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About Studio Graphene Ltd

Studio Graphene Ltd invents new ways of using existing technology, and deliver apps, websites and IoT software to ambitious start-ups and cutting-edge enterprises. They are focused on helping startups navigate the journey from conceptualizing an idea that they are enthusiastic about to make it a commercial reality. Their team has worked extensively in these two fields with established firms as well as startups. Their work methodology and the software development process is what makes them different from other companies.

Last updated May 13, 2026

Services

Mobile App Development Web Development VR App Development AR App Development UI-UX Design Web Design Internet of Things Branding

Industries Served

Education Government & Public Sector Mining & Metals Legal Services Information Technology Energy & Utilities

Studio Graphene Ltd Reviews

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Purpose-built software that made our competitors' off-the-shelf tools look obsolete

Danielle Westbrook / Chief Digital Officer - BlueSky Retail Holdings
Verified
Jan 24, 2026

Project summary: Grid modernisation funding required us to demonstrate demand-response capability. The machine learning models existed on paper; we needed an engineering partner to build and productionise them.

We had worked with three agencies before this engagement. The comparison is not flattering to the others. What distinguished this team was a systematic approach to understanding the problem before proposing a solution — something that sounds obvious and is practiced far less often than it should be. The delivery phase ran to schedule, the codebase is clean enough that our internal engineers made positive comments during handover review, and we have not logged a critical incident in five months of live operation. We intend to use them for our next phase of work.

PROS

Architectural decisions designed for longevity rather than just the current brief, thorough automated test coverage, post-launch stability that validated every technical choice made during discovery

CONS

The quality of documentation they produce means our team needed to set aside dedicated review time to do it justice — a minor scheduling point rather than a genuine criticism

5.0
Overall
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Communication
Project TypeSoftware Development
IndustryEnergy & Utilities
Project Cost$150,000 to $499,999
DurationFeb 2025 – Oct 2025

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
I lead technology at BlueSky Retail Holdings, a growth-stage Energy & Utilities business based in Chicago, USA. As Chief Digital Officer 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?
The immediate problem was that our Software Development capability had become the bottleneck limiting our ability to grow. Every feature request, every new client requirement, every internal initiative was delayed by a platform that had been extended beyond its original design. We needed a rebuild, not a patch.
What services did the company provide for your project?
Primarily Software 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 Energy & Utilities sector had used them for a comparable Software Development engagement and their recommendation was unequivocal. Our own due diligence confirmed the pattern they described. The combination of domain knowledge, Software Development depth, and demonstrated delivery discipline was the deciding factor.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Extremely well, in part because they had relevant Energy & Utilities experience that reduced the context-setting overhead significantly. They understood the domain vocabulary, asked the right questions, and translated business requirements into technical specifications with a fidelity that meant the development phase had very few clarification cycles.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
The project management framework was the most structured I have experienced with an external vendor. Sprint planning was tight, acceptance criteria were specific, retrospectives were honest and acted on. The project manager treated the shared backlog as a live document and the risk register as an operational tool rather than a compliance artefact. I never had to ask for a status update.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
On time and within the approved budget. The estimation accuracy was notable — they had broken the work down in sufficient detail during discovery that their forecast proved reliable throughout, rather than being a number that shifted with every change in scope. We received one change request and it was for scope we had introduced ourselves.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
Quantifying the impact precisely is complicated by other variables in our business, but the metrics we can attribute directly to the Software Development work are meaningful: session duration up, conversion rate up, error rate down, and our NPS for the digital touchpoint has improved by eleven points. Our account managers report that the new capability is coming up positively in client conversations.
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 Software Development programme in the Energy & Utilities space and will deliver against a serious brief, this is the team.

The team designed for our users' actual behaviour, not for the persona we thought they were

Sebastian Lapointe / CTO - Boreal Systems Inc
Verified
Jan 03, 2026

Project summary: Several years of incremental development had left us with a platform that was technically functional but strategically limiting. A structured rebuild was the agreed path forward.

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

Clear and consistent communication adapted appropriately for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, shared tooling that gave our team real-time visibility, reliable sprint delivery throughout

CONS

The engagement was priced at the quality level rather than the budget level. We evaluated the alternatives and concluded that the delta was a reasonable premium for the reduction in delivery risk

4.5
Overall
4.0
Quality
4.0
Schedule
4.5
Cost
5.0
Communication
Project TypeUI/UX Design
IndustryMining & Metals
Project CostLess than $10,000
DurationJan 2025 – Oct 2025

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
Boreal Systems Inc is an established Mining & Metals organisation headquartered in Toronto, Canada. My role as CTO 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?
The core engagement was UI/UX Design delivery, though their scope expanded to include technical consultancy during discovery that materially improved our requirements. They also took ownership of the third-party integration workstream that had been a coordination challenge in previous projects, removing that complexity from our internal team entirely.
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?
Thoroughly and precisely. The requirements document they produced was detailed enough that our QA team used it directly to write acceptance criteria. Every user story had a defined business objective attached. Nothing was left to interpretation. That discipline in the requirements phase paid dividends throughout development and testing.
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?
We went live four months ago. User adoption exceeded the target we had set by 23 percent in the first month. Support ticket volume has dropped measurably. The features we had deferred because the previous architecture made them prohibitively expensive to build are now in development. The platform they built has opened our roadmap.
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?
Unreservedly. We are in active scoping conversations for a second engagement and I expect this to develop into a multi-year partnership. For any organisation in the Mining & Metals sector looking for UI/UX Design expertise combined with genuine delivery discipline, I would put this team at the top of the evaluation list.

Company Info

Founded 2014
Employees 10 - 49
Hourly Rate $50 - $99
Client Rating 4.7/5 (7 reviews)

Rating Breakdown

Quality
4.8
Schedule
4.5
Cost
4.6
Communication
4.9

FAQs

What's actually in Studio Graphene Ltd's technical toolkit?
The exact stack shifts by project, but Studio Graphene Ltd commonly works across things like React, Angular, Vue.js, Node.js, Python, .NET, Java, PHP, Flutter, React Native, native iOS and Android, and cloud platforms like AWS and Azure. For context, it has experience across industries such as Mining & Metals, Legal Services, Information Technology, Energy & Utilities, Education and Government & Public Sector, and it has been operating since 2014.
What's the easiest way to actually get in touch with Studio Graphene Ltd?
Most businesses reach Studio Graphene Ltd through its website, a direct email, or a contact form — any of which works for discussing what you need, booking an initial conversation, or asking for a rough estimate. For context, it has experience across industries such as Mining & Metals, Legal Services, Information Technology, Energy & Utilities, Education and Government & Public Sector, and its average project cost is reported at $2500000+.
Does Studio Graphene Ltd actually build with AI, or just talk about it?
Plenty of modern software teams, Studio Graphene Ltd included, now build real AI and machine learning features — chatbots, predictive models, computer vision, and automation that goes beyond simple rule-based scripts. For context, its listed capabilities span AR App Development, Branding, Internet of Things, Mobile App Development and UI-UX Design, and its typical hourly rate is around $50 - $99.
What happens with Studio Graphene Ltd after the project actually launches?
Like most established software teams, Studio Graphene Ltd typically sticks around post-launch for ongoing maintenance — bug fixes, performance tuning, security patching, new feature work, and general technical support. For context, it has experience across industries such as Mining & Metals, Legal Services, Information Technology, Energy & Utilities, Education and Government & Public Sector, and its listed capabilities span AR App Development, Branding, Internet of Things, Mobile App Development and UI-UX Design.
What kind of software work does Studio Graphene Ltd take on?
Studio Graphene Ltd 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, Branding, Internet of Things, Mobile App Development and UI-UX Design.
What should I expect to pay to work with Studio Graphene Ltd?
What Studio Graphene Ltd charges comes down to a handful of variables — how complex the project is, the number of development hours involved, the tech stack required, team size, and which engagement model you pick. Based on available data, Studio Graphene Ltd's typical hourly rate is around $50 - $99, with an average project cost of $2500000+.
What kinds of industries has Studio Graphene Ltd actually built for?
Studio Graphene Ltd has delivered projects across a range of different industries, including Mining & Metals, Legal Services, Information Technology, Energy & Utilities, Education and Government & Public Sector.
Can I just hire developers from Studio Graphene Ltd to sit alongside my own team?
Usually, yes — a dedicated developer arrangement is a common option with firms like Studio Graphene Ltd, 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 served clients in United-kingdom, and it has been operating since 2014.
Has Studio Graphene Ltd actually shipped a SaaS product before?
It's a common line of work for a company like Studio Graphene Ltd — multi-tenant architecture, subscription billing hooked up properly, and cloud-native deployment built for a product meant to scale as a service rather than a one-off build. For context, its listed capabilities span AR App Development, Branding, Internet of Things, Mobile App Development and UI-UX Design, and its typical hourly rate is around $50 - $99.
Will Studio Graphene Ltd sign an NDA before we even discuss the project in detail?
Most professional shops, including Studio Graphene Ltd, 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, its listed capabilities span AR App Development, Branding, Internet of Things, Mobile App Development and UI-UX Design, and it reports a team size of 10 - 49 professionals.

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