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Straight answers to straight questions about building modern software with AI support.
Real numbers from agency quotes, freelancer rates, and our own projects. What drives the price up, what doesn't, and how to read a quote.
ReadMost software projects are slow because of process, not complexity. Here's what actually eats the time and how a smaller, faster team avoids it.
ReadDay by day, what happens between your brief and a production-grade app on TestFlight. No wireframes, no discovery phase, no waiting.
ReadCross-platform frameworks save time upfront and cost time later. Here's when to go native and when a shared codebase actually makes sense.
ReadElectron ships a browser inside your app. Here's what that costs in memory, battery, and feel, and why a native SwiftUI Mac app is usually cheaper than you think.
ReadEveryone says it. Here's the checklist we hold every project to before we call it done, from IDOR tests to the restored backup.
ReadYou don't need a 40-page spec to start building. Here's what a developer actually needs to give you an accurate estimate and start work.
ReadHourly billing rewards slowness. Fixed price rewards vague scope. Here's how we structure projects so the incentives point at shipping.
ReadIt doesn't mean a robot wrote your app. It means one experienced builder ships what used to take a team of six, and you get the savings.
ReadApp Store review isn't a formality. It's a gate with specific rules, and getting rejected on launch day costs you a week. Here's how to avoid it.
ReadA development quote tells you what the agency understood, what they'll deliver, and what they're padding. Here's how to decode one before you sign.
ReadWe deploy on infrastructure your own team can run without us. Here's what we use, why, and what it costs you per month.
ReadYour last developer left, or the agency ran out of runway, and you have a repo you can't ship. Here's how we evaluate it and what happens next.
ReadGuideline 3.1.2 rejects more first submissions than anything else. Here's the exact setup that passes: products, trials, copy, and the restore button.
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