Our verdict
Uptech is a Kyiv product studio that has built apps for GOAT, Dollar Shave Club, and Aspiration and now adds AI features such as medical image processing to fintech and healthcare products. Outside listings put it at about $25 to $49 an hour, the lowest band among the firms we review, alongside 10Pearls and Intuz. It suits a startup or midsize company that wants a design-led mobile and web team with AI skills at a modest rate, and it is less suited to a buyer who needs a large enterprise AI program.
The right buyer
- Consumer apps with large audiences. Its iOS and Android work for a retail platform now serves more than 30 million users with a 4.9 App Store rating (homepage).
- Healthcare companies adding AI to clinical workflows. It built an AI medical imaging system that it says cuts diagnostic time by 30% (homepage).
- Fintech apps that need to scale safely. It optimized a fintech app to support more than 130,000 monthly active users at 99.5% stability (homepage).
- Startups that want a team from idea to launch. Uptech says it has helped more than 200 companies build web and mobile apps (homepage).
Reasons to look elsewhere
- Most of its published work is app development, and only a few cases are AI systems.
- The team works from Kyiv, so US clients plan around a seven to ten hour time difference.
- It has 50 to 249 employees, according to outside listings, which limits how many large projects it can run at once (GoodFirms profile).
Uptech, At A High Level
Uptech is a software development company that designs, builds, and launches fintech, healthcare, and AI-powered products from start to finish (homepage). Dima Kovalenko and Andrii Bas, who learned Android development together as students, started it in Kyiv in 2016 (DOU interview).
- Based in Kyiv, Ukraine, with a leadership team of Dima Kovalenko, Andrii Bas, and Andrii Chernysh (about page).
- Has 50 to 249 employees, according to outside listings, and estimated annual revenue of $5 million to $7 million (GoodFirms profile).
- Reports work for more than 200 companies, from bootstrapped startups to Fortune 500 companies (about page).
- Builds at-home diagnostics apps and an admin panel for MicrogenDx and other healthcare products (MicrogenDx case).
- Its co-founder Kovalenko also co-founded Rozmova, a platform that matches clients with therapists (DOU interview).
Scores by criterion
We scored Uptech on eight weighted criteria from its case studies, client testimonials, founder interviews, and outside listings. Production track record and independent evidence score highest; stability scores lowest because of its size.
| Criterion | Weight | Score | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production track record | 20% | 7.0 | Apps serving more than 30 million users, a fintech app at 99.5% stability, and an AI imaging system that cuts diagnostic time by 30%. |
| Technical depth | 15% | 6.5 | Mobile, web, and backend engineering with AI imaging and document processing; little model research. |
| Industry depth | 10% | 6.5 | Work in fintech, healthcare, retail, and travel. |
| Delivery model and handoff | 15% | 7.0 | Design-led teams that take products from concept to launch, working across large time differences. |
| Commercial clarity | 10% | 6.5 | No published rates; outside listings show about $25 to $49 an hour. |
| Platform independence | 10% | 7.0 | No single cloud or AI vendor focus. |
| Stability and scale | 10% | 6.0 | Operating since 2016 with 50 to 249 employees, based in Kyiv. |
| Independent evidence | 10% | 7.0 | Named testimonials from GOAT, Dollar Shave Club, Aspiration, and Angler AI. |
| Overall | 100% | 6.7 | Weighted average |
Where Uptech fits
Uptech is used by startups and midsize companies, and some large consumer brands, that want a design-led team to build a mobile or web product and add AI features to it. On price it is in the lowest band of the firms we review. Competitors on this site include MobiDev and DataRoot Labs in Ukraine, Leanware for startup builds, and Rootstrap for consumer apps.
| Need | Fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A consumer mobile app with large traffic | Strong | A retail app serving more than 30 million users. |
| AI features in a healthcare product | Good | An AI imaging system that cuts diagnostic time by 30%. |
| A low-cost team from idea to launch | Strong | About $25 to $49 an hour and more than 200 companies served. |
| A large enterprise AI program | Weak | A team of 50 to 249 people and few enterprise AI cases. |
What clients and leaders say
Named testimonials on Uptech’s site praise its talent and collaboration. One buyer concern is written from public facts about its location.
“Uptech is a great partner for software and web development projects. I was impressed with the talent level for each of the roles, including design, front-end, back-end.”
“We’re impressed with Uptech’s commitment to the product’s success.”
“They are easy to work with, very collaborative, and successful at finding solutions that fit our needs.”
“With the whole team in Kyiv, we planned our calls around a nine-hour time difference.”
Where customer reviews couldn’t be found, our analysts attempted to give a voice to buyer sentiment, drawing on real information from review sites, forums and product documentation. Based on: Uptech about page, which quotes a client working across a nine-hour time difference; GoodFirms profile.
Who leads Uptech
Dima Kovalenko is co-founder and chief executive (Uptech author page).
