CodeBright

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of DepozitApp LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Financial app

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire CodeBright to accomplish?

• Develop and deliver a secure fintech mobile app (DepozitApp) with escrow functionality and instant payouts, within the agreed timeline.
• Provide transparent reporting of development hours, tasks, and costs, without inflating or misrepresenting deliverables.
• Respect contractual commitments (NDA, interpreter in meetings, timely delivery of assets/codes) and ensure clear, truthful communication with the client.

SOLUTION

How did you find CodeBright?

Online Search

Why did you select CodeBright over others?

High ratings

How many teammates from CodeBright were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Despite paying over $55,000 and receiving reports of 900+ hours billed, many key features were either delayed, poorly implemented, or misrepresented. Several tasks were billed with inflated hours (for example, 25 hours charged for adjusting a 1% fee, when even they later admitted it was a one-line change).

Promises such as “instant payouts after $2,000 in Stripe deposits” were never backed by any evidence — I later confirmed directly with Stripe that such statements were false.

Requests for deliverables (source code, assets, documentation) were constantly delayed, postponed, or tied to additional payments, despite this being explicitly covered by our NDA agreement.

Both Irina and Andrey repeatedly gave assurances that urgent matters would be handled “the next day,” yet they consistently failed to deliver. On multiple occasions, they contradicted themselves — first confirming features or deadlines, and later denying or reframing them as misunderstandings.

Communication often shifted blame back to me as the client, while critical deadlines (June, July, and August launch targets) were consistently missed without accountability.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Outcomes / Project Metrics:

Over $55,000 paid and 900+ hours billed by CodeBright.
Promised launch dates (June, July, August 2025) were all missed.
Deliverables (source code, documentation, assets) still withheld despite repeated requests.
Features like instant payouts and commission adjustments were either delayed, misrepresented, or falsely promised.
Stripe confirmed no such $2,000 payout requirement existed, contradicting what Irina and Andrey repeatedly told me.
End result: after 8 months, I do not have a fully functional or reliable app to launch, and the delays created significant financial and reputational damage.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Project Management:

CodeBright’s project management was extremely poor. Irina and Andrey consistently promised deadlines (March, June, July, August 2025) and failed to deliver every time. Whenever I raised urgent needs, the response was always “tomorrow” or “next week,” but those commitments were never fulfilled.

Instead of addressing issues, they created confusion, shifted blame back to me, or used excuses like “miscommunication.” Even after I confirmed changes multiple times, they asked me again and again, wasting time and billing more hours.

Communication was also unreliable: they rarely provided interpreters as agreed, ignored urgent messages, and only responded when it was convenient for them. Their pattern was delay, excuse, and deflection — never accountability.

The result: nothing was ever delivered on time, and my needs as a client were dismissed repeatedly.

What was your primary form of communication with CodeBright?

Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Most Impressive or Unique:

Honestly, nothing positive stood out. What was unique about CodeBright was how they managed to waste time and inflate hours while delivering almost nothing usable.

Irina and Andrey were consistent in one thing: creating delays and confusion. Even the simplest tasks (like changing a percentage from 0.5% to 1%) were exaggerated into 25+ hours of work.

If there is something “unique” here, it’s how they turned every request into an excuse for more time and money, while still failing to deliver.

Are there any areas for improvement or something CodeBright could have done differently?

CodeBright should have been transparent and professional. They inflated hours, delayed deliverables, and constantly pushed priorities to “tomorrow,” creating unnecessary stress and blocking progress.

Company Responses

The service provider responded on September 26, 2026.

Update: September 2026 – Official Resolution

Our team worked diligently with this client for seven months, delivering a complete, functional codebase which the client used to successfully launch his application to the App Store.   

Scope & Delivery: All 873.9 billable hours were fully documented and remained well within the approved 850-hour estimate (1,020 with the approved buffer). In good faith, we delivered the entire codebase and assets on September 1 and September 5, 2025.
   
The Dispute: Immediately after receiving all source code, the client published this negative review, refused to pay the final balance, and initiated bad-faith chargebacks in an attempt to recover all funds previously paid for our seven months of development.   

Financial & Legal Outcomes: CodeBright provided exhaustive proof of our delivery, communications, and time logs to the financial institutions. Following a formal investigation, the banks ruled entirely in CodeBright’s favor and fully reversed the client's chargebacks. Furthermore, CodeBright initiated a formal lawsuit in New York Civil Court for the unpaid final balance, and the client has formally defaulted in that legal action.

We stand proudly by the quality of our development, our integrity, and our commitment to our partners. We let the official financial and legal outcomes speak for themselves.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the co-founder of a tech startup focused on the digital recruitment space.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenges were you trying to address with CodeBright?

We wanted to design and build the software infrastructure of our market service platform.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

CodeBright provides web UI/UX design for our web-based platform, including defining user personas. The team has been helping us create a system where users can identify their roles with their specific information and qualifications, including when they’re willing and able to perform those roles based on the demand for that position and how many hours. This allows users to passively sit back and wait for job offers from their existing employers or receive job offers from a broader marketplace.

Conversely, the platform allows employers to search for a dozen different roles simultaneously and specify the requirements for the positions. Overall, the platform effectively simulates a dynamic marketplace.

Currently, we’re testing the platform before launching it.

What was the team composition? 

We’ve been working with 3–4 members of CodeBright’s team, including Andrey (CEO) and Arina (UX Designer).

How did you come to work with CodeBright?

I found CodeBright online and chose them because they were highly acclaimed and seemed like a reliable company. We were also able to negotiate in terms of contract details and agreements.

How much have you invested with them?

So far, we’ve spent around $90,000 with them.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in May 2023, and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Everyone I’ve spoken to has said that CodeBright’s work looks professional. In addition, it has helped us acquire excellent investors. 

How did CodeBright perform from a project management standpoint?

CodeBright has exceeded our expectations in terms of meeting deadlines — we’re three months ahead of schedule, which is a very welcome change compared to our previous developers. Regarding communication and tools, we use Trello, and they’re always very responsive and get back to me within 24–48 hours.

What did you find most impressive about them?

What makes CodeBright stand out among other companies is their flexibility to negotiate.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They could enhance their communication because we’ve had periods where I’m not entirely aware of what they’ve been doing. I’m not talking about unnecessary meetings, but maybe a short email saying what they’ve done the last week could be good. Nonetheless, I’ve brought it up to them; they’ve taken the feedback well.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

People operate based on incentives, so I recommend creating incentives and structures that could profit everyone.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a Head of Sales at Amazi - amazing SaaS CRM for Exteriour Housing Maintenance Companies.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire CodeBright, and what were your goals?

CodeBright has worked with us from the very beginning. Our CRM has grown since and went through multiple iterations over 4 years and 1 month.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We found CodeBright through a referral and also found them online. We read reviews about them, had an intro call. We liked the team, decided to give them a try in a form of a discovery phase, and stuck with them for the rest of the project.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

At first, they designed and developed a CRM for our parent Exteriour Housing Maintenance Company. They first started with a discovery phase to see whether we wil be a great match. Then they created an MVP for our parent company, which allowed us to show it to potential clients, to the market, get some feedback from potential clients.

Then we started working with CodeBright in 2-week sprints, with a demo after each sprint. After that, once we had a market-ready product, we decided to sell it as a SaaS CRM to the companies that are outside of the service area of our parent company.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

There were 8 people in the core team, which included 4 software engineers, project manager, business analyts, UI/UX designer and a Quality Assurance specialist.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

CodeBright created a SaaS CRM for Building Exterior Maintenance Businesses. They were very communicative and flexible. Our team always had direct access to their development and management team, so the workflow was very responsive.

Overall, CodeBright created a great software for us that has unique features that no one else has, and the whole process of creation was a pleasure.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

The project management was great. They regularly met deadlines and had demos for us every 2 weeks. They were always willing to answer any questions that we had.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their communication and openness to new ideas are one of a kind. This came as a good combination with CodeBright's strong development team. CodeBright provides access to full scope development, allowing us to build an entire product using the same company.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Overall, we enjoy working with CodeBright. So far we have noted no areas of improvement worth mentioning.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the founder and CEO of a digital networking company that focuses on digital business cards through near-field communication. We’re located in Alabama.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with CodeBright?

I hired CodeBright to develop a web application. A previous software company had dropped the ball on my project — they were misrepresenting who they were and I didn’t trust the work they were doing.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They designed and developed our web application from scratch using Python, SQL, and JSON. The web app is hosted on an AWS server. CodeBright also handled the UI/UX design for the app, including layout, typography, and color scheme. I used their design for my company’s branding and updated our website to match the app. We’re now working with CodeBright on additional projects.

Given how short my web app development timeline was, I gave them a lot of creative liberty and let them make a lot of assumptions about what I wanted. They didn’t have time to slow down the process by asking every single little question they encountered. 

What is the team composition?

I worked with Andrey (CEO) and Iryna (Project Manager).

How did you come to work with CodeBright?

I found CodeBright on Clutch and scheduled an interview with the owner via WebEx. I told them what I needed and explained my budget and timeline. Out of 11 other software companies that I was interviewing at the time, I chose CodeBright.

How much have you invested with them?

I invested around $55,000 with CodeBright to develop our web application.

What is the status of this engagement?

I started working with CodeBright in October 2021. Our initial project was completed in January 2022, and we’re now working together on additional projects.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

They knocked it out of the park. Their developers came up with some awesome ideas and proposed alternative approaches that were so much better than what I’d suggested. I ended up liking their design work on the app so much that I updated all of my company’s branding to match.

How did CodeBright perform from a project management standpoint?

I’d give their project management a 100% score. We communicated through Zoom and email. They’re extremely responsive, and they worked fast. I never waited on a response. Just yesterday, for example, I responded to a question late in the afternoon, and I had their email when I woke up this morning. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

CodeBright’s communication was impressive, and their price was extremely competitive. I definitely felt like I got what I paid for.

Are there any areas they could improve?

This was probably partly my fault, but when we had conversations, sometimes I’d talk about a lot of ideas. They’d quote me for those ideas, and at the end of the project, there were about eight different estimates for those ideas to take into account, which made it difficult to determine the project’s total price. Based on my feedback, CodeBright is now tracking all additional items in one document with descriptive notes of every meeting for reference.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Leverage CodeBright’s intelligence and creativity. As you work with them, ask CodeBright’s developers for their opinions and ideas for making your project better. Be humble, and don’t think that your ideas are the right ones.

CodeBright’s team are experts at this, they’re very intelligent people, and they have really good ideas. If I had tried to rein them in all the time instead of listening, I would’ve missed out on a lot of really cool features.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO and founder of a market telematics installation platform that enables end-users to book technicians. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with CodeBright?

We hired CodeBright to develop custom-built mobile apps and web-based software platforms for our third-party customers. 

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They primarily develop software platforms to automate the processes from purchase orders to invoicing. Mobile apps are available on Android and iOS. On the mobile apps, the automation involves scheduling, automated invoicing, purchase orders, and more. The services are custom forms for our third-party clients. 

We’ve worked together to create the wireframe. The app also tracks navigation for track mileage to or from locations, so we can automatically update the trip mileage the technicians can get paid for. For the mileage, that gets automatically placed in the invoice. We do everything from scratch.

What is the team composition?

Together with Andrey (CEO), I work with four people from CodeBright. The people I collaborate with are responsible for managing the project and ensuring that everything aligns properly. 

How did you come to work with CodeBright?

As I was searching for multiple development companies to outsource the project, I just felt like I could trust CodeBright. We had a few talks with other companies, but they were just a little bit better than the people that I was looking at locally. 

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent approximately $50,000. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We started around September 2020, and we continue to collaborate.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

We track their work through what we share with each other. As we continue to move forward with the project, they continue to open up spaces for me to see and test things out.

How did CodeBright perform from a project management standpoint?

They’ve been doing very well when it comes to project management. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

CodeBright’s patience is impressive. Their attentiveness and ability to solve problems also stand out. I highly appreciate that they don't say no to things. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

This is not necessarily a necessity, but it would be nice to know what’s the reason behind everything. They can be more open to that, but I appreciate that whenever I have questions and ask the “whys”, they always respond. The team walks us through what they do, but I just want to know too much and I want to know the most. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

With any development company, just understand the process of what you’re trying to get completed and be able to explain in detail what it is you want. I trust CodeBright’s skills and as long as the process that I’m laying out works and the functionalities are there, then those are my only recommendations.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner of Armfield Academic Press, a publishing company specializing in educational materials for homeschoolers and self-taught students.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire CodeBright?

I wanted to have a smartphone app to accompany one of my beginning language books---an app that allows the user to review vocabulary and grammar concepts in a multiple choice format.

What were your goals for this project?

To create a user-friendly app that would add value to the book it goes with.

SOLUTION

How did you select CodeBright?

I found CodeBright by searching for app developers in my area (I happen to live in the same area). I wanted to hire a company with a local presence so I could be more connected to them.

Describe the project in detail.

I created a mock-up of what I wanted the app to look like, with the various buttons, menu structure, etc. Also we created a database with all the quiz questions. For each quiz question we designated one correct answer and three incorrect answers. The CodeBright team took our raw materials and brought the app to life.

What was the team composition?

We were assigned a project manager who was our main point of contact. Also there were coders who did the actual coding of the app.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The finished app was exactly as I had envisioned it. It works smoothly and my customers are really enjoying it.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow was good. CodeBright was very organized with deadlines, communications, etc.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Two things impressed me about this company:

1. Their transparency and honesty. I never once felt as though they were rushing me along, selling me unwanted things, or being grabby for my money.
2. This was my first time being involved in any kind of app creation, and I had no idea how the process worked.

They were extremely patient with me, explaining each part of the process, and held my hand as I went through the various steps of setting up everything.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I was completely satisfied with their work and my experience with them.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the Director of Operations at Capoeira Social Project a nonprofit educational organization. Our mission is to give underprivileged youth (ages 7-18), in Baltimore, MD and Belo Horizonte Brazil, a chance to discover and develop their talents.

We focus on providing instruction of capoeira not simply as sport, but as part of the Afro-Brazilian heritage, as well as dance, art, and STEM tutoring.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire CodeBright, and what were your goals?

We’ve hired CodeBright to complete an overhaul of our website, expand functionality including an e-commerce platform, membership portal etc. The goal was to update our site to enable our website to bring more value to our members.

SOLUTION

How did you select CodeBright and what were the deciding factors?

A CodeBright team member actually reached out to me directly through LinkedIn and offered help.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

The team upgraded and expanded the functionality of our website, including a robust scheduling system, an e-commerce platform, membership portal etc.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I communicated directly and exclusively with a project manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We have found a great development team who understands our needs and technical challenges we have and they are able to find create/modern ways to address them.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

We contacted regularly through LinkdIn and the response time was excellent. Currently they are communicating effectively with one of interns. All updates were completed within hours of approval.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Probably the fact that they reached out to us at exactly the right time when we needed them!

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Haven’t noticed anything serious.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a founder of the company that provides Data Governance, Risk and Compliance solutions to financial institutions, banks etc.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire CodeBright, and what were your goals?

I hired CodeBright to perform a discovery phase and develop an MVP for my product.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

I’ve worked with a development team from overseas, I’ve hired an individual developer who sat in my office for months and unfortunately we didn’t get where we needed to be. I decided to find an agency to work with instead and that’s how I found CodeBright. After a number of calls, a lunch with a co-founder- I was confident I found the right team to work with.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

The goal of this initial phase of the project was for us to get on the same page, what exactly we are building, put together clear product requirements, build a development estimate for the MVP.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I mainly worked with the Project Manager, Helen who was awesome and a pleasure to work with!

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We now have concrete information on what exactly we are building and what it will take to build the product.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We had regular conference calls where we discussed requirements and brainstormed through slides and documents. I think it was pretty effective.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The PM I worked with challenged me in a positive way and was able to make complex & abstract concepts and put it in a way that is understandable to everyone.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Haven’t noticed anything significant.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m a sole proprietorship LLC, and I’m the only member and CEO of the organization. I had an idea to create an application that I felt was lacking in the market.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with CodeBright?

I was looking for a company to help me with the development of the app based on my concept.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

I wrote up requirements for the system’s logic and design. They gave feedback on those requirements based on their experience and knowledge. So, in addition to development, they provided expertise and a second opinion.

What is the team composition?

I mostly communicated with one person who was a project manager. 

How did you come to work with CodeBright?

I really wanted a company I could trust with the development as this was my first application, and I wanted someone with knowledge of the industry. 

I ended up going with CodeBright because I was able to meet with the CEO face-to-face. They gave a brief background of their services and other companies they’d worked with. 

I thought they were the entire package, including their knowledge of advertisements, marketing, and how to launch the app within the iOS and Google Play Store.

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve invested about $20,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We signed the contract in December of 2019, and they began work in January of 2020. We wrapped up the initial project in April of 2020, but we’re still communicating about future app enhancements and maintenance. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

They flawlessly executed an app that’s free for download, subscription-based, and allows in-app purchases. The initial app has launched to the iOS and Android app stores, and it’s been functioning properly. 

It’s targeting a Hispanic demographic, and a lot of my users are in Latin America. They were able to create different price points based on the user location, which has been very helpful.

They were able to release a couple of weeks ahead of time, which has helped me substantially. That timing was beneficial as people are home without things to do during these times, and the app is a game for game nights.

How did CodeBright perform from a project management standpoint?

Overall, they were great. They were easy to talk to. They have a business process in place that allows for collaboration and questions. They answer questions immediately and make themselves available to their clients. 

Since I had an outside designer, they needed to communicate a lot about updates and version controls with documents, designs, and content. They were able to manage that properly because their availability was so excellent. The project manager made himself accountable and did a great job of relaying my feedback or questions to the group.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re well-prepared. They had a proactive approach where they would let me know what was needed for the next phase of the project. That was helpful because it kept me accountable.

Are there any areas they could improve?

At the beginning of the process, I submitted a draft of what I wanted. I was hoping it would be a placeholder for when I had the final versions of designs and content. There was one instance where they did a full release of an older version that I had submitted. I would have appreciated it if they would have said, “Hey, is this really what you want? We’re going to implement all of the designs, and this is what it will look like.”

This was just a minor miscommunication, and they were able to rectify it the next day. It didn’t halt the project or add to the labor costs or anything.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

It depends on the person and the company. But, I would say to be sure about what you want. Make sure you have well thought out plans, but at the same time be able to adjust your requirements. 

Also, if you’re a beginner, don’t be afraid if you don’t have technical knowledge. CodeBright will be great at walking you through the process. They taught me how it was going to work, what would be expected of me, and what they would be able to provide.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the COO of a fashion company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with CodeBright?

We initially contacted Code Bright to help us produce a social media application for the iOS App Store.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Our app is a social media photo-sharing platform, and the goal is to enable users to tag and interact with different clothing items in each photo. Any tagged item of clothing will provide details like size relative to the size of the person as well as purchasing options.

They built the application from the ground up based on project requirements that we provided, and we launched on the App Store but are currently working to extend it to the Google Play Store as well.

What is the team composition?

I spoke mainly with two people from their team, Alexander (Frontend Developer, CodeBright) and Andrey (CEO, CodeBright).

How did you come to work with CodeBright?

I found them online through a Google search for companies local to the Washington, D.C. area. They had great reviews, and after talking with them on the phone I was impressed with their knowledge and ability to explain various technical aspects, so we decided to engage with them.

How much have you invested with them?

I would say we’ve spent between $30,000–$40,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started in December 2018 and launched the first version of our app in August 2019 but are continuing to work together.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

As far as numbers, we don’t have a lot of information so far, but the users we’ve talked to really like the interface and the usability. All of the functions seem to be working well so far, and feedback has been really positive, so we are very satisfied with the quality of CodeBright’s work.

How did CodeBright perform from a project management standpoint?

Project management is definitely one of their team’s strong suits, especially in the developmental phase. Once you’ve finished scoping and are putting things together, making everything functional, they do a great job with keeping you in the loop on what they’re currently testing.

If there are any issues, they get back to you very quickly and will do phone or video conferences readily depending on what is most convenient for you. It really makes for a very easy, seamless, and frustration-free process.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I think at a certain price point, everyone can code and create your product, so standing out really comes down to your personal touch and your ability to work with someone. In this particular experience, everything went so smoothly and was so enjoyable — whether it was ideation, scoping, or testing — that I can only credit it to their amazing customer service. You feel like you’re their only customer.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Not really, I don’t have a lot to compare them to, but I also don’t have anything in particular that I would complain about.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Don’t be too rigid. It’s safe to be open in the brainstorming stage with them because they have a lot that they can bring to the table. Starting your cooperation with them early on will help you get the most out of the project in the long run.