DreamLabs
DreamLabs
[Who we are]
Companies based in Brisbane, from small local teams to the biotech and tech offices along Sierra Point, build custom iOS apps with us using senior engineers paired with AI, in about six weeks instead of six months.
★★★★★
“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 Brisbane clients combines AI-assisted architecture, implementation, and testing with direct senior engineering review at every stage. AI generates a meaningful share of the boilerplate Swift and SwiftUI code and helps draft test coverage; our engineers review, adjust, and take full ownership of what actually ships. We move from your requirements to a working prototype quickly, then iterate with you in short, visible cycles so you're seeing real progress throughout the build rather than waiting for one big reveal. Continuous integration and automated testing run in parallel with development, catching issues early instead of at the end of a long cycle. Because Brisbane sits at the intersection of quiet small-town business and serious corporate engineering demands from its office parks, we build to a single high standard regardless of company size: performant, secure, and genuinely polished. We prepare every build for Apple's App Store review as part of the process, not a last step, so what you launch on day one is what your users actually see.
[Deliverables]
Custom iOS applications for Brisbane businesses, engineered by senior developers using AI-accelerated development to compress the timeline without cutting scope. We manage the entire build, from architecture through App Store launch and post-launch support, whether you're a small local business or a company operating out of the Sierra Point corridor.
Enterprise-grade iOS integration for Brisbane companies that need a new app to connect with existing systems, internal tools, and third-party services. AI-accelerated implementation speeds up the integration work while our engineers keep full ownership of security, performance, and long-term maintainability, so the build holds up under real corporate usage, not just a demo.
Interface and experience design for iOS apps built around Apple's Human Interface Guidelines and SwiftUI's component system. AI-assisted prototyping gets working screens in front of you early, so design decisions for your Brisbane-based product get made with real feedback rather than guesswork about how users will actually respond.
[FAQs]
Prototypes start at $6,000 and full MVPs at $15,000. A typical custom iOS build with our AI-enabled process runs around $20,000 all-in, compared to the roughly $200,000 a traditional agency might charge for comparable scope, with delivery in about 6 weeks rather than the industry-standard 6 months. AI reduces the manual hours required for scaffolding and testing without reducing senior review of the final code.
AI handles a meaningful share of the repetitive work, generating boilerplate Swift and SwiftUI code and drafting initial test coverage, which frees senior engineers to focus on architecture and the decisions that actually determine quality. That's how we bring projects in around $20,000, compared to the roughly $200,000 many agencies charge for a fully manual build.
Most projects land around 6 weeks from kickoff to a completed, App Store-ready build, compared to the roughly 6-month timeline common at agencies using a fully manual process. We move through discovery, AI-assisted architecture and prototyping, then iterative development, with senior engineers reviewing every piece of code before it ships.
Yes, and the process is the same regardless of size: senior engineers, an AI-enabled build, and a fractional product team covering design, development, and product management. A small Brisbane business gets the same rigor as a company operating out of a larger office, just scoped to the size of the project.
[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.
