Software development agency FAQ
Straight answers to the questions buyers ask before they hire a software development agency. If yours is missing, write to [email protected].
Estimates and pricing
From a fixed model: base hours for the project type, a minimum and maximum for each feature you pick, design, QA and project management as separate lines, all at $89 per hour of team time. The full table is on the cost to develop an app page.
No. It is a preliminary estimate. Discovery confirms the details, and the price of each later stage is fixed in the scope you accept.
No. The price range, hours, stages and team are visible without an email. An account unlocks the full breakdown and the scope document.
10 percent of the estimate, at least $1,900. It produces the full scope, the sprint plan and fixed prices for the remaining stages.
The estimate tells you, and suggests a smaller first stage. Removing one or two large features usually brings the scope within reach. Then you add them in a later stage.
Payments and contracts
Each stage is invoiced automatically when you accept it and paid before it starts. You never prepay the whole project.
Yes. You keep the code and documents from every paid stage, and owe nothing for stages you did not accept.
You change features in your panel, the estimate updates at the same rate, and the change goes into the next stage after you accept it.
Yes. Invoices are issued to the company details you enter in your panel.
Maintenance is $990, $2,490 or $4,990 a month, or $842, $2,117 or $4,242 a month billed yearly. A dedicated developer is $4,900 part-time or $8,900 full-time per month. See software development pricing.
Ownership and security
You do. We commit to your repository from day one, and the rights for each stage transfer to you when it is paid.
Yes. A mutual NDA and a master services agreement are in your panel before you share confidential material.
In cloud and store accounts created in your name. Read more on our secure software development page.
Working together
In writing, in your project panel: sprint plans, live builds, comments on screens, reports and approvals. Several people from your side can join with their own roles.
At the end of every two week sprint you get a build you can open and click through, with a short written report.
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, PHP, Swift, Kotlin, React Native and Flutter, with PostgreSQL or MySQL. We can also work in your existing stack.
Yes. Discovery starts with a review of the code, infrastructure and documentation, and the scope lists what needs attention first.
After launch
You can run the product yourself with the documentation we hand over, or choose a maintenance plan with monthly hours and written response times.
Yes. Hire dedicated developers by the month when you have a technical lead and a backlog, and need more hands.
Still deciding
The fastest answer is your own estimate. It takes about a minute and needs no email.