Four ways to work with CAM Software.
A fixed-price build for a new app, an audit and fix for an app that has fallen behind, monthly care for an app that is live, and a founder-led engagement for a product that needs an owner.
Every price here is a starting point. The proposal names the scope first, and the price follows the scope, never the other way around.
Pick the one that matches the problem
They are separate offers, not tiers. Each one covers the app and the backend, database, APIs and web surfaces it depends on.
Build a mobile app
Starts at $35,000. One defined app, a fixed scope and a fixed price, with a committed launch window.
See what a build includesFix an existing app
Audits start at $5,000, and the fee comes off the fix if work starts within 60 days. The fix is quoted from the audit.
See how a fix worksKeep it working
Maintenance starts at $2,000 a month, month to month: OS updates, store requirements, security and monitoring. Apps we did not build or fix start with a $4,000 onboarding month and a three-month minimum; a CAM Software audit waives the onboarding month if maintenance starts within 60 days.
See what maintenance coversEmbedded Product Engineering Leadership
Initial engagements usually span 90 days and generally begin at $60,000. For a product that needs an owner and hands-on implementation.
See the engagementStarting investment
Every price is a floor, not a menu.
Each number is where a defined scope starts. The proposal may be higher when the platforms, integrations, risk, urgency or depth of work require more capacity.
Additions are quoted as fixed prices before any work starts. Nothing is sold by the hour.
How they connect
Most work follows one of four paths
- 1.A new app: Build, then Maintenance once it is live.
- 2.An app that has fallen behind: an Audit, then the Fix, then Maintenance.
- 3.A product that needs an owner, not a project: Embedded Product Engineering Leadership.
- 4.Web and backend work, when it serves the app: an App Store-required site, a web app kept in parity with the mobile app, or a server or database that needs fixing.
When CAM Software is not the responsible choice
- An early experiment with no meaningful business dependency.
- A company whose payroll or operating stability would be threatened by the commitment.
- A search for the lowest hourly rate. CAM Software prices defined work, not casual hours.
- A standalone website with no app behind it. Web and backend work is part of the job when it serves the app.
Investment questions
What is the starting investment?
It depends on the problem. Builds start at $35,000 and audits start at $5,000. Maintenance starts at $2,000 a month; apps we did not build or fix start with a $4,000 onboarding month and a three-month minimum, and a CAM Software audit waives the onboarding month if maintenance starts within 60 days. Leadership engagements generally begin at $60,000.
How is a $35,000 build different from the $60,000 engagement?
A build delivers one defined app against a fixed price. A leadership engagement takes ownership of a product and the decisions around it, usually for 90 days, with hands-on implementation.
Do I pay for the audit twice?
No. If the fix starts within 60 days, the audit fee comes off it in full. If you do not continue, you keep the written findings and the fixed quote.
Can we hire CAM Software hourly?
No. Every offer is priced as a defined scope or outcome. Maintenance is billed monthly for a defined set of care, not by the hour.
Is on-site work available?
CAM Software is remote-first. Limited on-site work may be considered by prior agreement under separate terms.
Tell me what the product needs.
Twenty minutes is usually enough to tell which of the four fits, or whether none of them does.
One less thing to worry about.