App development in Jacksonville.
Logistics, construction and trade businesses spread across a very large metro. Built in Miami, delivered online.
Scope and quote on one call.
What you get.
Designed for the phone first.
Every screen drawn for the thumb, then built to match the drawing.
Built, then through review.
We write the app, test it on real devices and take it through App Store review with you.
Accounts, payments and admin.
Sign-in, subscriptions or bookings, and a console you open to run it.
Yours, on your own accounts.
The App Store listing, the code and the backend sit in your name.
How it goes.
Get the plan right.
We agree on the scope, timeline and price before the build starts.
Make it real.
Try a working version and shape the details.
Launch with a next step.
We ship it, then quote updates when you need them.
Send the details.
Tell us what you need. We send back a scope and a price.
Or email michael@studioeight.app
Before we work together.
Do you work with businesses in Jacksonville?
Yes. Studio Eight is based in Miami and works with Jacksonville, Florida businesses entirely online. Calls, shared previews and written feedback keep the project moving, in your time zone.
You see a working app early and shape it as it is built. Nothing about the process needs us in the same room.
Can we test the app from Jacksonville?
Yes. You install working builds on your own iPhone through TestFlight as the app takes shape, wherever you are. We review each build together on a call, and you try it with the people it is for.
Nothing about the process needs us in the same room. Studio Eight is in Miami, and the app ships to the App Store from there.
Do we need to meet in person?
No. Studio Eight is based in Miami and works entirely online. We use calls, shared previews and written feedback, so you can review the product wherever your business is based.
We agree on the decision-makers, communication rhythm and review points up front. You work directly with the people responsible for the design and build.
What makes this more than an AI prototype?
A prototype can show the idea. A usable product also needs reliable accounts, permissions, data handling, payments where relevant, and thoughtful empty, error and recovery states.
We design and test those flows, review the code and prepare the product for launch. AI can help with the work, but it does not replace the responsibility to make the finished product behave properly.
What goes into the cost of an app?
An app with a few screens is a different build from a marketplace with accounts, payments and an admin system. We work through the important flows with you, identify the technical work, and price a defined first release.
Your proposal covers deliverables, review points, the deposit to start and the balance due before release. It also separates ongoing costs such as hosting, AI usage and developer accounts, so you can plan beyond launch.
Can we start small and add features later?
Yes. We identify the one job the first release needs to do well, then separate launch requirements from later ideas. That keeps the initial scope easier to fund, test and improve.
We still plan the important data and permissions early. After launch, real customer feedback can guide the next features through a separately scoped and quoted phase.
How do you protect users and their data?
Security is part of the build scope. Depending on the app, that includes secure sign-in, server-side permission checks, protected credentials, validated inputs and controls against automated abuse. We decide what each user can access and keep sensitive information out of public pages and logs.
Payments, backups, monitoring and data retention are planned around the product. If your business needs a formal security review or specific compliance requirements, we scope those explicitly before development.
Will I own the product and accounts?
Ownership and handover are written into your agreement, including the custom code, design files and documentation covered by the project. We plan domain, hosting and developer accounts around your ownership and access.
Third-party software keeps its own licensing terms. We explain those dependencies and ongoing costs, so you know what you control and what you are subscribing to.
Do you handle the App Store launch?
We can prepare the release, listing materials and submission under your developer account as part of the agreed scope. We test the main flows and help respond to review feedback.
Store approval belongs to the platform, so it is not a guaranteed date. After release, compatibility builds, fixes and the next set of improvements are scoped and quoted as their own work.
Can you help people discover and keep using the app?
Yes. We can plan the marketing site, search content, store listing and onboarding around the people the app is for. SEO and GEO help the web presence; app-store discovery and in-app retention need their own work.
Later rounds of work can improve the steps from first visit to signup, first useful action and repeat use. We choose the measures and release priorities with you, rather than treating downloads alone as success.
Can you stay involved after launch?
Yes. After launch, further work is scoped and quoted when you need it: fixes, updates, new pages, app releases or growth work. Each round has a written scope, a deposit to start and the balance before it ships.
You know what we are working on and why. Nothing recurs on its own and there is no standing charge between rounds. Larger features or campaigns are scoped before they begin.