DreamLabs
DreamLabs
[Who we are]
Malibu's boutique brands and hospitality businesses work with senior engineers, accelerated by AI, to build a custom Android app in weeks instead of the months a traditional build usually takes.
★★★★★
“Other app developer quoted 10X the price to create a live testable version. DreamLabs pricing structure has meant we can quickly get the app in users hands and see what they think!”
Jenn Brooks · Founder & CEO @ Nurture
As a fractional product team, we start by defining your vision and sharpening your strategy. We don’t just say “yes,” but always ask “why?”, helping your dev budget go further and faster.
We use AI-accelerated development to help teams of all sizes launch custom, scale-ready digital products. Ship in days/weeks, not months/years.
User testing is a bonus service we offer to all clients for free. This means we learn together from real users with each release.
[What We Do]
Our process for Malibu clients pairs AI-assisted architecture and implementation with hands-on senior engineering review at every stage. AI handles the repetitive scaffolding and boilerplate; our engineers focus on the architecture, performance, and interface details that separate a genuinely well-crafted app from an adequate one.
We move from your requirements to a working prototype quickly, then refine in short, visible cycles so you can react to real screens rather than a written spec. Continuous integration and automated testing run throughout, so the speed of an AI-accelerated build never comes at the cost of stability.
Malibu clients often care as much about how an app feels as what it does, and we design with that in mind, giving UX real weight in the process. The result is an Android app that performs as well as it presents, delivered on a timeline a fully manual build can't match. We test rigorously across devices and real usage conditions before anything reaches the Play Store, and we remain engaged after launch to support updates as your brand and its offerings evolve.
[Deliverables]
Bespoke Android applications engineered for Malibu businesses that need a mobile presence as considered as their brand. Our AI-accelerated process pairs senior engineers with AI-assisted development to deliver a scalable, secure, production-ready app without the six-figure price tag a traditional build usually carries. The same senior team stays involved from the first architecture decision through Play Store submission, so nothing gets handed off midway to someone unfamiliar with the project.
Interface and experience design tuned to a Malibu clientele that notices detail. AI-assisted prototyping means you're reviewing real, working screens early, so design decisions happen with your feedback built in rather than after the fact. We document the codebase clearly as we go, so the result stays maintainable and easy to extend long after the initial engagement wraps up.
Strategy and planning for Malibu founders and business owners figuring out what an Android app should include at launch. We help prioritize a feature set that matches your customer base and budget, using AI-enabled development to keep the process efficient. AI accelerates the repetitive parts of this work; the judgment calls that determine long-term quality and reliability stay with our senior engineers throughout.
[FAQs]
Pricing depends on scope, but a typical Malibu build with our AI-enabled process lands around $20,000 and takes about 6 weeks, considerably faster than the 6-month timeline a fully manual build usually requires. Every engagement starts with a short scoping conversation so any estimate reflects your actual requirements rather than a generic package price.
AI-enabled development compresses the engineering hours a build requires, which means a boutique Malibu business can fund a genuinely custom, production-grade Android app on a budget that used to only cover a basic template site. That changes what's realistic to launch with, not just how fast you can get there. These figures assume a fairly standard scope; a build with unusually complex integrations or a larger feature set is scoped individually during discovery. A typical build like this runs around $20,000 with our AI-enabled process, compared to the roughly $200,000 a traditional agency would charge for the same scope.
We start with discovery to understand your brand and customers, move into AI-assisted architecture and prototyping, then build in short, iterative cycles with your feedback incorporated throughout. Senior engineers review everything before it ships, and most projects land around 6 weeks. We're happy to go into more detail about how this applies to your specific project during an initial call.
A template platform is fast to start but limits how much your app can reflect your specific brand, and it tends to break down as your needs grow more specific. Custom development, built efficiently with AI-enabled engineering, gives you full control at a cost that's now much closer to the templated option. This approach has held up consistently across a wide range of builds, regardless of industry or app complexity.
[01] Product Strategy
We start by helping you define your long and short-term product visions. We then break down the concepts into concrete features and functions, so we can piece them back together into a prioritized roadmap.
[02] Development
With the framework pinned down, we go heads-down on execution. We leverage AI-powered tooling and a modern Flutter + Firebase stack to develop your product in record time.
[03] Polishing + Launch QA
Your finished product to ensure that each feature works seamlessly, every color is precise and all copy is ready for publication. We then manage the entire app publishing process on mobile, web or both.
