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4.1/5 (7 reviews)
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About Doohickey

Doohickey is a creative marketing company located in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. They thrive when working with people who are passionate about what they do and care about making people’s lives better. They are here to help you and your company to achieve your online ideas. They know web coding and programming trends because they are developers; they know what looks good because they are graphic designers.

Last updated May 13, 2026

Services

Mobile App Development Web Development

Industries Served

Travel & Hospitality Manufacturing Nonprofit & NGO Logistics & Supply Chain Automotive Mining & Metals Human Resources

Doohickey Reviews

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Smart contract implementation rigorous enough to satisfy both our legal and security teams

Matthieu Renard / Directeur Technique - Lumière Technologies SAS
Verified
Feb 24, 2026

Project summary: Several years of incremental development had left us with a platform that was technically functional but strategically limiting. A structured rebuild was the agreed path forward.

The thing that retrospectively seems most significant is how little drama there was. Complex technology projects tend to accumulate incidents, escalations, and tense conversations. This one did not. Problems were surfaced before they became incidents. Scope changes were handled with process rather than conflict. Risks were managed rather than avoided. That level of maturity is rare in my experience and it made the delivery feel almost effortless from our side, which I know it was not from theirs.

PROS

Clear and consistent communication adapted appropriately for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, shared tooling that gave our team real-time visibility, reliable sprint delivery throughout

CONS

Their insistence on a detailed functional specification before development began felt like friction at the time. In retrospect, it was the reason the development phase ran without the ambiguity that has derailed similar projects for us previously

4.0
Overall
4.0
Quality
3.5
Schedule
3.5
Cost
3.5
Communication
Project TypeBlockchain Development
IndustryMining & Metals
Project Cost$10,000 to $49,999
DurationJun 2025 – Dec 2025

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
Lumière Technologies SAS is an established Mining & Metals organisation headquartered in Paris, France. My role as Directeur Technique covers both strategic planning and operational technology delivery. We maintain high standards for our vendors because our clients hold us to high standards — a bar we expect our partners to meet.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
Regulatory requirements in our Mining & Metals segment had changed and the compliance timeline was set by our regulator, not by us. The Blockchain 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?
Primarily Blockchain Development, with adjacent work in solution architecture and quality assurance. They were responsible for the full build from requirements through to go-live, including integration with four existing systems in our technology landscape. The breadth they covered without requiring additional vendors was commercially and logistically valuable.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
A trusted peer in the Mining & Metals sector had used them for a comparable Blockchain Development engagement and their recommendation was unequivocal. Our own due diligence confirmed the pattern they described. The combination of domain knowledge, Blockchain Development depth, and demonstrated delivery discipline was the deciding factor.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Better than we managed ourselves going in. The workshops they facilitated surfaced assumptions we had not examined and exposed three requirements that were in direct conflict with each other. Resolving those before development began saved us what would certainly have been significant rework later in the project.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
Communication was proactive, timely, and appropriately calibrated. Technical updates for the engineering audience, executive summaries for the steering group, risk flags with proposed mitigations rather than just problem statements. The fortnightly sprint reviews gave our stakeholders visibility without requiring them to attend every working session.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
Yes. I had privately built a contingency expectation into my planning given the project complexity and the number of integrations involved. None of that contingency was needed. The delivery landed on the agreed date and the final invoice matched the approved budget to within a fraction of a percent. That outcome is rarer than the industry acknowledges.
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?
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.

Proactive support that resolved a network issue at two in the morning before anyone arrived at the office

Théo Beaumont / VP of Innovation - Laurentian Tech Partners
Verified
Jan 06, 2026

Project summary: A previous engagement had delivered something that worked in staging and struggled in production. We approached this project with greater rigour in vendor selection as a result.

Our stakeholder group included board members, clinical leads, compliance officers, and end users — each with different technical literacy and different success criteria. This team navigated that stakeholder landscape as well as any vendor I have seen. They adjusted their communication register depending on the audience without losing the substance. They managed expectations honestly throughout. And they delivered a system that each group can point to as meeting their requirements. That breadth is genuinely uncommon.

PROS

Deep domain knowledge that reduced the discovery overhead significantly, proactive risk identification before issues became incidents, delivery cadence that our stakeholders found reassuring

CONS

Time zone coordination required some deliberate overlap management from both sides in the first couple of sprints, after which we had an efficient async rhythm that worked for the whole project

4.0
Overall
4.5
Quality
4.0
Schedule
4.0
Cost
4.5
Communication
Project TypeIT Managed Services
IndustryHuman Resources
Project CostLess than $10,000
DurationJul 2025 – Nov 2025

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
Laurentian Tech Partners is an established Human Resources organisation headquartered in Montreal, Canada. My role as VP of Innovation covers both strategic planning and operational technology delivery. We maintain high standards for our vendors because our clients hold us to high standards — a bar we expect our partners to meet.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
Regulatory requirements in our Human Resources segment had changed and the compliance timeline was set by our regulator, not by us. The IT Managed Services 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 core engagement was IT Managed Services 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?
A trusted peer in the Human Resources sector had used them for a comparable IT Managed Services engagement and their recommendation was unequivocal. Our own due diligence confirmed the pattern they described. The combination of domain knowledge, IT Managed Services depth, and demonstrated delivery discipline was the deciding factor.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Better than we managed ourselves going in. The workshops they facilitated surfaced assumptions we had not examined and exposed three requirements that were in direct conflict with each other. Resolving those before development began saved us what would certainly have been significant rework later in the project.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
Communication was proactive, timely, and appropriately calibrated. Technical updates for the engineering audience, executive summaries for the steering group, risk flags with proposed mitigations rather than just problem statements. The fortnightly sprint reviews gave our stakeholders visibility without requiring them to attend every working session.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
Yes. I had privately built a contingency expectation into my planning given the project complexity and the number of integrations involved. None of that contingency was needed. The delivery landed on the agreed date and the final invoice matched the approved budget to within a fraction of a percent. That outcome is rarer than the industry acknowledges.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
Quantifying the impact precisely is complicated by other variables in our business, but the metrics we can attribute directly to the IT Managed Services work are meaningful: session duration up, conversion rate up, error rate down, and our NPS for the digital touchpoint has improved by eleven points. Our account managers report that the new capability is coming up positively in client conversations.
What did you like most about working with this company?
The continuity of the team. The engineers who participated in the discovery sessions were the engineers who built the system. That consistency of institutional knowledge across a six-month project has a value that is difficult to quantify but easy to notice when it is absent. Every conversation built on the previous ones.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
Yes. I would add the context that this is not the cheapest option in the market and they are selective about the engagements they take on. If your primary criterion is price, there are alternatives. If you want a technology partner who can be trusted with a complex IT Managed Services programme in the Human Resources space and will deliver against a serious brief, this is the team.

Company Info

Founded 2007
Employees 2 - 9
Hourly Rate $100 - $149
Client Rating 4.1/5 (7 reviews)

Rating Breakdown

Quality
4.2
Schedule
4.0
Cost
3.9
Communication
4.1

FAQs

Does Doohickey only work locally, or take on clients elsewhere too?
Doohickey isn't necessarily limited to one region and may take on clients across several countries, depending on market demand and business partnerships.
What happens with Doohickey after the project actually launches?
Like most established software teams, Doohickey typically sticks around post-launch for ongoing maintenance — bug fixes, performance tuning, security patching, new feature work, and general technical support. For context, its listed capabilities span Web Development and Mobile App Development, and its average project cost is reported at $2500000+.
What's the easiest way to actually get in touch with Doohickey?
Most businesses reach Doohickey through its website, a direct email, or a contact form — any of which works for discussing what you need, booking an initial conversation, or asking for a rough estimate. For context, it has experience across industries such as Logistics & Supply Chain, Mining & Metals, Manufacturing, Nonprofit & NGO, Automotive and Travel & Hospitality, and its average project cost is reported at $2500000+.
Is Doohickey more of an offshore setup or a local team?
That depends on where Doohickey is based and who they primarily serve — some firms like this operate fully offshore, some are local-first, and plenty run a hybrid model that mixes both. For context, its listed capabilities span Web Development and Mobile App Development, and its average project cost is reported at $2500000+.
What should I expect to pay to work with Doohickey?
What Doohickey 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, Doohickey's typical hourly rate is around $100 - $149, with an average project cost of $2500000+.
What kinds of industries has Doohickey actually built for?
Doohickey has delivered projects across a range of different industries, including Logistics & Supply Chain, Mining & Metals, Manufacturing, Nonprofit & NGO, Automotive and Travel & Hospitality.
What makes Doohickey worth considering over other options?
What tends to set Doohickey apart usually comes down to some mix of technical depth, relevant industry experience, how clients describe working with them, their development approach, communication habits, and whether they can actually deliver something that scales. Founded in 2007, the company has built a track record of delivering projects across various industries.
What should I actually be looking at when comparing a company like Doohickey to others?
When you're weighing up a software partner such as Doohickey, it's worth looking past the pitch and checking the portfolio, what past clients say, relevant industry background, technical range, how they communicate, pricing structure, project management style, and what support looks like after launch. For context, it has experience across industries such as Logistics & Supply Chain, Mining & Metals, Manufacturing, Nonprofit & NGO, Automotive and Travel & Hospitality, and its average project cost is reported at $2500000+.
How do I actually get a real proposal out of Doohickey instead of a generic reply?
The most reliable route is giving Doohickey 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 experience across industries such as Logistics & Supply Chain, Mining & Metals, Manufacturing, Nonprofit & NGO, Automotive and Travel & Hospitality, and it reports a team size of 2 - 9 professionals.

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