The short answer
Most side hustle apps we build cost $7,000 to $11,000. Builds start at $5,000, and we work to keep every build under $15,000. Before the build there is a $1,500 discovery phase, and after launch there is a monthly care fee.
Discovery: $1,500 flat
Two to three weeks of planning: who the app serves, what it must do on day one, and what it should never do. You get a written plan, a feature list, and a real price for the build. The plan is yours to keep even if you stop there.
The build: from $5,000
The price grows with what your app needs to do. The biggest drivers are:
- How many features it has, and how big each one is (payments, bookings, dashboards).
- Connections to other tools, like Stripe, email, or your calendar.
- Whether you need a fully custom design or a clean, proven layout.
- How many kinds of users it has (just customers, or customers plus staff).
Experienced engineers plan and write your app. We use AI as a companion tool to skip repetitive busywork, which is why our prices sit far below traditional agency quotes. We don't vibe code apps.
After launch: monthly care
Apps need looking after once real people use them. Our care plans are priced on two things: the maintenance hours your app needs each month, and the size of its server if you host with us.
Care covers backups, security updates, monitoring, and small changes. Every app gets its own dedicated server, and you own the code, the server, and the data. Cancel whenever you like and keep everything.
Why not a cheaper no-code tool?
No-code builders can be cheaper to start, but you rent the platform forever and can't take the code with you. Quick AI-built apps often break around month three, when nobody understands what holds them together. We build real software you can grow into, at a price that makes sense for a side hustle.
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