Step IS
The Full Process

Eight stages from first call to live product

Every project runs through the same stages, whether it is a hyper-casual prototype or a business platform with a dozen integrations. The depth of each stage changes. The order does not.

Stage 01

Discovery Call

A short conversation about the product, the audience and the business problem behind it. No prepared documents required, and no charge for the call.

Stage 02

Scoping & Estimate

We define the required functionality, user journey and technical requirements, then return a written estimate with fixed stages, deliverables and timelines.

Stage 03

Design & Prototype

User flows and a clickable prototype come before production art. The path through the product is tested and approved while changes are still cheap.

Stage 04

Development Sprints

Two-week sprints, each ending with an installable build and a short written summary of what changed, what is next and what needs your decision.

Stage 05

QA & Device Testing

Manual and automated testing across a device matrix that includes low-end hardware, tablets and the operating system versions your audience actually uses.

Stage 06

Store Release

Store listings, assets, age ratings, privacy declarations and review submission are handled by us, under your accounts, with your ownership intact.

Stage 07

Measure & Iterate

Analytics and event tracking are live from the first build, so the first post-launch decisions are based on retention and funnel data rather than instinct.

Stage 08

Support & LiveOps

An agreed support window covers crashes, store policy changes and OS updates, alongside a rolling schedule of content and improvement releases.

Communication

You always know what is happening with your product

“ If a decision was not written down, it was not made. ”

One Point Of Contact

A single project lead who knows the product, attends every review and answers within the working day. No account manager relaying messages to a team you never meet.

Written Sprint Summaries

Every sprint ends with an installable build and a short written summary: what changed, what is next and what needs a decision from you before work continues.

An Open Board

The task board is shared from day one. You can see the backlog, the current sprint and the blockers at any moment without asking anyone for a status update.

Founder and product lead reviewing a sprint build
Mobile application device testing matrix
Quality Standards

What every build passes before you see it

Testing is not a phase at the end. Each sprint build is checked against the same standards, on the devices your audience actually holds rather than the newest hardware in the office.

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Device Test Matrix

Builds are verified on current and older iOS and Android hardware, including low-memory devices, tablets and the screen sizes that break layouts first.

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Critical Crash Response

Under a support agreement, crashes affecting a meaningful share of sessions are acknowledged and triaged within the agreed window, not the next planning meeting.

100%

Documented Handover

Architecture notes, environment setup, build instructions and third-party credentials are handed over in writing, so another team could continue without us.

Engagement Models

Choose the shape of the collaboration

The model is agreed during scoping and can change between phases. Teams often start with a fixed scope release and continue on a support retainer.