How long does it take to build an app?

An MVP with one focused flow goes live in two weeks at most, often sooner. A first release of a mobile app usually takes two to four months, and a web app three to six months.

Do you build for iOS and Android?

Yes. We build one React Native codebase that ships to both stores. When a project needs fully native code, we say so and scope it that way.

Do we need to be in Budapest to work with you?

No. We work with founders and companies across Europe, the US and the Middle East as well as in Hungary. The scoping call, the weekly demos and the handover all work remotely.

Do you only design, or also develop?

Both. Designers and engineers work in one team, so the app in the design file is the app that ships. If you already have developers, we can deliver the design on its own.

App development in Budapest, from idea to live app

UPRIVE designs and builds iOS, Android and web apps in Budapest, Hungary. Projects start from €3,000, and an MVP goes live in two weeks at most.

UPRIVE is an app development studio in Budapest, Hungary, founded in 2020. We design and build mobile apps, web apps and AI products for founders and companies in Hungary and abroad. An MVP goes live in two weeks at most, a full first release usually takes two to six months, and projects start from €3,000.

Studio: Budapest, Hungary
MVP: Live in two weeks at most
Price: Starting from €3,000
Clutch rating: 5.0 from 27 verified reviews

What apps do we build?

We design and build the whole app, from the first screen to the store listing and the system behind it.

Most clients start with one of the services below. Around the app we also design the brand, the website and the pitch deck, so one team takes the product to market.

Why work with an app studio in Budapest?

You get a senior team in the EU that works in English, with a plan and a price before the build starts.

Budapest runs on Central European Time. Our working day overlaps with the rest of Europe and much of the Middle East, and our afternoons meet the morning on the US East Coast.

English is our working language with international clients, and Hungarian teams can work with us in Hungarian. You talk directly to the designers and engineers doing the work, and the same team stays on the project from kickoff to launch.

As a Hungarian company we work under EU data protection law, the GDPR, and design with it in mind whenever an app handles personal data.

How does an app project run?

Every project follows the same five steps, whatever its size.

01
Scoping call
A free first conversation about what you want to build. Within a week you get a plan and a price.
02
Scope and price agreed
Nothing is built before we agree what is in, what is out and what it costs.
03
Design and build
Design and engineering run in parallel, and you see a working demo every week.
04
Launch
The app goes live with real users, on the web or on the App Store and Google Play.
05
After launch
Most teams keep working with us on a monthly retainer. Others take the handover and continue in house.