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Overview

$50,000+

Min Project Size

$50 - $99/hr

Avg Hourly Rate

2 - 9

Employees

2009

Year Founded

ABOUT EIGHT BIT STUDIOS

AI App Design & Development for Founders

Since 2009, Eight Bit Studios has been bringing innovative concepts to life through applications. Currently, we assist non-technical founders in swiftly launching AI-powered minimum viable products (MVPs) using Flutter and Rails development, UI/UX design, and part-time CTO leadership. We focus on tackling the most challenging technical issues at the outset to ensure your app is functional from the very beginning—because having it operational in your hands is more valuable than just appearing polished in presentations.

Tech Stack

Ruby on RailsReactDot Net.NETFlutter

Languages Spoken

English

HIGHLIGHTS

$50,000+

Min Project Size

$50 - $99/hr

Avg Hourly Rate

2 - 9

Employees

2009

Year Founded

Services

Focus

Industries

Clients

Services Provided

25% Mobile App Development (iOS & Android)

15% Custom Web Application Development

10% SaaS Product Development

25% Mobile App UI Design

15% Web App UI Design

10% Product UX Strategy

About the Team

OUR STORY

Eight Bit Studios, co-founded by Don Bora and Steve Polacek, bridges the gap between ideas and tangible products with a human-centered approach. Steve, a designer and self-proclaimed unprofessional golfer, combines design and strategy to create user-focused solutions. The team leverages AI agents to handle routine tasks, enabling founder-level attention without expanding headcount, emphasizing progress over process. They prioritize building functional, working software early to gather real user feedback and optimize for timely market entry. Their transparent methods allow customers to own their code and avoid vendor lock-in, using modern technologies such as Flutter, Ruby on Rails, React, and AI integrations. Located in Chicago with a Dallas presence, Eight Bit Studios collaborates remotely with founders worldwide, focusing on delivering practical, scalable

Portfolio

Allstate App UI/UX Design

Allstate

Improving Mobile Insurance: Allstate Collaborates with Eight Bit Studios on UI/UX Development. Client: Allstate, a leading insurance provider, offers various products such as auto, home, life, and commercial insurance. Overview: To remain competitive in the digital era, Allstate sought to enhance its mobile user experience. The company prioritized innovation and user-focused design, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to exceed user expectations. Request: Allstate partnered with Eight Bit Studios to create a user-focused design system for their mobile application. They aimed to streamline the process alongside their internal team and desired features like drive tracking and modular multi-policy options. Solution: Eight Bit Studios immersed itself in discovery and design system creation, closely collaborating with Allstate's Design and UX team. This partnership involved a strong feedback loop for usability testing and improvements, ensuring smooth integration of designs with backend development. Results: The collaboration between Allstate and Eight Bit Studios represented a significant advancement in Allstate's mobile insurance offerings, highlighting the effectiveness of blending internal capabilities with external innovation.

ACCO Student Planning App

ACCO Brands

Turning a New Chapter: ACCO's Venture into Digital Notebook Applications with Eight Bit Studios. Client Overview: ACCO Brands Corporation sought to improve its digital solutions for student organization and time management. Situation: ACCO recognized a gap in research about student planning habits and aimed to create new app features centered on planning and time management, separate from traditional note-taking. The Request: ACCO partnered with Eight Bit Studios to enhance their Student Planner app by incorporating integrated digital tools that support students' planning and time management needs. Methodology: Phase 1 (2020): Eight Bit collaborated with ACCO in workshops, brainstorming, and mapping user journeys without prior research, resulting in ideas such as a flashcard feature. Phase 2 (2022): The focus shifted to researching student planning behaviors through studies and combining aspects of physical planners with digital app capabilities. Outcome: Eight Bit Studios’ thorough approach led to the addition of new features, improving ACCO's app. Deliverables included: Results: ACCO implemented Eight Bit's concepts, significantly enhancing the app's functionality and user experience, thereby better addressing student requirements and demonstrating ACCO's advancement in the digital education tools sector.

RunBetter Race Training App

RunBetter

Race Anywhere: RunBetter's Innovative Shift in Treadmill Marathon Training Client: RunBetter, established by three avid runners, provides a distinctive solution for marathon training, enabling users to virtually engage with premier race courses on any treadmill. Overview: Previously, no digital platform catered specifically to training for a variety of race courses on treadmills. RunBetter recognized this shortfall and acknowledged the difficulties runners encounter when preparing for events located far from their homes. Objective: RunBetter sought to improve race preparation by offering comprehensive insights into numerous international courses, aiding runners in their training for race day. Solution: RunBetter created a digital app that replicates the exact inclines of various race courses, making it compatible with all types of treadmills. Users can select from a wide array of races, regulate their pace, and virtually run these courses. As the terrain changes, the app instructs runners to adjust their treadmill's incline, closely simulating the actual race conditions. The app accommodates races of all distances, including ultramarathons, marathons, half marathons, 10Ks, 5Ks, and triathlons. Results: With users in over 25 countries, the RunBetter App has emerged as a global tool for runners to experience specific race courses wherever they are. The app features 40 courses, including notable events such as the Boston Marathon and Ironman Kona. Recently, it introduced its first 5K course, enhancing its breadth and flexibility. RunBetter's pioneering approach has revolutionized how runners train, bringing premier race courses into their treadmill routines.

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