For founders without an engineering team
Ship a real product with the team you already are.
Bring the idea and the budget. Our team turns it into a sketch with you, a Software Architect signs it, Lightforce Forge ships production-grade software for iOS, Android, and web, and you approve every release before it goes live. Your product and its IP, yours from day one.
Bring an idea or a product roadmap. Leave with a clear read on scope, speed, and cost.
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For founders
Under 2 monthsfrom idea to a multi-platform launch for 3PunchConvo
From founder vision to shipped product
You have the idea, the budget, and customers waiting. Lightforce gives you the build. Our team turns your roadmap into a sketch, the blueprint of your product. A Software Architect signs it, and Lightforce Forge turns it into production-grade software for iOS, Android, and web.An Architect who signs your sketchOne expert who speaks plain language, learns your product, signs off on what must always be true, and owns your delivery end to end.
Production-grade releasesArchitected, tested, and reviewed to an enterprise-ready standard, so your product holds up with real users and real growth.
Yours from day oneEverything unique to your business belongs to you outright: the product, the brand, the data. Everything we ship comes with full commercial rights from day one.
Bring an idea or a product roadmap.
Shipped for founders like you
Real products, in real stores
Two client products built by Lightforce and live today. Open them on the device you are holding.
3PunchConvoUnder 2 monthsfrom sketch to launch on all three platforms
10%engagement growth week over week since launch
Zero downtimedeployment from day one
STAR/CHILD300K+unique birth charts generated in production
2xApp of the Day in the Apple App Store
Under 4 monthsfrom kickoff to iOS, Android, and web
It genuinely feels like having an in-house team. Every agency will claim to deliver that. Most absolutely do not. [Lightforce] does.Jessica Blankenship, Founder and CEO, STAR/CHILD
How it works
From idea to shipped, in four steps
A guided path with our team beside you and a Software Architect signing every sketch. No technical background required.01
Bring your ideaShare an idea or a product roadmap. Plain language is enough to start.02
Get your sketchOur team shapes it into a sketch with you: the domains of the app, the jobs each one gets done, the rules that must always hold, and the scenarios a user walks through, written GIVEN, WHEN, THEN. The Architect signs it before anything is built.03
Into the ForgeYour signed sketch goes into Lightforce Forge, our factory. Specialized agents build, inspect, and release your software against the sketch to a production standard. The Architect directs the line and holds release authority, so you never have to run it.04
Shipped, and yoursYou approve the release and it goes live on iOS, Android, and web. Your product and its IP, yours from day one. Lightforce Studio, in development, will let your team keep building with the Architect on call.Pricing
Usage-based, with a minimum retainer
You pay for delivered work on a usage basis, above a minimum retainer that keeps your Software Architect and delivery capacity reserved. Clients typically land 3 to 5x below the estimates others bring us.A fraction of the costFar below the loaded cost of recruiting, onboarding, and retaining an engineering team.
Usage-basedPay for what ships. Ramp delivery up when you are pushing hard, and down when you are planning.
A minimum retainerKeeps your Architect and factory capacity reserved for your product.
No ramp costZero recruiting and zero onboarding months. Work starts shipping in the first weeks, 3x faster to market.
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