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Your offshore development team in India

Senior engineers, designers, QA and DevOps in India, building for the US, UK and beyond. Hire a dedicated developer, a full dedicated team, or stand up your own India office in about 30 days. The code and accounts are yours from day one.

Your offshore development team in India

Building locally in the US or UK, senior engineering runs well past $120 an hour, and hiring takes months. The same senior talent in India bills a fraction of that and is available now. The catch founders fear is quality and control, and both are solved with the right team and the right paperwork, not with the cheapest quote. That is what we do: senior, AI-amplified delivery from India, with ownership and compliance written into the contract before we start.

Our take: cheaper is not the goal, a product that survives real users and scales affordably is. Launching is about one percent of the journey; we optimise for what it costs to run, maintain and grow for years, not just the one-time build.
What's included

Offshore Development, end to end

Dedicated developers

Hire one senior developer, designer, QA or DevOps engineer, or a full dedicated team, working only on your product under your direction.

Agency and fixed-scope builds

Prefer to hand over the whole thing? We take a fixed-scope build from idea to launch, priced by milestone and agreed before we begin.

Your own India office in 30 days

We register your India company, set up a physical office, hire the accountant, lawyer, engineers and HR, and open a bank account, in about 30 days. Setup starts at $5,000 and runs from $2,000 a month, excluding salaries.

Time-zone overlap

India overlaps about 5 hours with US hours and about 7 with the UK. We set fixed overlap for calls, and can provide dedicated US, UK or EU hours at a small premium.

Compliance and IP

We sign DPAs and HIPAA BAAs and use SCCs for data transfer, and build to GDPR, HIPAA, FHIR and WCAG, with your own country rules confirmed with your adviser.

Senior, AI-amplified delivery

A team of 40-plus with 10 years average experience, using AI to compress the early phases while senior humans own architecture, security and review.

Flutter / React NativeReact / Next.jsNode.jsPython / AIPostgreSQLAWS
How we work

Scoped, shipped, and yours

1

Scope

We learn the product, the budget and the model that fits: a dedicated hire, a dedicated team, a fixed-scope build, or your own India office.

2

Match or set up

We put the right senior people on it fast, or register and stand up your India entity and office in about 30 days.

3

Build in sprints

Weekly cycles you can follow, with fixed overlap hours, a single point of contact and a staging link by day 3.

4

Own and scale

You own the code, accounts and entity. We stay on for support, maintenance and the next phase when you need it.

What to watch for

Where these projects quietly go wrong

The mistakes we have seen cost founders the most, so you can avoid them.

The cheapest quote

Rock-bottom rates usually mean junior developers and rework. A cheap app ships slow screens, missed revenue and bad reviews. Aim for senior talent at Indian rates, not the lowest number in your inbox.

"Offshore means lower quality"

Quality varies between companies, not countries. The failures people blame on offshore are failures of selection and management. Vet the specific team and the geography stops mattering.

No ownership in writing

If a partner will not put code, repositories and accounts in your name from day one, walk away. Ownership you have to ask for later is ownership you may not get.

Compliance treated as a nationality

No developer is "automatically" GDPR or HIPAA compliant. Compliance comes from signed agreements, security controls and process. We sign the DPA, BAA and SCCs your build actually needs.

Our commitments

Terms you can hold us to

The same commitments apply to every build, written into the scope before we start.

You own everything, day one

Source code, repositories, domains and every account are in your name from the start, never ours.

Signed DPA, BAA and SCCs

We sign the Data Processing Agreement, HIPAA Business Associate Agreement and Standard Contractual Clauses your build needs.

Fixed overlap hours

Agreed daily overlap with your US or UK hours for calls and standups, so you are never chasing a team across time zones.

Why appico

Made by the team founders re-hire

Senior talent at Indian rates, available now, not in months
Three models: a dedicated hire, a dedicated team, or your own India office
Your own registered India company and team in about 30 days
Signed DPA, BAA and SCCs; built to GDPR, HIPAA, FHIR and WCAG
Full source code, accounts and entity owned by you
Proven on real products, Roast-Tech, GoldKitty and cGen
Common questions

Offshore Development, asked and answered

How much do US and UK founders save outsourcing to India?

Comparable senior talent in India bills at roughly a quarter to a third of US and UK rates, so a build that costs well over $120,000 onshore often lands far lower from India. The exact saving depends on scope, seniority and how well the engagement is managed. We price fixed scope by milestone so the number is clear before we start.

Can I hire a single developer, or only a whole team?

Either. You can hire one senior developer, designer, QA or DevOps engineer directly, scale to a full dedicated team, or hand over a fixed-scope build to us as an agency. We advise honestly on which model fits your stage and budget.

Can you set up our own development office in India?

Yes. We register your India company, set up a physical office, hire the accountant, lawyer, engineers and HR, and open a bank account, in about 30 days. Setup starts at $5,000 and the office runs from $2,000 a month, excluding salaries. Our base is Mohali, near Chandigarh international airport.

Are your developers GDPR and HIPAA compliant?

Compliance comes from contracts and process, not nationality. We sign the Data Processing Agreement and HIPAA Business Associate Agreement your build needs, use Standard Contractual Clauses for data transfer, and build to GDPR, HIPAA, FHIR and WCAG. Confirm your specific obligations with your own legal adviser.

How do we handle the time-zone difference?

India overlaps about 5 hours with US hours and about 7 with the UK, so there is real time for calls and standups without disturbing your routine. We set fixed overlap, work asynchronously the rest of the day, and can provide dedicated US, UK or EU hours at a small premium.

Do I own the code and the accounts?

Yes, always. Source code, repositories, domains, hosting, app store and analytics accounts are in your name from day one. If we set up your India entity, that is yours too. Ownership is never in question.

How do I know the quality will be good?

Quality varies between companies, not countries. Check real shipped work you can inspect, references you can contact, code and testing standards, and start with a small paid milestone before committing the full budget. We are happy to prove the relationship on a small piece first.

How do we start?

Start with a short scoping call. Tell us the product, your budget and whether you want a dedicated hire, a team, a fixed-scope build or your own India office, and we come back within 24 hours with questions and an honest scope, not a canned pitch.

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