Plans & pricing
A plan belongs to exactly one application. You pay a fixed monthly base fee — that puts your project in our pipeline — plus the hours we actually work on it.
Development
$220 / month
plus $110 per hour
Develop, try out and build ideas — without time pressure, in order.
- ✓Develop and try out ideas
- ✓Instructions in order, without time pressure
- ✓Studio Hotline to clarify tasks
Studio
Recommended for live systems$560 / month
plus $110 (Dev) / $170 (Prod) per hour
Development + Production for the same application, at a lower base price.
- ✓Development and Production for the same application
- ✓Lower base fee — calculated automatically
- ✓Keep developing while it runs
Production
$450 / month
plus $170 per hour
For a live system — same-day handling when received by 09:00 JST.
- ✓For a system that is live — built by us or taken over
- ✓Same-day handling when received before 09:00 JST
- ✓Studio Hotline to clarify tasks
What will it cost me?
Two apps in development, one of them live? Just choose the number — Studio is calculated automatically.
The rules, briefly
- 1.Base fee every month, whether or not tasks are posted.
- 2.Hours are billed in 0.25 steps (1.25 = 1 h 15 min) — at the rate of the lane the work was done in.
- 3.Each term is 3 months from the start of the plan; fewer plans end at the end of the current 3-month period.
- 4.Each plan holds one open instruction at a time. Thought of something else? Add it to the open instruction; once we start work on it, you can post the next one.
- 5.Add more plans any time in your account: choose the number, order, done.
☎ Studio Hotline
Call us: Sun–Thu 20:00 – 05:00 the next morning (US Eastern time). If the call is about one of your instructions, say what exactly a change should look like, it counts as work on that instruction: at its plan's hourly rate, in quarter-hour steps. Questions about invoices, your contract or your account cost nothing. Not a client yet? The first call about your project takes 15 minutes and is free.
Businesses only
We work exclusively B2B — for companies based in the UK, the US, the EU (with a valid VAT ID) or Japan, not for private individuals or associations.
Two lanes, clear commitments
Sun–Thu until 19:00
- Production
- the next morning, by 04:00
- Development
- in queue order
Sun–Wed after 19:00
- Production
- the morning after next, by 04:00
- Development
- in queue order
Thu after 19:00, Fri, Sat
- Production
- Monday morning, by 04:00
- Development
- in queue order
| Received (US Eastern time) | Production | Development |
|---|---|---|
| Sun–Thu until 19:00 | the next morning, by 04:00 | in queue order |
| Sun–Wed after 19:00 | the morning after next, by 04:00 | in queue order |
| Thu after 19:00, Fri, Sat | Monday morning, by 04:00 | in queue order |
US Eastern winter time (EST); in daylight saving time (EDT) everything is one hour later. Japan (JST) is 14 hours ahead of EST. What counts: received before 09:00 JST (19:00 EST the evening before) = handled on the same Japanese business day, due 18:00 JST (04:00 EST). Japanese public holidays move the result to the next Japanese business day. Applies to instructions on a Production plan; Development tasks are handled in order.
Frequently asked questions
Why is Production more expensive than Development? +
Production work can't be batched: it's done the same day, jumps the queue and runs on a system that earns you money. We keep capacity free for it every morning.
Do I need Production once my app is live? +
If you expect time-critical changes to the live system: yes. As long as nothing is urgent, Development is enough — tasks are then handled in order.
What technology do you use? +
Whatever fits your problem. We're not tied to any language — only to three platforms: web, desktop, smartphone.
Who owns the code? +
You do. The source code lives in your own account, for example on GitHub or GitLab. If you don't have one yet, we set it up for you and hand it over. You can take the code with you at any time, including if you cancel.
Can I talk to someone first? +
Yes — 15 minutes free of charge to assess your project. Further consulting runs through a Development plan.
Invoicing
The invoice arrives monthly by email, directly from QkSkima K.K. Payment by bank transfer — the account details are on the invoice.
United States
Invoice in US dollars, without sales tax.
EU member state
Net invoice without VAT (0%). You declare your own country's VAT and deduct it as input tax in the same step (reverse charge, Art. 196 VAT Directive). Requires a valid EU VAT ID.
Japan
Invoice in yen. Where Japanese consumption tax applies, it is added to the invoice.
United Kingdom
Invoice in pounds sterling, without VAT. If you're VAT-registered in the UK, you account for it yourself under the reverse charge.