DreamLabs
DreamLabs
[Who we are]
We build custom iOS apps for Lake Forest businesses along the I-5 business corridor, using AI-accelerated development to deliver App Store-ready software in weeks instead of the months a traditional build 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]
For Lake Forest clients, we pair AI-assisted architecture and implementation in Swift and SwiftUI with direct senior engineering oversight at every stage. AI handles a meaningful share of the repetitive build work, from scaffolding to test coverage, so our engineers can concentrate on architecture, performance, and the interface details that determine whether an app succeeds. We move from your requirements to a working prototype quickly, then iterate with you in short, visible cycles instead of a long, opaque development phase. Continuous integration and automated testing run throughout the build, catching issues early rather than at the end of a long cycle. Businesses along Lake Forest's business corridor often need software that connects cleanly to existing operations, whether that's inventory, scheduling, or internal tools, and we scope for that from the beginning. We manage App Store submission directly, including any review back-and-forth, so launch day isn't the first time your app meets Apple's standards. The result is an iOS application built to ship fast and to keep working as your business grows.
[Deliverables]
Custom iOS applications for Lake Forest 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 and ongoing support.
Enterprise-grade iOS applications for Lake Forest companies that need to integrate cleanly with existing operations, scheduling, or internal systems. AI-accelerated development speeds up implementation while our engineers retain full ownership of security and performance.
Interface and experience design built around Apple's Human Interface Guidelines and how your specific customers actually use iPhone and iPad. AI-assisted prototyping means working screens land in front of you early in the process, not after weeks of guesswork.
[FAQs]
Our published tiers anchor the range: prototypes start at $6,000 and full MVPs at $15,000. A typical custom iOS build with our AI-accelerated 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 instead of the industry-standard 6 months.
Choosing our AI-accelerated process brings a typical custom iOS build to around $20,000, well under the roughly $200,000 charged elsewhere for comparable scope, with delivery in about 6 weeks rather than 6 months. Local proximity adds easier collaboration on top of that cost and time advantage.
Yes, integration work is common and something senior engineers handle directly rather than treating as an afterthought. AI accelerates the implementation work involved in connecting to existing systems; the architecture and data-handling decisions stay firmly under senior engineering control throughout the build.
We start with discovery to lock down requirements, move into AI-assisted architecture and prototyping, then build in short, iterative cycles with your feedback built in throughout. Most projects land around 6 weeks and $20,000, with senior engineers reviewing everything and preparing the App Store submission before it ships.
[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.
