01how fast do you ship?
The delivery plan follows discovery. Scope, integrations, access and acceptance tests determine the schedule. A bounded sprint has a written target and dependencies; larger programmes are divided into reviewable phases.
02are you physically in bangkok?
DLVX works from Bangkok with a delivery team and specialist partners. The About page identifies current people and relationships. Published projects explain the scope and credit design or delivery partners, including Heph for the Zalando merchandise platform.
03what about pdpa compliance?
pdpa is in the architecture, not in a policy pdf. purpose of processing stated explicitly, retention set per data category, consent flows documented, a data subject rights endpoint when volume calls for it, supabase rls enforcing access at row level. eu customers on a thai-hosted app get gdpr and eu ai act disclosures wired in alongside. we ship eu-regulated products for a living.
04is it english or thai?
the engagement runs in english. product copy ships in en and th wherever the audience demands it, line oa workflows and thai customer flows included. your thai-fluent reviewers validate copy during phase 2. for expat-led firms, english only is completely fine.
05can the build qualify for boi software promotion?
yes, for the right build. boi activity 8 covers software, digital platforms and digital content development, and our phase 0 deliverable tells you exactly where your product stands against it. the filing, thresholds and minimum investment go through your thai boi consultant or in-house counsel. we hand them a spec they can actually submit.
06how does payment work?
usd primary on the invoice with the thb equivalent shown at 32.93. stripe usd, wise usd, or thai bank transfer in thb. terms: 50/50 under usd 25k, 30/40/30 at usd 25k and above. every number is on this page before you ever get on a call.
07what if i hire a freelancer on upwork instead?
Custom business applications for Bangkok teams, connecting a defined user journey to the systems behind it. Discovery sets the product scope, permissions, data model and acceptance tests before delivery.
08how much does a custom app cost in bangkok?
A custom app build starts at USD 18,500 per phase, roughly THB 609,205 at 32.93, fixed price per sprint and never hourly. Sprints run 2 weeks for a productized integration, 6 weeks for a mid-size build like a booking system across four venues, and 12 weeks for fintech-grade production work. Scope and price lock before code starts, so no estimate gets revised at week 9. Every price is published on the page.
09how long does it take to build a custom app?
The timeline is agreed after the scope, access and dependencies are checked. Delivery acceptance and commercial results are separate: search visibility, customer conversion and AI citations depend on factors beyond a release date.
10is your team actually in bangkok, or is the work offshored?
Custom business applications for Bangkok teams, connecting a defined user journey to the systems behind it. Discovery sets the product scope, permissions, data model and acceptance tests before delivery.
11what do i actually get when the build is done?
Production code in your own GitHub repo from the first commit, a Supabase project and Vercel team under your billing, a 12 to 25 page technical spec, and a 20 page handover manual with a deployment runbook. Then 90 days of post-launch care: a bug fix SLA, two tuning passes and one new integration on request. You can fire DLVX on a Tuesday and still be running on Wednesday.
12custom app or no-code, which one should i build on?
Custom business applications for Bangkok teams, connecting a defined user journey to the systems behind it. Discovery sets the product scope, permissions, data model and acceptance tests before delivery.
13should i hire a freelancer or an agency to build my app?
DLVX works from Bangkok with a delivery team and specialist partners. The About page identifies current people and relationships. Published projects explain the scope and credit design or delivery partners, including Heph for the Zalando merchandise platform.
14does a bangkok custom build qualify for boi promotion?
Often, yes. BOI Activity 8 covers software, digital platforms and digital content development, and the DLVX phase 0 deliverable tells you exactly where your build stands against it. The incentives, thresholds, minimum investment and submission run through your Thai BOI consultant or in-house counsel, who get a spec written well enough to file.
15is pdpa compliance built in, or is it extra work later?
PDPA is built into the architecture, never bolted on after launch. Explicit purpose of processing in the privacy notice, retention settings per data category, documented consent flows, a data subject rights endpoint when volume warrants it, and Supabase RLS policies enforcing access at row level. For EU customers on a Thai-hosted app, GDPR and EU AI Act disclosures are wired in alongside, because DLVX ships EU-regulated products every year.