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Why a focused MVP costs less
A full build spends the budget early
A long first build looks complete and spends the budget on screens and roles before anyone has used the core idea. Custom app development is cheaper to correct when the first version is still small.
A focused MVP does the opposite. One scenario goes live in 3 weeks, from A$2,000, and the next decision uses what happened with real users.
The starting price matches the starting scope
The published price matches a published scope. A larger scope, with more journeys and integrations, receives its own estimate instead of being hidden inside the starting figure.
If the idea needs more than one flow to be worth testing, we say that in the brief. The version we still recommend first is the smallest one that can prove the hypothesis.
Questions about this topic
Is a small MVP cheaper than building the full product?
Yes. A focused MVP from A$2,000 covers one scenario in 3 weeks. Building every planned role and integration at once costs more and takes longer than three weeks.
What happens if the first version is too small?
We say so before development if one scenario cannot test the idea. The estimate then covers the smallest set of flows that can, and the timeline moves with that scope.
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