The $5k Sprint

Unbeatable value for those committed to the lean approach. Get a basic MVP out, then use it to learn and iterate. Same enterprise-grade quality as our standard agency work.

Think your project might be a good fit?

"AirDev's Sprint process is incredibly fast and thorough! What I loved most was that in just a few days I felt they were a team I'd been working with for years. They asked the right questions that helped them get my vision and give it extraordinary life."

"The AirDev team brought my vision to life in an incredibly short amount of time and with true professionalism! From scoping through development and to the delivery of the final app, I always felt very well taken care of."

"Working with AirDev was a dream come true! The team brought our vision to life and helped us create a fully functioning MVP in weeks. They were incredibly responsive, super consultative, and extremely affordable. This was hands-down our best option to rapid progress!"

HOW IT WORKS

Start to finish in 4 weeks

Submit your concept

Tell us what you want to build, and what you want to accomplish with a lean initial version

Evaluation & scoping

Our product experts will confirm whether there's a version that fits, and align on specs with you

Development

Our team assembles, tests, and delivers the full application in 10 days, using our rapid approach

Review & launch

You have 2 weeks to review and confirm all functionality, and then we launch on your domain!

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Best-in-class design

We follow modern design conventions, so your app will look clean and intuitive for users

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Custom branding

Your logo, colors, and imagery, to make the app yours

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Homepage

A nicely designed custom landing page to attract and convert users

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User accounts

Users can signup/login and manage their profile and credentials

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Admin controls

A custom admin portal to manage app data and settings

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Analytics

We will connect to an analytics service for basic user activity metrics

1,000+ brands and organizations of all needs and sizes build with Airdev.

$300m+ raised
500 Startups funded
YCombinator funded
Techstars funded
$300m+ raised
YCombinator funded
$120m raised from Softbank
500 Startups funded
Techstars funded
Andreessen Horowitz funded

APP SCOPE

Case study: rental marketplace like Airbnb

For any app concept, the key is identifying a minimal initial feature set to fit the condensed process —
you can (and should) always add more later. Below is an example for Airbnb:

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Host lead form

Hosts can fill out a form to share personal and
property details (to collect lead info)

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Centralized listing management

Admins can create and manage listings on behalf
of hosts

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Listing search page

Visitors can browse and filter listings, and click to
view details for one

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Direct connection, with tracking

Visitors email hosts (tracked by the app) to discuss
availability and payment off platform

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Think your project might be a good fit?

Looking for something else?

Try one of our other development services

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Agency

Hire a full team to design and build your concept

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Flex

Hire a top Bubble developer on a fractional basis

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Audit

Get a technical report on the state of your Bubble app

FAQS

Your questions, answered

Do I get a real app from this? Or a clickable prototype?

A real app! Clickable prototypes can be useful for testing concepts in a controlled environment, but the only way to validate a concept for real is to let users interact with a functional product and learn from their behavior. The Sprint allows you to do just that for less budget and time than traditional alternatives.

What if I want more features than what the Sprint allows for?

We believe that forcing yourself to constrain your feature set is a useful exercise to arrive at the minimum version with which to learn from, so we hold firm at the $5k level to fit our fixed process. Some apps can include non-functional placeholders for future features, which can allow you to track which users click to express interest. If you want to build a more complex feature set right away, you can always use our Agency or Flex services (which you could also use after the Sprint).

Should I consider the resulting app to be throwaway, or can I build on top of it?

We build all Sprint apps with the assumption that our clients will continue to expand and iterate on them. This means we don’t cut corners in the development process – we structure the database in a performant and extensible way, include proper security, and build modularly. You can even preview future features with placeholder buttons and tabs. For many clients, Sprint is simply a springboard to the next chapters, and we like it that way.

Who chooses $5k Sprint and why?

This rapid build process can be a useful tool for startups and enterprises alike. The key is having a lean mindset and being open to reducing the initial feature set to the bare minimum to demo or test the concept. While lean methodology and “minimum viable product” (MVP) are celebrated approaches, it can still be very difficult for less experienced product owners to accept a simple feature set.

What do most apps look like? Can I include complex features like APIs?

Most Sprint products involve a single user journey/process unfolding over a few pages, without any of the bells and whistles you might expect from a more mature product. Some apps include connecting to a third-party service via API (e.g., OpenAI), but we limit ourselves to a few simple calls.

When do I need to commit? Can I know what I’ll get first?

You only commit when you accept a specific blueprint for your app. The process looks like this:

  • You submit your concept via the form above
  • A product expert will review and confirm whether a version is feasible. If so, they’ll share a few details and invite you to book a call to discuss.
  • After discussing the optimal simple scope, they will write detailed specs into a proposal that you can review
  • You pay the $5k fee when you are ready to book the build