DreamLabs
DreamLabs
[Who we are]
Rolling Hills is one of the smallest, most private communities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and the few businesses and estates that need custom software there get senior engineering and AI-augmented development, not a generic build.
★★★★★
“Other app developer quoted 10X the price to create a live testable version. DreamLabs pricing structure has meant we can quickly get the app in users hands and see what they think!”
Jenn Brooks · Founder & CEO @ Nurture
As a fractional product team, we start by defining your vision and sharpening your strategy. We don’t just say “yes,” but always ask “why?”, helping your dev budget go further and faster.
We use AI-accelerated development to help teams of all sizes launch custom, scale-ready digital products. Ship in days/weeks, not months/years.
User testing is a bonus service we offer to all clients for free. This means we learn together from real users with each release.
[What We Do]
For Rolling Hills clients, we combine AI-assisted planning and implementation with hands-on senior engineering to move from concept to a working iOS app efficiently, without over-building for a scale that isn't needed. AI handles a meaningful share of the repetitive build work in Swift and SwiftUI; our engineers own architecture, code review, and every decision that affects reliability and privacy. We break projects into short, visible phases, keeping the circle of people involved as small as the project allows, which tends to matter more here than in a typical commercial build. Continuous integration and automated testing run throughout, which lets us maintain a fast pace without cutting corners on the reliability a private client expects from anything built for them. Whatever the specific use case, an estate management tool, a client-facing app for a professional practice, or something more specialized, we deliver an iOS application built with the same care and discretion the request came with. We're comfortable working around whatever level of technical involvement a client prefers, from hands-off to closely engaged, without changing the standard of the finished product.
[Deliverables]
Custom iOS applications built for the small number of businesses and estates connected to Rolling Hills, engineered by senior developers using AI-accelerated development to compress the timeline without cutting the level of care this community expects. We manage the full build in Swift and SwiftUI, from architecture through App Store launch.
Development work handled with the same discretion this community applies to everything else, with a small, limited team involved at every stage and communication kept direct rather than routed through layers of account management. AI accelerates implementation; senior engineers handle every decision that touches privacy or access.
Strategic guidance for figuring out what a custom app actually needs to accomplish before development starts, particularly useful for a specialized or unusual use case. We use AI-assisted research to move through discovery quickly, then scope a build that fits the specific, often narrow, purpose it's intended for.
[FAQs]
Most custom iOS builds take about 6 weeks with our team, compared to the roughly 6-month timeline common at a traditional agency. AI-assisted development lets a small, senior team move quickly without needing to expand the number of people involved in the project, which matters for a client who values a limited circle.
Our published tiers anchor the range: prototypes start at $6,000 and full MVPs at $15,000. A typical custom iOS build with our AI-enabled process runs around $20,000 all-in, compared to the roughly $200,000 a traditional agency might charge for comparable scope. AI reduces the manual hours needed for scaffolding and testing, and that efficiency is passed directly to you without cutting senior engineering review.
We keep the team involved in any engagement as small as the project allows, work under standard confidentiality agreements, and limit who has access to client data or credentials at each stage. That approach applies whether the project is a straightforward business app or something more specialized and unusual.
Yes, and a fair amount of our work in smaller, private communities like this one is exactly that: a purpose-built tool for a single, specific need rather than a general-purpose app. Senior engineers scope the architecture around that specific use case directly, using AI to accelerate implementation without forcing the project into a generic template.
[01] Product Strategy
We start by helping you define your long and short-term product visions. We then break down the concepts into concrete features and functions, so we can piece them back together into a prioritized roadmap.
[02] Development
With the framework pinned down, we go heads-down on execution. We leverage AI-powered tooling and a modern Flutter + Firebase stack to develop your product in record time.
[03] Polishing + Launch QA
Your finished product to ensure that each feature works seamlessly, every color is precise and all copy is ready for publication. We then manage the entire app publishing process on mobile, web or both.
