Most agencies charge $8,000–$15,000 for a prototype that takes 3 weeks and is really a Figma clickthrough. Our AI Prototype Sprint delivers a working, deployed, real-code prototype in 3 days — free for qualifying founders, $3,500 otherwise. You get a live Vercel URL, a GitHub repo in your organization, a Figma file, and a Loom walkthrough. Miss Day 3 and you get a $500 credit automatically.
Most agencies charge $8,000–$15,000 for a prototype that takes 3 weeks to build. And what you typically get is a Figma clickthrough — a set of connected screens that look like an app but have no real functionality behind them.
At Offshore Development Center India, we do it differently. Our AI-based prototyping service delivers a working, deployed, real-code prototype in 3 days. For qualifying founders, it's completely free.
This isn't a gimmick and it isn't a loss leader designed to lock you into a contract. The business math is simple: the majority of our prototype clients move into paid sprint engagements. So we invest 3 days of our team's time upfront because the conversion math works — and because a working prototype is a better sales pitch than any slide deck we could build.
Here's exactly how the process works, what you'll receive, and how to apply.
What you actually receive on Day 3
When we say “working prototype,” we mean software that runs in a browser. Not a wireframe. Not a Figma file with clickable hotspots. Real code, running on a real server.
Specifically, you receive four deliverables:
A deployed application on a public URL. Your prototype lives on Vercel — a public URL you can share with investors, co-founders, early users, and advisors today. Not localhost. Not a staging environment behind a VPN. A live, shareable link.
A GitHub repository with the full source code. The repo is created in your organization. Every commit is yours. If you decide not to continue with us after the prototype, you walk away with 100% of the code. No negotiation, no exit fee, no port-out charge. This is our Source Code Ownership Guarantee — it applies from the very first engagement, including the free prototype.
A Figma design file with 4–6 screens. The visual foundation of your product — screens designed by a senior UI designer that can carry forward into your production build.
A 15-minute Loom walkthrough. A recorded video where our engineer walks you through every design decision, every technical choice, and the architecture of the codebase. You can share this with your team, your investors, or your technical advisor.
What the prototype will NOT include — because these are MVP features, not prototype features: production-grade database scaling, full multi-step authentication flows, payment processing, comprehensive error handling, admin dashboards, or multi-language support. Those come in later sprints if you continue.
The 3-day process
Day 1: 30-minute discovery call
We schedule a focused discovery call with one goal: define the single most important user journey your prototype needs to demonstrate.
We'll ask you one question that matters more than any other: “If your app could only do ONE thing perfectly, what would it be?”
Your answer becomes the prototype scope. We don't try to build 20 features in 3 days. We build one killer user flow that proves the concept — the thing you'd demo to an investor, show to a potential customer, or test with your target user.
By the end of the call, you'll have a signed 1-page brief that both sides agree on. This brief is the contract — it defines what “done” looks like for Day 3.
Some real examples of prototype scopes:
- A healthcare startup: “A patient can search for available doctors, select a time slot, and book a telehealth appointment.”
- A FinTech founder: “A user can connect a bank account via Plaid and see their spending broken down by category.”
- A SaaS company: “An admin can create an automated workflow with drag-and-drop steps and assign it to a team member.”
One flow. One user journey. Working code.
Day 2: Design + scaffold
This is where things move fast.
A senior designer ships 4–6 Figma screens covering the agreed user journey. Simultaneously — not sequentially — our AI-fluent engineer scaffolds the front-end using tools like Cursor, v0, and Lovable. By end of day, the app has working navigation between screens, functional forms, and mock API connections wiring the data together.
The designer and engineer are working in parallel, not in a waterfall handoff. The designer pushes a screen; the engineer builds it within the hour. This is only possible because AI coding tools have eliminated the bottleneck between design and development.
Day 3: Hardening + handover
A senior engineer reviews the AI-generated code and hardens it: authentication scaffolding, basic state management, clean component structure, and a production-ready build configuration. The app goes live on Vercel.
We do a walkthrough call where the engineer presents the working prototype, explains the technical decisions, and answers your questions. Then you receive everything: the live URL, the GitHub repo, the Figma file, and the recorded Loom walkthrough.
If we miss the Day 3 deadline, you automatically receive a $500 credit toward your next sprint — no claim form, no negotiation. The delivery timestamp is verifiable via GitHub commit history and Vercel deploy logs.
The tools that make this possible
Three years ago, building a working prototype in 3 days would have been impossible. Today, AI coding tools have fundamentally changed the speed equation.
Cursor — An AI-powered code editor that generates production-quality code from natural language prompts. Our engineers use it to scaffold entire features in hours instead of days. Instead of writing boilerplate from scratch, the engineer describes the component and Cursor generates it — then the engineer reviews, adjusts, and integrates.
v0 by Vercel — Generates React components from descriptions. Our designers describe a UI pattern and get working, styled code instantly. This bridges the gap between design and development — what used to require a handoff meeting now happens in real-time.
Lovable — Converts design specs into functional applications. We use it for rapid UI assembly when the prototype needs multiple interconnected screens quickly.
Replit — For certain prototypes, especially those requiring quick backend logic or database connections, Replit provides an all-in-one environment where our engineers can scaffold full-stack functionality in a single session.
The critical difference: these tools generate code. Our senior engineers harden it. You get AI speed with human quality control. The output isn't “AI-generated code” — it's engineer-reviewed, production-foundation code that was scaffolded with AI assistance.
Every developer at our offshore development center in indiapair-programs with Claude, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor. Every code review runs through AI-driven static analysis. This is what we mean by “AI-accelerated delivery” — not replacing developers, but giving each developer 2–3x the output.
Who qualifies for the free prototype
We offer the free AI Prototype Sprint to four groups:
Pre-seed or seed-stage founders with a defined target user.You don't need funding. You don't need a pitch deck. You need a clear problem statement and a specific user in mind.
Enterprise innovation labs with internal funding and a stakeholder sponsor. If you're exploring a new product line or internal tool within a larger organization, and you have budget authority or a sponsor who does, you qualify.
Existing customers exploring a second product line.If you've already worked with us on a previous project and want to test a new idea, the prototype is free.
Anyone who can articulate the problem in two sentences during the discovery call.This is the real qualifying criterion. If you can clearly explain who your user is and what problem you're solving, you're in. We don't gate based on company size, funding stage, or industry.
Don't qualify? The paid version is identical
If you don't qualify for the free prototype, the paid AI Prototype Sprint is $3,500. The scope is identical. The deliverables are identical. The team is identical. The timeline is identical.
We never gate based on budget or company size. The free version exists to reduce friction for founders who are pre-revenue. The paid version exists for everyone else who wants the same output and is happy to pay for it.
What happens after the prototype
Most clients take one of four paths after receiving their prototype:
Path 1: User testing
Take the working prototype to your target users. Share the public URL. Watch how they interact with it. If they engage with the core flow, you have validation. If they don't, you've learned something critical — for free, in 3 days, instead of discovering it 4 months and $80,000 into an MVP build.
Path 2: 6-Week Idea-to-App Bundle (From $24,000)
This is our most common next step. The 6-Week bundle includes: Discovery Sprint (1 week) to validate full scope, Design Sprint (2 weeks) for production-ready Figma with a complete design system, Full Build Sprint (2 weeks) to build and deploy the working app, plus a 1-week buffer. The prototype code becomes the foundation of your production codebase — nothing gets thrown away.
Path 3: MVP Launchpad (From $48,000, 12 weeks)
For larger products that need production-ready infrastructure: authentication, billing integration, CI/CD pipeline, multiple user roles, and a polished UX. Includes Discovery + Design + 4 Build Sprints (Light or Full mix). Daily standups, biweekly sprint reviews, dedicated Scrum team.
Path 4: Walk away
You keep the code, the design, and the deployed app. No strings attached. If the timing isn't right or the idea doesn't validate, everything we built is yours. Come back when you're ready — or don't. There's no expiration on the deliverables.
The 5 guarantees that back every engagement
Whether you're doing a free prototype or a $62,000/month enterprise engagement, these 5 guarantees are contractual — written into the Statement of Work, not just on the website.
- Pay After Sprint. Pay only after accepting the deliverable. Opt out at any sprint boundary. No exit fees.
- 3-Day AI Prototype Delivery or $500. Delivered by end of Day 3 or you get a $500 credit — automatically, no claim form.
- First-Sprint Money-Back. Full refund within 14 days if the first paid Build Sprint doesn't meet the signed SOW. Code remains yours.
- 6 Weeks or Extend Free. If your scope fits the 6-Week Idea-to-App pattern and we miss the date, additional sprints are free.
- Source Code Yours From Day One. Your repo, your commits, your IP. No port-out fees. Ever.
Full details: /guarantees.
Frequently asked questions
Will the prototype actually work, or is it a glorified Figma file?
It's real code, deployed to a public URL. It will have working forms, navigation between screens, and one fully functional core feature. You can share the URL with anyone and they'll interact with a real application — not a clickable mockup.
What tech stack do you use?
React/Next.js for the frontend, deployed on Vercel. Backend scaffolding depends on the prototype scope — typically Node.js with mock APIs or a lightweight database connection. The stack is chosen to be production-extensible, so the prototype code carries forward into your MVP build.
Can I use the prototype to pitch investors?
Yes — and many of our clients do exactly this. A deployed, working app is dramatically more convincing than a slide deck or Figma file. Investors can tap through real screens, see real functionality, and understand the product vision instantly.
What if I want to keep going after the 3 days?
Most clients move into either the 6-Week Idea-to-App bundle (from $24,000) or the MVP Launchpad (from $48,000). The prototype codebase becomes the foundation — we don't start over. Your same Scrum team continues into the next sprint.
How many free prototypes do you do per month?
We cap free prototypes to ensure each one gets our senior team's full attention. Availability changes monthly — apply early.
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