MAaaS
Mobile Apps as a Service
Stop buying. Start renting.
Launch and run real native iOS and Android apps for a predictable monthly fee. Design, development, cloud hosting, AI features, App Store + Google Play operations, and ongoing updates — bundled into one subscription. Both platforms. Both stores. The cost-conscious alternative to a $200,000 custom mobile app build.
No upfront capital
Pilot from $2,950. Growth from $3,500/mo. OpEx, not CapEx.
Both stores in 4–6 weeks
TestFlight + Google Play internal testing.
Always shipping
Monthly feature releases. Cancel any time.
Why we built MAaaS
Mobile is broken for cost-conscious teams.
Most small businesses, startups and operators we talk to want a mobile app. They can't justify $200K and nine months. So they end up with no app at all — or a brittle one no one maintains.
Custom mobile apps are expensive
A serious native iOS app typically costs $80,000 – $300,000 USD up front, plus ongoing maintenance and feature work billed by the hour. That kills mobile for most small and mid-sized businesses.
Traditional projects take too long
Six- to nine-month builds aren't unusual. By the time the app ships, the original idea has already moved on — and a new round of change requests starts the meter all over again.
And then no one maintains them
After launch, agencies move on. Your iOS and Android apps stop getting updates, break on the next OS release, and slowly disappear from the App Store and Google Play. The investment evaporates.
See your app
before you sign.
Most agencies make you wait two weeks for a slide deck. We built an AI-augmented proposal pipeline that turns serious enquiries into a full pitch deck and interactive mockups in under 24 hours — so you can evaluate fit, language, and craft before you sign anything.
24h
Mockups + deck
From a 30-minute call to a full proposal in your inbox the next morning.
$0
For the proposal
No retainer, no ask. The deck and mockups are yours either way.
4–6w
From sign to TestFlight
The same speed continues after the proposal — we already have the foundations.
What lands in your inbox tomorrow morning
Interactive HTML mockups
Browser-runnable, brand-tinted mockups of the core flows — onboarding, scan, primary feature, paywall — opened from any link.
Branded pitch deck
A full pitch deck — vision, pillars, phases, AI tiers, roadmap, metrics, design principles, partnership model — ready to present internally.
El Estudio web admin preview
Mockups of the internal admin twin so your team can see how editors, curators and concierge will operate the app from day one.
Tier & pricing recommendation
A written rec on Pilot / Growth / Enterprise with rationale, plus a per-month price and a 4–6 week path to TestFlight + Google Play.
Want a 24-hour proposal for your idea?
Send a one-paragraph brief. We'll come back tomorrow with a deck, mockups, a tier and a price.
How MAaaS works
One subscription. Everything included.
Discovery, design, development, hosting, AI, App Store + Google Play operations, monitoring and continuous updates across iOS and Android — bundled into a single monthly fee.
Discovery week
We sit with your team, audit the use case, and lock the Phase 1 scope. You leave with a written brief, a wireframe set, and a fixed monthly price — no surprises.
Foundations build
Weeks 2–6: design system, cross-platform shell (React Native + Expo with native Swift / SwiftUI on iOS and Kotlin / Jetpack Compose on Android), authentication, cloud backend, push notifications via APNs + FCM, App Store and Google Play accounts — all set up against your brand.
TestFlight + Google Play & launch
Week 4–6 we ship to TestFlight and Google Play internal testing. By week 8–12 you're live on the Apple App Store and Google Play. From there: monthly feature drops to both stores, weekly check-ins, 24/7 monitoring.
Continuous evolution
Every month brings new features, AI improvements, performance work and regression-tested iOS and Android releases. Your apps stay current with new OS releases on both platforms while your bill stays flat.
What's included
A fully outsourced mobile app team — for the price of a junior developer.
MAaaS replaces the agency, the cloud bill, the AI budget and the on-call engineer with one line item.
App design & development
- Cross-platform iOS + Android via React Native + Expo
- Native modules in Swift / SwiftUI (iOS) and Kotlin / Jetpack Compose (Android) where it matters
- iPhone, iPad, phone & tablet layouts, dark mode, accessibility
- UI/UX aligned to Apple HIG and Material Design 3
Cloud & infrastructure
- Managed Postgres, auth and storage (Supabase / AWS / Azure)
- Background jobs, scheduled tasks, edge functions
- Backups, observability and Sentry-based error tracking
- Region selection for data residency (Canada / US / EU)
AI features
- Chat, vision and structured output via Claude (Sonnet / Haiku)
- Embeddings and semantic search with pgvector
- Voice transcription and on-device ML where it makes sense
- Cost-controlled inference budgets per tier
App Store + Google Play operations
- App Store Connect & Google Play Console setup, submissions and re-submissions
- TestFlight + Google Play internal/closed/open testing tracks
- ASO — listings, keywords and screenshots for both stores
- StoreKit 2, Google Play Billing and RevenueCat for cross-platform subscriptions
Security & compliance
- Sign in with Apple, Sign in with Google, OAuth, MFA and RBAC
- Row-Level Security on database and per-tenant isolation
- GDPR, PIPEDA and SOC-aware patterns
- Audit logging and data deletion workflows
Operations & support
- 24/7 monitoring, alerting and incident response
- Monthly feature releases and weekly check-ins
- Crash, performance and ANR triage
- Email and shared-channel support included
MAaaS vs. traditional outsourced mobile app development
Renting beats buying.
SEYSO vs. the other options
For builders, Replit. For brands, SEYSO.
SEYSO doesn't compete head-on with productized templates or AI-powered IDEs — they're different shelves. Here's the honest comparison so you can pick the right one.
Replit (and other AI IDEs)
AI-powered IDE · DIY
Browser IDE with an AI agent that writes code for you. You drive — the agent assists. Best when you want to build it yourself.
Where they win
- Prototypes & web apps
- Technical founders pre-validation
- Tiny budgets, under $500/mo all-in
Where SEYSO wins
- Native iOS + Android with App Store / Google Play ops
- Production apps with paying customers
- Brand-fidelity work for a real client
Tapcart · Appbrew · Fuego
Shopify productized template
Drag-and-drop app studio for Shopify stores. Self-serve template, no code, instant launch. Best when your business already lives in Shopify.
Where they win
- Shopify DTC brands
- Drop-style merchandising + push campaigns
- Time-to-launch under a week
Where SEYSO wins
- Anything outside Shopify
- Custom flows, custom backends, custom AI
- Multi-tenant or enterprise compliance
Per Diem · Craver
Square / restaurant template
Mobile ordering app for Square-POS restaurants. Templated, productized, self-serve. Best when you run a single-vertical restaurant on Square.
Where they win
- Square-POS restaurants & cafés
- Order-ahead with pickup/delivery
- Stamp-card loyalty
Where SEYSO wins
- Non-restaurant use cases
- Custom backends or AI features
- Anything beyond order-ahead + loyalty
Custom dev agency
Bespoke project build
Traditional dev shop. Fixed-bid project, hourly change requests, separate maintenance contract. Best at $500K+ budgets with 10+ engineers on a single build.
Where they win
- Enterprise builds with $500K+ budgets
- Highly specialized regulated domains
- When you need a 10+ engineer team
Where SEYSO wins
- Predictable monthly cost
- Speed to market (6–12 months typical)
- Continuous releases + AI integration
The honest rule: if your business fits a productized vertical (Square restaurants, Shopify stores), try that first — it'll be faster and cheaper. SEYSO is for everything else — custom backends, AI features, multi-tenant apps, brand-fidelity work, regulated industries, and businesses that need a real team accountable for the outcome.
Pricing
Pick your tier. Pay monthly. Ship continuously.
All tiers include the full SEYSO engineering team — Tier-1 banking architecture discipline, applied to your iOS app. No hidden hourly rates.
Lite
Productized starter app. Custom-branded, real backend.
- Single platform: iOS or Android, branded as yours
- Pre-built modules: pick 2–3 (booking, loyalty, push, basic e-comm)
- Custom logo, colors, copy — no template lock-in
- Hosted on SEYSO multi-tenant infrastructure
- Auth, push notifications, analytics included
- Self-serve onboarding · ~30 min setup
- Email support · 48h response
Pilot
Paid discovery. Working prototype. Locked scope.
- Week 1–2: Discovery — customer interviews, technical audit, scope lock
- Week 3–8: Working prototype of two core flows (iOS or Android)
- Hosted demo via TestFlight or Google Play internal testing
- Wireframe set + brand-tinted UI for the two flows
- Signed Phase 1 scope of work with fixed monthly price
- $2,950 credits in full against your first month of Growth
- Walk away with the prototype either way
Growth
Real product. Real users. Real revenue.
- Both stores: iOS App Store + Google Play
- Shared React Native + Expo codebase
- AI features (Claude Sonnet & Haiku)
- Auth, push, analytics, managed Postgres + cloud storage
- StoreKit 2 + Google Play Billing via RevenueCat
- Sign in with Apple + Sign in with Google
- ASO + screenshot refresh quarterly on both stores
- 2 feature releases per month, both platforms
- Shared Slack channel · 4h response
Enterprise
Branded apps. Dedicated team. SLA-backed.
- Everything in Growth, plus:
- Multi-tenant or white-label apps on iOS & Android
- Native modules in Swift / SwiftUI and Kotlin / Compose
- Dedicated lead engineer & PM
- Region-locked data residency
- SSO, audit logging, RLS hardening
- Custom regulatory controls (PIPEDA, SOC-aware)
- Source-code escrow / exit clause
- SLA · 1h response · 24/7 on-call
Prices in USD. Initial 6-month foundations period, then month-to-month. Apple Developer Program ($99/yr), Google Play Developer fee ($25 one-time), and any in-app purchase fees billed separately by Apple and Google.
Who MAaaS is for
Built for cost-conscious operators.
Small businesses going mobile for the first time
Restaurants, fitness studios, services, retail — your customers live on iPhones and Android. Get a real native app on both stores instead of a wrapped website, without a quarter-million-dollar budget.
Startups testing a mobile-first idea
Spend your runway on customers, not on rebuilding plumbing. We start from production foundations so you ship your differentiator on day one, not month six.
Internal apps for ops, field & frontline teams
Inspections, dispatch, inventory, field service. We ship private TestFlight, Google Play closed testing or enterprise-distributed iOS and Android apps for your staff — and keep them alive forever.
AI-native mobile experiences
Photo, voice, chat and vision powered by Claude. We've shipped this in production (LiftCrew AI) and we know how to keep inference costs sane while feeling magical.
We didn't invent MAaaS in a slide.
We built it shipping LiftCrew AI.
LiftCrew AI is our own iOS app — live on the App Store, real users, real subscriptions, real Claude inference, built on a cross-platform React Native + Expo codebase ready for Google Play. The engineering foundations behind it (auth, push, payments, AI, real-time, store ops) are exactly what we re-use to launch your MAaaS apps on the App Store and Google Play in weeks instead of quarters.
20+
Years architecting at Tier-1 banks
2
Stores covered (App Store + Google Play)
4–6 wks
Build start → TestFlight + Google Play
8–12 wks
Build start → public release on both stores
Frequently asked
What you'll want to know.
How fast can SEYSO turn around mockups and a proposal?
Within 24 hours of a serious enquiry. After a 30-minute brief call, you get a full pitch deck, interactive HTML mockups of the core flows, an El Estudio web admin preview, and a written tier + monthly price recommendation — all by the next morning. No retainer, no charge — the deck and mockups are yours either way. We can move this fast because we run an AI-augmented proposal pipeline on top of proven MAaaS foundations.
Is this really 'mobile apps for rent'?
Yes. You pay a monthly subscription, we deliver and continuously evolve real native iOS and Android apps branded as yours, hosted on your Apple Developer Program and Google Play Console accounts. Cancel after the initial 6-month foundations period and the apps stay with you.
Does MAaaS cover both iOS and Android?
Yes — both platforms and both app stores. Growth and Enterprise tiers ship to the Apple App Store and Google Play in parallel from a shared React Native + Expo codebase, with native Swift / SwiftUI and Kotlin / Jetpack Compose modules where it matters. We handle TestFlight, Google Play internal/closed/open testing, store listings, ASO, in-app purchases (StoreKit 2 + Google Play Billing) and push notifications (APNs + FCM).
Can I launch on only one store first?
Yes. Start with a Pilot ($2,950 flat / 3 months) to validate scope and ship a working prototype on iOS or Android, then move to Growth for both stores. Growth and Enterprise launch on both stores from day one. Lite ($199/mo, productized template, coming Q3 2026) is for businesses that want a branded multi-tenant app without a custom build.
How is MAaaS different from outsourced mobile app development?
Traditional outsourcing is a fixed-bid project (often single-platform) followed by hourly change requests. MAaaS bundles initial build, cross-platform infrastructure, AI, App Store + Google Play ops and ongoing engineering into a single predictable monthly fee — no surprises, no scope-creep invoices.
Who owns the code, the data, and the store listings?
You own the listings under your Apple Developer Program and Google Play Console accounts. Your data lives in your cloud accounts (Supabase / AWS / Azure). On Enterprise tier, source code can be escrowed or transferred at any time.
Can MAaaS scale with my business?
Yes. Start with a Pilot ($2,950 flat) or Growth (both platforms from day one) and move up as your apps get real traction. The same engineering team grows with you, so there's no rebuild and no re-onboarding. Pilot fees credit in full against your first month of Growth if you continue.
How do you keep this cost-conscious without cutting corners?
We re-use proven foundations (the same ones behind LiftCrew AI), ship a single React Native + Expo codebase to both stores instead of building twice, use AI tooling aggressively in our own engineering process, and standardize the parts that should be standardized (auth, push, payments, hosting). That's how a $200K cross-platform project fits into a monthly subscription.
How does SEYSO compare to Replit or other AI-powered code builders?
Different shelves. Replit and similar AI IDEs (Cursor, Bolt, Lovable) are tools for technical founders to build apps themselves — $20/mo plus AI credits, browser-based, you drive the build. SEYSO is a managed service: we build native iOS + Android apps for you with AI leverage on our side, you get a finished product and a team accountable for outcomes. Replit is right for prototypes and web apps by technical founders pre-validation. SEYSO is right for production native apps with paying customers, App Store + Google Play operations, and brand-fidelity work.
How does SEYSO compare to Tapcart, Per Diem, or other productized app builders?
If your business fits cleanly inside Shopify (DTC retail) or Square POS (restaurants, beauty bars), those productized templates will be faster and cheaper than SEYSO — Tapcart from about $500/mo, Per Diem from about $99/mo, ready in a week or two. SEYSO Lite ($199/mo, coming Q3 2026) is the comparable productized tier — same affordability, custom branding, real backend. For anything that doesn't fit a productized template — custom backends, AI features, multi-tenant apps, regulated industries, or non-restaurant non-Shopify use cases — Growth ($3,500/mo) or Enterprise (from $8,000/mo) is the path.
When should I hire a custom dev agency instead of SEYSO?
When your budget is $500K+ and you need 10+ engineers on a single project (large enterprise, complex regulated builds, or highly specialized domains like medical devices). Traditional agencies charge $80K–$300K up-front per app, plus T&M for every change, with typical timelines of 6–12 months to TestFlight. SEYSO converts that into a monthly subscription that includes initial build, ongoing engineering, AI features, hosting, and App Store / Google Play operations — capped at a predictable monthly cost. For most branded mobile app projects under $500K, SEYSO is the better cost-to-outcome ratio.
Your iOS & Android apps, on a subscription.
Tell us about your idea or your business. Within 24 hours we'll send back a full pitch deck, interactive mockups, a recommended tier, a fixed monthly price, and a 4–6 week path to TestFlight + Google Play. No retainer — the proposal is yours either way.
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