Caygnus

Product studio · Bengaluru · working worldwide

Work with us Strategy · Design · Engineering

Your product, built by the team that runs ours.

One accountable team takes your product from positioning to a shipped, live v1. It is the team that builds and runs Trinetra and Urban Hood, and it stays with you through launch and handover.

Start a projectHow we work

What we do

One engagement, three disciplines inside it.

For founders building the first real version of a product, and businesses replacing software that no longer works.

01 · Strategy

Product strategy & brand

Positioning, naming and identity. We get precise about who the product is for and why it stands apart before anyone draws a screen.

You get

  • Positioning and messaging
  • Naming, when a new name is needed
  • Visual identity direction
  • A go-to-market story your team can use
02 · Design

Product design

Flows, interfaces and design systems. Calm hierarchy and obvious next steps, built as one system so the product stays coherent as it grows.

You get

  • User flows and information architecture
  • High-fidelity interface design
  • A reusable design system that grows with the product
  • Prototypes for testing with real users
03 · Engineering

Web & mobile engineering

Production software that ships and holds up, the way our own apps do. Clean architecture and a codebase your next engineer can read.

You get

  • Web builds, native mobile builds, or both
  • TypeScript across the stack: Next.js, React Native, Node
  • CI/CD and deployment set up at the start of the build
  • A documented codebase, ready to hand over

A fair question

Will you put your own apps ahead of my project?

Your weekly capacity and milestones are written into the contract. Our own apps get the time left over.

We build Trinetra and Urban Hood alongside client work. The contract fixes what your project gets each week, so the answer is on paper before we start.

More answers in the FAQ

How engagements work

Three ways to work with us.

Pick the one that fits where you are. Each one runs with the same team and the same standards.

For something new

0→1 project

The full engagement. A fixed brief, a clear timeline, and one team that owns the work from first principles to launch.

What it includes

  • Strategy, design and engineering under one team
  • A shipped, live v1
  • Deployment set up from day one
  • A codebase built to be handed over
  • A clear roadmap for after launch
For a team with a gap

Design or engineering only

You already have part of it covered. We step into the gap your team has.

What it includes

  • Product design, built by your engineers
  • Web & mobile engineering, from your team's designs
  • Product strategy & brand, on top of a team that already builds
For a live product

After launch

A monthly retainer for continuous product work after launch.

What it includes

  • New features
  • Iterations and fixes
  • A regular cadence, with no re-scoping each time

In short

Process, pricing and questions.

Each one has its own page with the full detail.

How we work · 4 steps

The same four steps we use on our own apps.

  1. 01Notice
  2. 02Focus
  3. 03Craft
  4. 04Ship and tend

For each step: what happens, what you get, where you come in, and a real example from Trinetra.

See how we work

Pricing

A real number after one short call.

First step
A paid discovery sprint, credited against the build if you continue
0→1 project
Billed by milestones
After launch
A monthly retainer
Focused MVP
Typically 10 to 16 weeks from kick-off
How pricing works

FAQ

Before you write to us.

Write to us through the contact page, or book a 20-minute call. We reply ourselves, usually within a couple of days. After a short call, you get a proposal or a paid discovery sprint.

Go to the contact page

All questions

Working with us from anywhere

Based in Bengaluru, working worldwide.

The practical side of working with a studio in another time zone, set out before you ask.

Studio time zone
India Standard Time (UTC+5:30)
Overlap with US and EU
About four hours a day with Europe. US calls are booked ahead, in our evening.
Invoicing
US dollars, or rupees for clients in India · Bank transfer, 14-day terms
Tools
Figma, GitHub, Slack, Google Meet
Meetings
A weekly review call and a short written update
First reply
Usually within a couple of days

Our own products

The work so far.

Built and run by the same team you would work with. Trinetra is on Google Play, so you can judge our work in your own hands.

Live on Google Play

Trinetra

Nashik's pilgrimage planner. Discover, plan and travel with your family.

Travel · Android · 23+ languages

Read the Trinetra story
Invite-only beta

Urban Hood

Your neighbourhood, connected: people, places and everyday life.

Social · Android, iOS and Web

Read the Urban Hood story

Start a project

Tell us about the idea, the deadline or the mess you're in.

We read every message and reply ourselves, usually within a couple of days. Prefer to talk? Book a 20-minute call.

Start a project Book a 20-minute call hello@caygnus.com