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Independent software studio · since 2019

Building digital products that make a difference.

We're an independent software studio delivering full-stack web, mobile, and analytics solutions—designed for reliability, scale, and user delight.

Web · Mobile · Cloud · Real-time 3D

TardStart.com

The tools we ship with

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Three.js
  • Node.js
  • NestJS
  • Expo
  • Nx
  • Tailwind
  • GraphQL
  • Socket.IO
  • WebAssembly
  • MongoDB
  • Supabase
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • GitHub Actions
  • Cloudflare

About the studio

Founder-led. Backed by a network of specialists.

TARDSTART designs, builds, and maintains robust digital products using modern frameworks, cloud-native infrastructure, and performance-first design principles.

Whether it's a single-page web app or a cross-platform mobile experience, we deliver speed, quality, and forward-thinking technology—and we stay on as long-term partners, helping startups launch and established teams scale with confidence.

years of experience building digital products
12+years of experience building digital products
domains of expertise, front to back
7domains of expertise, front to back
typical response time
24htypical response time

Selected work

Featured collaborations.

Our own products and client work—built with a network of engineers, artists, and domain experts.

In active development

Promise

Productivity, re-imagined

A cross-platform productivity app that keeps big goals and small tasks perfectly in sync—online or offline.

  • React Native + Web
  • Expo
  • Service Workers
  • Three.js
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Playable prototype

Space Aventura

Multiplayer sci-fi adventure

A real-time multiplayer space adventure, co-created with gameplay engineers, artists, and sound designers.

  • Three.js
  • Cannon.js
  • Socket.IO
  • Node / Express
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In development

Spacetime Fracture

Real-world territory game

A geolocation conquest game: discover grid cells around you, claim territory, and battle for dominance on the real map.

  • Next.js static export
  • Service worker
  • Expo WebView shell
  • H3 geo-indexing
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In development

stack-kit

Our reference architecture, as a kit

The architecture behind our products as an Nx plugin: generators, shared contracts, and skills that teach AI coding agents to work on it.

  • Nx plugin
  • TypeScript
  • Next.js
  • Expo
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Ongoing engagements

Client Solutions

Backend, analytics & DevOps

Custom backend, analytics, and DevOps pipelines that help businesses launch faster and grow smarter.

  • GA4
  • Mixpanel
  • Braze
  • AppsFlyer
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Expertise

Full stack, for real.

From the pixel to the pipeline: one team that owns the interface, the services behind it, and the infrastructure that ships it.

Frontend & UI

Interfaces that feel instant, look sharp, and stay accessible.

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Tailwind CSS
  • SCSS / Sass
  • Material UI
  • Framer Motion

Backend & APIs

Services that scale and stay readable.

  • Node.js
  • Express / NestJS
  • MongoDB
  • REST & GraphQL
  • WebSockets
  • WebAssembly

DevOps & Infra

Pipelines you never have to think about.

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Nx monorepos
  • GitHub Actions
  • Hetzner
  • AWS
  • Cloudflare

Mobile & Cross-platform

One codebase, native where it counts.

  • React Native
  • Expo
  • WebView bridges
  • Deep / deferred links

Game & Real-time

Physics, netcode and 3D in the browser.

  • Three.js
  • Cannon.js
  • WebSocket netcode
  • Asset pipelines

AI & Data

Models and logs put to practical use.

  • Mistral 7B fine-tuning
  • Vector embeddings
  • OpenObserve

Analytics & Monitoring

Numbers you can trust, wired from day one.

  • GA4
  • Mixpanel
  • Braze
  • MoEngage
  • AppsFlyer
  • Custom event pipelines

Core values

What we stand for.

  • 01

    Curiosity

    We ask why before how, and keep learning the tools that move the craft forward.

  • 02

    Craftsmanship

    Clean architecture, tested code, and the details people feel but never notice.

  • 03

    Clarity

    Clear communication, short feedback loops, zero buzzword smoke-screens.

  • 04

    Respect

    For the people who use our work: accessible, fast, and honest by default.

How we work

Built to last, shipped with care.

  1. 01

    End-to-end ownership

    From concept and UX to deployment and long-term maintenance. One team, no hand-offs lost in translation.

    • Discovery
    • UX
    • Build
    • Deploy
    • Maintain
  2. 02

    Transparent process

    Clear communication, short feedback loops, and working software early—so you always know where things stand.

    • Weekly demos
    • Shared roadmap
    • Plain language
  3. 03

    Sustainable impact

    We build for the long term, prioritising accessibility, performance, and thoughtful analytics over quick wins.

    • Accessibility
    • Performance
    • Analytics

Writing

Notes from the build.

Articles from our founder on Medium: architecture, tooling, AI agents, and the craft around them.

  • Distributed systemsCommunication Design in Distributed Systems · Part 1 of 3

    How Bytes Move: Protocols and Brokers

    Transport, HTTP’s evolution, push channels, gRPC, and the broker as the pivot of asynchronous design.

    Read on Medium
  • ArchitectureOne Codebase — Six Platforms · Part 1

    One Codebase — Six Platforms

    A practical guide for web teams who want to ship everywhere without starting from scratch.

    Read on Medium
  • Monorepos & tooling

    The Shine of the Modular Monorepo in the Agentic Era

    See everything, touch little — why the architecture we built for human minds turned out to be the one agents needed.

    Read on Medium

Let's talk

Have a project in mind?

We're open to collaborations, consulting engagements, and partnership proposals. We typically respond within 24 hours (Sun–Thu, UTC+3).