Prices

Three ways in, all of them priced.

No “contact us for a quote”. The number on the card is the number on the invoice, agreed in writing after a 30-minute call. 50% to start, 50% on deployment. If the date agreed at scoping is missed, the second half is waived.

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012–4 weeks

MVP Sprint

$5K

One web app, one core flow, auth, Stripe, deployed on your accounts. A URL by day 5 and a launch date in the contract.

  • The core flow, end to end
  • Auth, Stripe and one integration
  • Deployed on your accounts
  • Source, docs, 30 days of support
What’s in it
024–8 weeks

Product Build

$10K–$25K

The full product: web, iOS and Android from one codebase, several flows, an admin, AI features where they earn their place. Submitted to both stores.

  • Web app and admin
  • iOS and Android apps
  • AI features where they earn their place
  • Stores, source, 30 days of support
What’s in it
0360–80 h / month

Retainer

from $3K/mo

Senior full-stack hours every month, without hiring. Roadmap features, mobile releases, model work, infrastructure cost, from the engineer who already knows the codebase.

  • 60–80 senior hours
  • Weekly planning, daily Slack
  • Releases and cost control
  • Same-day emergency support
What’s in it

How you pay

Two invoices, one date.

The scoping call ends in a one-page scope with the price and the launch date on it. That page is the contract.

50%
Invoiced when you sign the scope. Work starts the following Monday.
50%
Invoiced on deployment, on or before the agreed date. Thirty days of support follow.
0%
If the date agreed at scoping is missed, the second half is waived. App Store and Google Play review time does not count against the date. The date moves only if the scope changes in writing.

What $5K does not include

Six things the MVP Sprint leaves out, on purpose.

They are written here so the scoping call has nothing to surprise you with. Each one is either the Product Build or an add-on quoted before it is built.

Web only

Native iOS and Android apps are the Product Build. The web app is built so they can be added from the same codebase later.

System UI, not a brand

Clean, fast and consistent, on the same design system as this site. Custom brand design or a designer's Figma is scoped separately.

Stripe only

One payment provider. Subscriptions or one-off payments, wired and tested, but not a second provider.

One extra integration

Auth and Stripe are included, plus one more third-party API: email, maps, a CRM. Further ones are quoted before they are built.

Your accounts

You create Vercel or AWS, Supabase or Neon, Stripe and the domain. Codeks deploys into them, so you own everything from the first day.

About eight screens

One core flow, end to end. If the idea needs more than that, the scoping call says so before the price is agreed.

The terms

What you can hold me to.

Four commitments that are in every contract, whichever tier you pick.

The price on the card is the price on the invoice.

Fixed fee, agreed before the first commit. Scope changes are quoted before they are built, never after.

Miss the date, and the second half is waived.

The launch date is agreed in writing at the scoping call. 50% to start, 50% on deployment. App Store and Google Play review time does not count against the date. The date moves only if the scope changes in writing.

You own everything from the first commit.

Source, documentation and infrastructure live in your accounts. There is nothing to hand back.

One engineer, start to finish.

The person on the scoping call writes the code. There is nobody to hand off to.

Questions

Questions about the numbers.

How much does it cost to build an MVP?
$5K fixed for the MVP Sprint: a web app with auth, one core flow and Stripe payments, deployed on your own accounts, in two to four weeks. A full product with web, iOS and Android runs $10K–$25K over four to eight weeks. Both prices are published and agreed in writing before work starts.
Is $5K really enough?
For one product that does one thing well, yes. It covers auth, one core flow, Stripe, a clean system UI and deployment. It does not cover native mobile apps, custom brand design, a second payment provider or more than one extra integration, and it assumes about eight screens. Those belong to the Product Build.
What happens if you miss the date?
50% to start, 50% on deployment. If the date agreed at scoping is missed, the second half is waived. App Store and Google Play review time does not count against the date. The date moves only if the scope changes in writing.
Do I own the code?
Yes, from the first commit. The repository, the documentation and the infrastructure live in your own GitHub, Vercel or AWS, Supabase and Stripe accounts. There is nothing to hand back and nothing to be locked into.
Is this cheaper than an agency? Cheaper than Upwork or Fiverr?
Cheaper than an agency, more expensive than a marketplace freelancer, and priced in advance either way. An agency usually quotes several times more and a quarter of calendar time for the same scope. A freelancer may quote less, but you carry the risk of the developer who goes quiet. Here one senior engineer is contractually on the hook for a date.
Do you take equity instead of cash?
No. Fixed price, paid in two halves. Equity conversations distort scope and timelines for both sides.
How do I start?
Book a 30-minute call, or write two sentences about who uses the product and what it does. You leave the call with a scope, a price and a start date in writing.

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