Apps · from $18,000

From idea to the App Store, with one team.

Product thinking, design, engineering, and submission — no agency handoffs, no lost context. We've shipped our own apps twice under our own name. Yours gets the same standard.

01 · Proof, not portfolio

We've done this for ourselves.

Anyone can show mockups. These are live products — designed, built, submitted, approved, and supported by the same person who'd build yours.

nudgepet.app Live

Nudge

Pet health records for iPhone. Every shot, visit, medication, and weight entry in one private place — no accounts, no tracking.

  • iOS
  • Designed & shipped in-house
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polarisbible.com Live

Polaris

An AI-powered Bible study app with deep study tools — built for a specific audience, with no compromises on conviction.

  • Web & iOS
  • Designed & shipped in-house
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02 · How an app engagement runs

Weeks, not quarters. Still honest.

Apps don't ship in ten days and we won't pretend otherwise. Here's the shape of a typical first release — your project gets its own dated plan before any deposit.

  1. Week 01Scope & design
  2. 02
  3. Week 03First working build
  4. 04
  5. Week 05Beta on your phone
  6. Week 06+App Store submission

You're using a real build by week three, not signing off on slideware. The schedule holds the same way the ten-day one does: it starts when scope is agreed and assets are in, and changes to scope change the date — in writing, before they happen.

03 · Scope

What's in. What's not.

Included

  • Product scoping — cutting the idea down to a shippable first release
  • UI design, native to the platform
  • iOS and web development
  • TestFlight beta with real users before launch
  • App Store submission and review handling
  • A support plan for after launch — priced with the build
  • You own the code, the accounts, and the product outright

Not included — or not us

  • Games
  • Equity-for-work arrangements
  • Staff augmentation on your existing team
  • Apps we don't believe can ship — we'll say so at scoping, for free

If what you actually need is a website or an automation, the scoping call will say that too. It's cheaper to hear it now.

04 · Questions we always get

Fair questions, straight answers.

Why does an app start at $18,000?

Because an app is a product, not a page — design, engineering, testing, App Store review, and the support that follows. Anyone quoting a full custom app for $3,000 is selling a template with your name on it. The scoping call gives you a real number for your actual idea.

Who owns the code and the App Store listing?

You do — code, accounts, and listing, from the moment the final invoice clears. The app publishes under your developer account, not ours. If we part ways, you lose nothing.

What happens after launch?

Every build is priced with a support plan for updates, OS compatibility, and fixes — apps need tending the way sites do, and iOS updates wait for no one. If you'd rather take it fully in-house, the handoff is clean and documented.

05 · Start a project

Bring us the idea. We'll bring the honesty.

Every app starts with a scoping conversation — free, and useful even if you don't build with us. You'll leave with a real scope and a real number.