ustwo studio

ustwo studio as a studio

ustwo studio is a 50 to 249 person product studio founded in 2004 with offices in London and New York. Half its mix is design: product design 30 percent and UX/UI 20 percent, with mobile app development and web development at 20 percent each. Enterprise clients are half the book. Two Clutch reviews average 4.5. One praises rapid prototyping and strong UX design; another notes the team gelled well but could hold on to its external perspective to bring more differentiation. Minimums start at $50,000+ at $150 to $199 per hour.

Who it fits

Hire ustwo when an enterprise or consumer company wants a product studio that prototypes fast, tests quickly and can engineer the result, across mobile and web. The reviewer's note about maintaining an outside perspective is worth reading as a brief for how to manage the relationship. Branding, graphic design and motion are not listed, so identity work is out of scope.

Strengths

• Reviewers single out rapid prototyping and strong UX design, the core of a product studio's craft
• Balanced design and engineering, so prototypes can become shipped products
• Enterprise-ready at 50 percent of clients while keeping a studio rather than consultancy shape

Watch-outs

• A reviewer observed the team could better maintain its external perspective; brief for challenge, not just collaboration
• Two reviews at 4.5 is the thinnest reviewed record among the larger studios here

Evidence

• Services: product design 30 percent, mobile app development 20 percent, UX/UI design 20 percent, web development 20 percent
• Minimum project $50,000+ at $150 - $199 / hr; 4.5 from 2 Clutch reviews; founded 2004
• A Clutch reviewer: "excels in rapid prototyping and delivering strong UX design"