DreamLabs
DreamLabs
[Who we are]
We build custom iOS and Android apps for Alameda businesses, pairing senior engineers with AI-accelerated development to deliver production-ready software 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 development process for Alameda clients pairs AI-assisted architecture and implementation with direct senior engineering review at every stage, across both iOS and Android. That combination lets us compress a build timeline that would normally stretch across separate platform teams into a single, coordinated sprint. We move from your requirements to a working prototype quickly, then iterate in short, visible cycles rather than disappearing for months before a single reveal. Continuous integration and automated testing run throughout the build, so the speed AI provides never comes at the cost of stability on either platform. Many of the businesses we work with in Alameda operate lean, without a dedicated technical hire, so we take on the architecture decisions, security review, and app store submission process directly. Whether you're a local retailer building your first app or a growing company on Alameda Point launching a new product line, we deliver software that performs reliably for your users and gives you room to keep building on top of it.
[Deliverables]
Cross-platform mobile applications built for Alameda businesses from a single, AI-accelerated codebase that targets iOS and Android at once. We handle the full build, from architecture through app store submission, with senior engineers reviewing everything AI helps generate, so you get one team and one launch timeline instead of coordinating separate platform efforts. We handle app store account setup, provisioning, and release management as part of the engagement, so launch day doesn't stall on paperwork.
We connect Alameda apps to the backend systems, payment processors, and third-party APIs your product depends on, including point-of-sale and scheduling tools common among local retail and service businesses. AI-accelerated development speeds up the integration work while our engineers keep ownership of security and performance on both platforms. We test integrations under realistic network conditions, not just a clean office Wi-Fi connection, so the app holds up once it's in the field.
Interface and experience design tuned to how your specific customers use their phones, whether that's a resident booking a service or a visitor exploring Alameda Point. AI-assisted prototyping means you're reacting to real, working screens early, rather than waiting weeks for static mockups to become a build. We also produce a lightweight design system alongside the screens, so future features stay visually consistent without starting from scratch each time.
[FAQs]
Our published tiers anchor the range: prototypes start at $6,000 and full MVPs at $15,000. Costs vary with scope, but our AI-enabled process typically brings a custom cross-platform build to around $20,000 all-in, well under the roughly $200,000 a traditional agency might charge for comparable work across iOS and Android, with delivery in about 6 weeks rather than the industry-standard 6 months.
Most builds ship in about 6 weeks with our AI-accelerated process, compared to the 6 months a manual, platform-by-platform build typically takes. That speed is part of why a full cross-platform app runs around $20,000 with our team, versus roughly $200,000 for two separately built native apps at a traditional agency.
We start with discovery to lock down requirements and platform strategy, move into AI-assisted architecture and prototyping, then build in short, iterative cycles with your feedback built in at every step. Senior engineers review everything before it ships, and continuous testing runs throughout, so you see steady progress instead of a single reveal at the end of the build.
We typically build in Flutter for a shared iOS and Android codebase, or in Swift and Kotlin when a product needs deep native performance or hardware access. AI-assisted development accelerates scaffolding and testing in either case, and senior engineers make the platform call with you during discovery based on what your product actually needs.
[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.
