when the design language is highly custom and visual fidelity across both stores matters more than native widget feel.
Cross-platform mobile when we want a single highly polished UI on both stores.
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