Focused Applications. Fixed Scope. Handed Over Clean.
Samford Labs designs and builds focused web and mobile applications — internal tools, client portals, and offline-first mobile apps — with production-grade security from day one. Engagements are fixed-scope from $5,000, built personally by a senior engineer, and handed over with source code, documentation, and infrastructure you own.
What does App Development include?
Internal tools, client portals, and mobile apps with production security
Fixed scope with a defined handover — code, documentation, and infrastructure all yours
Built for maintainability: the next developer picks it up without calling us
How does a fixed-scope engagement work?
Every engagement follows the same four steps: a free assessment that maps your workflow, a fixed-scope proposal with a defined deliverable and price, a collaborative build where you see working software early and often, and a documented handover your team owns outright. Scope changes are re-approved before they cost anything.
How much does it cost?
Engagements start at $5,000, with no upper cap — the ceiling is your scope, not our menu. At the floor, that’s a focused single-purpose internal tool — one core workflow, production auth and security, deployed and documented. Timelines are stated honestly in the proposal: weeks, not quarters, for the typical engagement.
What have you actually built?
Shipped systems, in production — some for clients, some products of our own. See all past work.
Built and run in-house
Collect
Document-collection platform we built and run. Send one magic link; your client completes forms, uploads, and e-signatures from their phone — no login — and you download one organized package. In production at collect.samfordlabs.com.
One magic link → one organized package
For a multi-service firm
Client Intake Platform
Guided intake wizard, token-based reviewer portal, and an admin console with rules staff edit themselves — no deploy needed. Intake went from days to under 15 minutes, with zero lost forms.
Intake from days → under 15 minutes
From the library
How we think about this work — written by the person who’ll be on your project.
Common questions about App Development
How much does custom app development cost?
A focused single-purpose internal tool starts at $5,000 — one core workflow, production-grade auth and security, deployed and documented. Larger applications are quoted as fixed scopes after the free assessment — the ceiling is your scope, not our menu.
Do you build mobile apps as well as web apps?
Yes — cross-platform iOS and Android from one codebase, with offline-first architecture and encrypted local storage. Web apps, internal tools, and client portals ship with the same production security standard.
Who maintains the app after handover?
Whoever you choose — you own the source, documentation, and infrastructure outright. Many clients maintain in-house or with their own contractor; support from us is available month-to-month, never required.
Why a fixed scope instead of hourly billing?
Because open-ended billing rewards slow work. A fixed scope means the price is agreed before we start, changes are re-approved before they cost anything, and the incentive is to ship — not to bill.
Start With the Free Assessment
Tell us what’s slowing your team down. Within one business day you’ll hear back, and the written roadmap is yours whether or not we ever work together.