LIVETAG
E-commerce / Streaming · web and mobile app
Live shopping video platform
Another team's code didn't suit the founder, so the project came back to us. We refactored web, iOS and Android, then added a cart and payments inside the live stream.
Your app is stuck. The agency keeps missing dates, the freelancer stopped answering, or the app you built with an AI tool breaks once real users show up. We start with a code audit: what state the code is in, how safe it is, and what to keep, fix or rebuild. Then we take the project over and ship it. Our rate is $39-55 an hour, and clients rate us 4.8 out of 5 on Clutch from 70 reviews.
If two or more of these sound familiar, get a second opinion on the code before you pay for more work.
Every deadline moves, and nobody can tell you what the new one depends on.
Months in, there is still no working version you can open and try.
Most of the money is spent, and the list of what's left keeps getting longer.
Answers take days, or the one person who knew the code has left.
The code, the servers or the app store accounts are in someone else's name, and you don't have the logins.
One bug gets fixed and two new ones show up. Nobody wants to touch the old parts.
You get a written report in plain words. You can act on it with us or with anyone else.
How the code is organized, how much of it has tests, where the same logic is copied around, and whether a new developer could pick it up.
Who can see whose data, where passwords and secret keys are kept, and what is open to the internet that shouldn't be.
For each part of the product: keep it, fix it or rebuild it, and why.
Which code, servers, domains and accounts are in your name, and what you still need to get from the old team.
What to fix first and how many hours each fix takes at our rate, so you know the cost of the next step before you agree to it.
A takeover goes in five steps. How long each one takes depends on the size of your project, so we agree the plan with you before we start.
| Step | What we do | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Access check | We list every piece of the product, from the code and servers to the domain, the app store and payment accounts, and who holds each one. | A list of what you own and what to get back |
| Code audit | We read the code, run it and check how safe it is. | A written report: keep, fix or rebuild |
| Takeover plan | We put the fixes in order and count the hours at our rate. | A plan you can say yes or no to |
| Make it safe | We fix what can hurt you first, like security holes and broken payments. | A version you can put in front of users |
| Ship | We build the rest in short sprints and show you working software at the end of each one. | Regular releases and a team that knows your code |
You can stop after the audit or after any later step.
We fixed some and kept going. Others we rebuilt, because the old code wasn't worth saving. Each card links to the full case study.
E-commerce / Streaming · web and mobile app
Live shopping video platform
Another team's code didn't suit the founder, so the project came back to us. We refactored web, iOS and Android, then added a cart and payments inside the live stream.
HealthTech / Music · web and mobile app
Music therapy app
The front-end developers left suddenly. We took over web and mobile and updated the back end. The app holds a 4.9 App Store score.
Storage / Logistics · web app
Storage rental web app
Freelancers left it half-built. We redesigned the admin and customer areas and made creating an order 30 times faster.
HealthTech · web and mobile app
AI health check app
A previous team missed the mark. We rebuilt the AI and the app from scratch: a phone-only check of 50+ biomarkers in under 2 minutes.
PetTech · mobile app
Dog owner app and marketplace
The client had spent $200k with another team and had nothing to show for it. We built a new app, shipped the first MVP a month in, and it reached 2,600+ users.
Productivity · mobile app
All-in-one planner for iPhone
Other teams left a front end that didn't work. A 10-person team rebuilt the app from scratch in 9 months, with 220+ screens.
Before anyone new touches the code, make sure these are in your company's name and at least two people on your side can log in.
If the old team won't hand something over, check what your contract says about who owns the code. Our guides on changing development teams without losing your IP and the IP checklist for founders list what to ask for.
The audit and everything after it are billed at our rate of $39-55 an hour. More code means a longer audit, so we agree its scope with you first. After that, the takeover plan puts hours on each fix, and you see the cost of the next step before you say yes to it.
If the audit says rebuild, see how MVP development works. If you mostly need someone to check the work, a fractional CTO works 10, 20 or 40 hours a month at the same rate.
Nine things to check before strangers sign up and pay, and how to tell whether to keep, fix or rebuild.
Why projects with an outside team stall, and what to check before you switch.
A part-time CTO for technical decisions, 10, 20 or 40 hours a month at $39-55 an hour.
What an MVP includes, what happens each week and the apps we launched.
Middle and senior engineers matched to your stack and backlog, or a takeover from another contractor.
Describe your project and get the scope, hours, budget and timeline in about four minutes.
Send a link to the code and a few lines on what went wrong, or ask for a call. We'll tell you what we would check first.