Size and state of the codebase
A ten-screen MVP with organized code costs less than the same MVP with business rules scattered around and no environment separation.
What does it cost to take your app to production?
It depends on the real state of the codebase — and I’d rather say that than make up a number that won’t hold. What I can show you now is exactly how the quote is built, what makes it rise and what is included either way.
Reply within 24h. The initial assessment is free.
How each service is billed
Three formats, no hourly work: a fixed-price report, a fixed-scope project or a month-to-month retainer.
What changes the price
Four factors account for almost all the difference between quotes. Once you know them, you can estimate the range yours will fall into.
Number of integrations
Payments, social login, transactional email and third-party webhooks are where the real effort concentrates — each has its own error path.
Risk involved
An app that already receives personal data or money needs a deeper permission review and audit than an internal prototype.
Urgency
A short deadline means reshuffling the queue. If I cannot fit it without harming another client, I say so instead of accepting and delaying.
Included in every scope
Whatever the project size, these points are not up for negotiation — they are how I work.
- Fixed quote before starting — no surprise extra hours
- Diagnosis before the proposal: you know what you are buying
- Domain, hosting and database accounts in your name
- Documented and handed-over code and access
- The same person assesses, executes and replies
Questions about the investment
Because the same service takes very different effort between a ten-screen prototype and a SaaS with active payments. Instead of a number that will not hold, I do a short diagnosis and send the fixed price for your case.
assessment.md
The shortest path to your number.
Tell me the app’s stage and main blocker. I’ll reply with where I would start and the likely investment, with no commitment.