Common questions
How do we decide if custom is actually the right call?
A scoping call. We start by trying to talk you out of it. If Webflow, Shopify, or WordPress fits, we say so — even though it makes us less money. Custom engineering earns the work when three things are true: (1) no off-the-shelf platform delivers the user experience you need, (2) the project has a 6+ month horizon to amortize the build cost, and (3) someone on your side will own the long-term maintenance.
React Native or Flutter?
The table above gives them similar build-flexibility scores. The honest call: React Native when the team already lives in the JavaScript ecosystem (React on web, Node on backend) — sharing types and tooling pays back hard. Flutter when starting fresh and the team has Dart aptitude — single codebase reaches mobile + web + desktop. Native (Swift / Kotlin) only when you need platform-specific APIs that bindings can’t reach.
What does “compliance-ready” actually mean?
For HIPAA: BAA-signed cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure), encrypted-at-rest databases, audit logs on every PHI access, role-based access control, and a written security review. For SOC2: similar architecture plus formal policies, vendor management, and a 6–12 month audit window. We architect with compliance from day one — retrofitting it after launch costs 5x and never quite gets clean. We don’t issue the certifications ourselves; we build the system that passes them.
Will we own the code?
Yes. Always. Repo handed over on launch (or earlier if you want CI access during the build). No license fees, no per-seat charges, no “platform lock-in” you’ll discover at year 3. Compare that to no-code (Bubble, FlutterFlow) where you’re renting your own product back from a vendor that can change the rules.
