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Marketplace apps

Buyers, sellers and every payout in one product.

A marketplace lives or dies on matching and trust. We build the onboarding, search, payments and payouts that serve both sides, with money moving through a payment provider and an operations back office for when things go wrong.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

Payouts split correctly

Each payment split between sellers, the platform and refunds through Stripe Connect, never through our accounts.

Trust from the first listing

Identity checks through a provider, ratings from real transactions only and tools for disputes.

Matching that works

Search, filters and dispatch built for how your buyers actually choose.

Operations in one place

Support, refunds and disputes handled in a back office your team can run.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb appMobile app

Two-sided marketplace with split payouts

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A founder wants to launch a services marketplace that connects customers with independent providers, with bookings, payments and payouts handled properly from day one.

// What we would build

A web and iOS and Android marketplace: provider onboarding with identity checks, listings and search, bookings and payments, split payouts to providers through Stripe Connect, ratings and an operations back office.

// What is in it

Provider onboarding with identity checks through a provider
Listings, search and filters that match buyers to sellers
Bookings, payments and refunds
Split payouts to providers through Stripe Connect
Ratings and reviews from real transactions only
An operations back office for support and disputes

// Stack

Next.js
React Native
PostgreSQL
Stripe Connect
Identity verification interface
AWS

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$149,000 to US$228,000, delivered within 33 weeksCAD 212,700 to 325,300
Hosting: ≈ US$492 a monthCAD 700 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 10.9 to 18.4 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 1.4 to 1.9 weeks
First build on devices: 3.9 to 6.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 to 0.9 weeks
Store submission: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review: 1 week
An account with your identity verification provider: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 42,540 to 65,060
Discovery 9.2%: CAD 19,568.40 to 29,927.60
Design approved 9.2%: CAD 19,568.40 to 29,927.60
Core features 7.6%: CAD 16,165.20 to 24,722.80
Full build 5%: CAD 10,635 to 16,265
First build on devices 20.1%: CAD 42,752.70 to 65,385.30
Testing and fixes 2.5%: CAD 5,317.50 to 8,132.50
Store submission 6.7%: CAD 14,250.90 to 21,795.10
Launch 9.7%: CAD 20,631.90 to 31,554.10
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 21,270 to 32,530

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Example projectWeb appMobile app

Worker app with live dispatch

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

An on-demand delivery platform dispatches jobs by group chat, workers cannot see their earnings until payday, and customers have no idea where their order is.

// What we would build

A worker app and a customer app with live dispatch: jobs offered to nearby workers who accept in the app, live status for the customer, earnings and payouts the worker can see, and a dispatch board for operations.

// What is in it

Jobs offered to nearby available workers
Live job status for the customer
Earnings shown as jobs are completed
Payouts through the payment provider
A dispatch board for operations

// Stack

Next.js
React Native
PostgreSQL
Redis
Stripe Connect
AWS

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$110,000 to US$169,000, delivered within 25 weeksCAD 156,900 to 240,000
Hosting: ≈ US$492 a monthCAD 700 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 3.5 to 4 weeks
Design approved: 5 to 8.5 weeks
Core features: 2.5 to 3.5 weeks
Full build: 1 to 2.5 weeks
First build on devices: 4 to 6 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.5 to 1 weeks
Store submission: 1 to 2 weeks
Launch: 1 to 2 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review: 1 week
An account with your identity verification provider: 1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 31,380 to 48,000
Discovery 9.2%: CAD 14,434.80 to 22,080.00
Design approved 9.2%: CAD 14,434.80 to 22,080.00
Core features 7.6%: CAD 11,924.40 to 18,240.00
Full build 5%: CAD 7,845 to 12,000
First build on devices 20.1%: CAD 31,536.90 to 48,240.00
Testing and fixes 2.5%: CAD 3,922.50 to 6,000.00
Store submission 6.7%: CAD 10,512.30 to 16,080.00
Launch 9.7%: CAD 15,219.30 to 23,280.00
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 15,690 to 24,000

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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Does the marketplace hold buyers' money?

No. Payments and payouts go through a provider such as Stripe Connect, which holds and moves the money.

Can the marketplace verify sellers' identity?

Yes, through an identity verification provider, with the result stored on the seller's account.

Do you handle sales tax for the marketplace?

We build the tax rules you and your advisers set, or connect a tax service. We do not give tax advice.

Back to the industry: Marketplaces and gig platforms About the service: Web and mobile apps

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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