Ship your product in weeks.

Start Apps Studio is the founder-led product partner for non-technical founders. We handle strategy, design, engineering, and launch in one accountable team — so you can ship without hiring or managing a dev team.

~40 founders shipped over the past 3 years
3-8 weeks to launch
One partner, end to end
Ship in weeks, not months
Idea stuck in slides
We turn your concept into a working product in weeks, so you can stop planning and start validating.
Hiring feels like a second job
One founder-led partner handles strategy, design, and build. No recruiters, no standups, no surprises.
Agencies hand over code I can't control
You own every account, design file, and line of code. We build it with you, then hand it off cleanly.

What we ship

From your first landing page to a full multi-platform product. Every package is built to get you closer to real users and real revenue.

Landing Pages

Validate demand before you build. A conversion-focused page with email capture, analytics, and SEO.

Designed for conversions, not just looks
SEO that ranks from day one
Analytics so you know what's working
Email capture and CRM hooks

Native iOS & Android

Ship to the App Store and Play Store. Your product lives on users' home screens, not just in a browser tab.

iOS and Android from a single build
Push notifications and deep links
App Store and Play Store submission
Stripe and RevenueCat for payments

Web Applications

A production-grade web app with accounts, payments, and a real database — ready for your first paying customers.

Modern, fast, and mobile-first
Secure user accounts out of the box
Database designed for growth
Connected to anything you already use

Full MVP

A real, launch-ready product for your first 100K–500K users. We scope, design, build, and launch the core experience in 1–2 months.

Scope the smallest product worth launching
Design and engineering in lockstep
Core infrastructure ready for real users
Launch support and one post-launch iteration

SEO Audit

A full check of your site's health, with a plain-English fix list ranked by impact.

150 to 750 credits

Keyword Strategy

The exact searches your customers are typing, plus a plan to rank for them.

300 to 900 credits

Backlink Strategy & Outreach

The links that decide who Google and AI engines recommend, earned through real outreach to real editors.

600 to 1350 credits

Content Plan

A 90-day editorial calendar with topics, outlines, and briefs your writer (or AI) can run with.

300 to 1200 credits

Paid Ads Setup

Google and Meta campaigns set up properly the first time, with the creative and targeting to match.

450 to 1350 credits

Social Media Kit

Branded post templates, a content calendar, and a clear voice across every channel.

300 to 900 credits

Email Sequences

Welcome flows, onboarding, and win-back campaigns that actually get opened.

300 to 1200 credits

Brand Identity

A complete visual system: logo, colors, type, and voice that investors take seriously.

450 to 1650 credits

Selected projects

Real products in users' hands, across healthcare, fintech, retail, and more.

Fintech Education Healthcare Fitness & Wellness Hospitality Media & Telecom Real Estate SaaS E-Commerce Logistics HR & Recruiting Cybersecurity
More recent builds
  • Retail Inventory Dashboard Shipped in 3 weeks
    E-commerce · Web
  • Healthcare Appointment Booking Live in 5 weeks · 800 bookings in week one
    Health · iOS & Android
  • Agency Client Portal Replaced spreadsheets · 3 agencies onboarded
    SaaS · Web
  • Restaurant Ordering & Kitchen Display Deployed across 4 locations
    Hospitality · iOS & Android
  • Nonprofit Donor Management Shipped in 4 weeks · $120k raised at launch
    Non-profit · Web
  • AI Content Workflow Tool Beta launched · 200 signups in 48 hours
    SaaS · Web

From idea to launch

We help you choose what to build, what to prove first, and which path gets you to a useful product without paying for the wrong version.

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Define the first useful version

We turn the idea, half-built app, or business brief into a sharp first release: the core user journey, the must-have features, and the work that can wait.

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Choose the right route

Launch site, clickable prototype, web app, or native iOS and Android? We compare the options, platform trade-offs, and existing tools before recommending the route.

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Make the solution tangible

We map the flows, design the key screens, and build against real scenarios. You see the product working on your phone or browser while decisions are still easy to change.

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Launch with room to grow

We ship the working version, connect the accounts, and hand over the code and keys. You leave with a live product—and a clear next move based on what users do.

Pricing & timelines

Strategy-first work for founders who want more than a typical site build. Every package starts with user flows and case scenarios, and includes unlimited revisions while we build.

Lovable · Replit
Launch Site
Your site, built and live
$1,399
Your direction turned into a polished responsive site
Built in Lovable or Replit, ready for instant edits
Deployed with the code and account access in your name
React Native · Node · Postgres
MVP
Real users. Real data. Yours to own
$9k–$19k
iOS, Android, and web — one build, all platforms
User accounts, payments, and data from day one
Every account and line of code transferred to you at launch
Handcrafted

Custom / Scale

$30k+ or monthly retainer 1M+ users 1–6 months

100% handcrafted for products built to handle 1M+ users. Every line of code is human-written and reviewed. AI is used only for image generation and routine API integration.

Handcrafted Code
Landing Pages
Native iOS & Android
API Integration
Who this is for For clients who need completely bespoke solutions built from scratch by experienced developers. Every line of code is manually written and reviewed.
Handoff

Enterprise

Via our partner network Dedicated teams

Upon prototype or MVP, we hand off to our partner network for dedicated engineering teams and enterprise-scale solutions.

Partner network services
LLM Training Data

Human-generated code data, SFT & RLHF

LLM Finetuning

End-to-end pipeline, PoC to production

Staff Augmentation

Senior & lead-level engineering talent

Custom Software

Native iOS, Android & web applications

UX/UI Design

Intuitive designs that drive engagement

Ready to scope your project? You'll get a plan, a price, and a timeline back within 24 hours.
Get a free plan

One person.
Full accountability.

Not an agency handoff. Not a marketplace match. The person scoping your project is the same person designing, building, and shipping.

Elgar Sirajov, Founder of Start Apps Studio
Elgar Sirajov
Founder · Designer · Developer · Strategist
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Most founders end up coordinating across agencies, independent specialists, and distributed teams before a product is ready. I built this studio to bring those moving parts into one accountable partnership. One person owns the design, the code, the QA, and the deadline. You know who to call, and that person has the full context, so every decision moves your product forward.

Direct access
One person, full context

You talk to the person making the decisions, not an account manager relaying them.

Live decisions
Feedback while it is easy

See working previews, respond quickly, and make changes before they become expensive.

Your foundation
Nothing held hostage

The code, accounts, and assets are yours, whether you keep working with me or bring in a team.

Specialist depth
A bigger bench when needed

When the brief calls for it, I can bring in trusted specialist partners for the extra expertise or delivery capacity your product needs.

Problem: inconsistent visual output

Before this we were reshooting the same thing four times over and still not matching. Now every reel and every cover looks like it came from the same place. I don't have to explain the look to anyone anymore, it is just built into how we work. The journal covers were the part I was most nervous about and they have ended up being my favourite thing we have made.

Problem: slow catalogue updates

We sell cheese, which is not a category people show up excited about online. The four-zone layout meant we stopped rebuilding every product page from scratch, and Manny gave the whole catalogue a personality it did not have before. Getting a new SKU live takes a fraction of the time it used to.

Problem: indistinguishable product shots

I'd been scrolling doors for weeks and they all looked identical in those white studio shots. Seeing the Onex actually slide open in a real office was the thing that made me stop. Ordered it the same week.

Why Start Apps Studio?

Built by a founder who has worn every hat — not just a dev team.

Live on iPhone and Android

Most web-only tools struggle to build habit. We ship to both app stores so your product lives where users actually spend time.

Instant Updates

App store reviews can delay even urgent fixes. We push updates the moment you approve them, so you stay responsive to users.

Reach Users on Their Lock Screen

Email gets ignored. Push notifications show up like a text message. We wire them in from day one so you can re-engage users at the right moment.

Start Earning From Day One

Payment integrations should not delay launch. We ship subscriptions, upgrades, and one-time purchases as part of the build, ready to earn on launch day.

Grow Without Surprise Bills

Most hosting bills spike right when you can least afford a distraction. Our infrastructure scales with your growth. The invoice doesn't.

You Own It, Forever

Too many founders discover they can't leave because the agency holds the accounts. Every line of code, every design file, and every API key is yours from day one.

One partner across the product lifecycle

The five disciplines that keep an early-stage product coherent — learned by building, pivoting, and shipping my own products.

Product design

Make the product clear before making it polished

Founders who know what they want to build but not how it should feel
Products where users drop off because flows are unclear, not broken
Early pitches that need to look credible before a line of code is written
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Product engineering

Turn the validated idea into dependable software

Prototypes that look good but break when real data or real users arrive
AI-generated codebases with no structure a team can safely extend
Products that need auth, payments, or app store deployment done properly the first time

Product strategy

Reduce ambiguity before it becomes expensive

Founders who need to decide what to build first, not just how to build it
Products where scope keeps growing because no one has set a clear boundary
Investor decks that need a credible build plan behind the pitch narrative

Delivery leadership

Keep decisions, scope, and momentum aligned

Builds that drift because feedback loops are slow or unclear
Projects where scope creep has already cost one team their timeline
Founders who want visibility into progress without micromanaging the build
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Product insight

Replace confident guesses with useful signals

Products that launched but nobody knows if anyone is actually using them
Founders making the next build decision on gut feel rather than early user behaviour
Teams that need to know whether to double down or change direction before spending more

The stack behind every build

Every tool here is chosen for what it gives your product — not what's fashionable. Hover or tap any card to see how it's used.

4 frontier models
in active rotation
Every build reviewed by
at least 2 models
Zero vendor lock-in.
Models swapped weekly
You never pay the
model bills
Stack current as of July 2026 · we swap in new model versions the week they ship.
Your idea, made visible

How your concept becomes screens you can tap, share with investors, and test with real users.

F Figmaevery screen designed before code R Rorktry it on a real phone in days L Lovablelaunch site live in days R Replitworking product you can run & edit
Your product, built to last

The engineering that powers the app your users install, open, and pay for.

RN React Nativeone codebase, iOS + Android S Swiftnative iOS, fastest on iPhone K Kotlinnative Android, full Play Store reach N Node + PostgreSQLyour data, secure and yours to export
Revenue & launch, day one

Payments, updates, and code safety wired in from the start — not bolted on after.

S Stripeone-time, subscriptions, upgrades R RevenueCatApp Store & Play Store billing G GitHubdaily backups — your code is always safe A Automationn8n + Make handle the busywork
AI in the background, not in your way

Multiple frontier models review every decision and catch weak spots before your users do.

C Claudeprimary builder & code reviewer G Geminireviews the whole product at once G GPT-5copy, flows & creative direction L Llama 4self-hosted — your data stays private

You never pay the model bills, and you never get locked in. When a better tool ships, we swap it in — your product always runs on what's best right now, and every line of code stays yours.

Got a project? Let's scope it.

New idea, existing product, or something in between: describe it in plain English. You'll get a plan, a price, and a timeline back within 24 hours. No sales pitch.

24-hour reply

A real founder reads every message. No bots, no SDR follow-ups.

You own everything

Source code, accounts, designs, domains. Yours from day one.

Ship in 3-8 weeks

Most builds go live within a month of kickoff.

Fixed pricing

What we quote is what you pay. No surprises, ever.

About you
Investment range
What you're working on
When do you need to launch? (optional)
Your project

Frequently asked questions

Pricing, timelines, scope, ownership, and what happens after launch.

How much does it cost to work with Start Apps Studio?

We have four public packages: a $1,399 Launch Site, a $4,799 Figma-led Prototype, an MVP between $9,000 and $19,000, and a Custom-Scale build starting at $30,000. The Launch Site is built directly in Lovable or Replit from your design direction, then deployed and handed over to you. The Prototype includes the full Figma design phase. Pricing is fixed up front, so you know the number before we start.

How long does it take to ship an MVP?

MVPs ship in 3 to 8 weeks from kickoff, depending on scope. Launch Sites are typically delivered in 3 to 5 business days and Prototypes in 5 to 10 days. We work in tight weekly cycles with shared previews so you see progress every few days, not at the end.

What is included in an MVP build?

An MVP includes product design, a working iOS, Android, or web app, authentication, a database, payments where relevant, deployment to your accounts, and a basic landing page. You get the source code, a written handoff doc, and a walkthrough of how everything is wired together so a future team can pick it up.

Who owns the code, designs, and accounts?

You do. All source code, design files, and third-party accounts (App Store, Google Play, hosting, database, payments) are created in your name and transferred to you. There is no lock-in to Start Apps Studio. You can keep building with us, take it to another team, or hire in-house.

What stack do you build on?

We default to React and React Native (via Expo) on the front end, with Node and Postgres on the back end, deployed to Replit, Vercel, or your preferred host. We pick the stack to match the founder, not the other way around. If you have an existing codebase or a strong preference, we work in it.

What happens after launch? Do you offer ongoing support?

Every build includes a 2-week post-launch window where we fix anything broken on us, free of charge. After that, founders typically either run with the codebase themselves, hire an in-house engineer, or keep us on as a fractional product team on a small monthly retainer. We will tell you honestly which option fits your stage.

Do you work with non-technical founders?

Yes. Most of our founders are non-technical. We translate vague ideas into clear scopes, run the technical decisions for you, and write everything down in plain English. You get a real product without needing to learn the stack or manage engineers.

Can you help me build something to show investors?

Absolutely. Pitch prototypes are one of our most common engagements. We build a polished, interactive app on real infrastructure that investors can tap through on their phone. We scope it to your deck timeline: typically 5 to 10 days for a Figma-led clickable prototype and 3 to 5 weeks for a fully functional pre-seed demo.

Can I get just a landing page without a full app build?

Yes. Our $1,399 Launch Site package is built directly in Lovable or Replit from your direction, then deployed as a responsive, editable website. It is ideal for a launch page, marketing site, or early SaaS presence. Figma is optional here; the full Figma design phase is part of the $4,799 Prototype package. We deliver Launch Sites in 3 to 5 business days.

Can you take over an existing project or vibe-coded prototype?

Yes. We frequently take over half-built apps from Lovable, Bolt, v0, Cursor, or freelance teams. We start with a short paid audit, give you an honest read on what is salvageable, and either rebuild the weak parts or finish the MVP. Either way, you walk away with a clean, shippable codebase you actually own.

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Apr 17 · 6 min

The AI Overviews citation playbook for MVPs

Five patterns we see in pages pulled into Google AI Overviews, applied to three Start Apps Studio MVPs.

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Apr 16 · 7 min

How to make your brand visible in ChatGPT

A 12-point GEO checklist so ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews actually surface your brand.

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Apr · Field note

Vibe-coded apps have an SEO problem

Lovable, Bolt and v0 ship empty divs to crawlers. Here's the Cloudflare Worker SSR pattern that fixes it.

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