iOS & Android
One app, both platforms - or one platform done properly. We advise on which of the two actually pays off for your case before writing a line of code.
Who we are
A small studio that ships
Skylet is a German software company. We take products from the first sketch to the store listing and stay with them afterwards - releases, support, the parts nobody puts on a landing page. Our own apps are live in the Google Play Store, which means we run into the same review rules, billing edge cases and device quirks as your project will.
Apps for the TV
Android TV and Fire TV are their own craft: everything has to work with a five-key remote, and nothing may trap the user in a dead end. We have shipped this and know where it hurts.
Backend & data
Accounts, sync across devices, subscriptions, push. Built so that access rules live in the database rather than in whichever client happens to ask.
The admin panel
An app is only half the product. The other half is the panel you use every day: users, subscriptions, numbers that add up, support in one inbox.
Who builds this
Dustin Friese
Founder & developer
Skylet is small on purpose. You talk to the person who writes the code - no account manager in between, no hand-over to someone who was not in the first conversation.
Before Skylet I built the Muv0 apps: three IPTV players and a universal TV remote, all of them shipped, maintained and supported by me. That is the same work your project would get.
info@skylet.eu
Work
What we have shipped
Three IPTV players under our own brand Muv0 - phone, tablet and television, with accounts, subscriptions and a web portal behind them. Live in the Google Play Store, so you can judge the result yourself instead of taking our word for it.
IPTV Smart Pro Player
Media player with account sync, subscriptions through Play and Amazon, and a web portal. Works with or without an account.
View on Google Play
IPTV Smart Pro
Account-based sibling with encrypted source sync, an admin panel and nine languages.
View on Google Play
IPTV Smart Player TV Online
Built for the remote control: every screen reachable with the d-pad, no account required to start.
View on Google Play
Universal TV Remote
Controls Samsung, LG, Roku, Android TV and Fire TV over the network, and older sets over infrared. Different protocol per brand, one interface.
View on Google Play
What it costs
What app development costs
Every project is different, so nobody can quote one from a website. But you should be able to tell within a minute whether we are in the same ballpark - so here are the ranges our work usually falls into.
App rebrand
from €999 one-off
Our IPTV app with your name, logo and colours.
- Ready in days, not months
- Also available at €50 per month
- Details at muv0.de
One platform
€4,000 - 9,000
A focused app, without its own server behind it.
- iOS or Android, or both from one codebase
- Design, build, store submission
- Typically 4 to 8 weeks
App & backend
€12,000 - 30,000
Accounts, sync, subscriptions - and the panel to run it.
- Server, database, access rules
- Admin panel for daily work
- Typically 3 to 6 months
Maintenance
from €90 per month
Optional. Nothing is locked to us - you own the code.
- Updates for new OS and store rules
- Bug fixes, monitoring
- Cancellable monthly
These are guide values, not an offer. What your project costs depends on what it has to do - after a short conversation you get a written quote with a fixed scope. Prices exclude VAT. Ask and find out.
How it works
How we work: five steps, no surprises
You are spending real money on something you cannot see yet. So here is the whole path before you take the first step.
Your enquiry
Write down what the app should do and for whom. Rough is fine - that is what the next step is for.
A conversation
Half an hour, by phone or video. We ask the awkward questions early: who uses this, what happens when it fails, what can wait for version two. Free, and without obligation.
A written quote
Fixed scope, fixed price where that makes sense, with a date. It also says what is not included - that is the part that causes arguments later.
Building it
You get something to look at every one to two weeks, not a surprise at the end. Course corrections are cheap early and expensive late.
Handover
Store submission, source code, documentation - the app is yours. Maintenance afterwards is optional, not a leash.
Start a project
Tell us what you have in mind
An idea on a napkin is enough to start with. Write down what the app should do and for whom - we will come back with an honest assessment of effort, timeline and what we would leave out.
- A reply within one business day.
- Non-binding - the enquiry is not an order.
- If we are the wrong fit, we will say so.