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HUMAN-BUILT · AI-ACCELERATED

We build it ourselves.
Qila makes us faster.

Not AI that builds software. Engineers who build smarter. A real engineer is in the driver's seat at every step of your project. Qila, the platform we built for ourselves, is the machine that lets us go faster without leaving the track.

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On track, every step of the way Qila is the engine. The engineer drives the whole route. Plan engineer check ✓ Build engineer check ✓ Test engineer check ✓ Review engineer check ✓ Your idea Live Q Engineer in the seat steers every turn Qila engine handles the repetitive work
Every step
checked by a named engineer
24 hours
to a fixed quote
1 week
to a working prototype
Overnight
brief us at 5pm, wake up to progress
// SEE HOW WE WORK · 90 SECONDS

From your idea to a live product, step by step.

Our engineers plan, build and check every piece. Qila is the workshop that makes them faster.

// WHY PIXTRUM

Speed without losing the wheel.

There are two common ways to get software built. Both make you give something up.

TRADITIONAL AGENCY
slow: everything by hand

Driver, no engine

Good people doing everything by hand. Careful, but slow and expensive. Months before you see anything.

AI APP BUILDERS
CRASHfast, then crashes

Engine, no driver

Fast demos, but nobody is steering. It drifts off track the moment your product gets real.

PIXTRUM
fast, and on track

An engineer driving a great machine

Senior engineers in control of every decision, with Qila doing the repetitive work. Fast, and on track the whole way.

// WHO WE'RE FOR

For US teams who need real software shipped, not slides.

We do our best work for three kinds of clients. If you're one of them, we can usually show you something working within a week.

Founders with an idea

Pre-seed and seed startups who need a real first version to show users and investors.

We build: MVPs, web and iOS appsTypical start: 1-week Sprint

Businesses run on spreadsheets

Growing companies of 10 to 200 people whose operations have outgrown spreadsheets and off-the-shelf tools.

We build: internal tools, dashboards, portalsTypical start: 4-week Launch

Teams adding AI

Product and e-commerce teams who want AI features that actually work in their existing product or store.

We build: AI features, automations, Shopify appsTypical start: 1-week Sprint

Not a fit: enterprise RFPs, staff augmentation, or projects where nobody on your side can give feedback each week.

// WHAT IS QILA?

Our workshop, not our replacement.

Qila is the software workshop we built for our own team. Every project's plan, code, tests, live previews and decisions live in one place, and AI assistants inside it take on the repetitive work. Our engineers decide what gets built, how, and when it's ready.

Think of a master carpenter with the best power tools. The tools make the work faster. The carpenter still makes the furniture.

OUR ENGINEERS
Decide what to buildTalk to you, shape the plan, set priorities.
QILA
Drafts and repeatsBoilerplate, first drafts, test runs, previews.
OUR ENGINEERS
Review every changeNothing ships without a person signing off.
QILA
Keeps everything in one placePlans, decisions and history you can see.
Engineer Qila decides what and how → ← drafts, tests, previews · back for review
// HOW A PROJECT RUNS

The route, lap by lap.

At every stage you can see who does what. The engineer steers and decides. Qila does the heavy, repetitive work. Nothing moves on until the engineer says it's right.

Engineer: decides and steers
Qila: does the repetitive work
01
Discover
ENGINEER
Talks with you, learns the business, agrees what success looks like.
QILA
Captures notes and decisions so nothing gets lost.
02
Plan
ENGINEER
Shapes the scope, picks the approach, sets priorities.
QILA
Turns the plan into a clear list of tasks.
03
Build
ENGINEER
Designs the tricky parts and makes the calls.
QILA
Drafts code, screens and boilerplate fast.
04
Check
ENGINEER
Reviews every change line by line. Fixes course.
QILA
Runs the tests and spins up a live preview.
05
Launch
ENGINEER
Signs off, ships it, stays on to improve it.
QILA
Keeps the history, so the next lap starts faster.
race log · shipboard · lap 3
engineer › call with client: "drag and drop columns"
engineer › plan set: mobile first, keep undo
qila › drafted 14 files · tests 48/48 passing
engineer › reviewed: fixed spacing, approved
preview › live for client feedback ▌
CASE IN POINT

Shipboard: driven by our engineers, built with Qila.

Our engineers planned every screen and reviewed every change, while Qila did the repetitive work. The explainer film shows the whole route.

ShotSift LIVEStory Studio LIVEDelivery Ops LIVETouch Grass Alarm LIVEShipboard LIVEQuantical LIVEShopify Qila Connector LIVEPartnerPipeline LIVEElansor LIVEShotSift LIVEStory Studio LIVEDelivery Ops LIVETouch Grass Alarm LIVEShipboard LIVEQuantical LIVEShopify Qila Connector LIVEPartnerPipeline LIVEElansor LIVE
// PROOF ON THE TRACK

Products we've driven to the finish line.

We run our own products this way first. Every one was steered by our engineers and built with Qila.

AI VIDEO

ShotSift

Turns a clinic's own footage into ready-to-post social videos.

Engineer-driven · Qila-built
AI STORYTELLING

Story Studio

From idea and script to a finished YouTube story video.

Engineer-driven · Qila-built
OPERATIONS

Delivery Ops

Dispatch and tracking that replaces spreadsheets for delivery teams.

Engineer-driven · Qila-built
iOS APP

Touch Grass Alarm

An iPhone alarm that gets you off your phone and outside.

Engineer-driven · Qila-built
PRODUCTIVITY

Shipboard

Our project task board, planned and reviewed by our engineers.

Engineer-driven · Qila-built
AD MEASUREMENT

Quantical

Follows every campaign from impression to conversion.

Engineer-driven · Qila-built
COMMERCE

Shopify Qila Connector

Design a store in conversation; we build and deploy it to Shopify.

Engineer-driven · Qila-built
SALES

PartnerPipeline

Tracks every partner introduction through to a closed deal.

Engineer-driven · Qila-built
E-COMMERCE BRAND

Elansor

Our own online store, built and run the same way.

Engineer-driven · Qila-built
LOGISTICS

Loopline

A UK courier service, with booking and driver tools designed with Qila.

In design · Qila-built
// WORK WITH US

Pick your race. An engineer drives it with you.

Every engagement starts with a free call and a fixed quote within 24 hours.

Sprint

1 week to a working prototype

See your idea working on real data before you commit to more.

week 1 → prototype
Most popular

Launch

4 weeks to your first version

Web app, SaaS, iOS app or internal tool, live and handed over.

weeks 1–4 → first version live

Pit crew

Monthly ongoing

Your engineer stays on: new features, fixes, hosting and care.

every month → new improvements
// LET'S GET ON THE TRACK

Tell us your idea. Meet the engineer who'll drive it.

A fixed quote within 24 hours. Calls on US Eastern and Pacific hours.

hello@pixtrum.com

Qila is our in-house workshop. Our engineers drive. Qila makes them faster.