DreamLabs
DreamLabs
[Who we are]
El Cerrito businesses work with our team to build custom, production-grade iOS and Android apps, using senior engineers and AI-enabled development to launch in weeks rather than 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]
For El Cerrito clients, we combine AI-assisted planning and implementation with hands-on senior engineering to move from concept to a working iOS and Android app quickly. AI handles a meaningful share of the repetitive build work; our engineers own architecture, code review, and every decision that affects long-term quality on both platforms. 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 on either app store's review process. Given El Cerrito's position as a transit-connected community along a busy commercial corridor, we build with an understanding that many of your users are moving between the East Bay and San Francisco daily, and we design for that kind of intermittent, on-the-go usage. Whether you're a startup building a first product or an established company adding a new mobile offering, we deliver applications that are genuinely production-ready and built to scale.
[Deliverables]
Custom mobile applications built for El Cerrito 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, for iOS, Android, or both at once. We handle app store account setup, provisioning, and release management as part of the engagement, so launch day doesn't stall on paperwork.
Cross-platform development from a single, AI-accelerated codebase for El Cerrito businesses that need to reach both iOS and Android without funding two separate builds. AI-enabled workflows speed up implementation while our engineers retain full ownership of security, performance, and scalability. 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 for El Cerrito businesses, built around how your specific users actually use their phones. AI-assisted prototyping means you see and react to real screens early, keeping design decisions grounded rather than theoretical, on both platforms. We also produce a lightweight design system alongside the screens, so future features stay visually consistent without starting from scratch each time.
[FAQs]
We offer full custom mobile app development, from UI/UX design through architecture, engineering, and app store launch, for iOS, Android, or both, plus ongoing support. Our AI-enabled process keeps pricing around $20,000 and timelines around 6 weeks for a typical build, without cutting corners on quality.
Prototypes start at $6,000 and full MVPs at $15,000. A typical custom cross-platform build with our AI-enabled process runs around $20,000 all-in, compared to the roughly $200,000 a traditional agency might charge 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.
Custom development means the app fits your business instead of the other way around, and works the same way for both your iOS and Android customers. Paired with AI-enabled engineering, El Cerrito businesses get that customization at a fraction of the usual cost and time, with a team that stays engaged well past launch.
A small, senior team means every decision on your project is made by someone with real engineering judgment, not routed through layers of account managers and junior staff. AI-enabled development lets that small team move at the pace of a much larger one, so you get direct access to the people actually building your app, without paying for overhead you don't need.
[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.
