By Noah Bergström, Design Editor
Last updated September 2, 2026
Washington, United States
Brave UX
Brave UX is a 10 to 49 person design studio in Washington, United States, rated 5.0 on Clutch across 29 reviews, with a $50,000 minimum and $200 to $300 per hour.
A Washington DC studio for complex application interfaces at $200 - $300 an hour
Key facts
- Clutch rating
- 5.0 / 5
- 29 reviews
- Minimum project
- $50,000+
- Hourly band
- $200 to $300/hr
- Team size
- 10 to 49
- Clutch band
- Founded
- 2014
- Offices
- 1
- Washington, DC
Brave UX as a studio
Brave UX charges the highest hourly rate in this batch, $200 - $300 / hr, with a $50,000+ minimum, and its tagline explains why: a full-service user experience agency that designs and builds complex application interfaces. UX/UI design is 90 percent of the mix and low-code development 10 percent. Founded 2014 with 10 to 49 people in Washington, it splits clients evenly between mid-market and startups and holds a 5.0 across 29 Clutch reviews. Reviews describe a spatial analytics dashboard turned into a full app and an MVP redesigned after discovery.
Who it fits
Hire Brave UX when you have a data-heavy or mission-critical application that needs a senior US team to research, structure and design it properly, and you can fund that at premium rates. It is not a branding or marketing studio; there is no identity line on the record.
Strengths
- Specialism in complex application interfaces, stated in the tagline and borne out by analytics and platform reviews.
- Discovery-led, with a reviewer describing an aesthetic and functional direction set before iterative redesign.
- A perfect 5.0 across 29 Clutch reviews from a 10 to 49 person team.
Watch-outs
- Rates of $200 - $300 / hr and a $50,000+ minimum are the steepest in this batch.
- No branding, graphic or web design line; application UX only.
Evidence
- Service mix: UX/UI design 90 percent, low-code development 10 percent.
- A Clutch reviewer says: "Following a discovery process to devise an aesthetic and functional direction, they iteratively redesigned the platform" for a nonprofit MVP.
- Based in Washington, DC; founded 2014; clients 50 percent mid-market, 50 percent startups and small business.
What Brave UX reports it does
Self-reported shares from the studio’s Clutch profile. Design disciplines are 90% of the service mix; identity work (branding and graphic design) is 0% and interface work (UX/UI and product design) is 90%.
Service mix
Industry mix
Client mix
What clients hired Brave UX for
“A\u0026nbsp;spatial analytics platform wanted to redesign the entirety of their analytics and mobile app. Brave UX helped them transition from a spatial data analytics dashboard into a more comprehensive app.\r\n”
Clutch reviewer, project summary
“Brave UX evaluated a life sciences engagement platform’s UX. The team also worked to understand user types. Additionally, they created a mockup for their client’s next-generation platform.\r\n”
Clutch reviewer, project summary
“An IDTF partnered with Brave UX to design the interface of a customer-facing platform. After conducting research and creating requirements, they created wireframes and designed the portal’s UI/UX from scratch.\r\n”
Clutch reviewer, project summary
“A nonprofit organization partnered with Brave UX to advance an MVP with design services. Following a discovery process to devise an aesthetic and functional direction, they iteratively redesigned the platform.\r\n”
Clutch reviewer, project summary
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Brave UX specialise in?
Complex application interfaces, according to its tagline. Clutch reviews describe a spatial analytics app, a life sciences engagement platform, a customer-facing portal for an IDTF and a nonprofit MVP.
What does Brave UX cost?
The record lists hourly rates of $200 - $300 and a $50,000+ minimum project size, the highest rate band in this batch of studios.
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Facts per Clutch profile, retrieved August 24, 2026: https://clutch.co/profile/brave-ux. Editorially independent. No studio paid to be included or ranked.