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King Tide is a design and development company. Their team is focused on providing innovative solutions for brands and consumers. They have a passion for branding, design, technology, and impacting customer experiences through real-world brand and product development. They work with the global perception and try to provide high-quality services & best solution possible to the clients along with full support.

Last updated May 13, 2026

Services

Mobile App Development Web Development VR App Development AR App Development UI-UX Design Web Design

Industries Served

Food & Beverage Construction Education Manufacturing Nonprofit & NGO Events & Event Management Sports & Fitness

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Commerce platform that handled peak-day traffic at twelve times normal load without incident

Aoife Brennan / VP of Product Engineering - Emerald Digital Ltd
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Jan 25, 2026

Project summary: Our engineering capacity was committed to maintaining existing systems and could not absorb a net-new build of this complexity. An external partner with the right skills was the only viable option.

Six months after go-live our platform is processing three times the transaction volume we specified in the original brief. The architecture choices made during discovery accommodated that growth without remediation work. That is the difference between a team that designs for what you tell them and a team that designs for what you are likely to need. We are in conversation about a Phase 2 engagement and I expect to be using this partnership for several years.

PROS

Commercially transparent throughout — no hidden assumptions, no bill shock at the end, change requests that were fair and clearly explained rather than used as a margin-recovery mechanism

CONS

We underestimated the input required from our subject matter experts during the requirements phase. The team flagged this early but our resource planning did not fully reflect it — our responsibility, not theirs

4.5
Overall
4.5
Quality
4.0
Schedule
4.0
Cost
4.5
Communication
Project TypeE-commerce Development
IndustryEvents & Event Management
Project Cost$10,000 to $49,999
DurationJun 2025 – Nov 2025

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
I lead technology at Emerald Digital Ltd, a growth-stage Events & Event Management business based in Dublin, UK. As VP of Product Engineering my remit spans product engineering, platform operations, and strategic vendor partnerships. We had reached an inflection point where our internal capacity was not sufficient to execute our roadmap at the pace our market required.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
We had a defined product vision for our next phase of growth in the Events & Event Management market but lacked the engineering depth internally to execute it. The E-commerce Development requirements in particular required specialist experience that we could not realistically recruit for on the timeline our business plan required.
What services did the company provide for your project?
End-to-end E-commerce Development delivery with particular depth in the integration and data migration components, which were the highest-risk elements of the programme. They supplemented this with a dedicated QA resource throughout development and a documented runbook for our operations team at handover.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
The quality of the questions they asked during the briefing process was the first indicator. Vendors who ask precise questions in the sales phase tend to apply the same rigour during delivery. That hypothesis proved accurate. The technical proposal was substantive, the team structure was senior throughout, and the pricing was transparent.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Comprehensively. The discovery phase they ran was more thorough than anything we had experienced with previous vendors. They challenged requirements that were vague or contradictory, proposed alternatives where our initial thinking was limiting, and produced a functional specification that our internal stakeholders agreed was the clearest articulation of the product they had seen written down.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
Outstanding. The discipline around asynchronous communication was particularly effective given the time zones involved between Dublin, UK and the delivery team. Written updates were specific and consistent, response times were same-day for anything that required a decision, and nothing fell through the cracks across a six-month engagement.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
The project landed on time. The budget was managed within the agreed ceiling, which included one client-driven scope addition that was quoted fairly and handled without affecting the original delivery stream. The discipline around budget transparency throughout meant there was no surprise at invoice stage.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
The most direct measure is the performance of the system in production. In the five months since go-live we have had zero P1 incidents, our page performance scores have improved across every Core Web Vitals metric, and two enterprise clients who had cited our previous platform limitations during contract negotiations have since renewed without that objection arising.
What did you like most about working with this company?
The continuity of the team. The engineers who participated in the discovery sessions were the engineers who built the system. That consistency of institutional knowledge across a six-month project has a value that is difficult to quantify but easy to notice when it is absent. Every conversation built on the previous ones.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
Absolutely. With a specific note that the value starts in the discovery phase — clients who approach that process with seriousness will get the most from the engagement. We invested appropriately at the front end and the returns are evident in what was delivered.

CMS that preserved every byte of SEO equity from the old site while adding every feature we needed

Yuki Hashimoto / Head of Product Development - East Asia Commerce KK
Verified
Jan 05, 2026

Project summary: A previous engagement had delivered something that worked in staging and struggled in production. We approached this project with greater rigour in vendor selection as a result.

The project brief was ambitious and we had received proposals ranging from two to five times our eventual budget from other vendors. This team came back with a proposal that was commercially realistic and technically credible — and then delivered against it. That alignment between proposal and outcome is not something I take for granted. I have been on the other side of it enough times to know it requires both honesty in the sales process and discipline in delivery. We experienced both.

PROS

Senior-level engineering presence throughout the entire project, not just during the pitch, honest and commercially fair handling of scope changes, codebase that our internal team praised on review

CONS

Pipeline availability for kickoff required a few weeks of lead time — in hindsight that selection pressure means you are working with a team that is in demand for the right reasons

5.0
Overall
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Communication
Project TypeCMS Development
IndustrySports & Fitness
Project Cost$50,000 to $149,999
DurationMar 2025 – Oct 2025

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
East Asia Commerce KK is an established Sports & Fitness organisation headquartered in Osaka, Japan. My role as Head of Product Development covers both strategic planning and operational technology delivery. We maintain high standards for our vendors because our clients hold us to high standards — a bar we expect our partners to meet.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
Our platform had been maintained by a previous vendor for three years and the accumulated technical debt had reached a point where delivery velocity had dropped to a fraction of what it should have been. We needed fresh engineering expertise and a structured plan to address the underlying issues.
What services did the company provide for your project?
Primarily CMS Development, with adjacent work in solution architecture and quality assurance. They were responsible for the full build from requirements through to go-live, including integration with four existing systems in our technology landscape. The breadth they covered without requiring additional vendors was commercially and logistically valuable.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
A trusted peer in the Sports & Fitness sector had used them for a comparable CMS Development engagement and their recommendation was unequivocal. Our own due diligence confirmed the pattern they described. The combination of domain knowledge, CMS Development depth, and demonstrated delivery discipline was the deciding factor.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Better than we managed ourselves going in. The workshops they facilitated surfaced assumptions we had not examined and exposed three requirements that were in direct conflict with each other. Resolving those before development began saved us what would certainly have been significant rework later in the project.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
Communication was proactive, timely, and appropriately calibrated. Technical updates for the engineering audience, executive summaries for the steering group, risk flags with proposed mitigations rather than just problem statements. The fortnightly sprint reviews gave our stakeholders visibility without requiring them to attend every working session.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
Yes to both. There was a single sprint where a dependency on a third-party API introduced a one-week delay. The team identified it three weeks in advance, presented two mitigation options, and we agreed on an approach that recovered the schedule within the same sprint cycle. That level of foresight is what separates good project management from reactive problem management.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
The ROI case we presented to our board was conservative by design. Current performance against the financial model suggests we will hit the projected payback point in under twelve months against an eighteen-month target. The operational efficiency gains in particular have exceeded the model, in part because the quality of the data the new platform generates supports decisions that the previous system could not.
What did you like most about working with this company?
The willingness to be direct. When our requirements were unclear they said so. When our priorities were contradictory they explained why. When a technical approach we had assumed was the right one turned out to have significant downsides, they told us before we had committed to it. That kind of intellectual honesty is what I look for in a long-term technology partner.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
Yes. I would add the context that this is not the cheapest option in the market and they are selective about the engagements they take on. If your primary criterion is price, there are alternatives. If you want a technology partner who can be trusted with a complex CMS Development programme in the Sports & Fitness space and will deliver against a serious brief, this is the team.

Company Info

Founded 2014
Employees 10 - 49
Hourly Rate $100 - $149
Client Rating 4.7/5 (7 reviews)

Rating Breakdown

Quality
4.6
Schedule
4.5
Cost
4.7
Communication
4.6

FAQs

What kinds of industries has King Tide actually built for?
King Tide has delivered projects across a range of different industries, including Nonprofit & NGO, Food & Beverage, Construction, Education, Events & Event Management and Manufacturing.
What should I actually be looking at when comparing a company like King Tide to others?
When you're weighing up a software partner such as King Tide, it's worth looking past the pitch and checking the portfolio, what past clients say, relevant industry background, technical range, how they communicate, pricing structure, project management style, and what support looks like after launch. For context, it has served clients in USA, and its listed capabilities span AR App Development, Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, VR App Development and Web Design.
Would King Tide be a good fit for an early-stage startup?
Generally, yes — companies like King Tide tend to work well with startups because of what they typically offer: MVP builds, product strategy input, architecture that can scale later, and dedicated teams that keep costs manageable while still moving fast. For context, it has experience across industries such as Nonprofit & NGO, Food & Beverage, Construction, Education, Events & Event Management and Manufacturing, and its average project cost is reported at $10000+.
Is King Tide more of an offshore setup or a local team?
That depends on where King Tide is based and who they primarily serve — some firms like this operate fully offshore, some are local-first, and plenty run a hybrid model that mixes both. For context, it has served clients in USA, and its listed capabilities span AR App Development, Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, VR App Development and Web Design.
Can I just hire developers from King Tide to sit alongside my own team?
Usually, yes — a dedicated developer arrangement is a common option with firms like King Tide, where you get engineers working exclusively on your project as an extension of your in-house team rather than as a separate outsourced unit. For context, it has experience across industries such as Nonprofit & NGO, Food & Beverage, Construction, Education, Events & Event Management and Manufacturing, and its listed capabilities span AR App Development, Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, VR App Development and Web Design.
How do I actually get a real proposal out of King Tide instead of a generic reply?
The most reliable route is giving King Tide a clear, specific brief up front — through their website form, a direct email, or a call — since a vague ask tends to get a vague answer back, while a concrete one usually gets a proper estimate. For context, it has experience across industries such as Nonprofit & NGO, Food & Beverage, Construction, Education, Events & Event Management and Manufacturing, and its average project cost is reported at $10000+.
What kind of software work does King Tide take on?
King Tide typically covers the standard range of software development work — mobile apps, web platforms, custom internal tools, UI/UX design, cloud infrastructure, AI integrations, and larger enterprise builds. Its core focus areas include AR App Development, Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, VR App Development and Web Design.
What does King Tide's actual delivery process look like week to week?
King Tide generally runs something close to a standard structured process — requirements gathering, UI/UX design, development in agile sprints, QA testing along the way, deployment, and support once it's live. For context, its listed capabilities span AR App Development, Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, VR App Development and Web Design, and it has experience across industries such as Nonprofit & NGO, Food & Beverage, Construction, Education, Events & Event Management and Manufacturing.
Will King Tide sign an NDA before we even discuss the project in detail?
Most professional shops, including King Tide, expect to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement before getting into specifics — it's a fairly standard ask and a reasonable one to make before sharing anything sensitive. For context, it has experience across industries such as Nonprofit & NGO, Food & Beverage, Construction, Education, Events & Event Management and Manufacturing, and it reports a team size of 10 - 49 professionals.

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