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Pricing

How We Price Work

Three engagement models, quoted against a written scope. Start with a fixed-price discovery and you'll have a firm number before the build begins.

Engagement models

Pick the shape that fits your team

Most startups begin with a fixed-scope build and move to a dedicated team once the product is live.

Fixed-scope build

A defined product — an MVP, a rebuild, or a v2 with a clear feature list.

We scope the work in discovery, then quote a fixed price and timeline for that scope.

  • Written scope and architecture plan before a line of code
  • Fixed price and milestone plan for the agreed scope
  • Weekly demos of working software
  • App Store and Google Play submission support

Dedicated team

Ongoing product work where priorities shift month to month.

You get a named team — engineers, designers, QA — reserved for your product on a monthly basis.

  • The same people on your product each sprint
  • Your backlog and priorities, re-planned each sprint
  • Direct access to the team in your own Slack channel
  • Scale the team up or down as the roadmap changes

Staff augmentation

An in-house team that needs specific skills for a defined period.

Individual engineers join your existing team, your process, and your tooling.

  • Flutter, React Native, Swift, Node.js, NestJS or Laravel specialists
  • Work inside your repo, your sprints, your code review
  • Timezone overlap arranged for US and EU working hours
  • Ramp up or down without a new contract each time

What drives the number

Where the cost actually goes

These are the factors that move a quote up or down, so you can see which trade-offs are available.

Number of platforms
One cross-platform app costs less than separate native iOS and Android builds. Adding a web app or admin panel adds scope.
Real-time and media features
Live chat, calls, location tracking and audio/video processing need more engineering than standard CRUD screens — as in Leklok's live rooms or Chattick's calling.
Third-party integrations
Payments (Stripe, Square), subscriptions (RevenueCat), maps, and messaging each add integration and testing work.
Backend complexity
Firebase gets an MVP live fastest. Custom NestJS, Node.js or Laravel APIs cost more and suit products that need bespoke logic or data ownership.
Design depth
Adapting a design system is quicker than research, wireframes and custom UI for every screen.
Compliance and launch requirements
Store review requirements, platform rules and data-handling obligations add QA and documentation time.

Start here

Get a fixed quote in two weeks

The MVP Discovery turns a rough idea into a scoped plan with a fixed build price — and the fee comes off your build if you go ahead.

See what discovery includesTalk through your project

Already have a detailed spec? Send it through the contact form and we'll quote from it directly. You can also see how we run projects before committing.

FAQ

Pricing Questions

How do I get a price for my project?
Send us your project details or book a call. For well-defined scopes we can quote directly; when the scope is still forming we recommend starting with the fixed-price MVP Discovery, which ends in a fixed quote for the build.
Why don't you publish a price list?
App projects vary too much for a rate card to be honest — platforms, real-time features, integrations and backend complexity change the number substantially. We quote per scope after discovery instead.
What is the MVP Discovery and is it credited?
It's a fixed-price, two-week technical discovery that produces an architecture document, wireframes, a scoped feature list, a milestone plan and a fixed build quote. The fee is credited toward your build if you proceed.
Do you work fixed-price or time-and-materials?
Both. Fixed-scope builds are quoted as a fixed price against a written scope. Dedicated team and staff augmentation engagements are billed per month for the team you reserve.
What happens if the scope changes mid-project?
We price the change before doing the work, so you decide whether it goes into this release or the next. Weekly demos mean changes surface early rather than at handover.
Do you support the app after launch?
Yes. Post-launch work — maintenance, OS updates, feature iterations and analytics review — can continue as a smaller dedicated-team engagement or as scoped pieces of work.

Want a number for your project?

Send us the scope you have — however rough — and we'll tell you what it takes to build.

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