Startup App Development Agency

Investor-ready production apps โ€” fixed price, full ownership, no hourly surprise.

Startup app development is a scope problem. Investors want a working product; you cannot fund a six-month agency. We cut to one loop and ship it.

This page is for founders hiring an agency to build the app. If you are specifically searching startup MVP development, that flagship page is the sibling โ€” same team, same pricing model, slightly different keyword intent.

Timeline: 21 daysPrice: From $3,460Fixed price โ€” no hourly billing

Why startup app development is easy to get wrong

Pre-funding hiring burns runway before you have a product

Scope creep kills launch dates

No-code that dies at the first hundred users

What we build

Production app

The loop, not a theatre demo.

Launch surface

Landing page when it is part of getting users.

Analytics

Enough to see activation โ€” not a 40-event taxonomy.

Admin

So you are not SSHing into a database on day two.

Typical features in v1

Fixed price

The list is the contract.

Code ownership

Your GitHub. Your stores.

Development process

1

Scoping call

30 minutes. We lock the v1 loop, platforms, and a fixed price.

2

Design sprint

Days 1โ€“5. Core screens and data model. You approve before heavy build.

3

Build sprint

Days 6โ€“18. Daily Slack updates. Scope cuts happen in the open.

4

Launch & handoff

QA, deploy or store submission, repo access, two weeks of fixes.

Recommended stack

  • Expo / Next.js โ€” Clients
  • Supabase โ€” Backend
  • Stripe โ€” If you charge in v1

What you get

  • โ†’ Production app
  • โ†’ Landing page when needed
  • โ†’ Analytics setup
  • โ†’ Admin dashboard
  • โ†’ Full source code

Planning resources

FAQ

21 days for a startup app?

Yes with one user type and a written out-of-scope list. We have shipped 40+ apps on this model.

Do I own the code?

Yes. 100%.

What if I need strategy too?

Scoping is included. Multi-week research is not. See the startup MVP development page for the founder-oriented offer.

Related services

Start your MVP

Free 30-min scoping call. Fixed price quote after we write the v1 list.

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