$ cd ~/offer/pay-on-delivery
Pay on delivery.
No upfront deposit
We invoice every two weeks — after working code lands in your repo.
Most agencies want 50% upfront and the other half on launch day. That model rewards delay. Ours rewards shipping. You pay for working software, on a fixed two-week cadence, in your repo, on your AWS account. If we miss a milestone, you pay nothing for it.
This is the model we offer to every new engagement under $75k. Larger contracts get a structured payment schedule that follows the same idea: never pay before there is something to ship.
# what-you-get
The shape of this offer.
Aligned incentives
When invoices follow shipped code, nobody on our side has a reason to drag a discovery phase. We get paid when you get value.
Real risk reversal
If we miss a sprint, you owe nothing for it. We absorb the cost of our own delays. No agency in our peer set offers this — most can't afford to.
Code in your repo by Friday week one
You see commits inside the first 5 business days. The first invoice lands two weeks later — against working code, not slides.
You can fire us anytime
No long-term lock-in. Stop the engagement at the end of any two-week cycle. Code, AWS, and pipelines all stay yours.
# the-cadence
How it runs, step by step.
- 01
Free strategy call
Lehi or Zoom. 30 minutes. We agree on scope and a fixed price.
- 02
Week 1 — first commits
Senior engineer assigned. Repo created in your GitHub. AWS account access wired.
- 03
Week 2 — first invoice
Two weeks of working code in. We invoice. You pay if it shipped.
- 04
Repeat until launched
Two-week cadence to delivery. Each invoice tied to merged PRs.
# the-comparison
Pay-on-delivery vs. the standard agency contract
| Dimension | AppsTango | Standard agency |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront deposit | $0 | $15k–$50k (50% common) |
| Invoice trigger | Merged code in your repo | Calendar date, regardless of progress |
| Missed milestone | You owe nothing for that sprint | You pay anyway, or it gets re-baselined |
| Cancel mid-engagement | End of any 2-week cycle, no fee | 90-day notice + retainer wind-down |
# faq
The honest answers.
How can you afford to do this?+
What if my project is over $75k?+
What if I want to pay something upfront so I feel committed?+
$ risk-free start
Try us with zero deposit.
Book a free 30-minute strategy session. If we're a fit, the first invoice lands in your inbox two weeks later — only if there is shipped code to back it up.