DreamLabs
DreamLabs
[Who we are]
We build custom software for Westminster businesses, including the dense small business community at the heart of Little Saigon, using senior engineers and AI-accelerated development.
★★★★★
“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 Westminster clients, we combine AI-assisted planning and implementation with hands-on senior engineering to move from concept to a working system 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. 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. Whether you're a restaurant or retailer replacing an outdated point-of-sale setup or a professional services firm building your first piece of custom software, we deliver systems sized appropriately for an independent business, genuinely production-ready without the enterprise price tag.
[Deliverables]
Custom software built for Westminster companies, engineered by senior developers using AI-accelerated development to compress the timeline without cutting scope. We manage the full build, from architecture through launch and ongoing support, sized for an independent business.
Integration work for Westminster retailers and restaurants that need new software to connect cleanly with existing point-of-sale, ordering, or inventory systems. AI-assisted development keeps the cost realistic for a smaller operation while still delivering a fully custom system.
Enterprise software development for growing Westminster companies that need a system to integrate cleanly with existing infrastructure. AI-enabled workflows speed up implementation while our engineers retain full ownership of security, performance, and scalability.
[FAQs]
Our published tiers anchor the range: prototypes start at $6,000 and full MVPs at $15,000. A typical build with our AI-enabled process runs around $20,000 all-in, which brings genuinely custom software within reach for independent Westminster businesses that couldn't justify the roughly $200,000 a traditional agency might charge for the same scope.
AI handles a meaningful share of the scaffolding, boilerplate, and test writing that would otherwise consume engineering hours. Senior developers still review and direct every step, which is how we bring projects to around $20,000 instead of the roughly $200,000 many agencies charge, without lowering quality.
Most projects ship in about 6 weeks, compared to the 6-month timeline common at traditional shops. AI-assisted development lets our senior engineers move through implementation and testing far faster, while still reviewing every piece of the build before it goes out the door.
Yes, and it's a large part of who we work with in Westminster specifically. We build for the realities of a family-run operation: tight budgets, practical requirements, and a need for software that solves a real operational problem rather than adding complexity you'll never use.
[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.
