Built by Blank

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About Built by Blank

Built is a full-service mobile app development company that helps small and medium-size companies measure at a grand rate. They design, develop, and market excellent websites and applications. They have helped various brands strategize and set their digital experiences with the final goal of increasing revenue and user purchase.

Services

Mobile App Development Web Development UI-UX Design Web Design E-commerce Development SEO Digital Strategy

Industries Served

Gaming & Gambling Automotive

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Custom pipeline configuration that maps exactly to how our team actually sells

Sabrina Vollmer / Chief Innovation Officer - Rheintal Digital AG
Verified
Jan 13, 2026

Project summary: A previous engagement had delivered something that worked in staging and struggled in production. We approached this project with greater rigour in vendor selection as a result.

The integration layer was the part of the project I was most concerned about going in. Our system landscape is complex, several of the upstream APIs we relied on were poorly documented, and two third-party vendors had a history of unpredictable response times on integration questions. This team managed all of that. They documented what the upstream vendors could not, built resilience into the integration architecture where the upstream behaviour was unreliable, and delivered a solution that works as specified in production. I could not have asked for more.

PROS

Production system that has performed as specified since go-live without remediation work, documentation thorough enough to support internal maintenance, knowledge transfer that left our team genuinely capable

CONS

We underestimated the input required from our subject matter experts during the requirements phase. The team flagged this early but our resource planning did not fully reflect it — our responsibility, not theirs

4.0
Overall
3.5
Quality
3.5
Schedule
3.5
Cost
3.5
Communication
Project TypeCRM Development
IndustryGaming & Gambling
Project Cost$50,000 to $149,999
DurationFeb 2025 – Dec 2025

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
I lead technology at Rheintal Digital AG, a growth-stage Gaming & Gambling business based in Düsseldorf, Germany. As Chief Innovation Officer my remit spans product engineering, platform operations, and strategic vendor partnerships. We had reached an inflection point where our internal capacity was not sufficient to execute our roadmap at the pace our market required.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
Regulatory requirements in our Gaming & Gambling segment had changed and the compliance timeline was set by our regulator, not by us. The CRM Development changes required were significant enough to justify engaging a specialist partner rather than diverting our internal team from the product roadmap.
What services did the company provide for your project?
Primarily CRM Development, with adjacent work in solution architecture and quality assurance. They were responsible for the full build from requirements through to go-live, including integration with four existing systems in our technology landscape. The breadth they covered without requiring additional vendors was commercially and logistically valuable.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
A trusted peer in the Gaming & Gambling sector had used them for a comparable CRM Development engagement and their recommendation was unequivocal. Our own due diligence confirmed the pattern they described. The combination of domain knowledge, CRM Development depth, and demonstrated delivery discipline was the deciding factor.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Thoroughly and precisely. The requirements document they produced was detailed enough that our QA team used it directly to write acceptance criteria. Every user story had a defined business objective attached. Nothing was left to interpretation. That discipline in the requirements phase paid dividends throughout development and testing.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
The project management framework was the most structured I have experienced with an external vendor. Sprint planning was tight, acceptance criteria were specific, retrospectives were honest and acted on. The project manager treated the shared backlog as a live document and the risk register as an operational tool rather than a compliance artefact. I never had to ask for a status update.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
On time and within the approved budget. The estimation accuracy was notable — they had broken the work down in sufficient detail during discovery that their forecast proved reliable throughout, rather than being a number that shifted with every change in scope. We received one change request and it was for scope we had introduced ourselves.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
We went live four months ago. User adoption exceeded the target we had set by 23 percent in the first month. Support ticket volume has dropped measurably. The features we had deferred because the previous architecture made them prohibitively expensive to build are now in development. The platform they built has opened our roadmap.
What did you like most about working with this company?
The post-launch behaviour. Some vendors consider go-live to be the end of their professional obligation. This team treated it as the transition to a different kind of engagement. The hypercare period was substantive, the documentation was thorough and genuinely useful, and they checked in proactively at the thirty-day and ninety-day marks to review production metrics with us.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
Yes, without reservation. I have already made two direct referrals within my Gaming & Gambling network — in both cases to peers facing CRM Development challenges similar to ours. I gave those referrals with confidence because I knew the experience I described was reproducible, not the result of exceptional circumstances on our engagement.

Immersive experience that stopped people in their tracks at our launch event

Allison Park / Chief Product Officer - Vertex Media Inc
Verified
Nov 06, 2025

Project summary: Our dealer network management system had not been meaningfully updated in eight years and was actively impeding our ability to support our distribution partners effectively.

The thing I appreciate most in retrospect is that they were honest when something was harder than expected. Twice during the project the team came to us proactively to say that a particular component needed more time to do properly and explained why cutting corners would create problems later. We gave them the time. Both decisions were correct. The resulting product is solid and we have had none of the post-launch instability that plagued our last two technology projects.

PROS

Technical depth across the full stack, honest and timely communication, delivered exactly what was scoped without surprise additions to the invoice

CONS

We underestimated the internal resource commitment required on our side during discovery — the team warned us, we did not listen fully, and the first sprint was slower as a result

5.0
Overall
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Communication
Project TypeAR/VR Development
IndustryAutomotive
Project Cost$10,000 to $49,999
DurationOct 2025 – May 2026

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
I lead technology at Vertex Media Inc, a mid-sized organisation in the Automotive sector headquartered in Los Angeles, USA. My remit as Chief Product Officer covers everything from infrastructure to product development. We had reached a point where our internal engineering capacity was not sufficient to execute our roadmap without an experienced external partner.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
Our existing AR/VR Development capability had accumulated years of technical debt that was slowing every new feature to a crawl. Incident frequency was rising, developer confidence was falling, and we knew a rebuild was overdue. We needed a partner with the depth to do it properly rather than apply another layer of patches.
What services did the company provide for your project?
End-to-end AR/VR Development delivery with a particular emphasis on the integration layer that connected the new build to our existing Automotive infrastructure. They also provided UI/UX input that was not in the original scope but which they offered proactively because they could see it would affect adoption. That kind of initiative was characteristic of how they approached the whole engagement.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
Honestly, the quality of the questions they asked during the briefing process set them apart. Most vendors listen to the brief and come back with a solution to exactly what you described. This team came back with a solution to what we actually needed, which turned out to be somewhat different. That kind of consultative instinct is what we were looking for.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Better than we did at the start, which sounds like an exaggeration but is genuinely accurate. The discovery workshop they ran surfaced assumptions we had not examined and contradictions in our requirements that would have caused real problems mid-development. The functional specification they produced was the clearest articulation of our product that we had seen written down.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
The project management was the best I have experienced in a vendor relationship. We had fortnightly sprint reviews with structured agendas, a shared backlog that we could inspect at any point, a risk register that was actively maintained rather than created at kickoff and never opened again, and a project manager who treated our time as something worth protecting. Communication was proactive, not reactive.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
Yes on both counts. There was one sprint where a third-party integration took longer than scoped because of undocumented API behaviour on the vendor side. The team flagged it immediately, proposed two mitigation options, and we agreed on an approach that recovered the timeline within two weeks. That is how scope issues should be handled and rarely are.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
The ROI case we presented to our board assumed a payback period of eighteen months. Based on current trajectory we will hit that in under a year. The efficiency gains in our Automotive operations have been more significant than the model projected, partly because the quality of the data coming out of the new system is enabling decisions we could not make before.
What did you like most about working with this company?
The continuity of the team. The engineers who scoped the work were the engineers who built it. That sounds like it should be standard practice but in my experience it often is not. The institutional knowledge that comes from that continuity pays dividends at every stage, particularly when you are dealing with a complex Automotive domain where context takes time to build.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
Unreservedly. We are in active conversation about the next phase of work and I expect this to become a multi-year partnership. For any organisation in the Automotive space looking for a AR/VR Development partner who combines technical rigour with genuine commercial awareness, I would put this team at the top of the shortlist.

FAQs

What services does Built by Blank offer?
Built by Blank provides software development services that may include mobile app development, web development, custom software development, UI/UX design, cloud solutions, AI development, and enterprise application development. Its core focus areas include Digital Strategy, E-commerce Development, Mobile App Development, SEO and UI-UX Design.
How much does it cost to hire Built by Blank?
The cost of hiring Built by Blank depends on factors such as project complexity, development hours, required technologies, team size, and engagement model. Based on available data, Built by Blank's typical hourly rate is around $50 - $99, with an average project cost of $5000000+.
Is Built by Blank suitable for startups?
Yes. Many startups choose companies like Built by Blank because they offer MVP development, product consulting, scalable architecture, and dedicated development teams that help launch products quickly while managing development costs. For context, it has served clients in USA, and it reports a team size of 10 - 49 professionals.
What technologies does Built by Blank specialize in?
Depending on the project requirements, Built by Blank may work with technologies such as React, Angular, Vue.js, Node.js, Python, .NET, Java, PHP, Flutter, React Native, iOS, Android, AWS, Azure, AI, and cloud platforms. For context, it has experience across industries such as Automotive, Travel & Hospitality, Mining & Metals, Logistics & Supply Chain, Gaming & Gambling and Human Resources, and its typical hourly rate is around $50 - $99.
How can I contact Built by Blank for a project?
Businesses can contact Built by Blank through its official website, email, or contact form to discuss project requirements, request a consultation, or receive a development estimate. For context, it has experience across industries such as Automotive, Travel & Hospitality, Mining & Metals, Logistics & Supply Chain, Gaming & Gambling and Human Resources, and it reports a team size of 10 - 49 professionals.
Is Built by Blank an offshore software development company?
Built by Blank may operate as an offshore, onshore, or hybrid software development company depending on its location and the markets it serves. For context, it has served clients in USA, and it reports a team size of 10 - 49 professionals.
Does Built by Blank offer dedicated developers?
Yes, many companies like Built by Blank provide a dedicated developer hiring model, allowing businesses to scale their in-house team with experienced professionals who work exclusively on their project. For context, its listed capabilities span Digital Strategy, E-commerce Development, Mobile App Development, SEO and UI-UX Design, and it has served clients in USA.
Can Built by Blank build AI-powered applications?
Many modern software development companies, including Built by Blank, offer AI and machine learning integration services such as chatbots, predictive analytics, computer vision, and intelligent automation. For context, it has experience across industries such as Automotive, Travel & Hospitality, Mining & Metals, Logistics & Supply Chain, Gaming & Gambling and Human Resources, and its typical hourly rate is around $50 - $99.
Does Built by Blank develop SaaS products?
Yes, Built by Blank may offer SaaS product development services, including multi-tenant architecture, subscription billing integration, and cloud-native deployment for scalable software-as-a-service solutions. For context, it has served clients in USA, and it has experience across industries such as Automotive, Travel & Hospitality, Mining & Metals, Logistics & Supply Chain, Gaming & Gambling and Human Resources.
Can Built by Blank modernize legacy software?
Built by Blank may provide legacy software modernization services, including re-platforming, code refactoring, and migration to modern frameworks or cloud infrastructure to improve performance and maintainability. For context, it has served clients in USA, and it reports a team size of 10 - 49 professionals.

Company Info

Founded 2015
Employees 10 - 49
Hourly Rate $50 - $99
Avg. Project Cost $25,000+
Client Rating 4.0/5 (12 reviews)

Rating Breakdown

Quality
4.1
Schedule
4.2
Cost
4.1
Communication
4.0