SkillX DEVELOPMENT STUDIO
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STUDIO BRIEF RE: YOUR NEXT APP

Let’s build your next big app idea.

We’re experienced African engineers who use AI every day. You get a properly built website or app, faster and for far less than a US or European agency.

SCOPE

Website, iPhone and Android

ALREADY STARTED?

Bring what you have

PRICING

One fixed price

STATUS

Taking new builds

FILM: how SkillX works, in 30 seconds

A 30-second film with music and no narration. Built your app with AI? But it won’t launch: users can see each other’s private info, orders are marked paid with no money received, and it’s rejected by the App Store. SkillX Development Studio. Step 1, free audit: send the idea, or what you’ve built so far, and we tell you what works, what’s broken and what it’ll take. Step 2, a clear plan, with one fixed price agreed before we start. Step 3, we build it, step by step, with a working version for you to try along the way. Step 4, we launch, into the App Store and Google Play, and we stay with you after. Senior engineers at a fraction of the price: $100–150 an hour in North America, $80–120 in Western Europe, $30–40 with SkillX, 60–80% less per hour. Your prompt got you started. We’ll get you shipped. Book a free build audit. Web, iOS and Android.
COST SENIOR DEVELOPER RATES

Senior engineers, at a fraction of the price.

Our engineers are experienced African developers who use AI every day. Here’s what a senior developer usually charges per hour.

North America$100–150 an hour
Western Europe$80–120 an hour
Africa OUR TEAM$30–40 an hour

Typical 2026 rates for senior developers. Sources: index.dev, Lemon.io.

THE DIFFERENCE

60–80%

less per hour than a senior developer in North America, for the same level of experience.

Experienced engineers

Senior developers who have shipped real apps. Not juniors learning on your project.

AI does the busywork

We use AI for the repetitive parts, so more of your budget goes into what matters.

One fixed price

Agreed before we start. No hourly meter running.

Prototyped in Lovable, Bolt, Replit, Cursor or v0? Good. That’s where we start.

BUILT IT WITH AI? WHAT WE FIX

Vibe coding can’t build you a proper app alone.

AI can build you a demo in a weekend. Turning it into a real app that people can pay for and download still takes experienced engineers. Here’s what usually breaks, and what we do about it.

prototype-preview live preview

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Done! Your app is ready to launch.

LAUNCH CHECKS

  • Users can see each other’s private info
  • Orders marked paid with no money received
  • No notifications on iPhone
  • Rejected by the App Store
SKILLX TAKES IT FROM HERE
  • Everyone sees only their own info
  • Only real payments go through
  • Real iPhone and Android apps
  • App Store and Google Play approval handled

0 of 6 fixed. Watch each one go from problem to fixed.

01

Sign-up and login

FOUND

AI GAVE YOUA login page that looks right.

SKILLXSign-up, login and password reset that work every time.

02

Customer data

FOUND

AI GAVE YOUPrivate data other people can reach.

SKILLXEach customer sees only their own information.

03

Payments

FOUND

AI GAVE YOUA pay button that doesn’t always get you paid.

SKILLXMoney that actually reaches your account, with refunds handled.

04

Mobile apps

FOUND

AI GAVE YOUA website pretending to be an app.

SKILLXReal iPhone and Android apps, with notifications.

05

App Store approval

FOUND

AI GAVE YOURejected by Apple.

SKILLXWe handle the App Store and Google Play process for you.

06

Running the business

FOUND

AI GAVE YOUNo way to manage users or orders.

SKILLXA dashboard to manage users, orders and reports.

RECENT BUILD REF SKX-2026-0142

It came in as a prototype. It’s leaving as a product.

A members-only app for dating, networking and shopping. It started as a demo built with AI. We kept the look and built the real app behind it.

CAME IN AS

  • A demo built with AI
  • Screens that looked done but didn’t work
  • No payments, accounts or dashboard

WHAT WE BUILT

  • iPhone and Android appsBUILT
  • Matching, invites, chat and notificationsBUILT
  • Payments that work in Africa and abroadBUILT
  • Paid memberships on the web and in the appBUILT
  • A dashboard to approve members and track growthBUILT
  • English and French throughoutBUILT
PROCESS FOUR STEPS

How a SkillX build runs

  1. STEP 01

    Audit

    Send us your idea or what you’ve built so far. We tell you what works, what’s broken and what it will take.

  2. STEP 02

    Plan

    A clear plan with dates and one fixed price, agreed before we start.

  3. STEP 03

    Build

    Step by step, with a working version for you to try along the way.

  4. STEP 04

    Launch

    We launch it, get it into the app stores and stay with you after.

ENGAGEMENTS THREE WAYS IN

Three ways to work with us

Pick the one that matches where your app is today.

BUILT IT WITH AI? START HERE

Rescue

You prompted it. We make it real.

For apps that work in the demo and nowhere else.

  • Fix security and data problems
  • Make sign-up and payments work
  • Get it into the app stores

Fixed quote after the audit

FOR NEW PRODUCTS

Build

From idea to launch.

For founders starting from an idea.

  • Design
  • Website, iPhone and Android apps
  • Dashboard and payments

Fixed quote after the audit

FOR LIVE APPS

Retain

Support after launch.

For live apps that need updates and new features.

  • New features every month
  • Bug fixes and monitoring
  • A team that already knows your app

Monthly retainer

Every project starts with a free audit.

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QUESTIONS FOUR ANSWERS

Questions founders ask

I already built most of it with AI. Do we start over?

Usually not. We keep what works and fix what doesn’t. The free audit tells you which is which.

Do you use AI?

Yes, every day. It makes us faster and keeps your costs down, and experienced engineers check everything it writes.

Who owns the code?

You do. Everything we build is yours from day one.

What does it cost?

Every build gets a fixed quote after the audit, before any work starts.

NEXT STEP FREE BUILD AUDIT

Your prompt got you started. We’ll get you shipped.

Message us on WhatsApp for a free build audit. Bring the idea, the repo or the half-working app.

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