Closre Studios is a remote digital studio based in Cape Town that designs and builds websites, custom CRMs, client databases, e-commerce stores and AI integrations for growing South African businesses.
We work with owners who are doing valuable work the hard way. Leads arrive in three different places, follow-ups depend on someone remembering, admin gets retyped twice, and invoices go out late. Every project starts with a free process audit, where we map how your business runs today and show you exactly where time and money are slipping away. Then we build the system that closes those gaps.
Everything we make is custom. No templates and no off-the-shelf software forced onto your team. We build around the way you already work, with proper security built in: personal logins, access levels, two-step sign-in and a full audit trail. You own your system and your data outright.
Our work is live and in daily use. For FRED (Mpowered), we built an AI coach inside their learning platform that supports hundreds of students at once. For African Flag Removal, we built a secure case platform that handles real client information and payments every day.
Closre Studios is two people: Rush Neethling (Design & Development) and Junaid Slamdien (Systems & Process). We work remotely with clients across South Africa. The person who maps your process is the person who writes the code, so nothing gets lost in a handover. We take on a few builds at a time and stay on after launch to support and improve what we’ve built.
"They were easy to work with and genuinely responsive to our needs throughout the project."
Oct 21, 2026
Co-Founder, FRED
Ashleigh Flint
Verified
Education
Cape Town, South Africa
1-10 Employees
Online Review
Verified
Closre Studios updated and improved a Bubble web app for an AI-enabled entrepreneurship education program. They consolidated 19 separate AI tutors into one that can hold different conversations based on the program's curriculum.
Closre Studios consolidated 19 AI tutors into one, cutting the number of tutors the client maintains by 95%. The team had excellent project management skills and was easy to work with. They were also genuinely responsive to the client's needs and questions throughout the project.
The client submitted this review online.
BACKGROUND
Please describe your company and position.
I am the Co-Founder of FRED
Describe what your company does in a single sentence.
FRED is an AI-enabled entrepreneurship education programme that shifts young people from job seekers to opportunity creators, building the mindset, confidence and practical skills they need to turn a business idea into a validated venture.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What specific goals or objectives did you hire Closre Studios to accomplish?
Update and improve our existing Bubble web app, making changes to features and functionality as our programme needs evolved.
Build and integrate a new AI tutor into the app to give our learners personalised support as they work through the programme.
SOLUTION
How did you find Closre Studios?
Referral
Why did you select Closre Studios over others?
Referred to me
How many teammates from Closre Studios were assigned to this project?
2-5 Employees
Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.
Scope of work
We hired the team to modernise the AI tutoring inside our Bubble web app and tidy up the app overall. The core of the project was consolidating 19 separate AI tutors, originally built on OpenAI, into a single tutor built on Anthropic’s Claude. That one tutor can hold different conversations depending on the topic and the part of the curriculum a learner is working on. Alongside this, they handled ongoing maintenance and fixes across the app, and reworked the logic behind our Huddle lessons, where learners set goals and reflect with guidance from the AI tutor.
Key deliverables
Built and configured one Anthropic-based AI tutor to replace 19 separate OpenAI tutors, able to adapt its conversation to each topic and curriculum area
Removed the old OpenAI tutors and fully integrated the new tutor into the app
Updated the UI so the AI tutor is presented more clearly to learners
Worked through a snag list of minor features that weren’t working, including fixing broken buttons
Updated workflows and rebuilt the Huddle lesson logic so the AI tutor properly guides learners through goal setting and reflection
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
19 AI tutors consolidated into 1, cutting the number of tutors we maintain by about 95%
100% migration off OpenAI: all old tutors removed and the new Anthropic tutor fully live in the app
All snag list items resolved
Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?
Their project management was really good. We had regular virtual meetings to go through progress and talk about what I needed next, and between meetings they kept me updated over email and WhatsApp, so I always knew where things stood. Deliverables came through on time, and when priorities shifted, they adapted without fuss. If timelines needed to move because more work was required, they flagged it early and kept us in the loop. Whenever I had a question or needed something done urgently, they responded quickly and got it done. They were easy to work with and genuinely responsive to our needs throughout the project.”
What was your primary form of communication with Closre Studios?
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
Technical depth with AI Responsiveness
Equal care for big builds and small fixes
Honest, proactive communication
Explained technical work in simple, easy to understand language
Patient and approachable
Genuine interest in our mission
Are there any areas for improvement or something Closre Studios could have done differently?
No suggestions.
RATINGS
5.0
Quality
5.0
Service & Deliverables
Schedule
5.0
On time / deadlines
Cost
5.0
Value / within estimates
Willing to Refer
5.0
NPS
Web Design & Development for Dating Platform Company
Web DesignWeb Development
Less than $10,000
Mar. 2026 - Ongoing
5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
4.5
Cost
5.0
Willing to Refer
5.0
"The team has been excited and eager for the project from day one."
Oct 20, 2026
Executive, Fused Dating
Anonymous
Consumer products & services
Cape Town, South Africa
1-10 Employees
Online Review
Closre Studios has designed and developed a website for a dating platform company. The team has built the site from scratch and is currently working on an MVP to help the client gain brand awareness.
Closre Studios has delivered a fully functional platform, and the client is now debugging it for launch. The team has delivered work on time and within budget. Moreover, Closre Studios has been professional throughout the engagement, and their enthusiasm and eagerness are hallmarks of their work.
The client submitted this review online.
BACKGROUND
Please describe your company and position.
I am an executive at Fused Dating
Describe what your company does in a single sentence.
Fused Dating is an online platform that creates meaningful connections through social activities and events.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What specific goals or objectives did you hire Closre Studios to accomplish?
Website design
SOLUTION
How did you find Closre Studios?
Referral
Why did you select Closre Studios over others?
Pricing fit our budget
Great culture fit
Company values aligned
How many teammates from Closre Studios were assigned to this project?
1 Employee
Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.
The scope of the project was to create a platform from scratch that introduced the company and it's services. The project is ongoing as the current focus is to create an MVP for validation and brand awareness.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
The team has successfully created a working platform. Currently debugging for launch
Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?
The Team has always delivered on time, within budget and carried through on the brief.
What was your primary form of communication with Closre Studios?
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
The team has been excited and eager for the project from day one. Their enthusiasm is contagious and aligns with my company's values and vision for the project's future.
Are there any areas for improvement or something Closre Studios could have done differently?
The Team has always performed professionally. I believe the Team should continue on the current trajectory with how they deliver and interact with clients.
RATINGS
5.0
Quality
5.0
Service & Deliverables
Schedule
4.5
On time / deadlines
Cost
5.0
Value / within estimates
Willing to Refer
5.0
NPS
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Our Story
Closre Studios is two people working remotely from Cape Town: Rush Neethling (Design & Development) and Junaid Slamdien (Systems & Process). We started it because good businesses kept losing time to scattered leads and admin typed twice. We map how a business really runs, then build what does the work. No handovers.
What Sets Us Apart
The person who maps it builds it
We are a two-person team. The person who maps your process is the person who writes the code, so nothing gets lost between sales, design and development.
A free process audit first
Every project starts with a free audit of how your business runs today. We show you where time and money slip away, then only build what will pay for itself.
You own everything
Once paid in full, your website, system, code and data are yours. No lock-in and no per-seat licences, with security built in: personal logins, access levels and a full audit trail.
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