Your prototype works. Let's make it ready for real customers.
We take AI-built prototypes from tools such as Lovable and Base44 and turn them into secure, production-ready software. Keep what works. Fix what won't hold up.
Why Choose Limitless Devs for Prototype to Production
We're Perth developers who take AI-built prototypes and make them production-ready, without throwing away what already works.
Perth-based developers, never offshore teams
Your project is led by founder Sam Hawley and Tech Lead Jeremy Pickett, and every developer on it is based here in Perth. Your idea, your app and your data stay with people you can actually meet. Happy to sign an NDA before you show us anything.
Experienced developers who know AI-generated code
We're software developers first. We build with AI every day, so we know exactly what it does well and where it cuts corners. Everything we take to production is reviewed and refactored to the standard we'd write ourselves.
Honest about what it actually needs
Sometimes it needs hardening. Sometimes the foundations need rebuilding. Sometimes the honest answer is that you're not ready for us yet. We'll tell you which, even when it's the cheapest option.
Your code in your hands, your data in Australia
We move your app out of the builder and into a code repository in your name. At handover, you get everything we've built and all our rights in it. No lock-in, no licence fees. Your app and data are hosted in Australia (Sydney) by default.
How We Get Your Prototype Ready
Every prototype is different. Here's how we take yours from working demo to production-ready software.
Prototype Review
Is my prototype actually ready for real customers? We go through your app, your data and how it's set up, then give you a straight answer. Our reviews run through our paid discovery. See how our tech consulting works.
App & Data Walkthrough
We review how your app is built, how your data is structured and who can access what.
Written Risk Report
What's risky, what's fine, and what will break first as you grow. In plain English.
Recommended Path
Harden it, rebuild the foundations, or keep using the builder for now.
Fixed Quote
A clear price and timeline before you commit to anything.
NDA First
Happy to sign one before you show us anything.
Ideal for: Founders ready to invest in doing it properly. Production work starts from $5k.
Harden It
My app works. Is it safe for real customers? If the foundations are sound, we keep your app, move it into a proper codebase, and fix what's risky. It's the fastest route to production. See how we did this for Referral Hub, a finance referral portal first built in Lovable.
Professional Refactor
AI-generated code reviewed and refactored by experienced developers, to the standard we'd write ourselves.
Security & Data Access
Each user only sees what their role allows. API keys and passwords kept out of the code.
Logins & Permissions
Proper access for staff, clients and admins, not just one person testing.
Backups & Recovery
Backups set up, and restores actually tested.
Performance & Cost
Fast screens and predictable running costs as you grow.
Integrations & Payments
Payments, Xero, email and your other systems connected properly and securely.
Ideal for: Prototypes with solid foundations that need to be safe and reliable for real users and real data.
Rebuild the Foundations
What if my prototype won't hold up? If the structure won't scale, we rebuild it properly and keep everything that's working: your design, your features and the logic you've already figured out.
Out of the Builder
Your app converted into a proper codebase (Next.js for web, Expo for mobile) in a repository you own, not tied to a builder's subscription or platform.
Your Prototype as the Blueprint
Your screens, features and logic become the spec, which saves a lot of time and money.
Proper Data Structure
A database designed for real users, real volumes and real reporting.
Changes Without Breakage
Code that's organised so new features don't break old ones.
Australian Hosting
Your app and data hosted in Sydney by default.
Handover & Documentation
Everything documented, so any developer can pick it up.
Ideal for: Prototypes that have outgrown their foundations, where every change breaks something or the data's a mess.
See It In Action
Real projects we've built that showcase technical innovation and problem-solving.
How It Works
Three steps from prototype to production: we review it, make it production-ready, then launch and look after it.
Prototype Review
We go through your app, your data and how it's set up, and talk through where you're taking it. You get a written report and a fixed quote. You own the report, whether or not you build with us.
Harden or Rebuild
We move your app out of the builder and into a proper codebase in a repository you own, then work in sprints so you see progress early and can test as we go. Your data stays in Australia by default.
Launch & Support
We launch carefully, watch the first real users come through, and hand over everything. The code is yours. Support plans start from $300 ex GST a month.
Signs Your Prototype Isn't Ready Yet
AI app builders are brilliant for proving an idea. But they'll happily build something that works on the surface while hiding real risks underneath, and if you're not a developer, you won't see them until something goes wrong. If you can't confidently answer yes to these questions, it probably isn't ready.
Users might see things they shouldn't
Can each user only see their own data? Are your API keys and passwords kept out of the app's code?
You haven't tested a restore
Is your data backed up, and have you actually tested restoring it? Would you know if the app went down tonight?
Costs and changes feel unpredictable
Do you know what it will cost to run with 10 times more users? Can you make a change without breaking something else?
You're not sure who owns what
Do you own the code, and could another developer pick it up? Do you know where your customers' data is stored?
You're taking payments without a professional check
Will customers pay through your app? If no one qualified has checked how payments and customer data are handled, you could be leaving yourself open to fraud, data breaches, and the legal and financial fallout that comes with them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about working with us on prototype to production.
Yes. Lovable and Base44 are the two we see most often, but we work with prototypes from other AI app builders too. We'll review what you've built and recommend whether to harden it, rebuild the foundations, or keep using the builder for now.
No. We use your prototype as the starting point, not as the place we build. We export your app out of the builder and into a proper codebase, in a repository you own, where we can develop, test and deploy it properly. Your code is no longer tied to a builder's subscription or platform.
Yes, and it's one of the best things you can do for it. Base44 apps rely on Base44's own servers for their data, logins and automations, so your app only works while you're on their platform. We convert it into a proper codebase built on industry-standard frameworks such as Next.js for web and Expo for mobile, with your own database, logins and hosting in Australia. Your app stops depending on a builder's subscription, and any experienced developer can work on it. Existing users may need to reset their passwords during the move, and we'll plan that with you so it's smooth. Your review scopes exactly what's involved.
No. At minimum, it becomes the blueprint for the production version: your screens, features and logic. Often we can keep much of the app itself and fix what's risky.
Usually not, and that's deliberate. Once your app is in a proper codebase, editing it back in the builder would clash with the production work. You can ask us for changes anytime, and any experienced developer can pick it up.
Not at all. That's our job. We'll explain everything in plain English and tell you exactly what you're getting and why.
Hardening a solid prototype can take a few weeks. A rebuild usually takes longer. You'll get a timeline with your quote after the review.
Production work starts from $5k for a small hardening job. Most prototype-to-production builds cost between $15k and $25k, usually less than building from scratch, because your prototype has already done some of the work. Multi-tenant SaaS products start from $30k. Your review runs through our paid discovery and gives you a fixed quote before you commit.
That's not really what we do. Quick fixes on an app that isn't production-ready usually just move the problem somewhere else. Doing it properly means looking at the whole app, which is why our production work starts from $5k.
You do. Your code lives in a repository in your name, and at handover you get everything we've built and all our rights in it. Like most software, it may include open-source libraries that come with their own licences, and anything generated in your builder is covered by your agreement with that builder. We'll walk you through it in the review.
In Australia by default, in Sydney. If you have specific hosting or compliance requirements, we'll work to them.
Yes. We're happy to sign an NDA before you show us anything.
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