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CUYCO

Taking on new work from August 2026

Custom software and AI automation, built to run in production.

I'm Ross Cuyler. From Cape Town I build web apps, mobile apps, and the automation that connects them — for teams who need the thing working, not demoed.

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Based
Cape Town, ZA
Working with
SA · UK · EU
Since
2021
Team size
One. Me.

Four things I get hired for.

Most jobs start as one of these and turn into two of them. The pricing below is where each one starts, and every quote is fixed in writing before anything begins.

Product

  • Next.js
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Webflow

Mobile

  • FlutterFlow
  • Flutter
  • RevenueCat

Data

  • Supabase
  • Firebase
  • Postgres
  • Sanity

Automation

  • n8n
  • Claude
  • OpenAI
  • Webhooks

Commerce

  • Stripe
  • Yoco
  • Shopify

Things that are live and being used.

All case studies

The way this is different.

Small enough to answer the phone. Experienced enough that you are not paying for someone to learn on your project.

No account manager
You talk to the person writing the code. Briefs do not get relayed, and nothing gets lost between the call and the commit.
No discovery phase that produces a deck
Scoping is a conversation and a written proposal. If a project needs three weeks of research before anyone builds anything, I will tell you that rather than bill for it by default.
No stack I am married to
Webflow when a team needs to edit freely. Next.js when it needs logic. n8n when the answer is plumbing, not software. Sometimes the honest answer is that you already own a tool that does this.
No hostage-taking
Repositories, hosting, and domains end up in your name with the documentation to run them. Leaving should be possible even if you never do it.

How a project actually runs.

Four steps, no surprises. The part most people care about is the third one: you can see progress every week rather than waiting to find out at the end.

  1. 01 · 30 min

    Call

    Thirty minutes on what you are trying to solve. If I am not the right person for it, you will hear that on the call rather than in a polite email a week later.

  2. 02 · 1–2 days

    Scope

    A written proposal with fixed scope, a real timeline, and a price. No line items that resolve to "TBC".

  3. 03 · 2–12 weeks

    Build

    Weekly sprints, a shared board you can see at any time, and a Loom walkthrough at the end of each week. You always know what changed and why.

  4. 04 · 14–30 days

    Hand over

    Launch, documentation, and access in your name — not mine. Plus a support window for the bugs that only surface once real users arrive.

What clients say

Working with Ross was genuinely the best decision we made for our rebrand. He got our brief immediately — we didn't have to explain ourselves twice. The site he built makes our gelato look as good as it tastes, and our customers notice. We've had more people walk in saying they found us online than ever before.
Kirsten van der MerweFounder & Director, Moro Gelato
We'd been burned by developers who overpromised and under-delivered. Ross was the opposite — clear about what was possible, honest about timelines, and obsessive about the details. Snagg launched on time and the app felt polished from day one. I've already recommended him to three other founders.
James OkaforCEO, Snagg
Our old website was an embarrassment compared to our actual product range. Ross turned that around completely. The new site is something we're genuinely proud to send clients to. The filtering system he built saves our sales team hours every week — buyers can find exactly what they need without picking up the phone.
Michelle JacobsHead of Operations, NRS Solutions

Straight answers to the usual questions.

The things people ask on the first call, answered here so you do not have to book one to find out.

Who is behind Cuyco?

Cuyco is Ross Cuyler, a software developer based in Cape Town, South Africa. You deal with the person who writes the code — there is no account manager between you and the build. Specialist collaborators come in for design or heavy backend work when a project calls for it.

What does a project cost?

Websites start at R15,000, mobile apps at R45,000, and AI automation builds at R25,000. Retainers start at R8,000 a month and hourly consulting is R500 to R750 excluding VAT. Every project gets a fixed written quote before any work starts.

How long does a typical project take?

Websites take two to four weeks. AI automation workflows take two to six weeks. Mobile apps take six to twelve weeks. The timeline is set in the proposal and progress is visible weekly, so slippage is something you find out about immediately rather than at the end.

Do you work with clients outside South Africa?

Yes. Current and past clients are in South Africa, the Netherlands, and the UK. Everything runs remotely over video and async updates, and invoices can be issued in ZAR, USD, GBP, or EUR.

What are the payment terms?

50% deposit to begin, 50% on delivery or launch day. Retainers are billed monthly in advance. Hourly work is invoiced on completion.

Who owns the code and the accounts when it is done?

You do. Repositories, hosting, domains, and third-party accounts are set up in your name or transferred to it at handover, along with documentation. Holding a client hostage through account ownership is a business model, not a service.

Can you maintain it after launch?

Yes, either on a monthly retainer for continuous work or ad-hoc at an hourly rate for occasional needs. Every project also includes a 14 to 30 day support window for post-launch fixes at no extra cost.

Tell me what you are trying to solve.

Thirty minutes on a call is usually enough to work out whether this is a two-week job, a two-month job, or something you should not build at all. You get a written scope and a fixed price before anything starts.

Start a projectross@cuyco.co.za

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