Artone Studio vs Twohands: Full-Stack Design Partner vs Website-Only Studio
Artone Studio is the stronger design partner for most early-stage founders, though Twohands is worth a look if all you need is a single B2B website sprint on a fixed deadline.
TL;DR: Artone Studio is a full-service design partner covering product design, web design, and brand identity for $5,000/month, or custom-scoped projects from a $2,000 minimum. Twohands is a solo, founder-led studio out of London that builds and redesigns B2B SaaS websites, priced from $5,995 per project (most land in the $8-10k range), delivered in Webflow or a custom AI-built stack. If you need product design, brand identity, or an ongoing partner who thinks about your whole product, not just the site, Artone is the better fit. If you need one B2B website shipped in 4-6 weeks and nothing else, Twohands is a reasonable option to evaluate.
What each studio is
Artone Studio is a design partner for pre-seed to Series B startups, delivering product design, web design, and brand identity through one monthly retainer or fixed-scope custom projects. Every engagement is led personally by Razvan Badea, who thinks through product decisions with founders, not just visual output.
Twohands is run solo by Andy Hooke, a London-based designer and developer with 12+ years of experience. It's a website-specific studio: Twohands designs and builds B2B SaaS websites, either in Webflow or custom-coded with AI tooling, and positions itself as a long-term "partnership" beyond the initial build.
Pricing and value
Artone's retainer is $5,000/month, covering product design, web design, and brand identity under one partnership, cancel anytime. For scoped, one-off work, Artone also runs custom projects from a $2,000 minimum, paid 50/25/25 across kickoff, midpoint, and delivery. That custom-project option is the more direct comparison to Twohands, since Twohands sells fixed-scope website sprints rather than a multi-service retainer.
Twohands prices its "Website Sprint" from $5,995, with most projects landing in the $8-10k range according to its own FAQ. Its ongoing "Partnership" tier exists but has no public price listed. Twohands is website-only, so a founder who also needs product screens or a brand identity has to source that separately.
Neither studio is the cheap option in this comparison. The difference is scope: Artone's $5,000/month covers three service areas and can bend toward whichever one needs the most attention that month, while Twohands' pricing covers a single website project. If you want to see what fits your budget, book a call and we'll walk through the options.
Delivery and speed
Artone ships new work every other business day inside an ongoing retainer, with weekly strategy calls optional. Priorities can shift mid-engagement, for example from product to web to brand, without renegotiating scope.
Twohands runs on a project timeline: most website sprints launch in 4-6 weeks, followed by a 30-day post-launch bug-fix window. After that, clients can start an ongoing retainer or book more sprints as needed. It's project-based by default, not a continuous cadence.
Services and capabilities
Artone covers three areas: product design (web and mobile apps, design systems, prototyping, UI/UX audits), web design (landing pages, multi-page sites, Framer development), and brand identity (guidelines, logos, pitch decks, brand assets). Motion design beyond Framer site interactions and full code development are available through Artone's network as separately quoted engagements.
Twohands is scoped to one thing: B2B SaaS websites, built in Webflow or custom-coded with AI assistance. It doesn't cover product UI design, mobile app design, or brand identity work like logos and pitch decks. Andy occasionally brings in outside specialists for things beyond his own skillset.
Collaboration
Artone runs through a private Slack channel for briefs, feedback, and delivery, with Razvan personally involved in strategy and every deliverable. Clients retain full ownership of files, assets, and Framer sites.
Twohands is a solo operation. Every project is designed and built directly by Andy Hooke, so there's no handoff to a team, but also no bench if he's at capacity. Communication happens through email and scheduled calls rather than a dedicated chat channel.
Clients, credibility, recognition
Artone has delivered 80+ projects across AI, B2B SaaS, fintech, and more, for companies with a combined $1B+ valuation, with 2 out of 3 clients returning for further work. Startup clients include Open.cx, Sero (YC-backed), and Clipido, alongside enterprise names like Samsung, Lenovo, and Logitech. Open.cx's redesign contributed to a $1.52M raise and onboarding MoneyGram, Mollie, and Viva.com as clients. Artone is an Official Framer Expert and has been featured on Awwwards and Framer's own showcase.
Twohands lists testimonials from founders and marketing leads at Provet, Ritten, Narrable, Blended Tech, and Soilbenchmark, and has shipped sites for OAG and Pinokio. Andy also runs Saaspo, a SaaS design inspiration gallery he says gets 80k+ monthly visitors, which functions as a credibility channel for his own studio.
Side-by-side comparison
Artone Studio | Twohands | |
|---|---|---|
Model | Monthly retainer or custom project | Fixed-scope website sprint, optional retainer |
Starting price | $5,000/month, or $2,000 minimum per project | $5,995 per project (most $8-10k) |
Team | Razvan personally on every project, senior collaborators as needed | Solo, founder-led (Andy Hooke) |
Services | Product design, web design, brand identity | B2B SaaS website design and build only |
Build platform | Framer | Webflow or custom AI-built stack |
Delivery cadence | New work every other business day | 4-6 week sprint, then 30-day bug window |
Communication | Private Slack channel, weekly calls optional | Email and scheduled calls |
Ownership | Full ownership of files, assets, Framer site | Full ownership after delivery |
Track record | 80+ projects, $1B+ combined valuation, YC-backed clients | Named B2B SaaS clients, 12+ years experience |
When Artone is the better fit
You need more than a website. Founders juggling product design, a site redesign, and a pitch deck in the same quarter get all three under one retainer instead of hiring separately for each.
You want a product partner, not just an executor. Razvan works through product decisions alongside founders, which matters most for teams still figuring out what to build.
You want flexibility without re-scoping. The retainer bends toward whatever needs attention that month, product one week, brand the next, with no change orders.
You're raising or pitching investors. Brand identity and investor-ready decks are part of the retainer, not a separate line item.
You want continuity. With 2 out of 3 clients returning, most engagements extend well past a single deliverable.
When Twohands is a good fit
You need exactly one B2B website and nothing else, on a fixed 4-6 week timeline.
You specifically want Webflow, or a custom AI-coded site, rather than Framer.
You're comfortable working with a solo founder-operator and don't need a broader team or multi-service partner.
Final take
If your startup needs design that goes beyond the website, product screens, a brand identity, or an ongoing partner thinking through what to build next, Artone Studio's retainer covers more ground for a comparable monthly cost. Twohands is a solid, founder-led option specifically for a one-off B2B website sprint, but it stops there. For most early-stage founders who need design to keep pace with a fast-changing product, Artone is the safer long-term bet. Book a call to talk through what your startup needs right now.
