Project & Vision

Approval Studio is an online proofing tool that streamlines the approval process of graphic files. Having worked on different projects for years, we decided to create something of our own that would help creative teams – both big and small – improve their design review workflow.

Our Goals & Values

Our mission is to set a seamless collaboration between your creative team and your clients.

— Approval Studio Team

We wanted to develop a tool that would turn mundane review tasks into a simple and coordinated process, leaving more time for creatives actually to create.

We work closely with our clients and gather feedback from all branches of the industry – from branding and packaging to digital media – to understand better what our users need.

The vast majority of our newly introduced features are requested by our existing customers that help us to draw more users from their spheres, as we already have the tools that are vital for them.

We see ourselves as an Adaptive, Driven, Efficient, and Progressive Team.

How are we different?

We are driven by the idea to create a product that perfectly fits the needs of our users, something they create together with us. That helps our clients feel connected with the product we build.

Approval Studio team has a personal approach to every user, and it doesn’t matter if they pay $40 per month or $1000 and whether they are a single freelancer, small agency, or big international enterprise.

Apart from a standard upload-annotate-approve process, we offer many other mechanics to protect you from clients’ mistakes, ensure that nothing is missed, and integrate design review into the existing flow.

We have a modular system that allows users to select only the features that they need. While our competitors have a “fixed” product and follow a strict roadmap, we are very flexible with new functional additions.

Timeline

2017

Idea & Inspiration

Inspired by large enterprise solutions, we decided to create a design review tool of our own for small and medium businesses. Having a team of professional developers experienced in creating custom SaaS solutions allowed us to start the development.

2018

Enter Approval Studio

Approval Studio went live with free access. The system had rich functionality with many project management tools allowing it to adapt to any workflow. It made the review tool a little complicated to use without initial training, so our main goal was to make it more accessible.

2019

Further Development

Approval Studio got 2 packages — Lite and Pro. The Lite package is simple and intuitive, a perfect solution for individuals and small teams. The Pro version is a review tool with team management features. Both packages have free access.

2020

Becoming SaaS Product

We started working hard in cooperation with our clients to improve the tool. Approval Studio became a paid SaaS product with monthly and yearly subscriptions. We improved our onboarding numbers significantly and got our first corporate client, who is still using Approval Studio today.

2021

The Year of Growth

Approval Studio became a popular review tool in the USA, Canada, and Australia. Among the clients, we have freelancers, small and medium businesses, and international enterprises. We introduced many client-requested features such as Adobe integration, SSO, barcode scanner, and others.

2022

New Goals & Challenges

We confirmed our status of a versatile tool with updates like Zapier integration and selective approval option. Our progress allowed us to draw clients from new markets. We continue our work, despite the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine, where we have one of our development offices.

2023

Expanding Horizons

This year was a big one for us: we’ve completely overhauled the design of our review tool, added numerous updates to the dashboard, enhanced customization options, and launched multiple new projects and features, such as Shopify Integration. We learned more about new ways to develop and about our clients needs, so 2023 truly was a year of growth.

2024

To Be Continued

We look forward to implementing fresh ideas and moving towards an even better user experience within our design proofing tool!

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Project & Vision

Approval Studio is an online proofing tool that streamlines the approval process of graphic files. Having worked on different projects for years, we decided to create something of our own that would help creative teams – both big and small – improve their design review workflow.

Our Goals & Values

— Approval Studio Team

We wanted to develop a tool that would turn mundane review tasks into a simple and coordinated process, leaving more time for creatives actually to create.

We work closely with our clients and gather feedback from all branches of the industry – from branding and packaging to digital media – to understand better what our users need.

The vast majority of our newly introduced features are requested by our existing customers that help us to draw more users from their spheres, as we already have the tools that are vital for them.

We see ourselves as an Adaptive, Driven, Efficient, and Progressive Team.

ADAPTIVE

We are always eager to live up to new challenges and the needs of our users.

DRIVEN

Motivated and willing to work hard by clients’ feedback and the goals we set.

EFFICIENT

We strive to achieve maximum results with precisely directed and well-coordinated effort.

PROGRESSIVE

It’s important for us to be open-minded, friendly, and inventive, and always search for new ideas.

TEAM

Collaboration is what Approval Studio is all about, and we always aim to work as a team with our clients.