Freelance · Australia-based · AI-assisted

Stop wrestling with tech. Start growing your business.

We build smart AI tools and custom software that save small and medium businesses serious time and money — without the tech jargon or enterprise price tags.

No jargon Fixed-price options No lock-ins
What you actually get

Outcomes you can feel — not deliverables in a folder.

Get your weekends back

Automate data entry, lead chasing, spreadsheet sorting. Reclaim hours every week.

A real person answers

Same-day replies from the developer who knows your stack. No tickets, no queues.

We stick around

Care, monitoring, and small fixes — long after launch day. Software that stays alive.

What we do

Real problems, sorted.

Four stages of working together. Pick one, mix a couple, or start small and see how it goes.

Stage 1

Figure out what to build

A short discovery to map your problem, the constraints, and the lean path to value. You leave with a plan and a price — not a 40-page deck.

  • Free 30-min intro call
  • Plain-English written plan
  • Fixed-price quote in <1 week
Audit Roadmap Quote
Stage 2

Build the thing

Custom web apps, mobile apps, internal tools, and AI automations. AI-assisted where it speeds things up — hand-crafted where it matters.

  • Weekly progress demos
  • You own the code
  • No frameworks-of-the-month
Custom apps AI tools APIs
Stage 3

Tidy up the old stuff

Untangle legacy, cut your cloud bill, swap the brittle bits for boring ones — without stopping the business.

  • Cloud-cost audits
  • Zero-downtime migrations
  • Documentation that's actually read
Modernise Refactor Cost
Stage 4

Ship it & keep it running

Releases without drama, monitoring you can actually read, and someone who answers the phone when something breaks.

  • Same-day support
  • Monthly health check-ins
  • Predictable care plans
Deploy Monitor Support
How it works

Four steps. No surprises.

Most projects look like this. Yours might be smaller or bigger — we'll tell you upfront.

Free first chat. Always. Even if we end up not working together.
  1. 01
    Day 1

    Tell us your problem

    A free 30-min chat. We listen, ask questions, and figure out if we're a fit. No pressure, no slide deck.

  2. 02
    Week 1

    A plan + a price

    Within a week you get a plain-English plan, a fixed price (or a clear day-rate cap), and a realistic timeline.

  3. 03
    Weeks 2-8

    We build, you watch

    Weekly progress demos. You see real software, not status reports. Change your mind early — that's free.

  4. 04
    Ongoing

    Live, looked-after

    We launch, monitor, and keep it running. You have someone to call when something breaks. (Or we'll spot it first.)

What you'll feel

The outcomes, without the buzzwords.

We're new, so we're not flashing fake stats. Here's what we aim for on every project.

Outcome 01

Save real money

Cut subscriptions, automate manual work, swap brittle tools for one that fits. Most clients pay back the build within 6 months.

Outcome 02

Reclaim half your week

Lead chasing, data entry, invoicing, reporting — automated and out of your way. Some clients see 10+ hours back per week.

Outcome 03

AI that actually helps

Real automations and assistants — not chatbot demos. Tied to your data, your tone, and your workflow.

Outcome 04

Less tech-stress

Things just run. And when they don't, someone you trust picks up the phone — usually before you've noticed.

Honest note: Rubics Code is brand new. We'll add real numbers and case studies as projects ship.

The kind of work

Projects we love taking on.

We're new — so instead of fake case studies, here's the shape of work we do best.

AI tooling
Saves 8–12 hrs/week

AI that reads your inbox.

An assistant that triages enquiries, drafts replies, and pulls the important bits into your CRM. You stay in charge — it just removes the busywork.

AI Email CRM Automations
Automation

The spreadsheet that runs the business

Replace shared Excel with a small web app — same shape, but it stops breaking when two people open it.

Custom build

A booking page you actually own

Custom booking + payments + reminders, without the per-seat fees. Yours forever.

Real case studies coming soon
Want to be one of the first? You'll get a friendly price and a lot of attention.
Get in touch
Why work with us

A small studio with grown-up engineering.

We're not the cheapest, and not the biggest. We're the one that returns calls, ships things, and explains the bill.

Start a project
  1. 01

    You talk to the developer

    No account managers, no offshore handoff. Greg picks up the phone, writes the code, and answers your emails.

  2. 02

    Honest, fixed pricing

    We quote upfront with a clear scope. If it turns out smaller, you pay less. If it grows, we tell you before the bill does.

  3. 03

    AI used responsibly

    We use AI to ship faster (and pass the savings on). But your data stays yours, and a human reads every line.

  4. 04

    Built to last

    Boring tech where it counts. No bleeding-edge frameworks for the sake of it. Easy to hand off if you ever need to.

  5. 05

    Long-term partner

    We don't disappear after launch. Monthly check-ins, ongoing care plans, and a known cost for keeping things alive.

  6. 06

    Plain-English everything

    Quotes, plans, status updates — all in language you can read. If we use jargon, we explain it. Or rewrite it.

Pricing

Friendly prices. No surprises.

A starting point, not a quote. Real prices come after a free 30-min chat — based on what you actually need.

Quick fix

From $1.5k

A small, defined job. A new feature, an automation, a tidy-up. Done in a week or two.

  • 1–2 weeks turnaround
  • Fixed price upfront
  • Email + chat support
  • 30 days of bug fixes
Get a quote
★ MOST PROJECTS

Build it

From $8k

A proper project. New app, AI tool, internal system. Weekly demos, paid in milestones.

  • 4–10 week project
  • Discovery + roadmap included
  • Weekly progress demos
  • Source code yours, no lock-in
  • 90 days of bug fixes
Tell us your project

Keep it running

From $400/mo

Ongoing care after launch. Updates, monitoring, small changes — a friendly retainer.

  • Monitoring + alerts
  • 4 hours of changes / month
  • Same-day reply on weekdays
  • Cancel any time
Talk about a retainer

Not sure which fits? Send your problem and we'll suggest one.

Honest words

No fake quotes. Just what we stand for.

We'll fill this with real client words as projects ship. Until then — here's the spirit of how we work.

"I started Rubics Code because I kept seeing small businesses paying enterprise prices for software that didn't fit. With AI, we can build the right thing for a fraction of what it used to cost — and stick around to keep it working."

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Greg
Founder & developer, Rubics Code
From Greg

"If we don't think we can solve it — or think someone off-the-shelf can do it cheaper — we'll tell you. Honest advice is free, even if it costs us the job."

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Rubics Code
How we work
Our promise

"We're new and looking for a few first clients to do great work for, with friendly pricing in exchange for an honest case study at the end. If that's you — say hi."

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Open spots
2–3 projects this quarter
Be the first
Common questions

The things people usually want to know.

Don't see your question? Send it through — we'll answer and add it here.

Small jobs (an automation, a fix, a small feature) usually land between $1.5k and $5k. A proper custom app or AI tool sits between $8k and $30k, paid in milestones. Ongoing care plans start at $400/month. Real numbers come after a free 30-minute chat.

Two ways. First — we build AI tools for you: assistants that read your inbox, automate triage, summarise data, draft replies. Second — we use AI internally to ship faster and cheaper, and we pass that saving on to you. Your data is never used to train anyone else's model.

Yes. Always. We hand over the code, the documentation, and the keys. If you ever want to take it elsewhere — or hire your own team — we'll help with the handover. No lock-ins.

Honest question. The code lives in a Git repo you own from day one. We document everything in plain English. Any decent developer can pick it up. We also have backup developers we trust if a project ever needs covering.

Australia. Most projects run remotely with weekly video calls — but we're happy to come on-site for kick-off if you're nearby. Async-friendly, jet-lag-free.

That's most clients. The first conversation is about your problem, not your tech. We'll figure out together whether software is even the right answer — sometimes it isn't, and we'll say so.

Often, yes. We do takeovers, audits, and rescues. We'll do an honest assessment first — sometimes the right answer is to rebuild a small part rather than save the whole thing.

Send your problem

Tell us what's bugging you.

Four quick questions. We read every one and reply within 1 business day — usually same-day. No sales calls, no spam.

Replies within 1 business day
Australia-based · working worldwide

What's the problem?

Pick the closest one — we'll get specific next.

Tell us a bit more.

A couple of sentences is plenty. Plain English.

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Budget & timeline

Rough is fine. Helps us suggest the right fit.

Budget
Timeline

How do we reach you?

Just the basics. We'll never share these.

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