App Development in New York City, From a Brooklyn Team
Code Baiz is a Brooklyn based app development agency with about 20 engineers and more than 300 launches since 2019. If you are building an app in New York, you can meet the team building it, in person, in your city. If you are anywhere else in the United States, you get the same team and the same process, remotely.
In-person meetings are available in NYC. Remote founders get a working build on their own phone every sprint, which most founders tell us beats a meeting anyway.
Why build your app with a New York team
- Same time zone, same work day. Questions get answered while you are awake, and problems get fixed the day they appear.
- Meet us in person. Kickoffs, planning and hard conversations can happen face to face in NYC, not only on video calls.
- A team, not a marketplace. About 20 engineers who work together on your product, vetted at 50 interviews for every hire, not freelancers assembled per project.
- Built for US buyers. Contracts, communication and ownership set up the way a US business expects, with your code and accounts in your name.
Brooklyn is home, the five boroughs are our neighbourhood
Our team is based in Brooklyn and works with founders and businesses across the city.
- Brooklyn. Home base. Many of our founder clients are here, from early ideas to apps with real users.
- Manhattan. Finance, media and marketplace founders who need senior engineering without hiring a full team.
- Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. Local businesses replacing rented software with an app they actually own.
- Beyond the city. We build for clients across the United States, and the process, weekly builds, written pricing, trial sprint, is identical.
What New York founders ask us to build
- Marketplaces and platforms. Two sided products with payments, trust and an admin system behind them.
- Consumer apps. Subscription, content, fitness, education and community apps for iPhone and Android.
- Business apps. Apps that replace rented platforms, so a business owns its customer relationship instead of paying monthly for someone else's app.
- Rescues. New York is full of apps built by a first team that did not finish the job. Taking those over is a large part of our work.
App development cost in New York City
NYC agency pricing varies wildly. Ours is published for the same reason we publish everything else, so you can judge us before you call us. Full detail is on the cost page.
| Type of app | Typical build cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Simple app | From $25,000 | Few screens, basic accounts, no custom backend |
| Production grade business app | $60,000 to $120,000+ | Custom backend, payments, admin panel, both stores |
| Maintenance after launch | 15 to 20% of build cost per year | Updates, monitoring and small improvements |
Every project is quoted in writing after a fit check, before build work starts.
How we build your app
- 01
Fit check
A short call to understand your product, your users and where the project stands. If we are not the right team, we say so.
- 02
Scope and plan
We turn your idea or your existing app into a written plan with features, cost and timeline before build work starts.
- 03
Design
Screens and flows are designed and approved by you first, so there are no surprises when the app is built.
- 04
Build in sprints
Development in two week sprints with a working version you can open on your own phone at the end of each one.
- 05
Testing on real devices
We test on real iOS and Android devices, not just simulators, and fix what real use turns up.
- 06
Store launch
We handle App Store and Google Play submission, review questions and release.
- 07
Support after launch
Monitoring, updates and small improvements continue under a maintenance plan, so the app does not rot.
Work we have shipped
Minno
Faith based streaming and family entertainment app, one of the long running products in our portfolio.
See the projectMovz
Dance learning and social app built around streaming, practice and performance.
See the projectShark Skillz
Education platform for real world trading and cryptocurrency knowledge.
See the projectFrequently asked questions
Are you really based in New York City?
Yes. We are a Brooklyn based team of about 20 engineers, working from NYC since 2019, with more than 300 product launches. In-person meetings are available in the city.
Do you only work with New York clients?
No. Many of our clients are across the United States. Local clients get in-person meetings, remote clients get the same team, the same weekly build rhythm and the same written pricing.
What does an app cost with a NYC agency?
With us, a production grade app usually lands between $60,000 and $120,000 or more depending on scope, and simpler apps start from $25,000. The full breakdown, and what drives it, is on our app development cost page.
Can we meet before signing anything?
Yes. If you are in New York we can meet in person, and every engagement starts with a two week trial validation sprint with no upfront billing, so you judge the work itself before the real budget moves.
Do you build iPhone and Android apps?
Both. Most clients launch on iOS and Android from one cross-platform codebase, which keeps cost and maintenance lower. We will recommend native only when your app genuinely needs it.
Not sure where your app stands?
Start with a free app check. Two engineers look at your product and your code, and tell you honestly what is working, what is not, and what it would take to fix it. If the report is genuinely useful, all we ask for is a testimonial.