
Build a Micro App or Buy a Tool? A Workflow-First Decision Guide
Compare a custom micro app with existing software before you build. Check workflow fit, permissions, total operating cost, data ownership, and exit options.
The Luna Studio field guide
Practical guidance for the decisions that happen before the build: what to make, how to scope it, how to make it useful, and how to turn attention into action.
5 topic hubs
Commercial paths
Built to compound
Topic hubs
Each hub connects broad discovery questions to the specific service decision that follows. Start with the problem, then move toward the right scope.
Plan, design, and launch a website that makes your offer obvious and turns attention into action.
3 guides · Explore clusterTurn one painful workflow into a focused, useful product without overbuilding the first release.
6 guides · Explore clusterUnderstand the product, architecture, and launch decisions behind a reliable full stack application.
3 guides · Explore clusterUse content hierarchy, interaction design, and trust signals to help more of the right visitors move forward.
2 guides · Explore clusterBuild the foundation for discoverability, measurement, and better decisions after launch.
2 guides · Explore clusterCommercial guides

Compare a custom micro app with existing software before you build. Check workflow fit, permissions, total operating cost, data ownership, and exit options.

Micro apps describe focused user workflows; microservices describe backend boundaries. Compare them and choose an architecture without unnecessary complexity.

A practical guide to custom website pricing, scope, tradeoffs, and what to ask before you hire a design and development partner.
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Compare a custom micro app with existing software before you build. Check workflow fit, permissions, total operating cost, data ownership, and exit options.

Plan a focused micro app with a workflow brief, data rules, error states, and acceptance tests. Learn what to build first and what to leave out.

Micro apps describe focused user workflows; microservices describe backend boundaries. Compare them and choose an architecture without unnecessary complexity.

A practical guide to custom website pricing, scope, tradeoffs, and what to ask before you hire a design and development partner.

A practical website redesign checklist covering goals, content, URL redirects, forms, mobile testing, and post-launch Search Console checks.

A micro app handles one focused task, such as quoting or intake. See practical examples, how it differs from microservices, and what to scope before building.
Choose your build path
When the research turns into a decision, these are the three ways we help teams move forward.
$397
A polished, conversion-ready website built around your offer.
Explore service$997
A focused app that makes one important workflow simpler.
Explore service$1,997
A complete product foundation with frontend, backend, data, and integrations.
Explore serviceCommon questions
Luna Studio builds custom websites, focused micro apps, and full stack applications with the strategy, UX, and engineering needed to make them useful.
Choose Custom Website for a conversion-ready marketing site, Custom Web App for one focused workflow, and Full Stack SaaS for a product with accounts, data, integrations, or more complex roles.
Yes. The fastest way to create a reliable build scope is to start with the audience, the workflow, the desired outcome, and what the first release must prove.
Have a build in mind?
Bring us the business problem, workflow, or offer you want to improve. We will help you choose the right scope.