A small studio that
ships finished products
OffLift turns ideas into working, launched software. Web apps, mobile apps, AI products, and the automation that runs underneath them.
OffLift in one paragraph
OffLift is a digital product studio that designs and builds web applications, iOS and Android apps, AI-powered products, AI chat automation, and custom websites — from the first idea through to a launched, running product.
It operates as OffLift LLC from Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States, and works with clients remotely. Its clients are startup founders who need a first version built properly, small businesses and solo operators who want a site built for them rather than filled into a template, service businesses that lose enquiries outside working hours, authors with a catalogue that has no single home, and small government contractors that need a compliant, accessible site.
Engagements start with a 30 minute call. Most then begin with one page or one flow built as a working concept, so the client sees the real thing running before committing to the full build. OffLift has shipped 10+ products across 3 countries.
What we build
Six things we do
OffLift covers the whole build. You can hand us a single piece or the entire idea.
Web applications
Full-stack products: React and Next.js frontends, typed backends, databases, auth, payments, and deployment. Dashboards, SaaS, and internal tools shipped to production.
Mobile apps for iOS and Android
Production React Native apps for both platforms from a single codebase: native auth, payments, offline support, and signed builds ready for the App Store and Google Play.
AI products
Multi-stage AI pipelines rather than one giant prompt, chatbots grounded in your own documents, and agents that do real work — built so the output is traceable instead of merely plausible.
Startup MVPs
The smallest version of your product a real user can complete a real task in, built on a codebase that keeps going after launch instead of being thrown away.
AI chat automation
One AI agent that answers questions, captures leads, and books appointments across WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram, with a clean handoff to a human at any point.
Custom websites
Marketing sites built from scratch rather than assembled from a template: fast, mobile-first, search-ready, with analytics configured so you can see where enquiries come from.
How we work
From idea to launch
Discovery
We map your goal, users, and constraints, then scope a focused first version and recommend the right architecture.
Design
UX flows and a clean interface, plus the system and data design, before a line of production code is written.
Build
Full-stack development with well-structured, maintainable code across frontend, APIs, and data.
Launch and Iterate
Deploy to production, measure, and improve. We stay on as a long-term partner when it proves out.
Fit
When OffLift is the right studio, and when it is not
Being direct about this saves everyone a wasted call.
A good fit
- ✓You have an idea, or a rough first version, and you need one team to design, build, and launch it.
- ✓You want to see one page or one flow working before you commit to the full build.
- ✓Your product needs AI that holds up in production, not a demo that impresses once.
- ✓You are a service business losing enquiries outside working hours and want them answered and booked automatically.
- ✓You want the people who scoped the work to be the people who build it.
Probably not a fit
- ×You need a twenty person delivery team, or engineers billed by the hour as staff augmentation.
- ×You want the cheapest possible template site. We build from scratch, and that costs more than a template.
- ×You need someone physically on site.
- ×You need work on a large legacy codebase you cannot give access to.
- ×You want the build to start before we have talked the idea through properly.
Stack
What we build on
We pick boring, well-supported tools on purpose, so the product is maintainable by someone other than us.
Frontend
Backend and data
AI and automation
Proof
Products we have shipped
God Encounters
A faith community platform: a mobile app, an admin dashboard, and a website, with maps, audio, and AI moderation of user-submitted content.
Read the case studySentira
An AI mental wellness app with journaling, mood tracking, streaming chat, and Stripe subscriptions.
Read the case studyOffRead
An offline-first reading app for iOS and Android with a custom PDF renderer, SQLite, and Drizzle ORM.
Read the case studyFAQ
About OffLift, answered
What is OffLift?
OffLift is a digital product studio operating as OffLift LLC, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States, and working with clients remotely. It designs and builds web applications, iOS and Android apps, AI-powered products, AI chat automation, and custom websites, taking a product from the first idea through to a launched, running version.
How big is the OffLift team?
OffLift is a small studio rather than an agency with a bench of subcontractors. That is deliberate: the people who scope your product on the first call are the people who design and build it, so nothing is lost in handoffs between a sales team, a project manager, and an offshore delivery team.
What has OffLift actually shipped?
10+ products across 3 countries. Public examples include God Encounters, a faith community platform with a mobile app, an admin dashboard and a website, using maps, audio and AI moderation; Sentira, an AI mental wellness app with journaling, mood tracking, streaming chat and Stripe subscriptions; and OffRead, an offline-first React Native reading app with a custom PDF renderer backed by SQLite and Drizzle ORM. Each has a written case study on the OffLift blog.
How do projects start?
With a 30 minute call at calendly.com/offlift/30min or an email to [email protected]. We talk through the idea, the users, and the constraints. Most engagements then begin with one page or one flow built as a working concept, so you see the real thing running before you commit to the full build.
What does working with OffLift cost?
We do not publish prices, because the honest answer depends on scope. What we do instead: you tell us what you are building on a 30 minute call, we scope it with you, and then we send a fixed price for that scope in writing. You will know the number before any work starts, and it does not move unless the scope does.
Who owns the code and the accounts?
Ownership, handover, and what happens to the repository and accounts at the end of the project are agreed in writing before the build starts, so there is no ambiguity later. Ask us on the call and we will put it in the proposal.
Want to talk it through?
Bring the idea, however rough. We will help you scope it, recommend an architecture, and give you a realistic timeline.
Or email us directly at [email protected]