The studio that ships its own apps will ship yours.
Discovery, design, mobile and web build, the AI underneath, and the launch. One studio, one team, first sketch to App Store. Tori, Akiya Listings, Scuber, Paystack, Leasey: we built them, we run them, and we bring every scar to your product.
Tori and Akiya Listings: designed, built, and operated by Codelucent.
Everything between the idea and the install screen.
Most AI products die in the seams between design, engineering, and the model. We own all three, so there are no seams.
Product discovery
Problem framing, user research, flows, and the metric that proves it worked. We kill weak ideas in week one.
UX & visual design
Design systems, high-fidelity prototypes, and brand touch-ups. Interfaces that make AI feel obvious, not magical.
iOS, Android & web
Expo / React Native, native Swift and Kotlin when it matters, Next.js on the web. Store submission included.
AI systems
RAG, agents, document intelligence, voice, and MCP servers with evals gating every change.
Backend, payments & cloud
Auth, data, payments (including our own Paystack rails), analytics, and infra on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Launch & growth
App Store and Google Play listings, launch kits, analytics instrumentation, and the first iteration loop.
We ship our own. Same team, same bar.
Marketplaces, fintech rails, proptech, and vertical SaaS, live on iOS, Android, and the web.
Twelve weeks. Weekly demos. No surprises, no change orders.
Discovery sprint
Interviews, competitive teardown, flows, success metrics, and a scoped plan with a fixed price.
Design
UX, UI system, clickable prototype, and the AI interaction model. Tested with real users before code.
Build
Mobile or web app, AI systems, backend, payments, and infra built in weekly demos against real data.
Launch
Store submission, analytics, runbooks, handoff. Your team owns the code, accounts, and IP.
Prove it in a weekend, or build the whole thing.
72-Hour AI Prototype Sprint
From idea to working prototype in a weekend
Validate an LLM feature, RAG use case, or agent workflow with a production-shaped prototype built against your real data. You leave with a working system, an eval baseline, and a clear path from prototype to production.
- Working prototype against your real data
- Eval baseline on a gold set you can own
- Architecture doc and cost model
- Runbook + handoff walkthrough
AI Design Studio Build
Design and ship a complete AI product or mobile app
The full studio: product discovery, UX and brand, iOS/Android or web build, the AI systems underneath, launch, and store submission. The same team that ships our own apps ships yours.
- Discovery sprint: problem framing, user flows, success metrics
- Product design: UX, UI system, prototypes, brand touch-ups
- Native-quality iOS, Android (Expo / React Native) or web app
- AI features: RAG, agents, document intelligence, voice as needed
Straight answers before you book.
What does "AI design studio" mean in practice?
We combine product design and AI engineering in one team. We decide what to build, design how it should feel, build the mobile or web app, build the LLM systems underneath, and ship it to the stores. You do not have to coordinate an agency, a dev shop, and an AI consultant.
Do you build native mobile apps?
Yes. Most of our apps ship on iOS and Android with Expo / React Native, and we work in native Swift and Kotlin where performance or platform features demand it. Tori, Akiya Listings, and Scuber are all in the App Store and Google Play.
How much does a studio build cost?
A full product build starts at $90,000 for 8–12 weeks and is scoped after a discovery sprint. If you want to validate first, the 72-hour AI Prototype Sprint is $5,000.
Who owns the code and the app store accounts?
You do. We build in your repositories and your Apple / Google developer accounts, or transfer everything at handoff.
Where is the team?
Kansas City, Missouri and Tokyo, Japan. We work with clients across the US, Japan, and remotely worldwide.