Pricing
Ranges, not surprises.
Every project is quoted after we understand it. These are the brackets most work lands in, what's included, and exactly how payment is staged.
Starter website
A complete, professional presence for a business that needs one now.
Typical range
$3,500 – $9,000
Typical timeline: 2–4 weeks
- Up to 5 responsive pages
- Bilingual or trilingual copy layout
- SEO foundations, sitemap and metadata
- Contact form wired to a real enquiry inbox
- Analytics and error monitoring
- One year of hosting guidance
Revision rounds: 1 major + 2 minor
Anything beyond this is quoted by effort and written into the contract.
Starter app or mini program
A focused first version with the core flows your customers actually use.
Typical range
$9,000 – $35,000
Typical timeline: 4–8 weeks
- Core feature set agreed up front
- iOS and Android from one codebase, or a WeChat Mini Program
- Account, data and payment integration
- Store submission or WeChat review handled
- Analytics, monitoring and crash reporting
- One month of post-launch defect fixes
Revision rounds: 1 major + 2 minor
Anything beyond this is quoted by effort and written into the contract.
Custom project
Multi-platform products, complex business systems and AI-enabled workflows.
Typical range
Ask us
- Scoped after a discovery conversation
- Complex business logic and integrations
- Multi-platform: web, app, mini program
- Dedicated project lead
- Milestones and payments set in the contract
Payment
You pay as the work lands.
Five milestones, so neither side is ever far ahead of the other.
- 130%
Deposit on signing
Roughly 30%. Kicks off requirements analysis and design.
- 2
Demo review
A working milestone demo. You confirm the direction before we go further.
- 330%
Second payment
Roughly 30%, after you approve the demo. Full build begins.
- 440%
Final payment
The remaining 40% on launch acceptance.
- 5
Handover
Source code, domain, hosting and database accounts transferred to you once the final payment clears.
After launch
Defects found in the first month after launch are fixed free. Beyond that, content updates, new features, security upgrades and hosting operations are quoted by effort — an hourly rate or a monthly retainer, whichever fits how you actually work.
- First month of defect fixes included
- Hourly or monthly, your choice
- No mandatory retainer, ever
Common questions
- What moves the price within a range?
- Page or screen count, how much custom design versus system components, integrations such as payments and CRM, how many languages, and whether you supply the copy and imagery.
- What counts as a major versus a minor revision?
- A major revision reworks layout, structure or visual direction. A minor revision adjusts copy, images, spacing and small component changes. Both are written into the contract so there is no argument later.
- Who owns the code and the accounts?
- You do. Once the final payment clears, the source code and every production account — domain, hosting, database, email — are transferred into your ownership. We can keep operating them for you, but the keys are yours.
- Can you work with a client in mainland China?
- Yes. We handle WeChat ecosystem work directly, and for a mainland-hosted deployment we plan around ICP filing and domain requirements from the start.
Need a number for your specific project?
Tell us the scope in a few sentences. You'll get an indicative range on the first reply, and a written quote after one short call.
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