HobbyCue
A community and networking platform for hobbyists, built and shipped end-to-end.
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Social Media App Development
We don't sell you software we hope works. We sell you the software we depend on.
Real-time messaging, end-to-end encryption, and location — built once for our own 300-person operation, and built again for you.
Messaging
Encryption
Location
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02 · What We Deliver
Bring your spec. We'll tell you in 45 minutes what we can build and what we can't.
What holds up the moment someone opens the app.
A message travels through three checkpoints before it reaches anyone. We built and control all three.
01 · sent
Real-time messaging
Delivered and synced across devices the instant it's sent — no refresh, no lag between screens.
02 · secured
End-to-end encryption
Readable only by sender and recipient. Enforced at the transport layer, not added as an afterthought.
03 · placed
Location, built in
Live location is core to how the message lands, not a separate map bolted on afterward.
03 · How We Deliver
The same process that runs our own 300-person operation.
Nine years in production. The discipline is CI/CD, automated QA, and monitoring that doesn't stop at launch.
9years in production
300person operation run on our own AI
24/7monitoring after launch
01
Discovery & Spec
Requirements documented and signed off before build begins.
02
Architecture Review
Messaging, encryption, and location design reviewed against the spec.
03
CI/CD Build
Every change tested and integrated automatically, not batched at the end.
04
Automated QA
Regression suites run on every build, catching what manual review misses.
05
Staged Deployment
Phased rollout with a rollback path, monitored at every stage.
06
24/7 Monitoring
Live systems watched around the clock after launch, not just at release.
04 · RECENT WORK
Community and networking platforms, built and shipped end-to-end.
Community builds.
COMMUNITY & NETWORK BUILDS
Across The Globe
A member network built to connect people across borders, shipped to production.
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05 · Client Reviews
ATG
HobbyCue
Proof, not promises.
“Banao acts like our in-house team — not a vendor we have to manage.”
“They understood our requirements from the first call — we never had to re-explain the brief.”
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06 · FAQ
Five objections, cleared in order.
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Speed
How fast can you actually ship?
Weeks, not quarters. Discovery and documentation start on day one, so build time goes into building — not re-scoping.
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Real-time infrastructure
Is real-time messaging something you're building for us, or something you've already built?
Real-time messaging, end-to-end encryption, and location are already built — not on a roadmap slide.
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Security
How do you keep user data secure?
End-to-end encryption ships as part of the base build, checked by automated QA and monitored 24/7 through the same pipeline we run our own products on.
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Visibility
Do we see progress, or just get a handoff at the end?
Daily standups and weekly reviews — you're inside the build the whole way, not waiting on the other side of it.
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Ownership
Who owns the system once it ships?
You do. The code, infrastructure, and access are yours from day one — no lock-in.
07 · Closing
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30+ enterprise clients. Five offices. Nine years in production.
30+
Clients
2016
Building since
5
Offices