Web applications
Dashboards, portals and internal tools built with Ruby on Rails and Hotwire. Solid, conventional architecture, tested where it matters, deployed on a pipeline you own.
- Ruby on Rails
- Ruby
- PostgreSQL
- Stimulus JS
Software studio · Vilnius, Lithuania
We build web and mobile products that stay useful
Wise Apps Lab is a small, senior-led studio. Clear scope, working software every week, and a codebase that belongs to you from the first commit.
What we build
Four kinds of work. If your project doesn't fit neatly into one of them, say so — we will tell you honestly whether we're the right people for it.
Mobile apps
Native-feeling iOS and Android apps built with Hotwire Native. Shared web codebase, real native navigation, and a release process that doesn't stall.
- Hotwire Native
- iOS
- Android
- Turbo
MVPs & prototypes
You have an idea and a deadline. We scope the smallest honest version of it, build it with Rails, and put it in front of real users before the budget disappears.
- Scoping
- Rails
- Design
- Launch
Rescue & refactor
Inherited a Rails codebase that nobody wants to touch? We audit it, write down what we find, and fix the parts that block you from shipping.
- Audit
- Tests
- CI/CD
- Migrations
From first email to steady delivery
Nothing here requires a signature until step three.
Step 1
A conversation
Email or call us. Thirty minutes, no deck. We ask what you're building, who it's for and what happens if it's late.
Step 2
A written scope
You get a short document: what we'd build first, what we'd deliberately leave out, a time range and a price range. Free, and yours to keep even if you walk away.
Step 3
A paid pilot
Two weeks, fixed price, narrow goal. At the end you have running software and a clear read on whether you want to keep going with us.
Step 4
Steady delivery
Weekly releases, a shared board, one direct channel. Scope changes are discussed before they're built, not invoiced afterwards.
How we behave
Here is what we hold ourselves to. Hold us to it.
We tell you what we don't know
If we haven't solved something before, you hear it on the first call. An honest unknown is cheaper than a confident guess.
Working software every week
No month-long silences. Each week ends with something running that you can click, break and comment on.
The people who scope it, build it
No hand-off from a salesperson to an unknown team. The person on your call is the person writing the code.
You own everything
Repository, infrastructure, accounts and documentation are yours from day one. Leaving us should be easy — that's the point.
AI where it earns its place
We use AI tooling for tests, boilerplate and review passes because it's genuinely faster. Architecture and product decisions stay human.
Small on purpose
We keep the studio small so you get senior attention instead of a layer of coordinators between you and the work.
Ways to work with us
Three shapes, all of them easy to stop. We quote after we understand the scope — no rate card that pretends every project is the same.
Pilot sprint
Testing the waters
2 weeks, fixed price
- One narrow, agreed goal
- Running software at the end
- Price agreed before we start
- No obligation to continue
Product build
Getting to launch
Monthly, rolling
- Dedicated senior engineer
- Weekly releases and demos
- Design, QA and DevOps included
- One month notice, both ways
Audit & advice
A second opinion
Days, not months
- Codebase and architecture review
- Written findings, ranked by risk
- A practical fix plan
- No obligation to hire us for it
What we build with
Boring, well-supported tools. We'd rather pick something your next hire already knows than something clever we'd have to explain.
- Ruby
- Ruby on Rails
- PostgreSQL
- Hotwire
- Stimulus JS
- Tailwind CSS
- Hotwire Native
- Cloudflare
- Render
- GitHub
- GitHub Actions
- Docker
The questions we'd ask us too
Do you use AI to write the code?
We use AI tooling daily — for tests, boilerplate, migrations and review passes. Every line still gets read by an engineer before it ships, and architecture is decided by people. It makes us faster, not less careful.
What does it cost?
It depends on scope, and we won't pretend otherwise. After the first conversation you get a written range with the assumptions behind it. If the number doesn't work for you, we'll say so early rather than pad the estimate.
Who actually does the work?
The people you talk to. We're a small studio and we keep it that way deliberately — no hand-off to a team you've never met.
Can you work with our existing team?
Yes. We can join your repository, your board and your standups, or work as a separate stream with a clear interface between us. Both work; we'll suggest which fits.
Tell us what you're building.
Write us a paragraph or call and talk it through. You'll get a straight answer about whether we're a fit, and a written scope if we are.