Medium builds
$6,000–$11,000
Typically 4–8 weeks
Deeper logic, helpers that write into your main systems, or a few helpers that work together.
Custom software and AI
When you need more than a helper.
Helpers are one job, fixed price, live in a week. Some problems are bigger: a customer portal, an app, or AI built into how your company runs. The same senior team builds those too.
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- Fixed price, paid upfront
- You own what we build
What we build
Strategy, design, and engineering under one roof.
- Backend Development
APIs, data, and systems engineered for reliability, security, and growth.
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Custom AI agents and LLM integrations that automate real workflows and ship into production.
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React Native apps for iOS and Android with native-quality craft.
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UX, UI, prototypes, and design systems that users understand and engineers can ship.
Learn more - Frontend Development
React and Next.js interfaces built for clarity, speed, and accessibility.
Learn more - Product Strategy
Validation, prioritization, and roadmaps that decide what to build next.
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What it costs
Scoped up front, priced as a fixed engagement.
Custom software and AI
$14,000 and up
Typically 8+ weeks
Customer portals, apps, and AI built into a product. Same senior team, bigger scope.
Most custom product builds run 9 to 16 weeks. We'll tell you on the first conversation whether a helper, a medium build, or a full product is the right size for the problem.
Selected work
Products we've designed and built.
- Polarity
Hardihood designed and built Polarity end-to-end: a multi-portal parking platform with passwordless guest checkout, fee-before-tow enforcement, Stripe Connect payouts, and five role-based operator experiences.
- Boycottr
We worked with Boycottr to develop a new app from the ground up using technologies such as React, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and React Native.
- Gravy
Hardihood strengthened Gravy's Ruby on Rails API, improved PostgreSQL performance and reliability, and built admin tooling so the team could support a growing customer base.
- Hungry Monster
We built Hungry Monster's MVP from the ground up: web, iOS, and Android on Elixir, PostgreSQL, React Native, Next.js, and TypeScript, with fast weekly shipping cycles.
Building something bigger?
Tell us about it. We'll tell you straight whether we're the right team, and roughly what it'll take.
Reply within one business day · Fixed price, paid upfront · You own what we build