Tools worth building.
We build and run our own consumer apps. Now we’ll design and engineer yours the same way.
Software we made, shipped, and still run.
Trinetra
Nashik's pilgrimage planner — discover, plan, and travel with your family in 23+ Indian languages.
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Urban Hood
Your neighborhood, connected: people, places and everyday life.
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Two products, full attention. New work appears here only when it’s real.Build for a place, not a market
Caygnus builds and runs its own consumer products. We live with what we ship, and we bring that same standard to every product we build for founders and businesses. Small teams, high standards, real software in people's hands.
Software gets better when it's accountable to something real, not an abstract market segment. It's how we build our own products, and how we approach every client's, too.
Stay after launch
Shipping is the start of the commitment, not the end. We maintain, listen, and improve for as long as a product carries our name.
Honest by default
No invented numbers, no fake testimonials, no dark patterns. If we can't say it truthfully, we don't say it.
One team, idea to shipped.
One engagement, one accountable team: the same people who build and run our own apps take a product from positioning to a shipped v1.
Product strategy & brand
Positioning, naming, and identity. The foundation before a pixel is drawn.
Product design
Interface, UX, and design systems that feel considered, not decorated.
Web & mobile engineering
Production software that ships and holds up. The way our own apps do.
- 0→1 project
- The full engagement: a fixed brief, a clear timeline, one team that owns the whole thing from first principles to launch. The right structure when you're building something new.
- Design or engineering only
- When you already have part of the equation covered, we can step into the gap. Design only, engineering only, or strategy on top of a team that already knows how to build.
- Post-launch & ongoing
- A monthly retainer for continuous product work after launch. New features, iterations, fixes, on a regular cadence, without re-scoping from scratch every time.
A process built for shipping, not theater.
Notice
Every product starts with a real problem: yours, or one we've felt ourselves building our own apps.
Focus
We cut scope until the product does one thing genuinely well. Features earn their place; nothing ships by default.
Craft
We design and build with care: calm interfaces, honest copy, details that respect the person using them.
Ship and tend
We release early, listen closely, and keep improving. A product is a commitment, not a launch.
Designing for Nashik, not a generic Indian market
8 July 2026
"The Indian market" isn't a design brief. It's an excuse to skip the hard part.
Common questions
What is Caygnus?
Caygnus is an Indian product studio that builds its own consumer apps. Trinetra and Urban Hood are both live today. We also take on client projects as a full product studio: strategy, design, and engineering under one roof.
Do you take on client projects?
Yes. Alongside our own products, we design and build software for founders and businesses, from a first v1 to a full product rebuild. Tell us what you're building through the contact page.
Start a project →How do we start working together?
Write to us through the contact page with a short description of what you're building, roughly where you are, and any timeline you have in mind. We reply personally, usually within a couple of days, and take it from there. No sales calls before we understand the problem.
Go to the contact page →What does a project cost, roughly?
It depends on scope. A focused MVP is a different commitment than a full product rebuild. We give you a real number after a short conversation about what you need, not a generic price list; tell us your idea and we'll be straight with you about cost and timeline.
How long does a typical project take?
A focused MVP — strategy, design, and a shipped v1 — typically takes 10 to 16 weeks from kick-off. A full 0→1 engagement that starts from positioning runs a little longer. We'll give you a real estimate once we understand the scope; we don't pad timelines and we don't promise what we can't deliver.
What do you build with?
TypeScript across the stack: Next.js for web, React Native for mobile, Node for backends. We use tools we maintain our own products in, which means we have real opinions about what holds up under real usage — not just what was popular at the last conference.
Do you work with early-stage startups and established businesses?
Both. Founders come to us for a first version built right the first time; established businesses come to us to replace something that no longer works. The process is the same either way: small team, high standards, one accountable group from idea to shipped product.
Have something to build?
Tell us about the idea, the deadline, or the mess you’re in. We read every message and reply ourselves.