Software and app development · Texas
Mobile app development company in Texas, live in 5 to 10 weeks
Hiring a mobile app development company in Texas? We build mobile apps, web apps and custom software for Houston clinics, Dallas operators and Austin startups. Most builds cost $7,000 to around $30,000 and ship a first release in 5 to 10 weeks. The code, hosting and app store accounts belong to you.
Written scope and quote after the call. NDA on request. You own the code.
Teams we have built software for
Texas businesses book us for an app that respects the Texas privacy act on launch day, a written price after one call, a first release in about 7 weeks, and code in their name.
Our 16-person engineering team is in-house in San Francisco, backed by 30+ remote specialists, with 200+ software projects delivered. Most of Texas runs on Central time, two hours ahead of us, so your whole afternoon is shared working time. Citi, Spirit Airlines and the Miami Dolphins run software we built, and 44 of our builds are published with their results.
How to compare app development companies in Texas
Search results for the top app developers in Texas are mostly directory listings and "top 10" lists, and many of those lists are written by an agency that includes itself. Use them for names, then put every shortlisted firm through the same seven questions.
| What to compare | aibrevo | What to ask any other firm |
|---|---|---|
| Price before you sign | Published: $7,000 to around $25,000-$30,000, then a written quote after a free call. | Ask for a written range before the sales call. Many firms list pricing only as "project based". |
| Time to a first release | 5 to 10 weeks across our 44 published builds, median 7. | Ask for launch times on real, named projects, not an estimate for yours. |
| Who writes the code | 16 in-house engineers led by CTO Shivam Pujara, plus 30+ remote specialists. | Ask for the names of the engineers and whether any work is subcontracted. |
| Proof | 44 builds published with results, including Citi, Spirit Airlines and the Miami Dolphins. | Ask for named clients you can call. Check whether a "top 10" list was written by a firm that ranks itself. |
| Code and accounts | Yours from the first commit: repository, hosting and app store accounts in your name. | Ask whose name the repository and store accounts are registered in. |
| Handover | Recorded video walkthrough plus written documentation. | Ask what you receive if you move the app to another team. |
| After launch | Optional support, billed per hour. No retainer required. | Ask whether support needs a monthly retainer or a minimum term. |
What does it cost to hire our mobile app development company in Texas?
$7,000 to around $25,000-$30,000
Our own price for a Texas build, project-based or hourly, in writing before any work starts. Design, the build, testing, store launch and a handover in your name are included; the pricing page lists what is in and out.
Apps and software we build for Texas businesses
| Industry | The problem | What we build |
|---|---|---|
| Oil, gas and wind field crews | Inspection forms come back on paper or in blurry photos days after the job, and the office re-types them. | A field app that captures readings, photos and sign-offs offline and syncs to your office system when the truck gets signal, so reports are ready the same day. Mobile app development |
| Clinics and home-health providers | Patients book by phone, staff juggle calendars, and no-shows eat the schedule. | A booking and intake app with screening before confirmation and route-aware scheduling, like the one that lifted Infuse CTL's clinician utilization from 52% to 79%. Web app development |
| Freight, distribution and dispatch | Customers call to ask where their order is, and dispatchers phone drivers to find out. | A request and dispatch app with a live status page for customers, the pattern that cut Life Line's crew confirmation from 22 minutes to 3. Customer portal development |
| Texas SaaS founders | You have paying pilot customers but the product is a prototype held together by manual work. | A multi-tenant SaaS product with billing, roles and an admin view, shipped as a first release your customers can log into in weeks. SaaS development |
Planning something like this in Texas? The first call is free and you leave with a clear next step.
Get a free project quoteBuilds closest to what Texas businesses need
All 44 builds →How a build works, from first call to handover
Across our published builds the first release shipped in 5 to 10 weeks, with a median of 7. Integrations and compliance work add more time than screens do. See how long our builds took.
Free 30-minute project call, then written scope and quote, then design you approve, then build with weekly demos, then test and launch, then handover you own, then support when you need it.
Get a free project quoteWhat clients say
“Working with [our team] was the best decision we made in this process. We went from a 6 month development cycle to a 10 week timeline.”
“They translated very complex operational processes into software that feels simple for our team to use.”
“Communication was clear, timelines were realistic, and the final product matched what was scoped.”
What do you want to build in Texas?
For Texas clients we build mobile apps, web apps and SaaS, AI features, custom software, MVPs and CRM setups.
Custom software development for Texas companies, from Houston to Austin
Texas has a broad consumer privacy law with no revenue threshold, so the first thing we do on a Texas project is decide what personal data your app really needs, then build consent, opt-out and deletion into the first release. That costs less than adding them later, and it shortens the legal review before launch. From there we build what moves your numbers: mobile apps for field crews and customers, customer portals that end the status-update phone calls, and internal tools that replace the spreadsheet everyone is afraid to touch.
Proof matters more than promises, so look at what our builds did for clients. Spirit Airlines cut its average group quote from 3 days to 40 minutes on a system we shipped in 10 weeks. Life Line Ambulances' care-home partners went from 22 minutes to 3 to get a confirmed crew. Book the free call, tell us the one process costing you the most, and we will send back a written scope and price.
How to hire an app developer in Texas: 5 things to settle first
- Does the Texas privacy act cover my business?
The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act has no revenue or user-count threshold. It applies unless you are a small business under SBA rules, and even small businesses need consent before selling sensitive data. Decide this before scoping, because it sets your consent and opt-out screens.
- Will the app scan faces, fingerprints or voices?
Texas requires informed consent before capturing biometric identifiers for commercial use, bars their sale and requires timely destruction. If you want face login or time clocks, we design the consent and deletion flow with it.
- How is SaaS taxed in Texas?
The Texas Comptroller treats SaaS as a taxable data processing service with 20% exempt, so 80% of the charge is taxed. Tell us early and we build tax handling into billing.
- Could minors download my app?
The Texas App Store Accountability Act is enforceable while its appeal runs, so apps that minors can install must respect the store's age and consent signals. We check this during scoping.
- Do I have scope, price and ownership in writing?
Before any developer starts, you should have screens, integrations, milestones, the price and a line saying the code is yours. Roles, payments and integrations are what move a quote up; our pricing page shows how.
Which Texas laws change how your app is built?
The Texas rules we design consent screens, data retention and breach logging around. A planning summary, not legal advice.
| Rule | What it means for the build |
|---|---|
| Consumer privacy law | Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (HB 4, 2023) (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code ch. 541), in effect from 2024-07-01. Applies to: No numeric threshold: conducts business in TX or produces products/services consumed by residents, processes or sells personal data, and is not an SBA small business (small businesses still need consent to sell sensitive data). Universal opt-out honored from 2025-01-01. Requires honouring universal opt-out signals such as Global Privacy Control, so the app needs an opt-out flow that reads the browser signal. |
| Data breach notification | Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 521.053: notice deadline Individuals: no later than 60 days after determining breach; AG: no later than 30 days if >=250 Texans. We build audit logs that show what data was touched, so notice can be accurate and on time. |
| Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (HB 149, 89R) | Bars developing/deploying AI for prohibited purposes (manipulation to self-harm, unlawful discrimination, CSAM etc.); government and health-care AI disclosures; AG-only enforcement with cure period and sandbox. (effective 2026-01-01) |
| App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420, 89R) | App stores verify age + parental consent for minors; developers must use store age/consent signals. Enjoined 2025-12-23, but 5th Cir. stayed the injunction 2026-06-04 (SCOTUS denied vacatur 2026-07-06), so enforceable pending appeal. (effective 2026-01-01) |
| SCOPE Act (HB 18, 88R), Bus. & Com. Code ch. 509 | Digital services letting minors share/interact: age registration, parental tools, data and ad limits; parts enjoined, appellate status in flux. (effective 2024-09-01) |
| Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier (CUBI), Bus. & Com. Code § 503.001 | Informed consent before capturing biometrics for commercial purposes, no sale, timely destruction; AG penalties up to $25,000 per violation. (effective 2009-09-01) |
| Sales tax on SaaS | partial: SaaS/ASP are taxable data processing services; 20% exempt under Tax Code § 151.351, so 80% taxed.. Relevant if you will sell your app as a subscription. |
| Time zone | Central and Mountain. Our team works from San Francisco (Pacific), with remote specialists covering other hours, so Texas working hours overlap with ours every weekday. |
Checked 2026-10-31 against state sources; confirm with counsel before launch.
Engineers you can talk to
16 in-house engineers plus 30+ remote specialists, and 44 published builds with the results each client saw.
Alpit PatelFounder and CEOEngineering is led by co-founder and CTO Shivam Pujara.Mobile app development company in Texas: questions people ask
How much does it cost to build an app in Texas?
Most apps and web apps we build cost $7,000 to around $25,000 to $30,000. A first version focused on one workflow sits near the bottom of that range, while several user roles, payments and integrations move it up. A Texas business pays the same as any other client. You get the full price in writing after a free 30-minute call, before any work starts.
How long does app development take for a Texas company?
Across our 44 published builds, the first release went live in 5 to 10 weeks, with a median of 7. A booking app or internal tool often lands near the median. Spirit Airlines' group booking system took 10 weeks because it connects to live fare inventory. We set the date only after the scope is agreed, so it reflects real work.
Does the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act apply to my app?
Probably, unless you are a small business by SBA standards. The act has no revenue or user-count threshold, and it has applied since July 2024 to companies doing business in Texas that process personal data. Since January 2025 it also requires honoring universal opt-out signals. Small businesses are exempt from most duties but still need consent to sell sensitive data.
Can you build apps for oil, gas and energy companies in Texas?
Yes, the business software side of energy. We build field inspection and maintenance apps that work without signal, permit and compliance trackers, and dashboards that join data from several systems. Contractors see only their own jobs. We work through the exports and APIs your current systems already offer, so nothing in your control room has to change.
Do I need a developer based in Texas?
Not for the build itself. What you need is shared working hours, weekly demos and a written scope. Most of Texas is two hours ahead of our San Francisco team, and El Paso is one hour ahead, so your afternoons overlap our mornings every weekday. Scoping, design reviews and demos run on video calls, and our 30+ remote specialists widen the coverage.
Should I hire offshore app developers or a US team?
Choose the team you can reach during your working day and hold to a US contract. Offshore teams can quote lower rates, but large time-zone gaps slow every question and review. We are a San Francisco company with 16 in-house engineers, two hours behind most of Texas, plus 30+ remote specialists, with weekly demos, a written price between $7k and $30k, and the code in your name from the first commit.
What happens if my Texas app has a data breach?
Texas law requires notifying affected individuals no later than 60 days after you determine a breach happened, and notifying the Attorney General within 30 days if 250 or more Texans are affected. We help you avoid that day by collecting less data, encrypting what you keep and logging access, and we document where personal data lives so a response is fast.
How do I choose an app development company in Texas?
Ignore rankings and ask for evidence. Look for published builds with named clients and measured results, find out who writes the code, and get a written scope with screens, integrations and the price. Confirm the code and accounts will be in your name. Then put the timelines next to each other.
Who owns the code when the app is finished?
You do. The source code, hosting, domain and app store accounts are set up in your name. At handover you receive a recorded video walkthrough and written documentation, so any developer can pick the app up later. Support after launch is optional and billed per hour, only when you need it.
What are the top app development companies in Texas?
Search results for that are mostly directory listings and top 10 lists written by agencies, which often place the author first. Use them only to start a shortlist from verified client reviews. Then compare each team on written price, named clients, who writes the code and who owns it. We publish all of that: $7k to $30k, 44 named builds, and your code from day one.
How do I find a good app developer?
Start with published work: apps with named clients and measured results you can check. Then ask who writes the code, whether the price comes in writing before work starts, and whose name the code and store accounts are in. A first call shows how they think about your problem. We publish 44 builds with client permission and send a written quote after a free 30-minute call.
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Sources
- Texas Business and Commerce Code ch. 541, Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (scope, small-business rule), checked Oct 31, 2026 (aibrevo law register)
- Texas Business and Commerce Code ch. 521, breach notice deadlines (60 days individuals, 30 days AG for 250+ Texans), checked Oct 31, 2026 (aibrevo law register)
- Texas Business and Commerce Code ch. 503, Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier, checked Oct 31, 2026 (aibrevo law register)
- Texas Comptroller, data processing services guidance (SaaS taxed as data processing; 20% exempt under Tax Code 151.351), checked Oct 31, 2026 (aibrevo law register)
- Texas Legislature, SB 2420 (89R) App Store Accountability Act bill history, checked Oct 31, 2026 (aibrevo law register)
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Building an app in Texas? Pick a time for your free call.
Tell us what you want to build, then choose a 30-minute slot. You leave the call with the scope, the risks and a realistic timeline, and a written quote follows. Typical builds run $7,000 to around $25,000-$30,000.
- A written scope and price before any work starts
- First release in 5 to 10 weeks on our 44 published builds
- Code and accounts in your name from the first commit
- NDA on request, signed before you share details
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