Software Studio · Est. by the sea

We build software that
weathers any tide.

Sand Crab Studio is a small, senior team that ships web apps, APIs, and product experiences for founders and growing teams. Scrappy where it counts, sturdy where it matters.

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Featured work

Recent Projects

A few of the products we've designed, built, and shipped alongside our clients.

Commit Force game start screen Game Live

Commit Force

A 16-bit arcade game that turns any GitHub repo's issue log into a playable gauntlet — pick a date range, scan the repo, and battle through its history.

  • JavaScript
  • GitHub API
  • Canvas
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Fragile Kitten feeding log screen Web App Live

Fragile Kitten

A care-tracking app for foster caregivers raising neonatal kittens — logging feedings, weights, and meds with growth charts that flag trouble early.

  • Web App
  • Growth charts
  • Cloud backend
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What we do

Services

End-to-end product work, or a focused engagement to unblock your team.

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Product engineering

Full-stack web and mobile apps built to last, from first prototype to production scale.

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APIs & platforms

Well-designed APIs, integrations, and backend systems your team and customers can build on.

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Rapid prototyping

Clickable prototypes and working proofs-of-concept, fast — so you can test an idea before betting big on it.

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Product & UX design

Interface design, prototyping, and design systems that make products a pleasure to use.

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Technical advisory

Architecture reviews, fractional CTO help, and a second set of senior eyes when you need it.

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Rescue & rebuild

Inherited a codebase that's stuck? We stabilize, refactor, and get delivery moving again.

How we work

A simple, honest process

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    Discover

    We dig into the problem, the users, and the constraints before writing a line of code.

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    Shape

    We scope a lean plan with clear milestones, so you always know what's next and why.

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    Build

    Weekly, working software. You see progress you can click, not just status reports.

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    Launch & support

    We ship it, watch it, and stick around to help it grow after launch day.

About us

Small studio, senior hands.

Sand Crab Studio is a tight-knit team of engineers and designers who like building useful things without the overhead of a big agency. No account managers, no hand-offs — you work directly with the people writing the code.

We named ourselves after the sand crab: unassuming, quick, and perfectly adapted to a tough environment. That's the kind of software we like to build, too.

  • Senior people on every project
  • Transparent pricing and progress
  • Code and docs you actually own
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Get in touch

Let's build something together.

Tell us a little about your project and we'll get back to you within two business days. No sales gauntlet — just a real conversation with the people who'd do the work.