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Field notes from
shipping production apps
Technical thought leadership written by senior engineers who ship, not strategists who talk. Every post is grounded in production work we did for a named client.
# more-from-the-field
- mobile · shipping2026-05-135 min
How we get iOS apps through App Store review on the first try
Our internal pre-submission checklist. ~95% first-try approval rate on ~120 submissions. Rejections are rarely technical — they're policy.
- aws · well-architected2026-05-066 min
The 5 reusable AWS components that cut our infra bill in half
The specific Lambda, Cognito, and observability patterns we carry from project to project — and the ones we throw away every time.
- utah · local2026-04-228 min
Lehi, Utah for app development: the Silicon Slopes founder's guide
Why Lehi is the rare US tech corridor where senior engineering, fixed-price contracts, and face-to-face strategy sessions still coexist. A local-first guide for Utah founders.
- pricing · founders2026-04-159 min
The true cost of developing an app in 2026 (and why $10k is the floor that actually works)
What every founder is told vs. what app development actually costs in 2026. The honest breakdown across $10k MVP, $35k full-cycle, and $250k+ enterprise tiers — and the model that ships at each.
- founders · monetization2026-04-088 min
5 types of apps that actually make money in 2026
We've shipped 100+ apps. The five categories that consistently produce real revenue, the three that keep dying in the App Store, and the unit economics behind both.
- founders · monetization2026-04-018 min
How small entrepreneurs are making big money with apps in 2026
The pattern behind the small operators who turn a $10k MVP into seven figures of ARR — and the four lanes where it keeps happening. From a Lehi-based shop that's shipped 100+ apps.
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