MVP Development

We help you get your product to market quickly and strategically. Our MVPs focus on the core functionality, so you can validate your idea, test with real users, and attract investors without wasting time or budget.

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What we offer

Scoping & discovery

Not sure exactly what to build yet? We pin down scope, architecture, and a delivery plan first through a fixed-price Sprint Zero, the ideal starting point before an MVP, so every feature we build supports learning, traction, or early adoption.

Product roadmap design

We help you map out what comes after the MVP. From v1 to scale, we create realistic plans to grow your product with confidence.

Full-cycle MVP development

From backend to frontend to deployment, our team handles all technical work. You get a working product, built by professionals, ready to ship.

Ongoing post-launch support

We stay on board after release to fix bugs, run tests, and help evolve your product based on user feedback and business priorities.

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How we work

We work in close collaboration with founders and product teams to identify what's essential and build only that. Our process is lean, transparent, and fast, with weekly demos and tight feedback loops.

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Example MVP packages

Lean MVP

Validate one core idea, fast.

2-3 weeks1 engineer

from €20,000

  • One core user flow (e.g. sign-up + main feature)
  • Basic authentication
  • Minimal admin panel to manage content
  • AI-augmented workflow from idea to working code, fast
  • Delivered by a senior full-stack engineer, with part-time PM & design support

Full MVP

Launch a complete first version to real users.

6-8 weeks2 engineers

from €50,000

  • Multiple user flows and a polished onboarding
  • Admin dashboard with roles and permissions
  • Payments, email, and basic analytics integrations
  • AI-assisted testing, code review, and documentation throughout
  • Delivered by 2 senior full-stack engineers, a part-time designer & a PM

These are illustrative examples, not fixed quotes. We define the exact scope, timeline, team, and price together during a Sprint Zero, based on your product and goals.

MVP projects

Selected MVP projects

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MVP + Full-stack development

zapptales

MarsBased rewrote their MVP and scaled it up to a full product with a custom solution mixing Shopify, Angular and Ruby on Rails.

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MVP + Full-stack development

Vies Verdes

MarsBased built a set of mobile apps for visually impaired people to follow hiking tracks and their points of interest with Ionic and Ruby on Rails.

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Mobile + Full-stack development

DPL ETT

DPL ETT grew an amazing 285% in their business since they started using MarsBased's mobile platform for employee management, all the way up to their acquisition.

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Why MarsBased

Dozens of successful MVPs shipped

We have delivered MVPs for startups in fintech, healthtech, marketplaces, SaaS, and more. We know what it takes to go from zero to launch.

Senior-only engineering team

You get access to experienced engineers, designers, and product thinkers. No handoffs, no junior ramp-up, just results.

Built for iteration and scale

We use robust technologies and scalable architectures so your MVP can grow into a full product without needing a full rewrite.

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