Hire a Bubble developer for your app
A Bubble developer builds web apps visually, without writing code in the usual way. Hire one to test an idea quickly, or to fix and extend an app you already started in Bubble.
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What Bubble is good for
Bubble is a visual builder. You assemble pages, set up a database and describe what happens on a click through menus. For the right idea this is much faster than writing code, which makes it a good way to learn from real users before investing more.
It fits first versions of web apps, marketplaces, booking tools, simple SaaS products and internal tools. It is less suited for very heavy data work or complex animation.
Know the trade-off before you start: your app lives on Bubble's platform and depends on its prices and rules. Ask the developer how a move to custom code would work if you outgrow it.
What to ask a Bubble developer
- How will you structure the database so the app stays quick as data grows?
- How do you set privacy rules so users only see their own data?
- Which plugins do you plan to use, and who maintains them?
- How do you use separate development and live versions?
- How will you document the logic, so another person can continue?
- Can I click through a live Bubble app you built?
Performance and privacy are the two weak spots of rushed Bubble apps. A careful builder talks about both without being asked.
Typical milestones
No-code projects move fast, so milestones are often short. Each milestone is funded before work starts and runs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 or 8 weeks. The weeks in this example are for illustration, and developers set the length of each milestone in their proposal. Milestones are from 50 to 2,000 each in your project currency.
| Topic | Work | What you check |
|---|---|---|
| For example, weeks 1 to 2 | Data design, sign up, main pages | You can log in and click through the main journey |
| For example, weeks 3 to 4 | Core workflows, emails, payments if needed | A test user completes the core task |
| For example, weeks 5 to 6 | Privacy rules, speed tuning, mobile layout | Two test users cannot see each other's data |
| For example, week 7 | Domain, live version, handover notes | The app runs on your domain under your Bubble account |
For example, weeks 1 to 2
- Work
- Data design, sign up, main pages
- What you check
- You can log in and click through the main journey
For example, weeks 3 to 4
- Work
- Core workflows, emails, payments if needed
- What you check
- A test user completes the core task
For example, weeks 5 to 6
- Work
- Privacy rules, speed tuning, mobile layout
- What you check
- Two test users cannot see each other's data
For example, week 7
- Work
- Domain, live version, handover notes
- What you check
- The app runs on your domain under your Bubble account
Matching for Bubble
Developers list Bubble as Expert in or as Also works with. The match also weighs help type, project type, portfolio, budget fit and availability, with a score from 0 to 100 and plain reasons.
A developer needs at least 40 to apply, and 80 or more gets a Top match badge. If your Bubble app already exists and has problems, pick the matching help type, as in fix my Bubble app.
Frequently asked questions
Can my Bubble app later become a coded app?
Yes. The screens and logic are usually rebuilt in code, for example with Next.js. The data can be exported. Plan this step early if you expect growth.
Link to this answerCan Bubble make store apps?
Bubble now offers a way to build native iOS and Android apps, and some of its mobile features are still marked as beta. Check Bubble's current documentation for what is supported, and ask the developer what they have shipped. For full control, see React Native and Expo.
Link to this answerWho owns the app?
The Bubble account should be yours. Unless both sides agree otherwise in writing on the platform, the rights to the result of a milestone pass to the client once that milestone is paid in full.
Link to this answerMy Bubble app is slow. Can it be fixed?
Often yes, by reworking searches and the data layout. See fix my Bubble app.
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