DreamLabs
DreamLabs
[Who we are]
Rolling Hills is one of the smallest, most private communities on the Peninsula. Our senior engineers, accelerated by AI, deliver a custom Android app in weeks with the same discretion.
★★★★★
“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]
For clients connected to Rolling Hills, we combine AI-assisted planning and implementation with hands-on senior engineering to move from concept to a working Android app quickly. AI handles a meaningful share of the repetitive build work; our engineers own architecture, code review, and every decision that affects long-term quality.
We break projects into short, visible phases so you see real progress at every step rather than waiting for a single big reveal. Continuous integration and automated testing run throughout the build, which lets us maintain a fast pace without sacrificing stability.
Whether the need is a private, members-only app or a mobile tool for a business connected to the community, we deliver Android applications that are genuinely production-ready: performant, secure, and built to scale as your needs grow. We test rigorously before anything ships and remain available after launch for updates, all while keeping the engagement as private and low-profile as the community it serves. We also build in the basics of analytics and monitoring, so there's real visibility into how the app performs once it's in use, without compromising on discretion.
[Deliverables]
Custom Android applications engineered by senior developers using AI-accelerated development, handled with the discretion a private-community client expects. We manage the full build, from architecture through Play Store launch and ongoing support. You get direct visibility into progress throughout the build, with working screens and functional builds shared regularly rather than a single reveal at the very end.
Interface and experience design built around a specific, well-defined user base rather than a mass-market audience. AI-assisted prototyping means you see and react to real screens early, keeping design decisions grounded rather than theoretical. 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.
Strategy and consulting for owners deciding what an Android app should include and how it should be positioned. We help prioritize a feature set that fits your specific goals, using AI-enabled development to keep the process efficient and private. We document the codebase clearly as we go, so the result stays maintainable and easy to extend long after the initial engagement wraps up.
[FAQs]
We offer full custom Android development, from UI/UX design through architecture, engineering, and Play Store launch, plus ongoing support. Our AI-enabled process keeps pricing around $20,000 and timelines around 6 weeks for a typical build. We're glad to walk through recent, comparable work during an initial conversation, so you can see the quality of what we ship before committing to anything.
A typical custom Android build with our AI-enabled process runs around $20,000, compared to the roughly $200,000 a traditional agency might charge, with delivery in about 6 weeks rather than the industry-typical 6 months. Every engagement starts with a short scoping conversation so any estimate reflects your actual requirements rather than a generic package price.
We keep every engagement to a small, senior team and are careful about what we disclose publicly regarding client work. That's a natural extension of how we already operate: a compact fractional team, not a large agency with dozens of people touching your project. These figures assume a fairly standard scope; a build with unusually complex integrations or a larger feature set is scoped individually during discovery.
A larger firm often means more layers between you and the people actually building your app, along with more visibility into who your vendors are. Our fractional product team is small and senior by design, augmented by AI to move quickly, with direct access throughout. We're happy to go into more detail about how this applies to your specific project during an initial call.
[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.
