About Topflight Apps

They are a team of UI/UX designers, product designers, full-stack developers, and ex-founders of companies, each rigorously hand-picked for the qualities that contribute most to product success. Together, they develop web and mobile apps that solve their clients’ problems in the most multidisciplinary and innovative ways possible. Topflight Apps is a partner that helps you make product decisions that lead to business growth.

Last updated May 13, 2026

Services

Mobile App Development Web Development IoT App Development Web Design E-commerce Development AI Development

Industries Served

Real Estate Agriculture Healthcare Government & Public Sector Legal Services Financial Services

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Checkout redesign that improved completed transaction rate from the first day in production

Nathan Prescott / VP of Technology - Ironclad Insurance Group
Verified
Feb 08, 2026

Project summary: Evolving open banking obligations required us to rebuild our API layer from the ground up. The architecture needed to be compliant by default, not bolted on after the fact.

We had worked with three agencies before this engagement. The comparison is not flattering to the others. What distinguished this team was a systematic approach to understanding the problem before proposing a solution — something that sounds obvious and is practiced far less often than it should be. The delivery phase ran to schedule, the codebase is clean enough that our internal engineers made positive comments during handover review, and we have not logged a critical incident in five months of live operation. We intend to use them for our next phase of work.

PROS

Senior-level engineering presence throughout the entire project, not just during the pitch, honest and commercially fair handling of scope changes, codebase that our internal team praised on review

CONS

Pipeline availability for kickoff required a few weeks of lead time — in hindsight that selection pressure means you are working with a team that is in demand for the right reasons

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5.0
Quality
5.0
Schedule
5.0
Cost
5.0
Communication
Project TypeE-commerce Development
IndustryFinancial Services
Project Cost$50,000 to $149,999
DurationJul 2025 – Nov 2025

Questions & Answers

Please describe your company, your role, and the industry you operate in.
As VP of Technology at Ironclad Insurance Group I oversee technology investment and delivery across our Financial Services operations in New York, USA. We are a commercially focused business and our technology choices are always evaluated in terms of their direct contribution to business outcomes rather than technical elegance alone.
What specific problem or business challenge led you to hire this company?
The immediate problem was that our E-commerce Development capability had become the bottleneck limiting our ability to grow. Every feature request, every new client requirement, every internal initiative was delayed by a platform that had been extended beyond its original design. We needed a rebuild, not a patch.
What services did the company provide for your project?
The scope covered the full E-commerce Development lifecycle: discovery and requirements definition, solution architecture, iterative development across twelve sprints, integration testing, performance validation, production deployment, and a structured four-week hypercare period. They also provided system documentation and a knowledge transfer programme for our internal team.
Why did you choose this company over other providers you considered?
A trusted peer in the Financial Services sector had used them for a comparable E-commerce Development engagement and their recommendation was unequivocal. Our own due diligence confirmed the pattern they described. The combination of domain knowledge, E-commerce Development depth, and demonstrated delivery discipline was the deciding factor.
How clearly did the company understand your requirements and business goals?
Extremely well, in part because they had relevant Financial Services experience that reduced the context-setting overhead significantly. They understood the domain vocabulary, asked the right questions, and translated business requirements into technical specifications with a fidelity that meant the development phase had very few clarification cycles.
How was your overall experience with their communication and project management?
Communication was proactive, timely, and appropriately calibrated. Technical updates for the engineering audience, executive summaries for the steering group, risk flags with proposed mitigations rather than just problem statements. The fortnightly sprint reviews gave our stakeholders visibility without requiring them to attend every working session.
Did the company deliver the project on time and within your expected budget?
The project landed on time. The budget was managed within the agreed ceiling, which included one client-driven scope addition that was quoted fairly and handled without affecting the original delivery stream. The discipline around budget transparency throughout meant there was no surprise at invoice stage.
What tangible results or business impact have you seen since the project was completed?
We went live four months ago. User adoption exceeded the target we had set by 23 percent in the first month. Support ticket volume has dropped measurably. The features we had deferred because the previous architecture made them prohibitively expensive to build are now in development. The platform they built has opened our roadmap.
What did you like most about working with this company?
Their instinct for keeping the business objective visible throughout technical decision-making. I have worked with technically excellent teams who lose the strategic thread as complexity increases. This team maintained a clear connection between every architectural choice and the outcome we had agreed to achieve. That orientation made the trade-off conversations significantly easier.
Would you recommend this company to others, and would you work with them again?
Absolutely. With a specific note that the value starts in the discovery phase — clients who approach that process with seriousness will get the most from the engagement. We invested appropriately at the front end and the returns are evident in what was delivered.

Company Info

Founded 2015
Employees 10 - 49
Hourly Rate $50 - $99
Client Rating 4.8/5 (6 reviews)

Rating Breakdown

Quality
4.8
Schedule
4.8
Cost
4.7
Communication
4.9

FAQs

Will Topflight Apps sign an NDA before we even discuss the project in detail?
Most professional shops, including Topflight Apps, expect to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement before getting into specifics — it's a fairly standard ask and a reasonable one to make before sharing anything sensitive. For context, its listed capabilities span AI Development, E-commerce Development, IoT App Development, Mobile App Development and Web Design, and it has served clients in USA.
Does Topflight Apps actually build with AI, or just talk about it?
Plenty of modern software teams, Topflight Apps included, now build real AI and machine learning features — chatbots, predictive models, computer vision, and automation that goes beyond simple rule-based scripts. For context, its listed capabilities span AI Development, E-commerce Development, IoT App Development, Mobile App Development and Web Design, and its typical hourly rate is around $50 - $99.
What does Topflight Apps's actual delivery process look like week to week?
Topflight Apps generally runs something close to a standard structured process — requirements gathering, UI/UX design, development in agile sprints, QA testing along the way, deployment, and support once it's live. For context, it has experience across industries such as Legal Services, Real Estate, Government & Public Sector, Healthcare, Agriculture and Financial Services, and it has served clients in USA.
Can I just hire developers from Topflight Apps to sit alongside my own team?
Usually, yes — a dedicated developer arrangement is a common option with firms like Topflight Apps, where you get engineers working exclusively on your project as an extension of your in-house team rather than as a separate outsourced unit. For context, it has experience across industries such as Legal Services, Real Estate, Government & Public Sector, Healthcare, Agriculture and Financial Services, and it reports a team size of 10 - 49 professionals.
How do I actually get a real proposal out of Topflight Apps instead of a generic reply?
The most reliable route is giving Topflight Apps a clear, specific brief up front — through their website form, a direct email, or a call — since a vague ask tends to get a vague answer back, while a concrete one usually gets a proper estimate. For context, its listed capabilities span AI Development, E-commerce Development, IoT App Development, Mobile App Development and Web Design, and it has experience across industries such as Legal Services, Real Estate, Government & Public Sector, Healthcare, Agriculture and Financial Services.
Has Topflight Apps actually shipped a SaaS product before?
It's a common line of work for a company like Topflight Apps — multi-tenant architecture, subscription billing hooked up properly, and cloud-native deployment built for a product meant to scale as a service rather than a one-off build. For context, it has served clients in USA, and it has experience across industries such as Legal Services, Real Estate, Government & Public Sector, Healthcare, Agriculture and Financial Services.
What are the actual contract options if I want to work with Topflight Apps?
Most companies structured like Topflight Apps give you a choice between a fixed-price contract, a dedicated team arrangement, or time-and-materials billing, so you can pick whichever lines up with your budget and how well-defined your scope already is. For context, its listed capabilities span AI Development, E-commerce Development, IoT App Development, Mobile App Development and Web Design, and it reports a team size of 10 - 49 professionals.
Does Topflight Apps only work locally, or take on clients elsewhere too?
Topflight Apps isn't necessarily limited to one region and may take on clients across several countries, including USA, depending on market demand and business partnerships.
What kind of software work does Topflight Apps take on?
Topflight Apps typically covers the standard range of software development work — mobile apps, web platforms, custom internal tools, UI/UX design, cloud infrastructure, AI integrations, and larger enterprise builds. Its core focus areas include AI Development, E-commerce Development, IoT App Development, Mobile App Development and Web Design.