AI where it’s worth it. Software where it isn’t.

We work with businesses across the UK and Ireland. We find the jobs AI can take off your team, set it up, and build the software around it. You talk directly to the people doing the work.

Not every problem needs AI. We’ll tell you which of yours do.

AI isn’t something you buy once. It has to fit the way you already work, and your team has to want to use it.

Talk to us about AI

  1. Work out where it’s worth it

    We spend time in your business before we recommend anything: where effort is being wasted, which jobs repeat every week, and where time could be saved. Then we tell you where AI will pay off and where it won’t.

  2. Set it up properly

    We choose the tools, connect them to the systems you already use, and make sure they work together properly before anyone relies on them.

  3. Get your team using it

    We train your team on their own work, not on demos, and build the tools into the way you already do things.

And when AI isn’t the answer, we build the software that is.

  • Native, desktop and web apps

    For your customers or your own team: native apps on iPhone and Android, desktop apps, and anything that runs in a browser. Built to be used every day, not shown off once.

  • Custom software

    Off-the-shelf software makes you work its way, and charges you per seat for the privilege. If you’re paying every month for a tool your team only half uses, we can build the part you actually need and bring it in-house. Where the subscription is still the better deal, we’ll tell you.

  • Modernising what you have

    Outdated systems, clunky screens, software that breaks when you touch it. We bring what you already have up to speed, without starting from zero.

Four steps from a first email to launch day.

  1. 1

    A first conversation

    You tell us what’s getting in the way. We say whether we’re the right fit, whether AI belongs in it at all, and roughly what it would take. No commitment.

  2. 2

    A clear proposal

    We map out the work, break it into milestones and agree the price. No vague timelines, and no scope that grows without a conversation.

  3. 3

    Build, a week at a time

    We build in small steps and keep you in the loop. You see working software every week, not a big reveal after months of silence.

  4. 4

    Launch and handover

    We handle the launch, hand everything over with full documentation, and make sure your team can run with it.

Small team. Everything under one roof. No one in between.

No middlemen
No layers of process and no passing you around. You talk directly to the people doing the work and making the decisions.
Focused, not stretched
We don’t take on more than we can do well. If we can’t start straight away, we’ll say so and give you a real date, rather than squeeze you in and give you half our attention.
Pricing agreed upfront
No hidden fees or surprise invoices. We agree the scope and the rates upfront, so you always know what you’re paying for.
No lock-in
Proper documentation and a clear handover on everything we build. If you ever want to move on, you can, without it hurting.

Founded by an engineer who has done this before.

TBS Labs was founded by an engineer with over a decade of experience building software across ERP, business management, e-commerce, sports tech, ed tech and SaaS. When a project needs more hands, we bring in engineers we’ve worked with before.

We’re based across the UK and Ireland, and work with businesses in both.

Products we’ve built, and teams we’ve built with.

  • Brekkie
  • CalledIt
  • Kerridge Commercial Systems, now Klipboard

Fair questions, straight answers.

How much will it cost?

It depends on what you need. Scope and rates are agreed before anything starts, and the price doesn’t change without a conversation.

How long will it take?

It depends on the scope, and you’ll get an honest view before we start. We break the work into milestones you can see working, so you can take one piece at a time rather than commit to everything up front.

How do we start?

Email us what’s getting in the way, and you’ll get a straight answer on whether we can help and what it would take.

We already have developers. Can you still help?

Yes. We can take on the project they don’t have room for, work alongside them, or advise on architecture and AI.

Tell us what’s getting in the way.

Rough idea or detailed brief, we’re happy to talk it through. No hard sell, no obligation.

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