About Blink22

Software development company focusing on providing high-quality custom web and mobile apps for startups and mid-size businesses. They build full stack web & mobile applications for companies with a passion to deliver the best experience and quality. They value honest and open communication with our clients and with co-workers. Blink22 team understands how to effectively interact with a remote partner.

Last updated May 13, 2026

Services

Mobile App Development Web Development UI-UX Design Custom Software Development Web Design

Industries Served

Healthcare Automotive Sports & Fitness Agriculture Energy & Utilities Information Technology

Blink22 Reviews

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The team designed for our users' actual behaviour, not for the persona we thought they were

Imogen Tanner / Head of Engineering - Outback Data Solutions
Verified
Mar 12, 2026

Project summary: Rapid growth had created a skills gap on the platform engineering side of our business. We needed an experienced partner to close that gap while our internal team scaled, without compromising quality or timeline.

We had worked with three agencies before this engagement. The comparison is not flattering to the others. What distinguished this team was a systematic approach to understanding the problem before proposing a solution — something that sounds obvious and is practiced far less often than it should be. The delivery phase ran to schedule, the codebase is clean enough that our internal engineers made positive comments during handover review, and we have not logged a critical incident in five months of live operation. We intend to use them for our next phase of work.

PROS

Senior-level engineering presence throughout the entire project, not just during the pitch, honest and commercially fair handling of scope changes, codebase that our internal team praised on review

CONS

Pipeline availability for kickoff required a few weeks of lead time — in hindsight that selection pressure means you are working with a team that is in demand for the right reasons

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4.0
Quality
4.5
Schedule
3.5
Cost
4.0
Communication
Project TypeUI/UX Design
IndustryInformation Technology
Project Cost$500,000+
DurationAug 2025 – Feb 2026

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
Outback Data Solutions operates in the Information Technology sector with headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. In my role as Head of Engineering I am accountable for the full technology agenda — infrastructure, product, and vendor relationships. We are a commercially driven organisation and every technology decision is evaluated against a clear business case before it is approved.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
Our platform had been maintained by a previous vendor for three years and the accumulated technical debt had reached a point where delivery velocity had dropped to a fraction of what it should have been. We needed fresh engineering expertise and a structured plan to address the underlying issues.
What services did the company provide for your project?
The core engagement was UI/UX Design delivery, though their scope expanded to include technical consultancy during discovery that materially improved our requirements. They also took ownership of the third-party integration workstream that had been a coordination challenge in previous projects, removing that complexity from our internal team entirely.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
We had a failed engagement behind us and were more rigorous in our selection process as a result. We asked detailed questions about how they managed scope change, how they handled estimation, and how they communicated problems. The answers were specific, evidenced, and consistent across the team members we spoke to. That gave us confidence that the process was real rather than rehearsed.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Comprehensively. The discovery phase they ran was more thorough than anything we had experienced with previous vendors. They challenged requirements that were vague or contradictory, proposed alternatives where our initial thinking was limiting, and produced a functional specification that our internal stakeholders agreed was the clearest articulation of the product they had seen written down.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
The project management framework was the most structured I have experienced with an external vendor. Sprint planning was tight, acceptance criteria were specific, retrospectives were honest and acted on. The project manager treated the shared backlog as a live document and the risk register as an operational tool rather than a compliance artefact. I never had to ask for a status update.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
Yes to both. There was a single sprint where a dependency on a third-party API introduced a one-week delay. The team identified it three weeks in advance, presented two mitigation options, and we agreed on an approach that recovered the schedule within the same sprint cycle. That level of foresight is what separates good project management from reactive problem management.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
The most direct measure is the performance of the system in production. In the five months since go-live we have had zero P1 incidents, our page performance scores have improved across every Core Web Vitals metric, and two enterprise clients who had cited our previous platform limitations during contract negotiations have since renewed without that objection arising.
What did you like most about working with this company?
Their instinct for keeping the business objective visible throughout technical decision-making. I have worked with technically excellent teams who lose the strategic thread as complexity increases. This team maintained a clear connection between every architectural choice and the outcome we had agreed to achieve. That orientation made the trade-off conversations significantly easier.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
Unreservedly. We are in active scoping conversations for a second engagement and I expect this to develop into a multi-year partnership. For any organisation in the Information Technology sector looking for UI/UX Design expertise combined with genuine delivery discipline, I would put this team at the top of the evaluation list.

The outcome we specified, delivered the way we needed it, by people we would hire again

Clémentine Aubert / Head of Digital Products - Arc-en-Ciel Digital SAS
Verified
Feb 09, 2026

Project summary: The transition to EV had created demand for dealer network management capabilities our existing system was not designed to support. A targeted rebuild was the agreed path forward.

I came into this engagement as a sceptic. We had been through a failed implementation with a previous vendor and I had high standards for what evidence of competence looked like before I would trust a partner with our core systems. This team earned that trust progressively — through the quality of the discovery documentation, the rigour of the technical proposals, the consistency of the sprint deliveries, and ultimately the stability of the production system. I no longer lead with scepticism when recommending them.

PROS

Collaborative culture that made the team feel like a genuine extension of our organisation, strong asynchronous communication across time zones, zero-drama handling of the inevitable mid-project changes

CONS

The quality of documentation they produce means our team needed to set aside dedicated review time to do it justice — a minor scheduling point rather than a genuine criticism

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Overall
4.0
Quality
4.0
Schedule
4.5
Cost
4.0
Communication
Project TypeLow-Code / No-Code Development
IndustryAutomotive
Project Cost$50,000 to $149,999
DurationFeb 2025 – Nov 2025

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
Arc-en-Ciel Digital SAS operates in the Automotive sector with headquarters in Bordeaux, France. In my role as Head of Digital Products I am accountable for the full technology agenda — infrastructure, product, and vendor relationships. We are a commercially driven organisation and every technology decision is evaluated against a clear business case before it is approved.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
Regulatory requirements in our Automotive segment had changed and the compliance timeline was set by our regulator, not by us. The Low-Code / No-Code Development changes required were significant enough to justify engaging a specialist partner rather than diverting our internal team from the product roadmap.
What services did the company provide for your project?
The scope covered the full Low-Code / No-Code Development lifecycle: discovery and requirements definition, solution architecture, iterative development across twelve sprints, integration testing, performance validation, production deployment, and a structured four-week hypercare period. They also provided system documentation and a knowledge transfer programme for our internal team.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
We ran a structured shortlisting process across five vendors. The technical evaluation eliminated two immediately. Of the remaining three, this team's proposal was differentiated by the specificity of their Low-Code / No-Code Development approach and the evidence base they provided — reference projects in Automotive contexts, not generic case studies. The reference calls confirmed a track record that the proposal had described accurately.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Extremely well, in part because they had relevant Automotive experience that reduced the context-setting overhead significantly. They understood the domain vocabulary, asked the right questions, and translated business requirements into technical specifications with a fidelity that meant the development phase had very few clarification cycles.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
Outstanding. The discipline around asynchronous communication was particularly effective given the time zones involved between Bordeaux, France and the delivery team. Written updates were specific and consistent, response times were same-day for anything that required a decision, and nothing fell through the cracks across a six-month engagement.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
The project landed on time. The budget was managed within the agreed ceiling, which included one client-driven scope addition that was quoted fairly and handled without affecting the original delivery stream. The discipline around budget transparency throughout meant there was no surprise at invoice stage.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
We went live four months ago. User adoption exceeded the target we had set by 23 percent in the first month. Support ticket volume has dropped measurably. The features we had deferred because the previous architecture made them prohibitively expensive to build are now in development. The platform they built has opened our roadmap.
What did you like most about working with this company?
Their instinct for keeping the business objective visible throughout technical decision-making. I have worked with technically excellent teams who lose the strategic thread as complexity increases. This team maintained a clear connection between every architectural choice and the outcome we had agreed to achieve. That orientation made the trade-off conversations significantly easier.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
Absolutely. With a specific note that the value starts in the discovery phase — clients who approach that process with seriousness will get the most from the engagement. We invested appropriately at the front end and the returns are evident in what was delivered.

Company Info

Founded 2015
Employees 10 - 49
Hourly Rate $25 - $49
Client Rating 4.1/5 (7 reviews)

Rating Breakdown

Quality
4.1
Schedule
4.1
Cost
4.1
Communication
3.9

FAQs

Would Blink22 be a good fit for an early-stage startup?
Generally, yes — companies like Blink22 tend to work well with startups because of what they typically offer: MVP builds, product strategy input, architecture that can scale later, and dedicated teams that keep costs manageable while still moving fast. For context, it has served clients in Egypt, and it has been operating since 2015.
What kind of software work does Blink22 take on?
Blink22 typically covers the standard range of software development work — mobile apps, web platforms, custom internal tools, UI/UX design, cloud infrastructure, AI integrations, and larger enterprise builds. Its core focus areas include Custom Software Development, Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, Web Design and Web Development.
Will Blink22 sign an NDA before we even discuss the project in detail?
Most professional shops, including Blink22, expect to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement before getting into specifics — it's a fairly standard ask and a reasonable one to make before sharing anything sensitive. For context, it has experience across industries such as Information Technology, Sports & Fitness, Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, Agriculture and Automotive, and it has been operating since 2015.
What's actually in Blink22's technical toolkit?
The exact stack shifts by project, but Blink22 commonly works across things like React, Angular, Vue.js, Node.js, Python, .NET, Java, PHP, Flutter, React Native, native iOS and Android, and cloud platforms like AWS and Azure. For context, its listed capabilities span Custom Software Development, Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, Web Design and Web Development, and its typical hourly rate is around $25 - $49.
How do I actually get a real proposal out of Blink22 instead of a generic reply?
The most reliable route is giving Blink22 a clear, specific brief up front — through their website form, a direct email, or a call — since a vague ask tends to get a vague answer back, while a concrete one usually gets a proper estimate. For context, it has served clients in Egypt, and it has experience across industries such as Information Technology, Sports & Fitness, Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, Agriculture and Automotive.
What are the actual contract options if I want to work with Blink22?
Most companies structured like Blink22 give you a choice between a fixed-price contract, a dedicated team arrangement, or time-and-materials billing, so you can pick whichever lines up with your budget and how well-defined your scope already is. For context, its listed capabilities span Custom Software Development, Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, Web Design and Web Development, and it reports a team size of 10 - 49 professionals.
What happens with Blink22 after the project actually launches?
Like most established software teams, Blink22 typically sticks around post-launch for ongoing maintenance — bug fixes, performance tuning, security patching, new feature work, and general technical support. For context, it has served clients in Egypt, and its listed capabilities span Custom Software Development, Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, Web Design and Web Development.
Can I just hire developers from Blink22 to sit alongside my own team?
Usually, yes — a dedicated developer arrangement is a common option with firms like Blink22, where you get engineers working exclusively on your project as an extension of your in-house team rather than as a separate outsourced unit. For context, it has experience across industries such as Information Technology, Sports & Fitness, Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, Agriculture and Automotive, and its listed capabilities span Custom Software Development, Mobile App Development, UI-UX Design, Web Design and Web Development.
What should I expect to pay to work with Blink22?
What Blink22 charges comes down to a handful of variables — how complex the project is, the number of development hours involved, the tech stack required, team size, and which engagement model you pick. Based on available data, Blink22's typical hourly rate is around $25 - $49, with an average project cost of $25000+.