Terms & Process
Why we do it this way. We've seen too many founders get burned by vague contracts and hourly billing that spirals out of control. So we keep things simple: one flat price, clear terms, and no surprises. Here's exactly what to expect when you work with us.
Who's Building Your App
Our development team is based in the Philippines — home to some of the strongest engineering talent in the world. That's a big part of why we can offer flat rates that don't come with a $40k agency price tag: we're not paying for bloated US-based overhead, we're paying for skill. We only hire the best, and our portfolio speaks for itself — real, live apps built by this same team, from faith apps to caregiving tools to fintech products.
Your Main Point of Contact: Tristyn
Tristyn, the founder, is who you'll talk to — on your planning call, in every meeting, and throughout your build. You won't get passed around to a rotating cast of account managers or sales reps. For the full MVP build, Tristyn is with you start to finish (barring a genuine personal emergency), so you always know exactly who to go to with questions or feedback.
Flat-Rate Pricing
Every project gets one fixed price, agreed on before any work starts. That price is confirmed on your free planning call, once we understand exactly what you're building. There's no hourly billing during the build, no change-order games, and no surprise invoices halfway through.
How Payment Works
You can pay the full amount up front, or spread it out weekly:
- We take your total build price and divide it evenly across the number of weeks in your build timeline.
- You pay that weekly amount at the start of each service week — first payment due when we kick off, then every week after until the build price is paid in full.
- This isn't a subscription or ongoing fee — it's just your one flat price, broken into weekly chunks so it's easier to manage.
What Happens During the Build
- Weekly check-ins so you always know where things stand.
- Real, standard code (JavaScript, React, Firebase, etc.) — nothing proprietary or locked to us.
30 Days of Free Bug Fixes
Once your app is delivered and live, anything that's broken — meaning it doesn't work the way we built and agreed it should — gets fixed for free for 30 days. No charge, no questions asked.
New features, redesigns, structural changes, or things you decide you want after the fact.
After 30 Days, or for Anything Beyond Scope
Once your bug-fix window closes — or any time you want something built that wasn't part of the original project — it's simple hourly work at $35/hour — and as low as $29/hour if you commit to an ongoing 3–12 month contract. No retainer, no monthly minimum, no contract lock-in. You only pay for the hours actually worked.
- We scope every request individually before starting, so you know roughly what it'll take and cost.
- Some requests are quick (an hour or two), others are bigger (a couple weeks to a month) — it depends entirely on what you're asking for.
- We'll always tell you our time estimate upfront before we start the clock.
Ownership — It's 100% Yours
When your app is created, everything is yours — no exceptions, no strings attached.
What is "IP"? IP stands for intellectual property — basically, the legal ownership of something that was created, like code, designs, or images. Whoever owns the IP has the legal right to use it, change it, sell it, or hand it to someone else. A lot of dev shops quietly keep partial ownership or licensing rights over what they build for you, which means you'd need their permission (or have to keep paying them) to use or change your own app down the line.
We don't do that. We don't hold any IP over your project and we never gate-keep it:
- The code is yours the moment it's created — not after a final payment, not after a waiting period.
- Any images, designs, or other assets made for your project are yours too.
- We build with standard, widely-used tools (JavaScript, React, Firebase, etc.) — not custom or proprietary systems only we understand.
- That means if you ever want to edit the code yourself, or bring in a different developer or agency, they can open it up and get to work right away. You're never stuck waiting on us or paying us just to unlock your own app.
Going Big? Staff Your Own Team
For companies that outgrow project work and start building their own team, we can staff dedicated engineers, designers, and PMs that you bring onto your team and manage directly — if you so choose:
- Full-time and fully dedicated to your project — not freelancers juggling multiple jobs. That's the trick to hiring great talent overseas: you get their full focus. It's not cutting corners, it's smart arbitrage.
- They work US timezone hours, with no language barrier.
Startup to Scale to Enterprise — If It's Technical, We've Got It
We aim to be there for every stage of your company. Websites, apps, web apps, AI models — anything technical you need built. What we don't do: marketing, SEO, Facebook ads, or business plans. We're not experts in those. We do tech, that's our specialty, and that's it.
What You're Responsible For
A few things fall outside our flat rate and are paid directly to the provider — typically $10–50/month for an early-stage MVP with a small user base. As your app grows and gains more users, these costs scale up with your usage (more users generally means more hosting/API costs) — this is normal and outside of our control:
- Hosting and domain costs
- Any third-party API or service fees your app relies on
- SSL certificates (if applicable)
We'll tell you exactly what to set up and walk you through it — no guesswork.
Questions? Talk to a Real Person
We're a real, registered company in Austin, Texas — not a faceless agency. No bots, no runaround.
weekends on call for existing clients
*Prices not already locked in by an existing contract are subject to change — the rates listed here are current as of this writing.