Fixed-price MVP development services. Live in 15 days — or you don't pay the balance.
For founders with an idea — or a half-broken AI prototype — and a real budget. Not $50k and six months of vague estimates. One senior team, one fixed price, one delivery date in writing.
“Can't I just build this with Lovable or Bolt?”
Honestly? For a prototype — yes, and you should. We use the same AI tools; they're how we build faster and quote a fraction of what the $50k shops charge. But AI-generated code that touches real users, real payments and real data is a different animal. The demo that wowed you on Friday is the thing that leaks customer data in month two.
- Clickable prototypes to test a flow
- Showing an investor the idea
- Throwaway demos, moving fast on UI
- Founders learning what they want
- Auth & security holes you can't see
- Data models that break at 500 users
- No tests, secrets shipped to the browser
- Spaghetti no next engineer can extend
We build with AI too — then senior engineers make it production-grade: real auth, sane data models, tests, and code your next hire can actually read.
Already have a broken AI build? Get a free auditTwo fixed prices. One custom plan.
Every competitor hides these numbers behind a “book a call.” Here they are. If one fits your budget, we can talk about scope — not the other way around. And if neither fits, we'll shape a plan that does.
Validation Sprint
$9,000
5 days
Prove there's demand before you spend real money on a build.
- Clickable, real-feeling prototype
- Validated, fixed scope + build quote
- Landing page to test real demand
Core MVP
$15,000
15 days
A production-ready product real users can sign up for and pay for. This is the one most founders need.
- One polished web or mobile platform
- Real auth, payments, and a database
- Deployed live, working builds to click
- Full handover: code, docs, accounts
Custom Plan
Custom
scoped together
Packages don't fit? We shape scope, timeline, and budget around what you actually need.
- Tailored scope, timeline, and budget
- Larger builds, integrations, web + mobile
- Priced after a scoping call — then fixed in writing
Founding-client rates
We're new. So we don't ask you to trust us — we put it in the contract.
No client logos to show you yet. Instead, three promises that cost us money if we don't keep them.
A delivery date in writing
Your launch date goes in the contract. Miss it for reasons on our side and you don't pay the final milestone. A deadline, not an estimate.
You own 100% of the code
Your repo, your cloud accounts, your IP — from day one, with full handover docs. No lock-in, no hostage code, no “our proprietary platform.”
Milestone payments, never one big upfront
You pay as work lands and is tied to something you can see and use. No $20k wire into a black box before anything exists.
You see working software every week.
Four steps, clear milestones. If we're off track, you'll know on a Friday — not at the end.
- Day 0
Discovery & fixed scope
We pin down exactly what ships. You get a fixed price and a fixed date before you pay for a single line of code.
- Days 1–3
Design & prototype
A clickable prototype so you see and click the real thing before we build it. Change your mind now — it's cheap now.
- Days 4–12
Build in weekly sprints
A working build in your hands every Friday. Real progress you can click — no status decks, no “it's almost done.”
- Days 13–15
Launch + handover
We ship to production and hand over the keys: repo, accounts, docs, and a walkthrough. It's yours to run or grow.
The part nobody quotes — here it is anyway.
Most agencies go quiet the day the invoice clears. So you don't have to ask: here's exactly what happens after day 15.
Maintenance retainer
from $1,500/moOptional. Bug fixes, small changes, dependency updates, and monitoring. Month-to-month — cancel anytime.
Response-time SLA
crit < [X hrs]Critical issues addressed within [X business hours]; everything else within [X business days]. In writing, on retainer plans.
No retainer? Also fine.
$0You own the code and the docs. Take it in-house or to any team — you're never trapped with us to keep it running.
Who you'll actually work with
“I started MVPHatch because I watched too many founders get burned the same way: a $60k quote, a six-month timeline that becomes ten, weekly calls with nothing to click, and an invoice that keeps growing.”
I do the opposite. Fixed price, senior engineers only, a date in the contract, and working software in your hands every week. I take on a small number of founding clients at a time — so the person building your product is the person you talk to, not a project manager forwarding your emails to an offshore team you'll never meet.
If that's the partner you want, book a call. If you just want an honest second opinion on an AI build that's falling over, send it — the audit's free.
Straight answers, real numbers.
How much does MVP development cost?
Fixed prices, shown up front: a 5-day Validation Sprint is $9,000 and a 15-day production-ready Core MVP is $15,000. Bigger or unusual scope? We shape a custom plan — priced after a scoping call, then fixed in writing. Either way, you get the exact number and scope in writing before you pay for any code.
How long does it take?
A Core MVP is live in 15 days. A validation prototype takes 5 days; custom builds get their own timeline, agreed before we start. Your delivery date goes in the contract — it's a commitment, not a rough guess.
What if you miss the deadline?
If we miss the agreed launch date for reasons on our side, you don't pay the final milestone. The date is written into the contract. That's the whole point of fixed scope up front — the risk sits with us, not you.
Do I own the code?
Yes — 100%, from day one. Your repository, your cloud accounts, your IP, plus full handover documentation. No lock-in and no hostage code. If you ever want to take it to another team, you can walk out the door with everything.
Can you rescue a broken AI-built or half-finished app?
Often, yes. Send a link to your repo or live app for a free code audit. We'll tell you honestly what's salvageable, what needs rebuilding for production, and a fixed price to get there. Sometimes the fastest path is a partial rebuild — we'll say so rather than bill you to prop up a shaky base.
What tech stack do you use?
Boring, proven, hireable tools: typically TypeScript with React or React Native, a Node backend, and Postgres, on managed infrastructure. We pick the stack your future engineers can actually maintain — not whatever's trending this month.
Got an AI build that's breaking? Send it over.
Paste a repo or a live link and tell us what's going wrong. You'll get a straight, no-pitch assessment of what's salvageable and what it'd cost to make it production-ready. No obligation, no sales sequence.
- Honest verdict, usually within 2 business days
- A fixed price to fix or rebuild, if you want one
- We'll tell you if you don't need us
Your MVP, live in 15 days. Price and date in writing.
Founding-client pricing won't last past these first few slots. If your idea's ready, let's put a real date on it.