The system behind every build we ship
AI Factory is our own AI-governed development system — not a public tool, not a prompt wrapper. It runs every project we take on, and the numbers below are what that actually changes.
How it actually works
Four things that stay true on every project, no exceptions.
Private, NDA-bound models
Nothing proprietary leaves a controlled environment. No prompts or code routed through public AI tools.
The same six-stage process
Discovery, design, development, QA, launch, support. AI speeds up the work inside each stage — it doesn’t skip any of them.
Non-technical review, built in
Designers, PMs, and founders can review and approve work directly, without waiting on an engineer to translate it for them.
Fixed price, lifetime warranty
Agreed upfront. If something we deliver stops matching the agreed specification, we fix it at no extra charge for as long as the product is in use.
Three eras of building software. We’re already running the third.
AI Factory is our own development system — it lets anyone on your team, technical or not, help shape the product without putting quality, user experience, security, or the roadmap at risk. Later, select clients will get direct access to the platform itself, under a strict NDA.
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| RIP Classic SDLC Waterfall & Agile · 1980–2022 | Today’s standard AI SDLC Claude, ChatGPT & similar tools · 2022–now | What we run on Applefy AI Factory Private, NDA-bound models · 2026–now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $40,000 Baseline, incl. UI & unit tests | $22,000 45% cheaper | $16,000 60%+ Efficiency + lifetime warranty |
| Timeline | Months, phase by phase | Faster drafts, same rework loop | Days, reviewed as you build |
| Test Coverage | 100% UI & unit tests | 100% UI & unit tests | 100% UI & unit tests |
| Security | Audited at the end | Public tools, no NDA | Private, NDA-bound models |
| Flexibility | Rigid change process | Solo-dev only | Open to non-technical teams |
Want the numbers for your own project?
Book a call and we’ll scope it against the same system — same process, same warranty.