First version
MVP development that is actually a first version
MVP development fails when “minimum” still includes every investor slide. A real MVP is a slice a user can finish: one loop, store listing or a URL, enough backend to be true. CodeLoop Studio builds those first versions as a Sarajevo product studio — mobile (native, Flutter, React Native) and web (Next.js) — then stays for v1.1 if the slice works.
If everything is in v0, you do not have an MVP
MVP development fails when “minimum” still includes every investor slide. A real first version is a slice a user can finish: one loop, a store listing or a URL, enough backend to be true. CodeLoop Studio in Sarajevo builds those versions — mobile (native, Flutter, React Native) and web (Next.js) — then stays for v1.1 if the slice works.
A grocery comparison search that works in one market. A QR menu guests can open. A measurement flow that writes to Excel. Not a platform with six roles. We cut with you in discovery so the calendar can be shorter than a full product. Typical studio work is still 3–9 months idea to launch; MVPs sit toward the short end when the cut is real.
Cost follows the cut — see app development cost. Calendar honesty lives on how long to build an app. Proof that a sharp job can ship: cijene.me. A written estimate within 24 hours of a brief, including what we refuse to put in v0, via the online estimate.
The cut is the deliverable. The cathedral waits.
A grocery comparison search that works in one market. A QR menu guests can open. A measurement flow that writes to Excel. Those are MVPs because a stranger can finish a loop on a store listing or a URL. A platform with six roles and a redesign of email is a full product with worse planning. We write down what is out of v0. Features you love go on a version list. If everything is in v0, we will say you do not have an MVP — we will not relabel a nine-month app to make a slide prettier.
Founders validating a market, operators replacing a paper process with a narrow tool, companies that need a store presence before they fund the cathedral: that is who this is for. US, UK, EU, and Bosnian teams. English (or Bosnian) delivery, named owner, weekly demos. Stack after the slice: Flutter, React Native, native, or Next.js picked for the frozen features. Cost follows the cut. A focused MVP often lands around three months when the slice is frozen. Full products at CodeLoop typically take 3–9 months from idea to launch.
cijene.me, Koliko, and seeQRmenu started as a sharp job, not a universe. You do not need a 40-page spec. Discovery freezes the loop, then design for the slice only, then iterations you can tap. QA on the real surface. The studio can remain for v1.1. Handover is not a vanishing act. If nobody outside Slack can use it, it is a prototype. Say the loop.
What we will put in v0 — and what we park
One loop a stranger can finish
If nobody outside Slack can use it, it is a prototype. Store listing or a URL is the test.
Enough backend to be true
Accounts if you need them. A fake success screen is not an MVP. Data has to survive the demo.
The cut, in writing
What is out of v0 is the deliverable. Features you love go on a version list. That is the job.
Stack after the slice
Flutter, React Native, native, or Next.js — picked for the frozen features, not for a blog post.
QA on the real surface
Phones for apps. Thumbs for web. We do not ship a cathedral of unchecked boxes.
Stay for v1.1
The deferred backlog is intentional. The studio can remain. Handover is not a vanishing act.
Freeze, build, prove
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Discovery workshop
You do not need a 40-page spec. We freeze who uses it and what “done” means. Restaurants and bars are in this family — seeQRmenu and Koliko are the shape we mean.
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Frozen backlog
v0 and a parked list. If everything is in v0, we will say you do not have an MVP.
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Design for the slice only
Not a redesign of email and onboarding for six personas. Screens for the loop.
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Iterations you can tap
Then device QA, then launch. A focused MVP often lands around three months when the slice is frozen.
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Measure usage, then v1.1
The parked list comes back in order. We will not call a nine-month app an MVP to make a slide prettier.
MVP versus full product — use this in a board pack
| Version | You should have |
|---|---|
| Estimate · 24 hours | A range and a proposed cut. What we refuse to put in v0 so the date survives QA. |
| MVP · around 3 months | One loop, measurable usage, store or URL. cijene.me, Koliko, and seeQRmenu started as a sharp job, not a universe. |
| Full product · 6–9 months | Extra roles, integrations, polish. Typical CodeLoop products still sit in the 3–9 month band idea to launch. |
| Post-MVP · ongoing | The backlog you deferred on purpose. Cheaper than pretending it was always in v0. |
Case study
cijene.me
A comparison product that started as search, filters, and a decide screen — not a platform with every retailer on day one. That is the cut we mean.
Frequently asked
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App development cost
Anyone quoting a single “app development cost” without seeing your features is selling a number, not a build. Cost moves with platforms (iOS, Android, or both), native vs Flutter vs React Native, backend, payments, and how many roles the product has. CodeLoop Studio is a Sarajevo studio: we give a written range after a brief, typically within 24 hours — not a menu of fake packages.
How long to build an app
Most custom mobile apps we build take 3–9 months from idea to launch. That is not a slogan — it is the range we publish because discovery, design, engineering, device QA, and store review all take calendar time. A small MVP with a frozen feature set can ship faster. A product with hardware, health workflows, or many roles sits toward the long end.
cijene.me case study
Compare prices and find the best options faster. Cijene.me helps users quickly understand pricing across products and categories with a clean, mobile-first experience.
MVP first version (blog)
An MVP is one loop on a URL or a store listing. Six roles and a TAM slide is a cathedral with a smaller invoice.
Web agency for startups (blog)
A web agency for startups should freeze one URL investors and users can tap — not forty pages of vapour while the product is still a slide deck.
SaaS development agency (blog)
A SaaS development agency should ship tenants, billing, and an admin your team can run — not a demo that only works in the pitch deck.
Custom mobile apps
You need a custom mobile app that can pass App Store and Google Play review, survive the next OS release, and get used more than once. CodeLoop Studio designs and builds native and cross-platform apps for startups and companies that want a product team, not a pile of screenshots. Stack choice comes after we see the product — this page is how we engage, staff, and ship.