# Pricing — Magora (Thinking Fish Ltd, UK)

London-based custom software development company. Prices in GBP, 2026. All engagements start with a free working prototype and an NDA on day 1. Full IP transfer on payment.

Contact: +44 20 7183 5820 · sales@magora.co.uk · Office 4.01, The Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6JJ.

## Engagement bands (fixed-scope or phased)

## Free working prototype
- Price: £0
- What: a real, clickable prototype of your core idea before any paid engagement.

## Discovery sprint
- Price: from £3,000
- What: 2-week senior Product Owner + Solution Architect discovery — scope, architecture, estimate, roadmap.

## Proof of concept
- Price: £2,000–£5,000
- What: a short technical test, typically 2–4 weeks, of whether one risky piece of technology, such as a key integration, can do the job before you commit to a build.

## Startup MVP
- Price: from £10,000
- What: production-grade MVP for funded UK startups, typically 6–8 weeks.

## AI proof of concept
- Price: from £15,000
- What: an AI agent on your real data in a controlled pilot, typically 4–6 weeks; scoped after Discovery.

## Full production build
- Price: £25,000–£60,000
- What: full custom web / mobile / platform build, senior in-house team.

## Bespoke enterprise
- Price: from £80,000
- What: multi-role, audit-logged, integration-heavy enterprise platforms.

## Maintenance retainer
- Price: from £1,000 / month
- What: ongoing support, SLAs, iterative development.

## Hire dedicated developers (GBP)
- Developer rate: from £49/hour (about £390/day)
- Full team with QA and product ownership: £65–£70/hour
- Node.js, React.js, React Native, Flutter, Swift/iOS, Kotlin/Android, Python, Vue.js, Angular: the same rates, quoted per role and seniority.
- Engagement: full-time or part-time, monthly rolling, UK/EU data residency available.

## Notes
- Final price depends on scope, integrations, compliance (GDPR, FCA, NHS DSPT), and team size.
- Free app-cost calculator: https://magora-systems.com/app-cost-calculator/
- UK pricing benchmarks: https://magora-systems.com/uk-software-development-pricing/
- App development cost guide (UK, 2026): https://magora-systems.com/app-development-cost-uk/