[Who we are]
Manhattan Beach's tech companies and local businesses build custom web applications with our team, pairing senior engineers with AI-enabled development to ship a production-ready product in weeks.
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“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 Manhattan Beach clients pairs AI-assisted architecture, frontend and backend implementation, and testing with direct senior engineering oversight at every stage. That combination lets us deliver production-grade web applications on a timeline that manual development alone can't match.
We move from requirements to a working prototype quickly, then iterate with you in short, transparent cycles instead of a long, closed development phase. Continuous integration and automated testing run throughout the build, so issues get caught early rather than at the end of a long cycle.
Whether you're a funded startup racing toward a launch or a Manhattan Beach business adding a new digital product, we build web applications that perform well across browsers and devices and scale cleanly under real traffic, delivered faster than the traditional build process allows.
[Deliverables]
Custom web applications for Manhattan Beach businesses, built by senior engineers using AI-accelerated development. We deliver high-performance, scalable applications optimized for the specific demands of your product and market, from architecture through launch.
SaaS and startup product development for teams in Manhattan Beach's competitive tech landscape. Our AI-enabled process shortens the build cycle while our engineers stay hands-on with architecture, code quality, and long-term maintainability as your user base grows.
Interface and experience design built around how Manhattan Beach's tech-savvy customers actually use products. AI-assisted prototyping means working screens land in front of you early, in a real browser, so design decisions get made with real feedback.
[FAQs]
You get a team that operates at the pace this market expects, using AI-enabled development to deliver production-quality web applications for around $20,000 in about 6 weeks, well under the roughly $200,000 and 6-month timeline typical of a traditional build.
Our published tiers anchor the range: prototypes start at $6,000 and full MVPs at $15,000. Costs vary by scope, but a typical AI-enabled web app build runs around $20,000 all-in, compared to the roughly $200,000 some agencies charge for comparable work using a fully manual development process. Most builds ship in about 6 weeks rather than the industry-typical 6 months.
We start with discovery to define requirements, then move into AI-assisted architecture and prototyping, followed by iterative development with your feedback built into each cycle. Senior engineers review everything that ships, and typical projects complete in around 6 weeks for roughly $20,000.
Building an in-house team means salaries, benefits, and management overhead before you've shipped anything. Our fractional product team gives you senior design, engineering, and product management on demand, accelerated by AI, so you get comparable output without the fixed cost of a full-time department.
[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.