Strategic choice
Standardise a service outcome before adding dozens of categories.
Service marketplace development
Create a service marketplace app like Urban Company
Connect customers with verified professionals for home, beauty, repair, wellness or business services. We build discovery, availability, booking, provider operations and quality management into one practical platform.
Original product designSource-code ownershipWeekly working demos
Live product conceptOriginal UI
Live
Provider onboarding
Ready for the next action
Home-services marketplace
One clear next step
1
Service catalogue
2
Provider onboarding
3
Scheduling
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Indicative MVP
$20k–$48k
Typical timeline
14–20 weeks
Smart launch
One service category and operating area
Free product planning review
Know what to build before you fund the build
Share the market and stage. A senior product engineer will review the idea and reply with a sensible starting path.
Your reply will cover
- Recommended phase-one scope
- Realistic timeline and budget band
- Architecture and launch risks
NDA available · No sales handoff · One-business-day reply
Market advantage
Build the business model, not a clone
Transform fragmented service demand into trusted, trackable bookings.
Product footprint
Customer app, provider app, booking web and admin console
Strategic choice
Give professionals training, demand visibility and fair earnings—not only leads.
Strategic choice
Use checklists and proof of work to make service quality repeatable.
Focused MVP scope
A credible first release needs more than polished screens
These systems make a home-services marketplace product usable and operable. We narrow them around your market rather than forcing a generic feature list.
01
Service catalogue
Packages, duration, inclusions, location rules, pricing and add-ons.
02
Provider onboarding
Skills, documents, service zones, availability and verification status.
03
Scheduling
Slots, travel buffers, capacity, rescheduling and no-double-booking rules.
04
Matching and assignment
Provider suitability, distance, rating, availability and manual override.
05
Payments and earnings
Deposits, completion charges, commissions, refunds and provider balances.
06
Quality operations
Checklists, proof of work, ratings, warranties, complaints and retraining flags.
Connected product journey
Every side of the promise has to work
Customer experience is the visible layer. The operating journeys underneath determine whether the product remains reliable at scale.
Journey owner
Customers
Choose a service, book a time, pay and follow the job through completion.
Journey owner
Professionals
Manage availability, accept bookings, follow checklists and track earnings.
Journey owner
Operations
Verify providers, allocate jobs, manage quality and resolve service issues.
Delivery roadmap
From insight to a live, measurable product
One senior team follows the product from scope to launch. No hand-off between a sales deck and a disconnected delivery team.
Find the wedge
Define one audience, one urgent job and one credible reason they should switch.
Design the system
Connect the customer journey to the operations, trust and revenue workflows behind it.
Ship the focused MVP
Build in short sprints with weekly demos and production-ready foundations.
Launch with evidence
Measure activation, retention and service quality before expanding the roadmap.
Indicative MVP investment
$20k–$48k
14–20 weeks for a focused first release
This is a planning range, not a fixed quote. Integrations, content, compliance and operating complexity can move it materially.
Get my tailored estimateWhat moves the estimate
The biggest cost drivers
Service and pricing rule depth
01Provider verification
02Scheduling and assignment logic
03In-app payments and settlements
04Quality, warranty and dispute workflows
05Technology choices
A stack your team can own
We choose technology for the workload, team and operating model—never to create proprietary lock-in.
React NativeNext.jsNode.jsPostgreSQLGoogle MapsStripeAWS
Questions before you build
Home-services marketplace FAQs
How much does it cost to build an app like Urban Company?
A focused category and city MVP often requires $20,000–$48,000. Provider onboarding, scheduling, assignment, payments and quality management are the largest scope areas.
Can providers set their own prices and schedules?
Yes. The marketplace can use platform-defined packages, provider-defined prices or a hybrid. Availability, travel zones and approval rules can also vary by provider tier or service type.
Will I own the source code and product IP?
Yes. Your agreement can assign the custom source code, designs and project deliverables to your business after the agreed invoices are paid. Third-party libraries remain under their own licences.
Can you start with an MVP and add features later?
Yes. We normally define the smallest useful launch, keep the architecture extensible and maintain a prioritised roadmap for later releases. That reduces early risk without trapping the product in throwaway code.
Is this an exact copy of the referenced product?
No. The familiar product is used only to explain a business model and common workflows. We create original UX, branding and code around your audience, market and competitive advantage.
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