DreamLabs
DreamLabs
[Who we are]
We help Millbrae businesses build custom iOS and Android apps, pairing senior engineers with AI-accelerated development to deliver production-ready software in weeks instead of 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]
Our mobile development process for Millbrae clients pairs experienced engineers with AI at every stage: AI-assisted architecture planning, AI-generated boilerplate and scaffolding, AI-augmented code review, and AI-accelerated test coverage across platforms. Senior developers direct and verify every step, so the output is production-grade, maintainable code, not an auto-generated app you can't safely extend. That combination is what lets us compress a typical build timeline. We start by deciding, with you, whether your product is best served by native development, a shared cross-platform codebase, or a mix of the two, then move from requirements to a working prototype quickly. We iterate with you in short cycles rather than disappearing for months and delivering a surprise. Given Millbrae's role as a transit hub, we're used to designing for users who interact with an app in short bursts between trains, and we test specifically for that kind of intermittent, mobile-first usage on both iOS and Android.
[Deliverables]
Cross-platform iOS and Android applications built for Millbrae businesses from a single, AI-accelerated codebase. We handle the full build, from architecture through app store deployment and ongoing support, with senior engineers reviewing everything AI helps generate. We also document the codebase clearly enough that another engineering team could pick it up later, rather than leaving you locked into us.
Native iOS and Android applications for Millbrae companies that need to integrate with existing infrastructure and meet real security standards. AI-accelerated development shortens the build cycle on both platforms while our engineers keep full ownership of architecture, integration, and performance. We document every integration point clearly, so future changes to your backend or a third-party service don't require guesswork to update the app.
Interface and experience design tuned to how Millbrae's commuter-heavy population uses mobile apps, often in short sessions between transit connections. AI-assisted prototyping speeds up iteration, so you're reviewing real, working screens early across both platforms. Where your brand already has visual guidelines, we work within them; where it doesn't, we help establish a coherent look as part of the process.
[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, well under the roughly $200,000 a traditional agency might quote for comparable scope across iOS and Android, with delivery in about 6 weeks. That figure reflects a typical project; we'll give you a firm number once we understand your specific requirements.
Most projects ship in about 6 weeks, compared to the 6-month timeline common at traditional shops building iOS and Android separately. AI-assisted development lets our senior engineers move through implementation and testing far faster, while still reviewing every piece of the build, which is part of why a typical build runs around $20,000 instead of $200,000.
It depends on your product. Cross-platform frameworks like Flutter get you to both app stores from one codebase and are often the right call for content-driven or business apps. Native development makes more sense when you need deep hardware access or platform-specific performance. We help you make that call during discovery.
We handle the full submission process for both the App Store and Play Store, including preparing listing assets, meeting each platform's review guidelines, and responding to any reviewer feedback. Because senior engineers have already reviewed the underlying code, submissions typically move through review cleanly, without the back-and-forth that catches teams off guard late in a project.
[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.
