# Humbleteam vs Applifting

> Humbleteam and Applifting compared for teams that need product design: fintech depth, awards and client reviews, AI inside design teams, and start dates. Our design record includes 56 fintechs and 30+ major banks.

- Canonical page: https://humbleteam.com/versus/applifting
- Applifting's own site: https://applifting.io/
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Sources checked: October 7, 2026

## How each company describes itself

### Applifting

Applifting describes itself as an expert custom software agency and says: “We design, build & scale digital products from MVPs to complex enterprise systems.” Services cover product discovery, design sprints, UX/UI, AI-powered MVPs, AI strategy, AI-accelerated development, and software modernization.

The home page lists Prague and London, 200+ people, 300+ products built, and 12 years on the market; the about page dates the company to 2014. Work shown includes BankID, Jablotron, George Locker, and FTMO. LinkedIn lists 51–200 employees.

### Humbleteam

Design is the whole of our job, and we do it quickly. A B2B banking MVP with ING Amsterdam went from zero to a tested product in 5 days, and new briefs reach a first clickable prototype in 2 weeks on average.

Our deepest vertical is money: 56 fintechs shipped and 30+ major banks, plus 30+ healthtech platforms studied and a sports benchmark of 27 apps. Since 2017 our 49 people in Prague and Dubai have won 80+ design awards.

## Why teams hire us next to, or instead of, Applifting

Three things a design-only company does differently.

### Tested with users in weeks

ING got a small-business banking prototype designed and user-tested in 23 days, and Logitech had its app, website, and design system in production in 4 weeks. Every enquiry gets an answer within 24 hours, and work can begin next week. Our AI skills cut app and web design time by 20–40%.

### Banking UX as a specialty

We have shipped 56 fintechs and work with 30+ major banks, so KYC, limits, card states, and dispute flows are routine for us. 5 YC-backed fintechs have our design team inside their in-house teams. Your developers get flows that already account for the regulated edge cases.

### Award-winning design since 2017

From 2017 to now, 200+ shipped projects earned us 80+ design awards, among them 14 Awwwards wins, Red Dot, and Webby. Our Clutch score is 4.9 from 35 reviews. The designers who take your first call, 9 years of experience on average, stay on to do the work.

## Humbleteam vs Applifting, side by side

Every Applifting fact here is from their own site or LinkedIn page. Where they publish nothing, the row says so.

| Compared on | Humbleteam | Applifting |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fintech and regulated depth | 56 fintechs shipped and 30+ major banks | Fintech work shown, including BankID and FTMO; no fintech count published |
| Healthtech or sport depth | 30+ healthtech platforms studied; 27 sports apps benchmarked every 4 weeks | Not published on their site |
| AI inside your design team | Agents installed in your workspace for handoff, QA, and resizing; they stay after we leave | AI services aimed at development, MVPs, and engineering upskilling |
| Senior experience | 9 years on average for the senior designers on a project | Not published on their site |
| How fast you can start | A reply within 24 hours; work can start next week | Not published on their site |
| Independent proof | 4.9 on Clutch across 35 reviews; 80+ design awards | Client testimonials on their site; no review score or award count published |
| Best known for | Product design: research, UX/UI, brand, and design systems | Custom software built end to end: 300+ products by 200+ people |

## When Applifting is the better call

Two jobs that need an engineering company.

### You need the code written

Applifting lists web, mobile, cloud, DevOps, and QA under AI-accelerated development, with 200+ people. If you need a team to build and run the software, that is their core business and outside ours.

### An old system needs moving forward

Their software modernization service covers tech audits, AI refactoring, and AI implementation for legacy systems. For a migration where the architecture is the hard part, an engineering partner is the right first hire.

## What we bring to the design side

- **56** fintechs shipped (plus 30+ major banks)
- **80+** design awards (14 Awwwards wins, Red Dot, Webby)
- **9 years** average senior experience (of the designers on a project)

## Questions and answers

### Is Humbleteam a good alternative to Applifting?

For the design part of a product, yes. We are a design company with 56 fintechs and 200+ projects shipped since 2017, 80+ design awards, and a 4.9 Clutch rating. Applifting is a Prague software company with 200+ people that designs and builds products end to end. If you split design and engineering between two partners, we can take the design side.

### Humbleteam or Applifting: who delivers faster?

For design, our timelines are published and dated: 5 days to a tested banking MVP with ING Amsterdam, 23 days to a user-tested ING prototype, and a first clickable prototype 2 weeks after a signed brief on average. Applifting’s site offers design sprints and says its AI-powered MVPs launch in 1–2 months, a timeline that includes building the software.

### Which company is stronger on fintech UX?

We are, by volume and focus. Applifting shows fintech work such as BankID and FTMO but publishes no fintech count; ours is 56 fintechs plus 30+ major banks, and 5 YC-backed fintechs run our designers inside their product teams. Ask both to walk you through a failed-KYC state and a card-dispute flow they designed.

### How big is each team, and who does the work?

Applifting’s site lists 200+ people, while LinkedIn shows 51–200 employees, and its services span design and engineering. We are a design-only team of 49 in Prague and Dubai, and the senior designers on the first call, averaging 9 years of experience, design your flows. Ask each company who will design your core flows.

### How much does each cost, and how soon can we start?

Neither company publishes prices. We quote a fixed-price audit, a scoped implementation, or a monthly retainer on the first call, and we reply within 24 hours. A project can start next week. Applifting’s site offers a contact form and a design sprint guide but no published prices or start dates.

## Where every fact about Applifting came from

Read on October 7, 2026. Nothing on this page is sourced from a directory listing.

- [applifting.io — home, about, and services](https://applifting.io/)
- [LinkedIn — Applifting company page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/applifting-io/)

## Contact

Humbleteam, https://humbleteam.com/versus/applifting - hi@humbleteam.com