NovelMaker
174 live pagesA consumer-facing bedtime-story generator app that produces personalized stories for kids.
Marketing and product pages published in 8 languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Russian.
MVP Development in Toronto
The point of an MVP is to find out fast whether anyone wants it. That only works if the price and the scope are fixed before the first line of code.
NovelMaker is a consumer app we built and still maintain. Parents record a five-minute voice sample, pick a story theme, and the app plays a new bedtime story narrated in their voice.
An app we built and maintain
What NovelMaker shows about building an MVP
A simple flow in front of an AI pipeline
For parents it's three steps: voice setup, pick a theme, play at bedtime. Behind that sits the story generation pipeline, the product design, and the onboarding flow we built.
NovelMaker case studyPublished in 8 languages
The marketing site runs in English, French, Spanish, German, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Russian, each with its own pages.
NovelMaker case studyBuilt to keep growing after launch
The site now has 174 pages, with bedtime guides, a blog, and an FAQ, and we still maintain it.
NovelMaker case studyProcess and what's included are on our Fixed-Scope Builds page.
FAQ
How much does MVP development cost in Toronto?
With us, one well-defined MVP feature is a Small Build at $1.5k–$5k. A full app built from a written spec is a Fixed-Scope Build at $5k–$50k+. Either way the price is fixed before development starts.
Should my MVP be a Small Build or a Fixed-Scope Build?
If you can test the idea with one screen or one feature, start with a Small Build. If users need a full product to judge it, with accounts, onboarding, and several features, it's a Fixed-Scope Build.
Who owns the code?
You get the full source code and deployment access at handoff, on both tiers.
How long does an MVP take?
A Small Build takes days to a couple of weeks. A Fixed-Scope Build's timeline is set in the quote, alongside the price, once the spec is written.
Can the MVP include AI features?
Yes. NovelMaker's core is an AI story generation pipeline. AI features are scoped like any other feature, with a fixed price.
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