// vibe coding rescue
Your AI got you 80% there.
I ship the last 20%.
Built something real with Cursor, Lovable, Bolt, or Replit — and now it won't ship? One senior engineer takes it from almost-done to live. No agency invoice, no Upwork roulette, no handoffs.
— 5+ apps live on the App Store
— You own everything
— Report in 72 hours
— Audit fee credited if we continue
// sound familiar?
It works on your machine.
It's not ready for strangers.
You got further with AI than most people get with an agency. But the last 20% — security, auth, App Review — is the part AI can't do. These are the six things I find in almost every rescue:
01
Missing row-level security
Your Supabase tables look fine in the app — and any stranger with your project URL can read every user’s data. The single most common vibe-coded vulnerability.
02
API keys shipped to the browser
Secrets hardcoded into the client bundle. Anyone who opens dev tools owns your OpenAI bill, your database, or worse.
03
useEffect loops hammering your APIs
Render loops firing requests on every state change. Works in the demo, then the first real users arrive and so does a four-figure usage bill.
04
Webhooks that trust anyone
Payment webhooks with no signature verification. Anyone who finds the endpoint can mark orders as paid.
05
Auth that authenticates but never authorizes
Login works, sessions work — and every logged-in user can read or edit every other user’s records, because object-level checks were never written.
06
And for mobile: the app store wall
On iOS: signing and provisioning hell, StoreKit wiring, App Review rejections. On Android: Play Console policy forms, testing-track requirements, keystore signing. Plus crashes that only happen on a real device. The part no AI tool does — and the part I do daily.
// why it's different
Agencies quote $15k.
Fiverr quotes $50. Both are wrong.
Published prices, no “book a call to find out”
Every rescue service either hides pricing behind a sales call or starts at agency rates — $3,000 for a report, $15,000 for fixes. The prices here are on the page, fixed, and built for founders who bootstrapped their build with AI in the first place.
One senior engineer, not a queue of strangers
Agencies route your code through PMs and handoffs; Fiverr gives you a stranger with no accountability. Here, the person who audits your code is the person who fixes it and the person you talk to — directly, on call or Slack.
The only rescue service that ships to the app stores
Every competitor rescues web apps only. If Cursor or Claude Code built you an iOS or React Native app, the last 20% is signing, provisioning, StoreKit, and App Review — and on Android, Play Console policies and release tracks. A different discipline entirely, and the one this studio is built on. 5+ apps live on the App Store.
You own everything, always
Your repo, your accounts, your infrastructure. Work happens in your codebase, not a copy of it. If we stop tomorrow, you lose nothing — no lock-in is a feature of the service, not a risk to it.
// how it works
01
Send access
A repo invite (or a zip) and two sentences on where you’re stuck. That’s the whole onboarding — no discovery calls required, though a free 15-minute call is there if you want it.
02
Audit in 72 hours
A senior engineer reads every line that matters: security, auth, data access, the flows that don’t work. You get a written report in plain English — every problem explained with its real-world consequence.
03
Fixed quote, your call
The report ends with a prioritized fix list and a fixed price for the rest. Take it to anyone — it’s yours. Book within 30 days and the $399 is credited.
04
I fix, then ship
A focused sprint for the blockers, or the full run to production, the App Store, or Google Play — signing, review, rejections argued. You watch progress in your own repo the whole time.
05
Aftercare, optional
Live apps need upkeep — OS updates, store rules, edge cases. App Care picks up where the rescue ends, on a flat monthly rate you can pause anytime.
// pricing
Three fixed prices.
All of them on the page.
Start with the audit. Everything after it comes with a fixed quote — and the audit fee credited.
Rescue Audit
Start hereTurnaround: 72 hours
+ applicable tax
Your AI-built app mostly works, but you don’t know what’s actually wrong under the hood — or what shipping it will take.
- Full codebase review by a senior engineer
- Security check: exposed keys, missing row-level security, broken auth
- Every ship-blocker found and explained in plain English
- Written report — no jargon without a consequence attached
- Prioritized fix list, worst first
- A fixed quote for the rest — no hourly surprises
- Fee credited toward a fix package within 30 days
Fix Sprint
Turnaround: 1 week
+ applicable tax
The audit (or your own gut) says the app is close. You need the security holes closed and the broken parts working.
- One week of focused senior work on your codebase
- Security hardening: secrets, auth, data access rules
- Broken features fixed, not rebuilt from scratch
- The audit’s fix list executed top-down
- Plain-English summary of everything changed
- Your repo, your accounts — you keep everything
- $399 audit fee credited if booked within 30 days
Rescue & Ship
Turnaround: 2–4 weeks
+ applicable tax
You want it finished, not patched — fixed, polished, and live in production, on the App Store, or on Google Play, handled end to end.
- Everything in Fix Sprint
- Final features completed and polished
- Production deploy done properly, or:
- App Store & Google Play submission handled completely
- Signing, provisioning, StoreKit / Play Billing wired in
- Review rejections argued and won — Apple and Google
- 30 days of post-launch fixes included
Agencies charge $3,000+ for the same audit. I charge $399 because there’s no office, no PMs, no handoffs — one senior engineer who uses AI tooling better than the tools’ own users.
After the rescue
Shipped apps need a steady hand — OS updates, store releases, bug fixes. Rescued apps route into App Care, the same plan every LazyCodeLab app lives on.
// questions
My app was built with Cursor / Lovable / Bolt / Replit — can you even work with that?
Yes — that’s the specialty. AI-generated codebases have recognizable patterns, and most of them are more salvageable than their owners fear. I keep what works and fix what doesn’t; full rewrites only if genuinely unavoidable, and I’ll tell you before, not after.
Why is this so much cheaper than the agencies quoting me $15k?
One senior engineer, no office, no project managers, AI tooling used properly. Same work, none of the overhead. The prices are set to earn your first invoice, not to fund a sales team.
Is the $399 audit a teaser to upsell me?
It’s a real deliverable: a written plain-English report, a prioritized fix list, and a fixed quote for the rest. You can take it to any developer you like. And if you continue with me within 30 days, the $399 is credited — the audit pays for itself.
Will you laugh at my code?
No. Getting 80% of the way to a real product without an engineering team is genuinely impressive — most people never get that far. The last 20% is just a different skill, and it’s the one I sell.
It’s a React Native app — can you ship it to both stores?
Yes. React Native (and Expo) rescues are a specialty: one codebase, two very different finish lines. Apple wants signing, StoreKit, and App Review handled; Google wants Play Console setup, keystore signing, the data safety form, and its closed-testing requirements met. One Rescue & Ship covers both.
Who owns the code?
You do — completely. Your repository, your accounts, your infrastructure. Nothing about the engagement changes that, during or after.
How fast can you start?
The audit report lands within 72 hours of getting access. If it’s an emergency — production is down, or you have to launch this week — say so on the call and I’ll tell you honestly whether a same-week start is possible.
// stop guessing
You built it.
Let's ship it.
Send access today and in 72 hours you'll know exactly what stands between your app and launch — and exactly what it costs to clear.