You have an idea
We help you decide what to build first, build that, and get it in front of real customers.
See what it costsSoftware studio · Philippines
Get your idea built.
We turn ideas into working apps. Clear scope, a fixed quote, and something you can actually use every two weeks.
Metro Manila, GMT+8 Web and mobile apps You own everything we build
Sign-up and profiles approved
Search and availability approved
Booking and payment in review
Reminders by email and SMS building
Reports for your admin team next sprint
Demo every second Friday Private preview link Fixed quote
Who we work with
Founders with an idea. Businesses with a bottleneck.
Two kinds of work, one team.
You have outgrown the spreadsheet
Orders tracked by hand, systems that do not talk, an app nobody can update. We fix it in small releases.
What we take onIt is yours from day one
The code, the servers and the app store accounts are in your name. You are never stuck with us.
How we work togetherServices
What people ask us to build.
01
First versions (MVPs)
Sign-up, payments, an admin area, and the one thing that makes your idea worth using. Built to launch, not to demo.
02
Web apps and portals
Booking systems, marketplaces, dashboards and internal tools that replace spreadsheets and paperwork.
03
Mobile apps
iPhone and Android apps sharing the same information as your website, published under your own accounts.
04
AI features for customers
Assistants, document reading and smarter search, with usage limits and a monthly cost you approve first.
05
Connecting your systems
Payments, delivery, accounting and government portals talking to each other, instead of your staff retyping.
06
Rescue and ongoing care
Inherited an app nobody can update? We make it safe to change, then improve it step by step.
The difference
From five places to one.
Most of our work starts the same way: a business held together by phone calls, chat threads and a spreadsheet somebody has to keep current. This is what changes.
Before
Messenger Hi, can I still order 3 boxes for Friday?
Call back Mrs Santos re: delivery
12 missed calls
orders-final-v4.xlsx
Stock count — Saturday?
Viber Did this one already pay?
Nobody is sure what is paid, and the owner finds out on Monday.
After
#1043 Santos3 boxes · Fri Paid
#1044 Cruz1 box · Fri Awaiting payment
#1045 Lim5 boxes · Sat Paid
#1046 Reyes2 boxes · Sat New
Stock updates as orders come in
One place, live, and the same screen for everyone.
How we work
AI does the heavy lifting. People make the calls.
We use AI to draft the repetitive parts, check every change and write tests. A named engineer still approves everything that reaches your customers.
Agreed in writingYou know which tools we use, and how your data is handled, before day one.
A person always approvesAI suggests and flags. Only your named engineer approves.
The saving goes into the buildLess time on routine work, more on the parts customers notice.
Where AI helps
- Drafting the routine parts every app needs
- Checking every change for mistakes
- Writing the tests that catch problems later
- Reading documents into usable information
Where people decide
- What gets built first, and what gets cut
- Anything touching money or customer data
- The final approval before customers see it
- How the product should feel to use
How it goes
Five stages, and you can stop after any of them.
Every stage ends with something you own. Timelines are agreed per project, in writing.
The build is most of it and care has no end date. Proportions are typical, not a promise.
Scoping call
Free · 45 minWhat it needs to do, who it is for, what it is worth.
Plan and quote
About a weekA plain-English plan, a fixed price, agreed dates.
Build
Two-week sprintsSomething working to click through, on a private link.
Launch
ReleaseTesting, store submission, and a careful rollout.
Care
OngoingWe keep it running, or hand it over with documentation.
2 weeks Between versions you can try
100% Yours: the app, code and accounts
GMT+8 A full shared working day with AU and SG
2 checks An AI check and a person, every change
Rough cost
What would your app cost?
Pick what it needs to do and you get a ballpark straight away. No email, no form, no waiting for someone to call you back.
What it costs
Three ways to work together.
Every number comes from the scoping call, in writing, tied to a scope you approved. The estimator above gets you close before you ever speak to us.
New Founding client rate: 15% off our first three fixed-price projects.
The smallest project we take on is $8,000 USD, about A$11,300. Below that a good freelancer will serve you better, and we will say so rather than take the work.
For a first version, or a defined piece of work with a clear finish line.
- Scoping workshop and a written plan
- One core journey, built end to end
- Sign-up, payments, admin and launch
- A list of what to build next
For products that keep moving and need people, not a project.
- A senior-led team, web and mobile
- Two-week sprints with a live demo each time
- Works in your own tools and accounts
- Scale the team up or down as you go
For an app that is already live and needs to stay that way.
- Monitoring and daily backups
- Security and software updates
- Agreed response times
- Hours set aside for small changes
For Australian clients: local agencies commonly quote A$40,000 and up for a first version, and A$120 to A$260 an hour for senior work. We are a fraction of that, two hours behind Sydney, and the code is in your accounts either way.
What does it cost, and how long does it take?
It depends on what the app has to do, which is why the estimator above exists and the scoping call is free. Most first versions land between $9,500 and $25,000 USD, roughly A$13,000 to A$35,000, with a fixed quote and dates agreed in writing before we start. We do not take on builds under $8,000.
Are there setup fees or hidden costs?
No setup fee. The quote covers the build. What sits outside it is anything billed directly to you by someone else: hosting, domain, SMS credits, app store fees and any paid service your app uses. We list those with rough monthly figures in the scope document so there are no surprises.
I am not technical. Will I understand what is going on?
Yes. Updates are in plain English, and every two weeks you get a private link to click through the real thing. When a decision needs your input, we explain it in terms of cost, time and what customers will notice.
What if I am not happy with the work?
Payments are tied to finished stages, so you are never far ahead of what has been delivered. If a stage is not right we fix it before invoicing it. If you want to stop, you stop: everything built so far is already in your accounts and stays yours.
Do you use AI to build our app?
Yes, as a tool: drafting routine parts, writing tests, and checking changes before a person reviews them. A named engineer approves everything that reaches your customers. We confirm the tools and data settings with you before we start.
Who owns the app and the accounts?
You do, from day one. The code, servers, domain and app store accounts are set up in your name and we work inside them. Nothing needs handing over if we part ways.
Will you sign an NDA?
Yes, and before the scoping call rather than after. Send yours over or ask us and we will send ours.
We are in Australia. Does that work?
Well, actually. We are GMT+8, two to three hours behind the east coast, so we share most of your working day rather than catching the end of it. We invoice in AUD or USD. As an overseas supplier we do not add Australian GST to our invoices; your accountant will confirm how that sits for your business.
You are in the Philippines. How does that work for us?
We are GMT+8, which is a full shared working day with Australia and Singapore. Further west, in Europe or the Americas, we run the project in writing instead: an update you can read when you start your day, a private link to click through every two weeks, and calls scheduled rather than assumed. Either way you get an answer within one business day.
Working with us
Six things we put in writing.
Hiring a studio you found online takes trust. These are the parts we commit to in the contract, so you are not relying on how friendly the website sounds.
A written scope before anything is built
You approve a plain-English document that says exactly what you are getting. The price does not move unless you change what you asked for.
You pay per stage, not up front
Payments are tied to finished stages. Stop after any of them and you keep everything built so far, running, in your own accounts.
Everything is in your name from day one
Your GitHub, your servers, your domain, your App Store and Play accounts. We work inside them as contributors, so nothing needs handing back.
An NDA before you tell us the idea
Send yours and we will sign it, or ask and we will send ours. Either way it happens before the scoping call, not after.
You know who is building it
One named engineer leads your project and joins your calls. No account manager relaying messages to a team you never meet.
A reply within one business day
Wherever you are, you get an answer within one business day and decisions in writing, so nothing waits on a time zone. If we are not the right fit, we will say so instead of going quiet.
Let's talk
Tell us what you want to build.
Forty-five minutes with the people who would do the work. You leave with a rough shape, a rough cost, and an honest answer about whether we are the right team for it.
- We reply within one business day, wherever you are
- Happy to sign an NDA before you share details
- No obligation, and no sales call afterwards