Field notes on building mobile & web products — what we learn shipping software for founders, and the strategy behind it.
What a dedicated development team is, how it compares with fixed price and staff augmentation, what it costs, what a healthy team looks like, and the red flags to spot in vendor proposals.
Legacy app modernization explained: the four options (maintain, refactor, rebuild incrementally, rewrite), how the strangler fig pattern works on mobile, the hidden costs of rewrites, and how to decide.
Fitness app development in 2026: app types, core features, wearables and Health Connect, the subscription numbers that decide success, retention tactics, privacy and what it costs.
What a mobile app audit covers (code, security, performance, UX and release health), how long it takes, what a useful report contains, and how to tell whether your app should be fixed or rebuilt.
What mobile app development costs in 2026, from $15k simple apps to $500k+ platforms: iOS vs Android vs cross-platform, what drives the price, regional rates, store fees and the maintenance bill after launch.