What people ask us.
The studio, how we work with AI, and how to start a project.
What is Tangram HQ Studio?
Tangram HQ Studio is a digital product studio based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The studio designs, codes and runs its own web and mobile applications, for businesses and consumers alike.
What kind of applications do you build?
We build three things: responsive web applications, iOS apps and Android apps. The same team handles design, development and launch, from prototype to deployment.
Where are you located?
The studio is in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Our products are built first for the Quebec and Canadian market, which includes local requirements around language and personal information protection.
Which products have you shipped?
Five products come out of the studio. Olivi, a meal planner available on the web and Android (the iPhone app is in beta), is live. ChatDirect, an AI chatbot with a lightweight CRM for small businesses (web portal and iPhone and Android companion app), is in beta, close to launch. Two more are in alpha, still in development: Acheteur Futé, an AI home-buying coach for Quebec on the web, iPhone and Android, and Kaiku, which measures a brand's visibility in Google and in answers from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude. The newest, RenoPop, is in pre-alpha: an iPhone and Android app for homeowners who manage the work on their own home, not in stores yet.
What does an "AI-native" studio actually mean?
Being AI-native means AI is part of how the work gets done, not just part of the finished product. At Tangram HQ, we design, prototype and ship with AI in the loop. The practical effect: a small team ships at the pace of a large one. And we only put AI inside a product when it genuinely serves the user.
Will my users' data stay in Canada?
It depends on the product. ChatDirect is hosted in Canada and compliant with Law 25, Quebec's personal information protection legislation. For any other project, hosting and data residency are decided up front. Write to us so we can settle it before anything gets built.
What is visibility in AI answer engines?
It means being cited by tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google's AI overviews when someone asks a question in your field. It is measured differently from classic search ranking: there is no numbered position, only citations. That is exactly what Kaiku measures, alongside traditional Google rankings.
How do we start a project with you?
Write to us through the contact form or directly at [email protected]. Describe what you want to build, your timeline and a rough budget: those three things let us give you a useful answer on the very first exchange.