Houlak

Houlak is a software development agency founded in 2017 and headquartered at the World Trade Center in Montevideo, Uruguay. The company describes itself as an expert in native iOS and Android applications for the Fintech industry, employing a team of in-house engineers and designers who work with clients from beginning to end on projects of varying complexity. The agency positions itself as big enough to handle any project while small enough to treat each client as a priority.

The agency operates with fewer than 49 employees and a minimum project budget between $10,000 and $25,000, with an average hourly rate of $60. Houlak reports experience across projects ranging from $5,000 to $150,000. The team is bilingual in English and Spanish, operates in a timezone just 1-2 hours from the US East Coast, and visits the United States at least twice a year to maintain client relationships.

Houlak offers three core service areas: mobile app development, web development, and UI/UX design. The agency's leadership includes founder and CEO Diego Mazzone, an entrepreneur and software engineer who also serves as an IT adviser and mentor at da Vinci Labs and IthaKa incubators. Bruno Frachia serves as CTO and Head of Mobile Development, Facundo Goyeneche brings over a decade of e-commerce and software experience as COO, and Guillermo Franco heads web development with skills in Node, Express.js, MongoDB, GNU/Linux, and Python.

The agency's portfolio includes Creditel, a mobile app for a leading financial institution; OpenApp, an app offering discounts at restaurants and bars; TuPase, an iOS and Android app for a corporate fitness company; and DiLS, a mobile app that helps deaf people communicate with others. Houlak has served clients across sectors including Creditel, Popey, dLocal, MySalesApp, FotoSprint, Socialab, Open App, Teleton, Jazit, and Credito de la Casa.

Client feedback on Google is positive, with reviewers noting excellent attention, very good services, and kind, attentive, and polite treatment. Houlak holds a 5.0 Google rating based on 12 reviews, with the two displayed reviews sourced from Google Maps. The agency emphasizes customer satisfaction at each step of the client journey and promotes its fintech expertise as a key differentiator in the market.