DreamLabs
DreamLabs
[Who we are]
Albany businesses work with our team to build custom iOS and Android apps, using senior engineers paired with AI 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 process for Albany clients combines AI-assisted architecture, implementation, and testing with hands-on senior engineering oversight at every stage, across both platforms. That pairing lets us compress a build timeline that would traditionally require separate iOS and Android teams into a single coordinated effort. We move from your requirements to a working prototype quickly, then iterate with you in short, visible cycles rather than a long, opaque development phase. Continuous integration and automated testing run throughout, catching issues early instead of at the end of a six-month cycle. Whether we're building a loyalty app for a Solano Avenue shop or a research-adjacent tool for a company near the redeveloping waterfront, we treat both iOS and Android as first-class platforms, not one ported to the other after the fact. Senior developers direct every step AI accelerates, so what you get at launch is production-grade, maintainable code you can keep extending long after the first release.
[Deliverables]
Cross-platform mobile applications for Albany businesses, built by senior engineers using AI-accelerated development to shorten the timeline without shortening the feature set. We handle the full lifecycle, from architecture through app store launch and ongoing support, for iOS and Android at once. That includes setting up crash reporting and analytics from day one, so you have real usage data to guide the next round of feature work.
Native development and platform integration for Albany companies connecting a new app to existing systems, payment processors, or research and data tools on iOS, Android, or both. AI-enabled development speeds up implementation while our engineers keep ownership of security and long-term maintainability. Where an existing system lacks a clean API, we build the connective layer needed rather than asking you to rebuild your backend around us.
Interface and experience design built around how Albany's residents and local customers actually use their phones. We use AI-assisted prototyping to get working screens in front of you early, so design decisions get made with real feedback instead of guesswork, on both platforms. Accessibility gets built in from the start, not retrofitted later, so the app works well for the full range of people using it.
[FAQs]
Prototypes start at $6,000 and full MVPs at $15,000. Our AI-enabled process typically brings a custom cross-platform build to around $20,000 all-in, compared to the roughly $200,000 a traditional agency might quote for separate iOS and Android builds, with delivery in about 6 weeks rather than the industry-standard 6 months. Exact pricing depends on the features you need, and we'll scope that with you upfront rather than after the fact.
Most projects ship in about 6 weeks with our team, versus the roughly 6 months common at agencies building iOS and Android separately. AI-assisted development lets senior engineers move through implementation and testing far faster while still reviewing every piece of the build, which is part of why a typical project runs around $20,000 instead of $200,000.
It depends on your product. A shared codebase in Flutter reaches both app stores efficiently and suits most business and content-driven apps well. Native development makes more sense when you need deep hardware access or platform-specific performance. We help you make that call during discovery instead of defaulting to one answer for every project.
Senior engineers review every piece of AI-generated code before it ships, checking architecture decisions, security, and edge cases that automated generation alone can miss. Automated testing and continuous integration run throughout the build, and nothing reaches the App Store or Play Store without a human developer having verified it works the way it's supposed to.
[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.
