The honest answer is that it depends on what your app needs, which is why we start with a fixed price for finding out. At TPR Media, the App Launch Audit costs A$2,800 plus GST for one app up to 50,000 lines of code in up to two repositories, or A$4,750 plus GST for 50,000 to 150,000 lines. The audit tells you what the remaining work will cost, with hour estimates, before you commit to anything.
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Two apps can look nearly identical in a demo and need very different work behind the screen. One may have a sound data model and a few deployment settings to correct; another may have access rules, payments and user journeys that were never tested outside preview. The code, data, integrations and hosting setup determine the effort, not how polished the interface looks. A quote before review either has to allow for unknowns or risks changing once those unknowns are uncovered. A useful first step is to separate the cost of understanding the app from the cost of fixing it. That makes the review price definite while leaving the remediation scope grounded in actual findings.
The App Launch Audit is A$2,800 plus GST for one app up to 50,000 lines of application code in up to two repositories. It is A$4,750 plus GST for one app from 50,000 to 150,000 lines. Larger platforms receive a fixed quote before payment. Application code count excludes dependency folders, lock files and generated build output. The report is delivered 5 business days after full access, followed by a 60 minute walkthrough. An NDA is signed before code access, and access is removed when the report is delivered. The audit assesses the app; it does not change code during the review. You receive findings and estimates that help you decide what work to take on next.
Security fixes vary with the number of data paths, user roles and services that need protection. A data model that needs changing may require migrations, cleanup and careful validation of existing records. Payments can involve checkout, subscriptions, refunds and verified webhooks, each with different failure cases. Integrations need realistic tests for timeouts and provider errors, not only the happy path. Missing test coverage means critical journeys need to be captured before changes can be trusted. Deployment work can include environments, secrets, domain configuration, backups and rollback. Finally, the app may still have product scope to build: unfinished screens, workflows or decisions about what belongs in the first release. The audit backlog estimates tasks so a later quote follows the actual work.
If you sign a remediation project of A$10,000 or more with TPR Media within 30 days of the audit, the audit fee is credited against that project. The review still has standalone value: it gives you the score, findings, scope recommendation, launch checklist and paste-in prompts whether or not you continue with us. The credit does not require you to proceed, and the audit itself is assessment only. Use the walkthrough to ask about priorities and assumptions before choosing a path. If the work is smaller than the credit threshold or you decide to use your own developer, the report remains yours to use. The goal is clear decision-making, not making the review a lock-in.
You can fix it yourself using the remediation backlog and the prompts included for lower-risk tasks. You can ask TPR Media to resolve the Critical and High findings so the most important launch risks are addressed first. Or you can have us finish the agreed app scope through testing, documentation and production release. Each route can be scoped from the audit's hour estimates, rather than a vague promise to make everything better. Some founders have the time and confidence to take on straightforward work, while others need a clear owner for production changes. The report helps separate those choices and shows what can wait. You remain in control of the code and decide whether further work makes sense.
Yes. Send your app link and your biggest concern through the free health check. We will reply with the first three things we would investigate. No code access is needed and there is no obligation. It is a useful first step when you cannot tell whether a full audit is necessary or a focused fix may be enough. Include the tool you built with and the clearest description of what concerns you. The health check is not a security certification or a replacement for an audit; it is an initial, practical response based on the information you choose to share. If the issue warrants a detailed review, we can explain what the audit covers before you decide.
Finishing the app is not the last operational decision. Updates, backups, monitoring and small improvements help keep a live product dependable. TPR Media's Replit development page publishes monthly care starting from $150 per month ex GST. The right care arrangement depends on the build and scope, so review the published service details rather than assuming that every app needs the same support. A clear handover should identify account ownership, deployment steps, backup arrangements and who responds when a problem appears. Plan those responsibilities before launch, while the system and its decisions are still fresh.
The App Launch Audit is A$2,800 plus GST for one app up to 50,000 lines of code in up to two repositories, and A$4,750 plus GST for 50,000 to 150,000 lines. Larger platforms receive a fixed quote before payment. Every audit includes a 60 minute walkthrough and is delivered 5 business days after full access.
No. If you sign a remediation project of A$10,000 or more with TPR Media within 30 days of the audit, the audit fee is credited against it. If you decide to do the work yourself, the report, backlog and paste-in prompts are yours to keep and use with your own AI tool or developer.
Because an honest quote depends on what is inside the app, and two apps that look identical can need very different work. Quoting blind means either padding the price to cover unknowns or surprising you later. The audit replaces guesswork with a remediation backlog, so any quote is based on hour estimates for real findings.
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