Plans & pricing
A plan belongs to exactly one application. You pay a fixed monthly base fee — that puts your project in our pipeline — plus the hours we actually work on it.
Development
£165 / month
plus £85 per hour
Develop, try out and build ideas — without time pressure, in order.
- ✓Develop and try out ideas
- ✓Instructions in order, without time pressure
- ✓Studio Hotline to clarify tasks
Studio
Recommended for live systems£425 / month
plus £85 (Dev) / £125 (Prod) per hour
Development + Production for the same application, at a lower base price.
- ✓Development and Production for the same application
- ✓Lower base fee — calculated automatically
- ✓Keep developing while it runs
Production
£340 / month
plus £125 per hour
For a live system — same-day handling when received by 09:00 JST.
- ✓For a system that is live — built by us or taken over
- ✓Same-day handling when received before 09:00 JST
- ✓Studio Hotline to clarify tasks
What will it cost me?
Two apps in development, one of them live? Just choose the number — Studio is calculated automatically.
The rules, briefly
- 1.Base fee every month, whether or not tasks are posted.
- 2.Hours are billed in 0.25 steps (1.25 = 1 h 15 min) — at the rate of the lane the work was done in.
- 3.Each term is 3 months from the start of the plan; fewer plans end at the end of the current 3-month period.
- 4.Only one instruction waits per plan at a time — you add to it instead of posting a second one.
- 5.Add more plans any time in your account: choose the number, order, done.
☎ Studio Hotline
Clients can reach us by phone. Calls to clarify a task are billed at the rate of the respective plan — everything else is free. For new projects, the first 15 minutes are free.
Businesses only
We work exclusively B2B — for companies based in the UK, the US, the EU (with a valid VAT ID) or Japan, not for private individuals or associations.
Two lanes, clear commitments
Sun from 15:00, Mon–Thu any time
- Production
- the next morning, by 09:00
- Development
- in queue order
Fri any time, Sat, Sun until 15:00
- Production
- Monday morning, by 09:00
- Development
- in queue order
Japanese public holidays
- Production
- the next Japanese business day, by 09:00
- Development
- in queue order
| Received (UK time) | Production | Development |
|---|---|---|
| Sun from 15:00, Mon–Thu any time | the next morning, by 09:00 | in queue order |
| Fri any time, Sat, Sun until 15:00 | Monday morning, by 09:00 | in queue order |
| Japanese public holidays | the next Japanese business day, by 09:00 | in queue order |
UK winter time (GMT); in British Summer Time everything is one hour later. Japan (JST) is 9 hours ahead of GMT. What counts: received before 09:00 JST (midnight GMT) = handled on the same Japanese business day, due 18:00 JST (09:00 GMT). Applies to instructions on a Production plan; Development tasks are handled in order.
Frequently asked questions
Why is Production more expensive than Development? +
Production work can't be batched: it's done the same day, jumps the queue and runs on a system that earns you money. We keep capacity free for it every morning.
Do I need Production once my app is live? +
If you expect time-critical changes to the live system: yes. As long as nothing is urgent, Development is enough — tasks are then handled in order.
What technology do you use? +
Whatever fits your problem. We're not tied to any language — only to three platforms: web, desktop, smartphone.
Who owns the code? +
You do. Each plan has its own repository or branch, which you link in your account.
Can I talk to someone first? +
Yes — 15 minutes free of charge to assess your project. Further consulting runs through a Development plan.
Invoicing
The invoice arrives monthly by email, directly from QkSkima K.K. Payment by bank transfer — the account details are on the invoice.
United Kingdom
Invoice in pounds sterling, without VAT. If you're VAT-registered in the UK, you account for it yourself under the reverse charge.
EU member state
Net invoice without VAT (0%). You declare your own country's VAT and deduct it as input tax in the same step (reverse charge, Art. 196 VAT Directive). Requires a valid EU VAT ID.
Japan
Invoice without Japanese consumption tax (currently 0%, as we are not registered as a qualified invoice issuer (適格請求書発行事業者)).
United States
Invoice in US dollars, without sales tax.