Most apps get built twice. Once by the wrong agency. Once by EB Pearls.

One 30-minute call. You leave knowing: what your app will cost, how long it'll take, what the risks are, and whether EB Pearls is the right team. If we're not, we'll tell you who is.

Australia's #1-ranked mobile app development agency on Clutch
$9.6B+ Revenue Delivered for clients
900+ Mobile App Projects Delivered

See if we're the right team.

A 30-minute call with a senior strategist. You'll know what your app will cost, how long it'll take, and whether we're the right team — or who is.

Clutch globally · 5 ★ · 59+ reviews

50+

Apps in App Store Top 10

ISO

9001 & 27001 certified

72+

International awards won

Companies Growing With EB Pearls

Software isn't finished when it launches. It's finished when the business no longer needs to think about it.

Most agencies measure success at launch. We measure it differently. Built to Last™ is the framework we apply to every project — not as a premium tier, not as an optional upgrade. As the standard. It's six pillars, applied from the first discovery session through the 90-day post-launch plan. Together they're the difference between an app that ships and an app that holds up.

The Built to Last™ Framework

The Right Problem

The most expensive mistake in software isn't technical — it's six months of excellent work delivered to the wrong outcome. Before a line of code is written, we map the real problem.

The Right Infrastructure

Products that perform in testing and fail under real users. Infrastructure isn't a launch concern — it's what determines whether your product holds up at 10x. Designed in, not bolted on.

The Right Architecture

Decisions made in week 2 determine what's possible in year 2. Data models, APIs, integration patterns — and RAG pipelines, agent boundaries, AI infrastructure — planned from day one.

The Right Delivery

Two-week sprints with a working build at the end of every cycle. Weekly check-ins. Fortnightly demos. Monthly progress reports with budget visibility. Quarterly strategic reviews.

The Right Code

Every line reviewed and signed off by a senior engineer. Automated testing, CI/CD, and consistent engineering standards applied to AI features the same way as core product code.

The Right Team

200+ in-house specialists, no subcontracting. The team on your project is on our payroll. Senior Account Manager, UX Designer, Engineering Lead — assigned week 1, still there at 90-day review.

Can AI just build your app?

Honestly, parts of it, yes. We use AI tools on every project. Here's what that actually means for yours, and where senior engineering judgment still matters more than any model can replace.

Where judgment matters.

Decide how your architecture should scale to 100K users

Make security and compliance judgements for your industry

Manage a project, a client relationship, or a missed deadline

Own the outcome when something fails after launch

Replace the engineer who designed the system and understands why

Where AI actually helps.

Generates boilerplate code in minutes, not days

Accelerates test coverage across the codebase

Automates documentation as the build progresses

Helps engineers ship faster without cutting corners

Identifies bugs and edge cases during development

The founders who chose us. In their own words.

Austin Smith

DDEG

Founder

MYBOS

Co-Founder

Rello Pay

Jess Shahbazi
Jennifer Winstone

Co-founders, MyComms

Roberto Peresa

Director, Aguzzo Group

Founders

QuoteUp

If your situation matches one of these, this will be 30 minutes well spent.

We work best when there's a real brief, a real deadline, and a real outcome on the other side of launch. Before you book the call, see if your situation matches.

For · Funded Startups

Your idea is validated. Now you need the right team to build it.

First build sets the ceiling for everything that follows. The wrong agency choice costs you 12–18 months and possibly your runway.

You need someone who's done this before and will still be there after launch. Fresh Clinics started here — they raised $32M.

What you get: MVP in 10–16 weeks, investor-ready documentation, post-launch support as standard.

Total Investment

$50K - $120K

3-5 months

Book a Free Discovery Call

For · Scale-Ups

Your app got you here. It won't get you where you're going.

Performance issues, feature backlogs, a dev team that's overwhelmed. The platform is becoming a liability.

You need a partner who can take on the technical weight and carry it properly. Plenti processed 40,000+ users in year one.

What you get: Full platform audit, dedicated team embedded in your product cycle, architecture that grows with you.

Total Investment

$80K – $300K

4–9 months

Book a Free Discovery Call

For · Enterprise & Government

The stakes are too high for an agency that disappears.

Regulatory requirements, legacy integrations, sensitive data, board-level scrutiny. ISO-certified capability matters.

You need a senior team and a track record with organisations like yours. NSW Health, UNSW, Vodafone — still with us.

What you get: ISO 9001 & 27001 certified delivery, 200+ in-house specialists, no subcontracting.

Total Investment

$150K+

6–18+ months

Book a Free Discovery Call

For risk-averse buyers

Not ready to commit to the full build? Start with the Prototyping Phase.

For founders and product leaders who want to de-risk before signing for the full project. Over 3–6 weeks we map your users, design the product in Figma, plan the technical architecture, and produce investor-ready documentation.

$15,000 fixed fee · 3–6 weeks · deliverable-based

Validated concept & customer journey Interactive clickable prototype Branding & UI design system Technical architecture plan Revised itemised build estimate Investor-ready documentation

Want to know how much your app prototyping costs

In 30 minutes, we'll give you an honest, itemised estimate.
No commitment. No pitch.

Start a Prototyping Phase

30-minute call. 48-hour proposal. No guesswork.

Most agencies send a vague proposal two weeks later. Here's what actually happens with us.

Step 01 · The Call

A 30-minute discovery session

A senior strategist — not a sales rep — walks through your project. We'll cover your users, your priorities, the trade-offs you're facing, and the questions that will change the price. No pitch deck, no demo reel of our case studies.

Step 02 · The Proposal

Itemised, fixed-fee, in 48 hours

Inside two business days, you receive a detailed proposal: itemised scope, fixed-fee structure, timeline, team composition, and where the risks sit. Built from 900+ real projects mapped against the Built to Last™ framework.

Step 03 · Your Decision

Proceed, prototype, or pass

If you proceed, we move to the Prototyping Phase (if scope needs validation) or directly to discovery. If you don't, you keep the proposal — and a real benchmark for the conversations you're having with other vendors.

Start talking to experts today!

Book a Free Discovery Call

+50% retention · millions in revenue

Redesigned and rebuilt the app from the ground up. The Right Problem pillar surfaced that retention — not acquisition — was the real lever. The revenue followed.

Pillars at work: Delivery · Code

Book Your Free Discovery Call

$32M raised after rebuild

Originally a rescue project. We rebuilt the telehealth compliance platform from the foundations up. Now serves 2,000+ practitioners across Australia and the US. Three years on the Deloitte Fast 50.

Pillars at work: Problem · Infrastructure · Team

Book Your Free Discovery Call

5,000 users in 4 months

Marketplace lending platform that needed enterprise-grade architecture from day one. The architecture held up as they scaled to 40,000+ users, with a 43% lift in recurring investment.

Pillars at work: Architecture · Infrastructure · Code

Book Your Free Discovery Call

Honest pricing. Drawn from 900+ real projects.

Most agencies won't tell you until you've signed. Here's what projects like yours typically cost, mapped to the Launch / Scale / Evolve stages. Mobile app development pricing in Australia varies widely. These ranges reflect what real projects cost based on our 900+ delivered builds.

These ranges are drawn from 900+ projects delivered since 2004. Your exact investment is confirmed in your itemised fixed-fee proposal.

Validate your idea

MVP & LAUNCH

Getting to market fast on a defined budget with architecture that won't block you at scale.

$50K – $120K

3–5 months · Single platform or cross-platform

Inclusions

Up to 3 user roles
Standard REST API backend
Stripe payment integration
Basic analytics
30 days post-launch support
Fixed Cost delivery model

Get Started

Built for where you're going

GROWTH & SCALE

Stronger architecture, dual-platform delivery, integrations that handle serious user load.

$80K – $300K

4–9 months · Mobile and Web · Multiple roles

Inclusions

Multiple user roles + admin portal
Real-time features (notifications, chat)
Complex third-party integrations
AI / ML features available as addon
ISO 27001-aligned delivery
90 days post-launch support
Fixed Cost or Delivery Squad

Get Started

A dedicated team

ENTERPRISE & EVOLVE

Custom workflows, AI integration, enterprise compliance, an engineering partner that stays.

$150K+

6–18+ months · Multi-tenant · Native

Inclusions

Complex role architecture
Custom cloud design, multi-region
Enterprise integrations (SAP, Salesforce)
AI/ML included in squad
HIPAA, PCI-DSS, government compliance
SLA-backed ongoing support
Delivery Squad model

Get Started

The questions shortlisters actually ask.

It's higher. We're an Australian team in your timezone, with senior engineers — not subcontracted developers we've never met. Most of our rescue work comes from offshore builds that stalled. If price is the deciding factor, offshore always wins. If your project needs to launch and last, the gap is smaller than it looks.

No. 400+ in-house specialists. The team on your project is on our payroll. No subcontracting on development, design, or QA.

Every project includes 12 months of post-launch support as standard. Not a separate negotiation. Your team monitors performance, fixes bugs, submits App Store updates, and stays available. Most clients stay with us for years after their first project. Rebuilding trust with a new team is expensive and risky. If you're worried about being abandoned post-launch, ask us to show you how many current clients are on year 3 or 4 with us.

We sign an NDA before any detailed discussion - not after, not on request. Your idea, your architecture decisions, and everything discussed in your Discovery Call stays legally protected from day one. Our contracts are reviewed by independent legal counsel. Ask to see the NDA template before you book anything.

Yes. Many of our projects qualify for Australian R&D tax incentives, and we structure builds to maximise that eligibility from the start - not as an afterthought. We've also supported clients with investor-ready prototypes and technical documentation for funding rounds. If R&D or investment is part of your plan, raise it in your Discovery Call, and we'll factor it into the scope conversation.

A focused MVP with a clear scope typically takes 10–16 weeks from design sign-off to App Store submission. Enterprise platforms range from 6–12 months. Your timeline is directly tied to scope clarity. The more decisions made upfront, the faster your build moves. We've delivered MVPs in 8 weeks. We've also told clients their timelines were unrealistic and lost the project. We're fine with that.

Across 900+ projects we've built for fintech, healthcare, proptech, logistics, government, and consumer platforms - many of which are still in the App Store top 10. If your vertical is on that list, we'll show you comparable work before your Discovery Call. If it's genuinely new territory, we'll tell you that honestly and explain how we'd approach it. We don't oversell experience we don't have.

$50K and above. Below that, you'd be better served by a smaller boutique team — we'll point you to one on the call if that's where your project sits.

Three things, honestly. First, Built to Last™ — a documented six-pillar framework applied to every project, not a premium tier. Second, pricing transparency — our typical ranges are published; competitors hide theirs until you're in the sales process. Third, ISO 9001 & 27001 certified delivery — required for enterprise and government work, and none of our direct competitors carry both.

Yes — top-ranked mobile app development agency globally on Clutch, with 5 stars across 59+ verified reviews. The ranking accounts for service quality, market presence, and verified client feedback. You can verify directly on Clutch.

Clutch rankings are based on verified client reviews, delivery quality, market presence, and industry recognition. Not paid placements or self-reported claims. Clients write reviews independently. We've held the number one position for four consecutive years because those reviews reflect real outcomes: $200K to $400K in client savings, 150% engagement uplifts, and platforms still running years later. We didn't buy the ranking. We built it.

Yes. Full stop. All IP, source code, design files, and documentation transfer to you on final payment. We don't retain licensing rights or hold code in escrow. Our contracts are reviewed by independent legal counsel before signing. If any agency won't commit to this in writing before you sign anything, that's a serious red flag. Walk away.

Yes - iOS, Android, web, and wearables including Apple Watch and Wear OS. But platform choice isn't a preference question - it's a strategic one. The right platform depends on your users, your use case, and your growth timeline. We'll make that recommendation in your Discovery Call based on your specific context, not on what's cheapest or fastest to build. We've never pushed a client toward a platform that suited us more than it suited their product.

You don't need to be. Our Engineering Manager owns the technical communication so you never have to decode jargon to know what's happening. You get a live dashboard, fortnightly sprint reviews, and plain-language updates at every stage. If you are technical, you'll have direct access to the engineering team. Either way, you'll always know exactly where your project stands.

Most of our best projects started with a one-paragraph idea. What matters at this stage isn't a detailed spec - it's a clear problem worth solving. Bring us the problem. We'll run a Product Discovery Workshop to stress-test the concept, define the right MVP scope, and validate it against real user behaviour before a dollar goes into development. You don't need to have the answers. You need a team that asks the right questions

This is the most common reason people call us. The patterns are always the same: vague scoping, missed timelines, no post-launch accountability. Every project you hand us is governed by our Built to Last™ framework: validated before build, prototype before code, fixed scope per sprint, and 12 months of post-launch support included as standard. We've been doing this since 2005. We're still here. The agencies that burned you probably aren't.

Most apps get built twice. Once by the wrong agency. Once by EB Pearls.

See if we're the right team.