C4
AI & SoftwareSaaSNext.js2025

ReturnDesk

A C4 Studios Original — an explainable priority inbox that tells a service business who to call back first, and why.

ClientC4 Studios (Original)
LocationPerth, WA
RoleSolo (concept, design, full-stack development, deployment)
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Overview

ReturnDesk is a C4 Studios Original that reads a service business's incoming enquiries and surfaces the ones worth answering first — with a plain-English reason for every score, so the owner is never guessing why something is at the top. It is deliberately manual-first: it scores and explains, the user stays in control, and no risky automation runs until it has earned trust. Each message gets a priority score on intent and value, plus a one-click templated reply for its category, so the best leads get answered first, every time. ReturnDesk ships inside the broader C4 suite app, where a single account unlocks the whole originals line-up.

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What I Delivered

  • Complete SaaS product — concept, UX, full-stack build and deployment
  • Explainable priority scoring of incoming enquiries (intent + value)
  • Plain-English reason attached to every score
  • One-click templated replies per message category
  • Manual-first workflow — no automation until the user trusts it
  • Ships inside the unified C4 suite app (one account, the whole line-up)
  • Marketing + onboarding flow with early-bird pricing
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Key Features

  • Priority inbox that ranks the jobs worth money to the top
  • Every score is explainable — a plain-English "why" on each message
  • One-click templated replies for every category
  • Manual-first: it scores and suggests, you stay in control
  • Single account across the whole C4 originals suite
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Stack & Tooling

  • Next.js (App Router)
  • React + TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Stripe (early-bird + lifetime plans)
  • Shared C4 suite auth / account layer
  • Vercel (hosting)
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Integrations & Backend

  • C4 suite account — one login across ReturnDesk and sibling products
  • Stripe — early-bird subscription and lifetime checkout
  • Multi-channel enquiry intake into a single inbox

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