American Design StudiosReviews of americandesignstudios.com

A little over a year ago, I was actively working with your company on our website. By July, we faced yet another request for funds, having already spent over $10,000 CAD in just a six-month period. I never found proof online that Google demanded this last request. With additional costs continuously arising, there was no end in sight. As a non-profit organization with a strictly limited budget, this situation became unsustainable. In August, recognizing that we were likely being taken advantage of, I took steps to secure our digital assets and had a local Canadian developer replicate and migrate our website. Because we had prepaid for services intended to cover the next 5 to 10 years, I requested a partial reimbursement. Since October, I have received only a handful of vague calls stating the matter was being "looked into" and eventually confirming that a refund had been approved. Finally, in February, I was told: "We are in the middle of an audit and cannot release your funds for 60 days." That 60-day window has long since passed, nothing has been received, and my attempts to follow up with my last point of contact have been ignored. Needless to say, I am extremely frustrated. If this matter is not resolved immediately, I am prepared to post detailed public reviews across multiple platforms and report this experience to the appropriate consumer protection bureaus. I can be traced through this invoice number: # 100196629 in the name of Family Resource Center I also tried to send an email which was returned as potential scam

Terrible, company, if not even a Scam from India. Had them build a website for a flat fee. Then it it turns out it didn't include website hosting, so they wanted more money, then they wanted money for some certificate for the website, then they say my "plug-ins and libraries are outdated" and want more money. Run as fast as you can from them.

At this point, having worked with American Design Studios for years, I really cannot recommend them to you. They did a good job in the very beginning but not recently. Now, they are very slow, if ever. I paid to have my website updated, but so far it has not been done (1 week so far) even though they said it would be done very soon (hours). They asked me for information that they claimed they sent me but did not. Their invoices are vague and I have to ask for the details of the charges. More important, I have asked that my credit card information be deleted, but they kept it. They are not returning my calls. I agree with the most negative of the reviews here. They have no idea how to run a business.

Here is the revised version: ⸻ ★☆☆☆☆ Very Unprofessional – Do Not Recommend Terrible experience. The “website” they sent wasn’t even a real site—just one slide with my logo, even after I provided all the menus they asked for. They misrepresented their location, asked for extra money before completing any work, and constantly called me with empty promises. After paying them, the website was never completed at all. They also refused to refund me, so I will be filing a complaint with the BBB. Completely unprofessional. Avoid this company.

I looked online on Google to see if a graphic company could make me a logo for my school project, the first thing to appear is this website, I told them about my situation and to see if they could help, they did and I gave them my debit card info and everything, at that point my bank notified me that its a scam website and that its fraud but the damage was already done, I called and called to get them to remove my name and everything off there books but they kept telling me I had to pay around 200 bucks to get me off there call list, they where also trying there very hardest to get me to pay more to make a website that I never wanted in the first place, after some time I got a call at work from some company called kindle Avenue, I picked up the phone to see what they wanted and they said my name, my business, and that I wanted to make a website, obviously American design studios is getting another shady business to do there bidding and harass me for chump change. This company needs to be mass reported to the police or something cus its ridiculous.

I purchased logo design services from American Design Studios and was promised a refund on August 18, 2025 (with a 7–15 business day timeline). As of September 7, 2025, no refund has been received. Communication has been poor — texts and chats only repeat the same excuses, emails are now blocked, and no confirmation has been provided. The company advertises a 100% Money-Back Guarantee, but has not honored it. I have filed disputes with my credit card company and a complaint with the BBB.

Our research lab website (smashresearchlabs.com) has gone offline multiple times while hosted by American Design Studios. Each time, service was not restored promptly, and communication was limited to automated replies or requests for additional funds. The reasons provided (such as DDoS attacks, storage expansion, or traffic increases) were never substantiated, yet additional payments were requested. This raised serious concerns about reliability and transparency. As a result, we had to escalate the issue to our university IT department and are now planning to migrate our hosting elsewhere. Reliable web access is critical for academic research, and unfortunately, this service has not met even the basic expectations of uptime and accountability. I cannot recommend this provider for anyone who needs dependable hosting.

Beware of working with American Design Studios. Our team worked with them for 3 months to develop a company website. Initially, the communication seemed smooth, and the pricing looked reasonable. However, once the site was completed, they claimed that the website violated ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliance and demanded an additional payment. When we asked for clarification or declined to pay the unexpected fee, they unilaterally shut down the site without prior notice. No written contract was signed, and there was no transparency in the scope of work or responsibilities. The domain and hosting were controlled entirely by them, which left us with no access to our own website. We now realize this is part of a pattern. We do not recommend this company and suggest any potential clients demand full transparency and maintain control over their hosting and domain from day one.