Custom development services

When you need more than the catalog

Most communities launch on the standard feature set and never need us. But if you want something the platform doesn't do yet — an events module, native apps, matching trained on your own members — our engineers build it into your live site, covered by the same tests as the rest of the platform. Fixed price, agreed before anyone writes code.

Low effort
$1,500 – $4,000
Typically 1–2 weeks

Configuration, content and wiring up capabilities the platform already has.

Medium effort
$4,000 – $10,000
Typically 3–5 weeks

New screens and data models, or integrating an outside system.

High effort
$10,000 – $20,000
Typically 6–12 weeks

New subsystems, native apps, or bespoke AI trained on your community.

Why we scope before we build

Custom software goes wrong in a predictable way: work starts from a conversation, the result isn't what anyone pictured, and half of it gets rebuilt. We spend the first days writing down exactly what you'll get — screens, data, rules, and what's explicitly out of scope — and quote a fixed price against that.

Starting from a conversation

Week 2 — building "based on words"

Week 4 — "this isn't what I meant"

Week 6 — half the work redone

Week 12 — launched as it turned out

Budget: 2–5× the estimate

Starting from a written scope

Days 1–3 — scope, screens and acceptance criteria agreed

Day 4 — fixed price quoted against it

Then — built in stages you review as they land

Ships — into your live site, with tests

Budget: the number you approved

Scoping is included in every engagement — you're not paying separately for a document. If you decide not to proceed after seeing the scope, you keep it and owe nothing.

Low effort — $1,500 – $4,000

Configuration, content and wiring up capabilities the platform already has. Typically 1–2 weeks.

Brand & visual polish

1 week
$1500–$2500

A designer-led pass over your live site: palette, type scale, imagery treatment, and hero copy that sounds like your community.

  • Refined palette and type scale applied to your tenant
  • Hero, about and services copy written for your niche
  • Image treatment guide so your visuals look art-directed
  • Before/after review call

Niche profile design

1–2 weeks
$1500–$3000

We design the profile questions that make your site feel purpose-built — the fields, options and matching weights that matter for your community.

  • Up to 12 custom profile fields with options
  • Search filters wired to the new fields
  • Icebreaker set written for your audience
  • Matching-weight tuning for your niche

Email & notification journeys

2 weeks
$2000–$4000

Lifecycle messaging that brings members back: welcome sequence, match alerts, re-engagement and win-back, all on your sending domain.

  • Domain authentication (SPF/DKIM) set up
  • 6–8 templates written and installed
  • Trigger rules and quiet-hours configuration
  • Deliverability check

Content & SEO pages

1–2 weeks
$1500–$3500

Safety guidance, FAQ, success stories and landing pages built for search, with metadata that helps you get found.

  • Up to 8 content pages written and published
  • 2 campaign landing pages with UTM tracking
  • Metadata and structured data
  • Sitemap submission

Member data migration

1–2 weeks
$2500–$4000

Bring an existing membership across from another platform without losing history — profiles, photos, matches where the data allows.

  • Field mapping and dry-run import
  • Photo and media transfer
  • Duplicate detection and merge
  • Reconciliation report

Medium effort — $4,000 – $10,000

New screens and data models, or integrating an outside system. Typically 3–5 weeks.

Events & meetups module

3–4 weeks
$5000–$8000

Real-world events for your community: listings, RSVPs, ticketing and attendee matching, on your site and in your brand.

  • Event listings with RSVP and capacity
  • Paid ticketing through your payment account
  • Attendee-to-attendee matching before the event
  • Organiser dashboard and check-in

Store & gifting commerce

3–5 weeks
$5000–$9000

Sell to your members — flowers, ethnic wear, event tickets, premium gifts — with member-to-member gifting built in.

  • Catalogue, categories and stock
  • Cart, checkout and shipping options
  • Member-to-member gifting flow
  • Order management and vendor payouts

Human matchmaker console

4–5 weeks
$6000–$10000

For operators who match people personally: a workspace to review members, propose introductions and track outcomes alongside the AI.

  • Matchmaker queue with side-by-side profiles
  • Introduction proposals with member consent
  • Outcome tracking and success metrics
  • Fee collection for matchmaking packages

Identity verification & trust

3–4 weeks
$4000–$8000

Reduce fakes with document or selfie verification through a provider of your choice, plus the trust badges and gating rules that use it.

  • Provider integration (selfie or ID)
  • Verification badges and gated features
  • Manual review queue for edge cases
  • Appeals workflow

Localisation & multi-language

3–5 weeks
$4500–$9000

Open a new market properly: translated interface, local date and currency formats, and culturally adapted matching prompts.

  • Interface translation for up to 3 languages
  • Locale-aware formats and currency display
  • Culturally adapted prompts and copy
  • Language switcher and SEO hreflang

CRM & analytics integration

2–4 weeks
$4000–$7500

Connect your site to the tools you already run your business on, with events that mean something rather than raw pageviews.

  • Event pipeline to your CRM or warehouse
  • Funnel and cohort dashboards
  • Attribution for paid campaigns
  • Weekly automated report

High effort — $10,000 – $20,000

New subsystems, native apps, or bespoke AI trained on your community. Typically 6–12 weeks.

Native iOS & Android apps

8–12 weeks
$12000–$20000

Your community in the app stores, sharing the same accounts, matching and chat as your website.

  • Native apps for iOS and Android
  • Push notifications
  • Store submission and review support
  • One year of OS-compatibility updates

Bespoke matching model

6–10 weeks
$10000–$18000

Matching trained on your community's actual behaviour rather than generic signals — the compatibility engine becomes your moat.

  • Custom compatibility model on your data
  • Feedback loop that learns from outcomes
  • Explainable match reasons for members
  • A/B framework and quality reporting

Live video events & speed dating

6–8 weeks
$10000–$16000

Hosted live rounds — speed dating, group mixers, moderated Q&A — with scheduling, rotation and moderation tooling.

  • Scalable video rooms with rotation logic
  • Host and moderator controls
  • Ticketing and attendance tracking
  • Recording and highlights (where consented)

White-label sub-platform

8–12 weeks
$14000–$20000

Become a platform yourself: run multiple branded communities under your own account, with your own operators and billing.

  • Multi-community management under your brand
  • Sub-operator roles and permissions
  • Consolidated billing and revenue reporting
  • Your branding throughout, including email

Compliance & data-residency pack

6–8 weeks
$10000–$15000

For regulated markets: data residency, deletion guarantees, audit trails and the documentation your legal team will ask for.

  • Regional data residency configuration
  • Full audit logging with retention policy
  • DSAR and deletion tooling
  • Security documentation pack

How an engagement runs

1. Tell us the outcome

Describe what your members should be able to do. No technical language needed.

2. Scope & fixed quote

We write the screens, data and acceptance criteria, then quote against them. Within 3 working days.

3. Staged delivery

You review each stage on your own staging site before it reaches members.

4. Live and maintained

It ships into your tenant and is maintained with the platform — no orphaned code.

What's honestly included

  • Fixed price once you approve the scope — we absorb our own estimation errors.
  • Defect fixes within the agreed scope at no charge.
  • Ongoing maintenance as part of your subscription; custom work doesn't become your burden.
  • Changes you request after approval are quoted separately — that's how the fixed price stays honest.

Tell us what you want built.

Scope and quote within three working days. No obligation.

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