What does something like this cost to build?

It depends on scope, and the figures are fixed before you commit. An AI readiness assessment is £3,000 and takes a week. Design and build of a first version starts at £5,000, and a full build from £15,000. Every project is quoted at a fixed scope and a fixed price, with payment split across milestones as each piece of work is finished, so you are never paying ahead of delivery.

Our clients ask where their data goes. What do we tell them?

You tell them exactly where it goes, because you decide. What we build runs on infrastructure in your name, hosting can sit in the UK, and client material does not have to pass through a public tool at all. Where a model is used, we can keep a record of what was sent and who approved the output, which is what a client audit clause asks for.

We already pay for too many tools. Why add another one?

Often you should not, and that is worth establishing early. Much of what we build connects tools you already pay for rather than adding to them, and some projects end with fewer subscriptions than they started with. Where an existing tool already handles part of the work properly, it stays in place and we build around it, which usually makes the project smaller and cheaper to keep running.

Could we sell what you build on to our own clients?

Yes, and several clients do. All code and intellectual property transfers to you on payment, so you can licence it, put your own name on it or fold it into what you charge for. That changes the commercial case, because the build stops being an internal cost and becomes something the business earns from. We are used to working under a client's own brand, as the technical team behind it.

Who looks after it once the project is finished?

Either us or whoever you choose, and that decision stays with you. We offer managed hosting, support and a fractional CTO arrangement for a business that wants senior technical judgement without hiring for it. Continued support is not a condition of keeping what has been built, and the work can be handed to another team at any point, with the documentation and access they would need to pick it up.

Should we wait until AI settles down before building anything?

Not usually, if the work sits around AI rather than inside it. The steady parts of a project, such as connecting systems, structuring your information and getting approval into the right hands, hold their value whatever the models do next. The parts that depend on a particular model are built so they can be swapped without rebuilding everything around them, which is the expensive part to rebuild.

Bespoke Software and AI for Creative Businesses

What we build for creative businesses

Creative work moves quickly, and the software around it has to keep up, both inside the business and in what reaches the audience. We build for both: the tools your team works in every day, and the interactive work your clients come to you for.

Utilisation and profitability dashboards

Time gets recorded late, scope grows quietly and a retainer runs over before anyone sees it. The figures usually exist already, spread across timesheets, project tools and your accounts package. We bring them into one dashboard your team can trust and check every week.
Automation for everyday administration

Status reports, chasing timesheets, preparing invoices and writing the same client update a third time. We look at where the hours go and automate the parts that repeat, so the people you hired for creative work spend more of the week doing it and less of it reporting on it.
Productised tools you can sell

Many creative businesses have a method that only works when their own people run it. We help you turn that into a product a client uses directly, which changes what you can charge for and how many clients you reach. It is often smaller work than people expect.
Interactive campaign and audience experiences

A campaign idea can need more engineering than a creative team can carry. We build the technology behind it, whether that is an interactive experience, a tool the audience uses, or a branded character that responds to people, and we make sure it holds up in public.
Asset libraries and knowledge search

Brand guidelines, approved assets, past work and the reasoning behind old decisions sit in drives, threads and a few people's heads. We build searchable libraries that bring all of that together and keep it current, so a new starter or freelancer can find things without asking.
AI tools and governance

Your people are already using AI tools, and clients are asking where their material goes and who approved it. We build AI into tools you control, so the work stays in your own systems, a person approves what reaches a client, and there is a record of it.

Our services

Built with creative teams

A few projects we're proud to share, each one advancing our mission to raise the bar and build a better digital future with our clients.

Dogs Trust

Dogs Trust, one of the UK's largest animal welfare charities, wanted an interactive feature on its website that would both educate visitors and guide them. CodeLeap built the quiz and integrated it into the existing platform, coordinating across the charity's teams and the separate development and integration parties involved.
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AWS CloudRoom

Amazon's CloudRoom initiative pairs schools around the world with AWS employee volunteers who teach students about cloud technology, and doing that by hand across many territories was never realistic. CodeLeap built the platform behind it alongside creative agency Marble London, and it reached thousands of students in territories from Tokyo to Dubai to New York.
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Automated vehicle video generation

A company working in automotive imaging wanted a branded promotional video for every vehicle listing, at a volume no editing team could reach. CodeLeap built the video system end to end, and it has run in production since, producing listing videos with no human editing step.
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What our clients are saying

Real reviews from clients we have delivered for, on Clutch and elsewhere.

4.9 via Clutch

The enthusiasm, understanding of our mission, and passion from the first few minutes of the call were the deciding factors in choosing CodeLeap. Within 3 months of our app launching, we had over 1,500 downloads, appeared in leading publications from Forbes, The Metro, Marie Claire, Women's Fitness and many more, and started raising further investment.

Charlie CEO, Becon
They are incredibly diligent in the quality of work they produce, and go above and beyond when it comes to solving issues faced within the project, and to ensure we meet strict project deadlines. You never feel like you are one of many clients, and they ensure they are always there to help with any need you have, no matter how big or small.

Amelia Parmiter Marketing Manager, AWS - Marble
CodeLeap made me feel like my options were limitless in terms of what could be achieved, which was critical to me as we were creating something very unique. I'm glad I chose Codeleap over a large corporation as the personable approach resulted in a smooth and pleasant experience.

James CEO, Bearable
Working with CodeLeap was a very good experience from both a professional and personal point of view. These people know what they are doing and are both efficient and clever and made a good partner. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend CodeLeap.

John CEO, Neurometrics-Diab
CodeLeap adds so much value and goes above and beyond what I expected. CodeLeap's team is very flexible with all the different requests we've put in front of them. They've also been great with the whole business side of things, and being able to forecast for this industry is really helpful. Overall, I'm completely satisfied with their work — they've been incredibly helpful.

Johanne CEO, Cherry
Their flexibility and focus on quality were outstanding.

Mike Fenna CTO, Kite Insights
Marcelo has been wonderful throughout the process and we are very happy.

Amrit Director, Energy Company
Absolutely FANTASTIC. This is very much what I had in mind. We're very pleased with your team, thank you all very much.

Rich Director, Legal Company

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Recognised by the industry

Independent rankings from Clutch, The Manifest, SME News and the National Digital Awards.

Flexible, transparent pricing

AI readiness assessment

1 week programme
- 3 calls with our most experienced leaders
- Your data, workflows and team skills mapped
- Research and proposal package with estimated ROIs
- Honest verdict where AI isn't worth it
- Fixed price, no obligation to build
£3,000
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MVP design & build

Validate, design, then build
- Validate the idea with real users before the big spend
- Core flows designed and de-risked, not just generated
- Built production-grade and shipped — full build from £15,000
- Fixed scope, fixed price, milestone payments
- All code and IP yours on payment
From £5,000
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Everything you might want to know before starting a project with us.

It depends on scope, and the figures are fixed before you commit. An AI readiness assessment is £3,000 and takes a week. Design and build of a first version starts at £5,000, and a full build from £15,000. Every project is quoted at a fixed scope and a fixed price, with payment split across milestones as each piece of work is finished, so you are never paying ahead of delivery.
You tell them exactly where it goes, because you decide. What we build runs on infrastructure in your name, hosting can sit in the UK, and client material does not have to pass through a public tool at all. Where a model is used, we can keep a record of what was sent and who approved the output, which is what a client audit clause asks for.
Often you should not, and that is worth establishing early. Much of what we build connects tools you already pay for rather than adding to them, and some projects end with fewer subscriptions than they started with. Where an existing tool already handles part of the work properly, it stays in place and we build around it, which usually makes the project smaller and cheaper to keep running.
Yes, and several clients do. All code and intellectual property transfers to you on payment, so you can licence it, put your own name on it or fold it into what you charge for. That changes the commercial case, because the build stops being an internal cost and becomes something the business earns from. We are used to working under a client's own brand, as the technical team behind it.
Either us or whoever you choose, and that decision stays with you. We offer managed hosting, support and a fractional CTO arrangement for a business that wants senior technical judgement without hiring for it. Continued support is not a condition of keeping what has been built, and the work can be handed to another team at any point, with the documentation and access they would need to pick it up.
Not usually, if the work sits around AI rather than inside it. The steady parts of a project, such as connecting systems, structuring your information and getting approval into the right hands, hold their value whatever the models do next. The parts that depend on a particular model are built so they can be swapped without rebuilding everything around them, which is the expensive part to rebuild.