United States
App development for US startups and businesses
A senior-led team building web and mobile apps for US founders and businesses at a fraction of US agency rates, quoted and invoiced in US dollars. Fixed quotes, and work that moves forward while you sleep.
- First version, in US dollars
- From $4,500
- Ahead, so work moves overnight
- 12 to 16 hours
- Quoted and invoiced in US dollars
- USD
Twelve hours ahead, and that helps
We are twelve hours ahead of New York and fifteen ahead of California, an hour more in winter. There is little overlap, so the project runs in writing: you send feedback at the end of your day, and the changes are waiting the next morning. Calls go at the edges of the day, your late afternoon or evening, which is our early morning.
What it costs
Typical first versions, in US dollars. Payments, an admin dashboard, messaging or an AI feature each add a known amount, and the price is fixed in writing before we start.
| What you are building | Typical price | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Web appRuns in a browser | $4,500 to $7,000 | 6 to 9 weeks |
| Mobile appiPhone and Android | $6,000 to $9,000 | 8 to 12 weeks |
| BothOne system, two front doors | $9,000 to $13,000 | 10 to 16 weeks |
Compared with a US agency
Published 2026 guides put a simple MVP from a US agency at roughly $30,000 to $80,000, with senior-led US agencies billing $100 to $200 an hour. Ours cost less because our senior-led team is in the Philippines, with the same written scope, fixed price and two-week demos.
We quote and invoice in US dollars, so there is no currency risk on your side.
Privacy rules that change the build
The US has no single national privacy law, but state laws such as California’s CCPA apply to many consumer apps, and some data has rules of its own: health information under HIPAA, and children’s data under COPPA. Tell us on the scoping call if either applies, because it changes the hosting, the contracts and the cost, and we scope it in writing rather than assume.
Your app runs in a US region of your own cloud account, and we sign a data processing agreement before handling your customers’ personal data.
What we build for US clients
- MVP development for startups Sign-up, payments, an admin area, and the one thing that makes your idea worth using. Built to launch, not to demo.
- Custom web app development Booking systems, marketplaces, dashboards and internal tools that replace spreadsheets and paperwork.
- Mobile app development for iPhone and Android iPhone and Android apps sharing the same information as your website, published under your own accounts.
- AI features for your app or business Assistants, document reading and smarter search, with usage limits and a monthly cost you approve first.
- Systems integration and API development Payments, delivery, accounting and government portals talking to each other, instead of your staff retyping.
- App rescue and maintenance Inherited an app nobody can update? We make it safe to change, then improve it step by step.
Questions
Working with us from the US.
How do you handle the time difference with the US?
We are twelve hours ahead of New York and fifteen ahead of California, an hour more in winter. Feedback you send at the end of your day is worked on overnight, and calls go in your late afternoon or evening, which is our early morning.
Do you quote and invoice in US dollars?
Yes. Every price on this site and every invoice is in US dollars.
Can you build an app that handles health data under HIPAA?
If your app handles protected health information, HIPAA shapes the hosting, the contracts and the cost. We raise it on the scoping call, scope it explicitly, and tell you plainly if it is more than we should take on.
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