DreamLabs
DreamLabs
[Who we are]
Hayward's mix of established businesses and growing startups build custom iOS apps with our team, using senior engineers paired with AI to deliver in about six weeks at a fraction of the traditional cost.
★★★★★
“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]
At Hayward companies' request, we combine AI-assisted planning and implementation with hands-on senior engineering to move from concept to a working iOS app quickly. AI handles a meaningful share of the repetitive build work in Swift and SwiftUI; 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 or cutting corners Apple's App Store reviewers would catch. Whether you're a startup building a first product or an established Hayward company adding a new mobile offering, we deliver iOS applications that are genuinely production-ready: performant, secure, and built to scale as your business grows, with the same standard of engineering regardless of the size of the team on the other end.
[Deliverables]
Custom iOS applications built for Hayward companies, engineered by senior developers using AI-accelerated development to compress the timeline without cutting scope. We manage the full build, from architecture through App Store launch, so a growing business gets one accountable team instead of several vendors to coordinate.
Enterprise-grade iOS solutions for Hayward companies that need to integrate with existing logistics, inventory, or internal systems. AI-accelerated development shortens the build cycle while our engineers keep full ownership of architecture, security, and performance, so the finished app holds up under the operational demands of a real business.
For Hayward businesses still validating an idea, we offer rapid prototyping backed by senior technical strategy. AI-assisted tooling helps us produce an interactive, realistic prototype quickly, so you can test the concept with real users or investors before committing to a full production build.
[FAQs]
Our iOS development for Hayward businesses is built around AI-enabled engineering paired with senior review, which is what lets us offer both quality and affordability. A standard build runs around $20,000 rather than the roughly $200,000 other agencies may quote, with delivery in about 6 weeks instead of the typical 6-month timeline.
The cost of hiring an iOS app developer in Hayward can vary significantly, with some agencies charging upwards of $200,000 for a comprehensive project. Prototypes start at $6,000 and full MVPs at $15,000. Our AI-enabled process brings that down to around $20,000 all-in by compressing the hours needed for scaffolding and testing, without reducing the senior engineering review every build goes through.
Most Hayward projects land around 6 weeks from kickoff to a completed, App Store-ready build, well under the roughly 6-month timeline common at agencies relying entirely on manual development. AI-assisted scaffolding and testing let senior engineers move through implementation faster while still owning every decision.
We stay engaged after launch to handle bug fixes, iOS updates, and new feature requests as your business grows. Because the same senior engineers who built the app continue supporting it, changes get made with full context rather than being handed to a new team that has to relearn the codebase from scratch.
[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.
