Delivery model · App Pods

App Development Pods: a product team that’s yours from day one.

App Development Pods are dedicated, cross-functional teams that own a product or workstream from start to finish, and the team is yours from day one. Every pod works with AI coding, review and testing agents, so you get the output of a larger team at the cost of a lean one.

  • Ready in 2 weeks
  • Predictable monthly capacity
  • Scale up or down monthly

Pod configurations

Pick the pod that fits your roadmap

  • Web

    Web Product Pod

    A pod lead, two or three full-stack engineers, a designer and QA, for SaaS products, portals and internal platforms.

  • Mobile

    Mobile Pod

    Native or cross-platform engineers with backend, design and device-lab QA, for consumer and field apps.

  • Enterprise

    Enterprise Pod

    An architect-led team for ERP extensions, integrations, B2B commerce, IoT and legacy system modernization.

  • Salesforce

    Salesforce Pod

    Admins, Apex and LWC developers and an architect for ongoing Salesforce and Agentforce delivery.

to spin up a pod
2 wks
From signed scope to first sprint.
people per pod
4–8
Right-sized and cross-functional.
code & IP ownership
100%
In your repositories from day one.

Choosing a model

Pods vs. staff augmentation vs. fixed-bid projects

Pods vs. staff augmentation vs. fixed-bid projects
CriteriaStaff augmentationFixed-bid projectApp Development Pod
AccountabilityYou manage individualsVendor owns a fixed scopePod owns outcomes and the roadmap
FlexibilityHigh, but takes a lot of managementLow, with change ordersHigh, with reprioritizing every sprint
Team makeupIndividual rolesDecided by the vendorA complete product team
AI assistanceVaries by personRarely visibleStandard across every role
Cost modelHourly per personFixed price, padded for riskPredictable monthly capacity

FAQ

App Development Pods: FAQs

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Book a call and ask us directly.

Usually within two weeks of agreeing on scope. We assemble the pod from our bench, set up environments and pipelines, and run sprint zero at the same time.

Ready to put AI to work?

Book a free 30-minute discovery call. We’ll help you find your highest-value use case and recommend the right way to deliver it, whether that’s an FDE, an AI Pod or an App Pod.