Frequently asked questions.

It depends on what you're building. An MVP takes 1 to 6 weeks, and most of our recent ones went live in about a week. A web application takes 6 to 8 weeks. Your proposal confirms the timeline before any work starts.

Yes. You get daily updates in your own channels, access to the project board and a demo at the end of every sprint. We're online 8am to 5pm UK time, so you can reach us during your working day.

Ongoing work runs on a monthly retainer. Dedicated developer engagements start with a one-month trial. After that, either side can end the engagement with one month's notice.

You do. All our work is done on a work-for-hire basis, so the code, designs and documentation are yours, and everything transfers to you on completion. We sign an NDA before you share anything sensitive.

Book a free discovery call, or send us a short brief through the contact page. There's no commitment. We research your project before we speak, and you get a fixed, milestone-based proposal within five working days of the call.

Our registered office is in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Most of the team works from Colombo, and a few work remotely from other parts of Sri Lanka. We're all online 8am to 5pm UK time, Monday to Friday.

It depends on what you need, but here's where things start. An assessment of an AI-built or no-code app is from £750, and a UX audit from £800. Focused web apps, internal tools and web MVPs start from £5,000, and a focused mobile MVP from £10,000. A dedicated designer is from £2,200 a month, and a software engineer from £2,500. You get a fixed, milestone-based proposal before any work starts.

Yes. We look at what you've built with tools like Lovable, Bolt or Bubble, fix what can be fixed and host it properly. We only rebuild the parts that need it.

No. We're a custom software development company for startups and established SMEs. C4 Logistics, for example, has kept our team on a monthly retainer since we redesigned its platform.

Yes, like most good engineering teams today. It's a big part of why our MVPs go live so quickly. Our engineers decide how the product is built and when it's ready to ship, and you own all of the code.

If we host it, in the UK. The apps we host run on UK servers, with backups and monitoring, and we handle your data under UK GDPR. If you'd rather run it on your own AWS, Azure or other cloud account, we'll set it up and deploy it there.

It depends on the work. An MVP takes 1 to 6 weeks, and most of our recent ones went live in about a week. A web application takes 6 to 8 weeks, and a UX engineering engagement 8 to 10 weeks. Your proposal confirms the timeline as milestones before any work starts.

Many clients move to a dedicated developer or extended team on a monthly retainer. The same people stay on the product, so nobody needs re-briefing. We can also host the product for you on UK servers, with backups and monitoring.

You get access to the Jira board from day one and can see every ticket. You also get a daily update in your own channel, and you join the sprint kickoffs and reviews where working software is demonstrated.

Changes are handled at sprint boundaries. We discuss them at the next kickoff, show you the effect on the timeline and budget, and nothing changes without your approval.

We sign NDAs before any sensitive discussion. All IP, including code, designs, assets and documentation, transfers to you on completion, and we keep no rights to it.

If we host your product, it runs on UK servers, with backups and monitoring, and we handle personal data under UK GDPR. If you'd rather run it on your own AWS, Azure or other cloud account, we'll set it up and deploy it there.

Yes. Most of our clients are in the UK, and we also work with clients in Germany, France, Ireland and New Zealand. Discovery calls are by video, and we're online 8am to 5pm UK time, with some flexibility for other time zones.

Usually not. The assessment tells you whether a fix, a proper launch or a partial rebuild is enough. Most products we see need far less work than their founders expect.

Most of the apps we review have at least one serious gap, such as exposed keys, open database rules or weak sign-in. They're usually quick to fix once someone looks properly, and the assessment shows you exactly where yours stands.

Yes. We review the code Lovable or Bolt generated, fix security and data handling, connect real payments and email, and deploy it properly. If it's a mobile app, we also take it through App Store and Google Play review. Most of these apps are a good base, not something to throw away.

Only if Bubble is holding you back. If costs, speed or missing features are getting in the way, we move the parts that need it first, and your Bubble app keeps running while we do.

Yes. We host it on UK servers with automatic deployments, a staging copy, backups and monitoring, and we handle your data under UK GDPR. Hosting and care start from £300 a month. If you'd rather run it on your own AWS, Azure or other cloud account, we'll set it up and deploy it there.

The assessment is a fixed fee from £750, credited in full if you go ahead within 30 days. Fixing and launching starts from £1,500, a partial rebuild from £4,000 and a full rebuild from £15,000. You get a fixed price before any work starts.

We help you define the core problem first. Then we sort every feature into must-have, should-have, could-have and won't-have, and the first version gets the must-haves only.

A focused MVP: one core user journey, sign-up and login, payments if you need them, and a live web app real users can try. We agree the scope in a day or two, and design and engineering work side by side from there. NoiseCase, our own noise logging app, went from idea to a working app in a week. Products with several user roles take 2 to 6 weeks.

It's cheaper and less risky. You launch the core, learn from real users, and spend the rest of your budget on what they actually need.

It shows them a working solution, real demand and early feedback, rather than slides.

Yes. We connect payment providers, CRMs, cloud storage and other services through their APIs.

No. An MVP takes 1 to 6 weeks, depending on how complex it is, and most of our recent ones went live in about a week. Your proposal confirms the timeline before work starts.

MVP stands for minimum viable product. Minimum viable product development means building the smallest version of your product that real users can use, and ideally pay for, so you can test demand before you build the rest. Ours covers research, design, engineering and launch.

Usually React, Next.js, Node.js and Python, chosen to fit your product. We add AI, APIs and automation where they help.

Yes. We start with market research and user interviews, then keep learning from real users after launch.

We research your idea before the first call, question the brief, and keep the same designer and developer from discovery to launch. You see working software as we go, not progress reports.

Yes. We host your product on UK servers with backups and monitoring, fix bugs, keep things updated and help you scale, usually on a monthly retainer. If you'd rather run it on your own AWS, Azure or other cloud account, we'll set it up and deploy it there.

Yes, like most good engineering teams today. It's a big part of why our MVPs go live so quickly. Our engineers decide how the product is built and when it's ready to ship, and you own all of the code.

It's UX design and front-end engineering done by one team. We find out why users struggle, redesign the flows, then build the fixes ourselves, so the design survives into the finished product. If you only need design, we offer user experience design services on their own too.

A focused audit of your main user journey starts from £800. Products with several user roles, platforms or a large number of screens are quoted after a short call. You get a fixed price before any work starts.

About two weeks. We talk to your team, review the product against usability principles and go through it screen by screen. You get a ranked list of findings before you spend anything on a redesign.

It's a structured review of how usable and clear your product is. We look at the main user journeys, accessibility and the paths to conversion, and give you a prioritised list of what to fix. Our guide explains what a UX audit includes in more detail.

Because most redesigns change how a product looks, not how it works. If users are still confused, the cause is almost always in the information architecture, the user flows or the logic underneath. That's what an audit finds.

It removes friction, makes the next step obvious and guides people towards the action you want, whether that's signing up, booking a demo or buying. Small structural fixes often move conversion more than a full visual refresh.

UX is the whole journey a user takes through your product. UI is how each screen looks and behaves along the way. We do both. Read more about UX vs UI.

Yes. Most of the products we work on weren't built by us. We review the existing design and front end before the discovery call, so we understand the constraints before we propose anything.

Yes. We build reusable components with clear documentation, so your product stays consistent as it grows and new developers can pick it up quickly.

Yes. Every design is built to work on small and large screens, and we test it on real devices before it ships.

After the discovery call, we match you with a developer or designer for your role, stack and seniority. They work with you for one month at the agreed monthly rate, in your hours, standups and channels. Tell us at least a week before the month ends whether you'd like to carry on. If you do, it continues month to month.

Either. Most clients start with one developer or designer and add people as the product grows. Part-time is possible too, if you don't need someone every day.

They work 8am to 5pm UK time, join your standups and use your tools, such as Jira and Slack, from day one. We also match on how your team works, not just the tech stack.

Yes, plus full-stack developers, UI/UX designers, QA engineers, DevOps engineers, AI engineers and project managers.

SaaS, healthcare, fintech, HR tech, sport, logistics and more, for clients across the UK, Germany, France, Ireland and New Zealand.

Full-time rates start at £2,200 a month for a designer and £2,500 for a software engineer. You get one monthly invoice and pay no recruitment fee. Use the estimator above to price your team.

There's no minimum term. You start with a one-month trial, then stay month to month. Either side can end the engagement with one month's notice.

Yes. Every engagement starts with a one-month trial at the agreed rate. Let us know at least a week before the trial ends whether you'd like to continue. After that, either side can end the engagement with one month's notice.

You do. All work is done on a work-for-hire basis, and we sign an NDA before you share anything sensitive.

Yes. Our team is in Sri Lanka and is online 8am to 5pm UK time, Monday to Friday. Your developers join your standups and your Slack or Teams channels like anyone else on your team.

Yes. You can change the team size or the hours as your needs change, with one month's notice for a reduction.

Yes. Staff augmentation, also called team augmentation, means adding outside developers to your own team, working under your direction. We look after hiring, HR and continuity, and you run the work. Read more in our guide to team and staff augmentation.

In a way, but unlike most outsource software development companies, you don't hand the work over and wait. Your developers join your team, work your hours and follow your roadmap, while we look after hiring, HR and continuity. It's closer to growing your own team than outsourcing a project.

Yes, like most good engineering teams today. It helps them get more done in a month. They decide what goes into your codebase, and everything they build is yours.