D1 Media Productions · App Development · Miami

Custom apps that pay for themselves

We build tools for Miami companies whose manual work is quietly costing them money — client portals, internal systems, and learning apps. Fixed price per phase. In production in weeks, not months.

42 days
Idea to production on our flagship build, Fledge
3
Products live and in real users' hands today
66+
Versions shipped on Fledge alone
Fixed
Price per phase — never an open-ended hourly bill
Proof, not promises

Built, shipped, and live

Don't take our word for it — open them on your phone. Every product below is real, live, and used by real people.

Operations · Events & Photography

Fledge

An end-to-end workflow system for event photographers: log names and shots on-site, export organized, renamed, client-ready files. From idea to production in 42 days, now in beta with working photographers.

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Education · Reading

ReadPaws

A reading-practice app for kids: real classroom books, a question engine for every book, a guided tutor, and games that reinforce each lesson — built so a child never gets stuck.

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Education · Math

MathPaws

A step-by-step math app faithful to Florida's B.E.S.T. Grade 1 curriculum: 7 worlds, 56 lessons, each station teaching one brick at a time before the child moves on.

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Who this is for

If manual work runs your week, we should talk

An app only makes sense if it saves you money or makes you money. These are the companies where that math works:

Finance & Insurance

Client portals for retirees, document chasing, seminar lead follow-up — hours your advisors should spend advising.

Healthcare

Intake, scheduling, referrals and follow-up across locations — without the phone tag and the spreadsheets.

Law Firms

Case intake, client updates, and billing visibility — so clients stop calling just to ask "what's happening with my case?"

Operations-Heavy Teams

Auto groups, construction, logistics, real estate: leads, inventory, crews and documents, coordinated in one place.

Education

Schools, academies and publishers turning their curriculum into a product families actually use — and pay for.

The team

A studio, not a solo act

Every build runs through the same five functions, led personally by our founder. You always know who is accountable — and what each part of the team is doing for you, at every phase.

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Xavier Vanegas

Founder & CEO · Head of Product

Xavier leads every project end to end: Chief Product Officer (what gets built, and why), Creative Director (the design and quality standard), and QA Director (field testing before anything ships). Miami-based, 20+ years in media and production — and the person you will actually talk to. Not a salesperson: the founder.

Product Strategy

Owns the diagnosis. Maps your manual process step by step, puts a dollar figure on the hours it burns, and scopes the build to a fixed price. If it won't pay for itself, this is where we tell you.

UI/UX Design

Owns how it feels. Screens, flows and prototypes tested on a real phone, in plain language your team and your clients understand — no jargon, no manual required.

Engineering

Owns the build. App, data, integrations and security. Your information is protected, your system talks to the tools you already use, and everything is built to be maintained — not rebuilt.

QA & Field Testing

Owns the quality bar. Real devices, real users, real conditions before launch. A version does not ship because it works on our desk — it ships because it worked in the field.

Launch & Support

Owns go-live and after. Deployment, team training, support, and the updates that keep your app current. When something needs attention, there is a team behind it — not a voicemail.

Specialist Network

Activated per project. When a build needs a specialist — compliance, a specific integration, advanced security review — we bring that specialist in under our direction. You get the depth without carrying an agency's payroll.

That's the model on purpose: a senior core team plus specialists on demand. It's how Fledge went from idea to production in 42 days — work an agency quoted at six figures and six months.

How it works

Fixed price, phase by phase

You never sign a blank check. Each phase has a price, a timeline, and a deliverable — and you decide whether to continue.

1

Discovery Sprint — $2,500–$3,500 · 1 week

We study how your team actually works and deliver a map: what can be automated, how much time and money it would save you, and exactly what building it would cost. If it isn't worth it, we tell you — and you keep the map.

2

MVP Launch — $18,000–$28,000 · 4–6 weeks

The smallest version that solves the core problem, live in your team's hands. Real use, real feedback, before a bigger investment.

3

Full Product — $35,000–$65,000 · 6–10 weeks

The complete system, Fledge-scale: full features, integrations, training and launch. Larger custom builds are scoped and priced fixed after Discovery.

4

Care & Growth — $3,000–$5,000 / month

Hosting, support, updates and new features, handled by the same team that built it. Your app keeps improving instead of going stale.

Consulting is also available at $125–$150/hour for teams that need product direction, not a build.

Good to know

Frequently asked questions

We don't even know if we need an app. Where do we start?

That's exactly what the Discovery Sprint is for. Most of our clients didn't know they needed an app — they knew their week was full of manual work. The Sprint tells you, with numbers, whether building something makes sense. If it doesn't, you keep the map and owe nothing more.

How much does a custom app cost?

It depends on scope, which is why we price per phase, fixed: Discovery $2,500–$3,500, MVP $18,000–$28,000, full product $35,000–$65,000. For reference, an agency build of Fledge's scope carries a replacement cost of $70,000–$140,000. You'll know your number before you commit to building.

How long does it take?

An MVP typically launches in 4–6 weeks; a full product in 6–10. Our flagship product, Fledge, went from idea to production in 42 days.

Who owns the app and our data?

You do. The product, your data, and your accounts are yours. We build and support it — we don't hold it hostage.

Who will we actually work with?

Our founder leads your project personally, with the studio's product, design, engineering, QA and support functions behind him. One accountable person, a full team behind the work.

Do you only work in Miami?

We're based in Miami and most clients are in South Florida — but the work is remote-friendly, and we build for clients anywhere.

Start with the diagnosis

Book a Discovery Sprint

Tell us what part of your week manual work eats. We'll reply with next steps — no pitch, no pressure.

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340 W. Flagler St Suite 1709
Miami, FL 33130