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Fix Forward Sprint · Fixed price · 2 to 8 weeks
When every fix breaks two things, more prompts won’t help.
A Fix Forward Sprint makes the app your team built with AI safe to run the business on. We stop the damage in 3 days, confirm a fixed price in week 1, then fix what holds the weight and keep everything your team already uses.
Every Sprint starts with a free Scan, so you see the price band first.
Quick answerAs of Oct 2026
A Fix Forward Sprint is a fixed-price rescue for business apps built with AI tools like Lovable, Bolt and Replit. As of October 2026 it costs from $7,500, typically $12,500 to $25,000, and runs 3 to 6 weeks. It covers real logins, data security, payments, backups, monitoring and safe releases, and ends with a written runbook, a 60-minute handoff call and 30 days of support.
SPRINT PROPOSAL · SAMPLESample
Band
$12,500–25,000
Typical · fixed after week 1
1FreezeDays 1–3
2FindWeek 1
3FixWeeks 2–6
4ForwardFinal week
Payment40% · 30% · 30%
What a Sprint fixes: the last 20% AI tools skip.
AI tools are great at screens and workflows. They usually skip the parts that keep a business safe. A Sprint adds exactly those.
Who can see what
Staff, clients and subcontractors see only their own records.
Keys and passwords
Moved out of the code, rotated, stored safely.
Payments and books
Stripe and QuickBooks agree, failed payments get flagged.
Backups
Daily, tested, and you know how to restore them.
Monitoring
We hear about errors before your customers call.
Safe releases
Changes are tested on a copy first, so a fix doesn’t break Monday.
Ownership
Code, database and hosting in your company’s accounts.
Four phases. You always know what week it is.
- Days 1–3
Freeze
Stop active damage: rotate leaked keys, close open data, back up the database, pause anything losing money.
You get: A list of what we closed.
- Rest of week 1
Find
Map every screen, table, integration and cost. Confirm your fixed price in writing.
You get: A written map and your fixed price.
- Weeks 2–6
Fix
Rebuild what holds the weight: logins, permissions, payments, data rules, releases, monitoring. Keep the screens your team knows.
You get: A demo every week.
- Final week
Forward
Launch, train your team, hand over the runbook, start 30 days of support.
You get: The runbook, the handoff call, 30 days of support.
The 4F Method, developed by Fix Forward Labs · How it works
You keep the screens your team already knows.
We keep
- The screens and workflows your team uses
- Your data
- Your custom features
- Your tool choices, where they hold up
We rebuild
- Logins
- Permissions
- Payment logic
- Data rules
- Releases
- Anything else that holds the weight and is failing
If the Scan shows a rebuild or an off-the-shelf product is cheaper, we tell you in writing.
Three bands. One fixed number, confirmed in week 1.
Sprint, smaller scope
One tool, one team, no payments: logins, data security and backups.
From $7,500fixed · 2–3 weeks
Typical
Sprint, typical
Most business apps: data, logins, payments, backups, monitoring, runbook.
$12,500–25,000fixed · 3–6 weeks
Sprint, bigger scope
Several connected tools, payments, records across locations, deep QuickBooks or CRM work.
$30,000–50,000fixed · 6–8 weeks
40% deposit starts week 1 · 30% at the midpoint demo · 30% at launch · Forward Care starts the month after your 30 days of support.
The week-1 rule: If week 1 shows the job is bigger than the band, we re-quote. If you don’t like the new number, you stop, keep the findings and owe only the deposit.
20 min
Forward Scan video3
Top risks, ranked$7,500
Sprints from, fixed30 days
Support after launchUntil a client-approved teardown is published
What a Scan summary looks like
Every Sprint starts from one of these. It lists the top risks in plain English, ranked by money and data at stake.
SampleForward Scan · Driver app · Built with ReplitTop 3 risks, ranked by money at stake
- R-01Every driver can see every other driver’s payFix now
- R-02Payment key visible to anyone who opens the pageFix now
- R-03No backup in the last 30 daysFix soon
- R-04Dispatch screens the team uses dailySolid
- R-05Data stored in a database the company ownsSolid
Likely band · Fix Forward Sprint$12,500–25,000
Is a Sprint right for you?
It’s for you if
- Your business uses an AI-built tool every day
- It holds customer, staff or money data
- You want a fixed price and timeline
- You can invest $7,500 or more
It’s not for you if
- You haven’t built anything yet (see Forward Build)
- You want hourly billing
- You want to learn to code
- You expect a full rescue for $2,000 (start with our free Security Checklist instead)
Sprint questions, answered.
How long does it take to fix an AI-built app?
Most Fix Forward Sprints take 3 to 6 weeks. Smaller scopes (one tool, no payments) finish in 2 to 3 weeks; several connected tools with payments and integrations take up to 8. Active damage like open data or exposed keys is closed in the first 3 days, before the main fix begins.
What does “fixed price” actually mean?
The Scan gives you a band. Week 1 of the Sprint maps every screen, table and integration and confirms one fixed number in writing. That number doesn’t change unless you add scope. No hourly billing, no open-ended estimates, no surprise invoices at the end.
Can you fix a vibe-coded app without rewriting it?
Usually yes. “Vibe-coded” apps, built by prompting an AI tool, tend to have good screens and weak foundations. We keep the screens and workflows your team uses and rebuild only what holds the weight: logins, permissions, payments, data rules, releases and monitoring.
What do we need to give you?
Access to the app, its code or repository, its database and its hosting account, plus 30 minutes a week from whoever knows the business process best. You don’t need a technical person on staff. We set up any accounts that should be in your company’s name.
What happens if you find something bigger in week 1?
We re-quote before any more work starts. You can accept the new number or stop, keep the written findings report, and pay only the deposit. This is written into the contract, so you never carry the risk of a surprise.
Will our team need retraining?
Very little. Because we keep the screens and workflows they already use, most changes are invisible except new personal logins. In the final week we run a short training session and leave a written runbook for anything that changed.
Do you work with Supabase, Firebase and Stripe?
Yes. Most apps built with Lovable, Bolt and similar tools run on Supabase or Firebase, and many take payments through Stripe or sync with QuickBooks. Locking down who can see what in the database and making payments and books agree are among the most common Sprint tasks.
Can you help us pass a client’s security questionnaire?
Yes. A Sprint fixes the issues those questionnaires ask about, such as personal logins, access control, backups and encryption, and we give you plain-English answers to send back. We don’t issue certifications like SOC 2, but we leave you in a position to answer honestly.
Who owns the code after the Sprint?
You do, entirely. The code, database, hosting and every key live in accounts in your company’s name, and the runbook lists them. If the app currently sits in a freelancer’s account, moving it to yours is part of the Sprint.
What happens after the 30 days of support?
You choose. Most clients move to Forward Care at $1,000 to $3,000 a month for monitoring, patches and small changes, with a quarterly re-scan. Others hand the runbook to their own team. Either way, nothing is locked to us.
Free Forward Scan · 2 business days
Find out which band you’re in. Free, in 2 business days.
Send us the app. Our engineers record a 20-minute video of the top 3 risks and tell you the band.