A small studio, built for focused work.
AppCraft Studio was founded in 2018 by a small team of designers and engineers who wanted to work on fewer projects, done better. Today we partner with a handful of clients at a time so every product gets our full attention.
How we work
Design-led
Every engagement starts with the problem, not the tech stack. We prototype fast and validate before we build.
Engineering rigor
We write code we're proud to hand off — typed, tested, and documented so your team can own it long-term.
Transparent process
Weekly demos, shared roadmaps, and no surprises. You always know exactly where your project stands.
Our story
2018
AppCraft Studio founded
Started as a two-person shop taking on freelance design and dev work in Austin.
2020
First full-time hires
Grew to a five-person team and moved into dedicated engineering engagements.
2022
50th project shipped
Crossed 50 shipped products across web, mobile, and e-commerce.
2024
AI practice launched
Built out a dedicated AI & ML practice to meet growing demand for copilots and predictive features.
The team
Maya Chen
Founder & Design Lead
Previously led product design at two Series B startups before founding AppCraft in 2018.
Daniel Okafor
Head of Engineering
Full-stack engineer focused on architecture that scales without slowing teams down.
Priya Ramaswamy
Mobile Lead
Ships cross-platform apps that feel native, with a decade in consumer mobile.
Jonas Weber
AI & Data Lead
Builds retrieval and ML pipelines grounded in real product data, not demos.