a software studio · JH01

Johar.
We build software
that feels handmade.

From websites and shops to AI agents and internal tools — designed and built from scratch.

Now booking · July 2026
The stack

What we
work with.

A short list of tools we reach for. Not gospel — we'll pick whatever gets the job done well, and learn what we don't know.

  • 01

    Frontend

    Next.js · React · TypeScript · Tailwind · Framer Motion

    Server components, edge rendering, fast by default.

  • 02

    Backend

    Node.js · Python · PostgreSQL · Redis · tRPC

    Typed end-to-end. APIs that don't lie.

  • 03

    AI & ML

    OpenAI · Anthropic Claude · pgvector · Pinecone · Agent SDKs

    RAG, function calling, streaming, evals, fine-tuning.

  • 04

    Infrastructure

    Vercel · Cloudflare · AWS · Railway · Supabase

    Edge-first. Observability and analytics built in.

  • 05

    Tooling

    Prisma · Zod · Vitest · Playwright · Linear

    Tested, tracked, deployed — every project.

The promise

Six things,
always.

A small studio's commitments — what we'll always do, and a few things we'll never start.

  • 01

    2 weeks

    Average kickoff-to-launch time, even for a shop with payments and inventory.

  • 02

    100%

    Custom code on every project. No templates, no page builders, no themes.

  • 03

    Zero

    Boilerplate, starter kits, or themes. Every site starts on a blank page.

  • 04

    Direct

    You'll always talk to the makers — no project managers, no sales reps.

  • 05

    Ongoing

    Care after launch. We don't hand you a CMS and disappear the next day.

  • 06

    ≥ 1

    Cups of chai shared per call. Strictly non-negotiable.

How we work

Simple, honest,
no jargon.

Most projects ship in 2–4 weeks. We're a small team, so we keep things uncomplicated and fair.

Currently taking 2 projects for July 2026
  1. 01

    Chai & chat

    30 min

    A free call, no NDA needed. You tell us the problem; we tell you straight whether we're the right fit and roughly what it'll cost.

  2. 02

    Sketch & shape

    3–5 days

    Wireframes, prototypes, system sketches, copy direction. You see the bones before we paint anything — and we lock a fixed quote.

  3. 03

    Design & build

    1–2 weeks

    Design and code in lockstep. Live preview from day one. Async updates, daily commits to your repo, no big reveals.

  4. 04

    Ship & care

    ongoing

    Launch day, then ongoing care. Monitoring, security patches, small features. We don't hand you a CMS and disappear.

Manifesto

What we
believe in.

A few things we say out loud, so you know exactly what you're getting when you work with us.

  • We don't believe in templates.

  • We don't believe in clichés.

  • We believe in handmade software.

Let's talk

Got a project
brewing?

Drop us a line. We reply within a day — usually within an hour, with chai.

Share your brief

Opens a short Google Form in a new tab. Takes about 2 minutes.

Drop us a line
hello@joharlabs.com
Or find us elsewhere
Hours

Mon — Sat
10am — 7pm IST

Reply time

Usually within a day.

Things we get asked
  • What's a project usually cost?+
    Projects start at ₹15,000 for a single-page site. Multi-page builds and shops typically run ₹40,000 – ₹1,50,000. We send a fair, fixed quote after our first call.
  • How long does it take?+
    Projects ship in 2–4 weeks once we kick off. Wedding invites can go faster (5–7 days); shops with payments and inventory take a touch longer.
  • Do you work with clients outside Ranchi?+
    Yes — we work remotely with most clients across India and overseas. The studio is in Ranchi for anyone who'd like to come by.
  • What do you not do?+
    Native mobile apps (iOS/Android), brand identity from scratch, or anything we can't do well. We'll happily refer you to friends who do.