MVP Development Services
We've shipped 100+ products since 2020. We know what kills MVPs before launch: overscoped features, underdefined requirements, and agencies that vanish at handoff. We work differently. Fixed price. Bi-weekly demos. One team owns design, engineering, and launch. 8 weeks of post-launch support in every project.
Fixed price locked before development starts. No scope creep. No surprise invoices.
Working prototype in 3 weeks, tested against real user behaviour before production code exists.
Bi-weekly sprint demos on a live staging URL throughout the build.
Direct Slack access to your team. No account manager in the middle.
8 weeks of post-launch support included in every project at no extra cost.
Recent MVPs we shipped
PSi · Voice Platform
Anonymous voice-chat web app for group decision-making at scale.
75% fasterEventRaft · Mobile App
Community event management app. App Store to 50K users in 6 months.
14 weeksGula · B2B SaaS
Multi-platform food order management for Indonesian restaurants.
3x revenueRecognition
Have you paid an agency upfront, then got back something half-built and off-scope?
Is your runway shrinking while developers push back the demo date week after week?
Have no-code tools taken you as far as they can, and now you need engineers who ship?
In short
RaftLabs builds web, mobile, and AI MVPs for startups and product teams. 100+ products shipped since 2020 for clients in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada. Working prototype in 3 weeks. Launched product in 10 to 12 weeks at a fixed price. MVP development starts at $15,000.
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What we build
One team handles the full stack. No subcontracting. No three-way handoffs between agency, designer, and dev shop.
We build web MVPs in React and Next.js with a Node.js or NestJS backend. Gula, a B2B food order management platform, went from concept to launch in 16 weeks and generated $2,500 in revenue in week one of launch. GrowViral, a referral marketing SaaS, launched in 14 weeks and delivered a 250% sales lift for its first clients.
Best for: SaaS tools, B2B platforms, marketplaces, and web-first products
EventRaft, a community event management app, shipped from discovery to App Store in 14 weeks and reached 50,000 users within 6 months. We build mobile MVPs in Flutter for cross-platform coverage, or native Swift and Kotlin where the platform demands it.
Best for: Consumer apps for iOS and Android, or cross-platform Flutter builds
We build AI into the core architecture rather than bolt it on at the end. A conversational AI platform we built went from idea to production in 12 weeks and replaced an insights process that previously took 48 hours per cycle with one that delivers answers in seconds.
Best for: Products that need LLM integration, document intelligence, voice AI, or predictive features
Multi-tenant SaaS requires specific architecture from day one. We scope and build the auth layer, tenant isolation, billing integration, and onboarding in the first three sprints. You own the code, the repo, and the infrastructure from the moment we start.
Best for: Multi-tenant products with billing, auth, role-based access, and onboarding flows
Why us
We scope your product in week 1. We calculate the cost from that document and lock it in writing before development starts. Any change to the agreed spec is a change request: priced, agreed, or dropped. It does not absorb into the project and appear on the final invoice.
Bi-weekly sprint demos at a live staging URL. Not a slide deck. Not a Figma prototype. You interact with the real application, running against real data, within two weeks of the build starting. No big-bang reveal at week 10.
We are not an agency that writes specs and hands them to offshore developers. The same engineers who scope your product build it. The lead developer who signs the contract ships the code in week 12.
Eight weeks of bug fixes, performance tuning, and minor UX adjustments after launch. Included in the project price. The first 8 weeks post-launch are where the real gaps surface. We stay for them.
Process
100+ products shipped since 2020. This is the process that gets ideas into production without wasted sprints, scope arguments, or surprise invoices.
We map the problem space: what friction does this product address, and for which user? We identify the core user journey — the single flow that must work flawlessly for the MVP to be worth testing. We surface technical risks early: third-party dependencies, regulatory requirements, or integration complexity that would affect the timeline if discovered in week 6. You leave week 1 with a written scope document and a fixed-price quote. No development starts without your sign-off.
Low-fidelity wireframes in Figma before a line of production code is written. Wireframes force every ambiguous product decision to be resolved on paper, where changes cost hours rather than sprint days. After wireframe approval, high-fidelity UI is produced with your brand guidelines. The design file becomes the specification developers implement from, with no interpretation required. Design decisions made at this stage cost ten times less than the same decisions made in week 8.
Development runs in two-week sprints. The first sprint delivers the auth layer, core data model, and primary user flow end-to-end. QA runs in parallel with every sprint rather than as a phase at the end. Working software is available at a staging URL at the end of sprint one. You get bi-weekly demos and a direct Slack line to the team throughout the build.
Production deployment follows a documented checklist: environment audit, database migration dry-run, load testing, monitoring activated on launch day. For mobile apps, we handle App Store and Google Play submission. After launch, 8 weeks of support is included: bug fixes, performance tuning, and minor UX adjustments as real users reveal what needs to change.
30 minutes. You walk away with a clear cost, timeline, and team. No commitment.
What clients say
Three-year average engagement. Founders and operators describing the work in their own words. No marketing varnish.
United KingdomWhat distinguished RaftLabs from other providers was their fantastic ability to build real-time engagement-based products.
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AI MVP Development
Validate your AI idea in 2 to 4 weeks before committing to a full build.
Mobile App Development
iOS and Android apps for consumer and enterprise products.
Custom Software Development
Full-stack platforms built for your specific product requirements.
SaaS Application Development
Multi-tenant SaaS platforms with billing, auth, and analytics.
RaftLabs runs a structured Week 1 discovery: we scope the product, define the core user journey, and lock the price in writing before any code is written. A working prototype is ready in 3 weeks. The launched product ships in 10 to 12 weeks. You own the code from day one. 8 weeks of post-launch support is included in every project.
Most MVPs at RaftLabs ship in 10 to 12 weeks from discovery to production. Simple apps with 2 to 3 core features can launch in 8 weeks. Apps with integrations, AI features, or complex data models take 12 to 16 weeks. Week 1 is always discovery: scope locked, price locked, then we build.
Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS. Backend: Node.js, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Hasura, GraphQL. Mobile: Flutter for cross-platform, Swift for iOS, Kotlin for Android. AI: Python, AWS Bedrock, OpenAI, Anthropic APIs. Infrastructure: AWS, Firebase, Vercel. The stack for your project is chosen based on your users, your team, and what the product needs to do at scale.
MVP development at RaftLabs starts at $15,000 for a basic version with 2 to 3 core features, simple design, and a fixed scope. Full-featured MVPs with custom UI, multiple integrations, and a broader feature set range from $30,000 to $60,000. The price is fixed before development starts. To get a number for your specific project, book a 30-minute scoping call.
An MVP includes only the core features needed to test your main hypothesis with real users. It is not a half-finished product. It is a deliberately scoped product that does one or two things well. A full product adds breadth: more user roles, more integrations, admin dashboards, analytics, and the features that power users eventually need. We help you decide which features belong in the MVP and which belong in the roadmap during our Week 1 discovery.
Yes. You own the code, the repository, and all third-party service accounts from day one. There is no platform lock-in to RaftLabs infrastructure after launch. On the final day of the project, we transfer the codebase to your version control organisation, all credentials to your accounts, and all subscriptions to your ownership.
A scope change is a change request: we scope it, price it, and add it only if you approve. It does not absorb into the project and appear on the final invoice. This is how we keep the price fixed. In practice, small clarifications that do not change the feature set are handled as part of the sprint. Changes that add new features or alter the architecture are priced separately before work begins.
Eight weeks of post-launch support is included in every project at no extra cost. This covers bug fixes for issues that emerge in production, performance tuning based on monitoring data, and minor UX adjustments from early user feedback. Support is via a dedicated Slack channel with a 4-hour response time during business hours and same-day response for production-down incidents.
Work with us
We scope MVP Development Services in 30 minutes. You walk away with a clear cost, timeline, and approach. No commitment required.
FinTech
Compliance-first financial software for lending, payments, and wealth management.
Healthcare
HIPAA-compliant platforms for clinical workflows and patient engagement.
Retail and e-commerce
Custom storefronts, inventory management, and loyalty programs.
Logistics and supply chain
Dispatch automation, fleet management, and supply chain visibility.
SaaS products
Multi-tenant SaaS platforms built to grow without a rewrite.
Hospitality
Booking engines, PMS integrations, and guest-facing platforms.
