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Startup MVPs,
shipped fast.

A real MVP, shipped in 6–8 weeks. Not a wireframe — running code, real users, telemetry, the smallest thing that proves the thesis.

Updated June 24, 2026
Typical timeline
6 – 8 weeks
Engagement
Fixed-scope sprint
Team
2 – 4 senior people
Outcome
Live MVP, real users, telemetry
Trusted by Danone Unilever Toyota Cisco AstraZeneca Veolia
60+
MVPs shipped to users
7
Average weeks to live
18
Raised follow-on funding
75
Enterprise software solutions
What we offer

Startup MVP
services.

A real MVP, shipped in 6–8 weeks. Not a wireframe — running code, real users, telemetry, the smallest thing that proves the thesis.

01 — Scope

Lean scope definition

We cut features ruthlessly so the MVP ships on schedule — the smallest thing that proves the value-prop.

02 — Build

Production-grade build

Real code, real database, real auth — not a demo. The MVP becomes the production app, not a throwaway.

03 — UX

Conversion-aware UX

Onboarding tuned for activation, telemetry for every key step — you'll know what's working week one.

04 — Payments

Payments & identity

Stripe, Plaid, KYC — the plumbing that lets you charge customers and see real revenue, not vanity metrics.

05 — Deploy

Production deployment

Cloud-hosted, CI/CD, basic SRE — wakes up the team if it goes down, not the founder.

06 — Iterate

Post-launch iteration

First 4 weeks after launch are included — you'll have churn, bugs, edge cases. We're still there.

How we build mobile apps

How we ship
an MVP in a quarter.

Same engineers from kickoff to handover. Weekly demos. No staff augmentation, no offshore rotation.

Pillar 01

Discovery

Magora business analysts formalise the key demands, choose the appropriate platform and priority devices, and structure your future mobile app's requirements.

Pillar 02

UI / UX design

Leading app designers visualise the user journey. Intuitive functionality wrapped in user-friendly interfaces — the kind that drive both downloads and retention.

Pillar 03

Development

A decade of native iOS and Android experience. Short sprints, transparent process, highly-functional apps shipped reliably to App Store and Play Store.

Process

Six steps to ship
an MVP.

From a fuzzy idea to a store-live product, with a checkpoint at every stage.

Step 01

User research

1 – 2 weeks

Strategic processes that define user roles, set expectations and run up to 10 impactful interviews — swiftly transforming insights into a roadmap.

Interviews Personas Roadmap
Step 02

Product scope

1 week

Compelling user stories crafted with stakeholders. Our Product Owner navigates the path to success — clarity, collaboration, adaptability.

User stories Priorities Timeline
Step 03

Design

2 – 3 weeks

Robust UI designs for visual appeal and efficient UX prototypes for real user insights. Tested with real users before we write production code.

Figma Prototype Usability
Step 04

Development

6 – 14 weeks

Agile development as a dynamic, customer-driven journey. Iterative approach, collaborative mindset, weekly Friday demo, shared Linear board.

2-wk sprints CI/CD Feature flags
Step 05

QA

2 weeks

Rigorous testing in staging — automated test coverage, manual exploratory passes, load testing. QA engineers act as continuous guardians.

XCUITest Espresso Detox
Step 06

Deployment

1 week

Planning, version control, testing, cutting-edge strategies like canary releases. Swift, trouble-free installations with continuous monitoring.

Fastlane Play Console App Store Connect
Tech stack

Technologies
we work on.

The actual stack on most mobile engagements. We'll happily slot into yours if you already have one.

iOS
  • Swift · SwiftUI
  • UIKit · Combine
  • Core Data · GRDB
  • Apple Pay · Wallet
Android
  • Kotlin
  • Jetpack Compose
  • Hilt · Room · Retrofit
  • ML Kit · Biometrics
Cross-platform
  • React Native
  • Flutter
  • Expo
  • Native modules
Backend
  • Node.js · NestJS
  • Python · FastAPI
  • PHP · Laravel
  • GraphQL · REST
Realtime
  • WebSockets
  • Firebase
  • Pusher · Ably
  • Server-sent events
Data
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • SQLite · Realm
Payments
  • Apple Pay · Google Pay
  • Stripe · Adyen
  • PayPal · Braintree
  • 3-D Secure
AI / ML
  • OpenAI · Anthropic
  • Core ML
  • ML Kit · TFLite
  • Vector DBs
Client reviews

What clients
say.

Pulled from independently-verified Clutch reviews — 60+ of them, 4.9 average.

"

Six weeks from kickoff to live users. Telemetry showed the activation gap on day three — we shipped a fix on day five.

Charlie Vance
Founder, fitness scaleup
"

The MVP closed our seed round. The same codebase is still running 18 months later.

Priya N.
Founder, B2B marketplace
"

They argued against features that founders typically over-build. Saved us 4 weeks and a Series A discussion.

Sergey K.
Founder, AI tooling startup
Who we work with

Three kinds
of partner.

We've teamed up with 500+ businesses — fresh-faced startups, established mid-market and global enterprise.

Startup

Startups & MVPs

Production-grade MVP in a calendar quarter. Money-back if we miss the date — see our Startup MVP service.

SMB

Small & medium business

Internal tools, customer apps and digital transformation work — the kind that pays for itself within a year.

Enterprise

Enterprise

Compliance-heavy platforms, MDM-managed fleets, audit-ready architecture. SOC 2, GDPR, MHRA passed first time, every time.

Frequently asked

The honest
questions.

Why choose Magora for hiring MVP-builders?
Magora is a London-based custom software house in business since 2010. We field senior MVP-builders who own the work from the first commit, ship in tight feedback loops with weekly demos and hand over code your team can maintain — no offshore rotation, no juniors in disguise.
How long does it take to build an MVP?
It depends on scope, but our typical engagement runs 8–24 weeks from kickoff to production. A discovery sprint at the start (2–4 weeks) gives a fixed timeline you can actually defend to a board, instead of a ten-page Gantt that slips by week three.
What does an MVP cost?
There's no fixed price — it depends on scope, so we start every engagement with a free working prototype and written analysis from a senior Product Owner, no commitment. Our 2026 pricing (GBP): Product Discovery from £3,000, a Startup MVP from £10,000, and a full production web or mobile project from £30,000. AI, bespoke enterprise software and CRM platforms are scoped after Discovery. Typical London day rates run £30–£90/hour, and we transfer full ownership of source code, designs and IP to you on payment.
Do you provide support after launch?
Yes. We stay on as the maintenance team — security patches, OS / framework upgrades, third-party deprecations, on-going feature work. Most clients keep us on a part-time SLA after launch; some bring the code in-house once their team is ready.
Who owns the code and IP?
You do. Magora's IP terms transfer ownership of bespoke work to the client on payment — the repository is licensed to you from the first commit, full stop. We use OSS dependencies but contribute back rather than baking proprietary forks into your codebase.
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the smallest thing?

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