WE'RE DRTYLABS
We're a small Canadian engineering studio. We build websites, apps, and software for businesses that care about the result, transfer full ownership over when we're done, and then get out of the way. There are no monthly retainers, no vendor lock-in, and no situation where the lights go off if you stop paying us. Every project gets scoped, priced, and shipped as a fixed contract, the way it should always have worked.
The studio runs on a pretty simple idea: come in, build the thing properly, hand it over, get paid. The corporate agencies keep clients on retainer indefinitely because it's easier than finding new ones. The SaaS platforms hold your data hostage because that's what their pricing model needs. We don't do either. We write the code, document the parts that need documenting, walk you through how it works, and then we're out. You leave with software you actually own and enough of a mental model to operate it.
Systems Architecture
Full-stack engineering. Former Ford Motor Company (Vision / AI) and PointClickCare (Financial Web). We build production-grade platforms fast and hand them off clean.
Creative Direction
Brand strategy, visual identity, and interface design across all client projects. We make software that looks as good as it works.
Technical Delivery
API architecture, mobile development, and infrastructure. Everything we ship is documented, tested, and transferred with zero lock-in.
- ▸Former Ford Motor Company, Vision Systems / AI / Machine Learning
- ▸Former PointClickCare, Financial Web Applications
- ▸Safer Electric: 140+ page platform, AI chatbot, deployed in 48 hours
- ▸Safer Inventory: web app, REST API, and mobile app shipped in 7 days
- ▸Multi-brand identity systems designed and delivered from scratch
Every project is scoped, built, and delivered under contract. No retainers. No surprises.