# Choyo Labs > A product studio building websites, mobile apps, and mobile games. Design, engineering, and release under one roof. Choyo Labs designs and ships software end to end: marketing sites and web apps, iOS and Android apps, and mobile games. Enquiries and project quotes go through the contact form on the home page. ## Main pages - [Home](https://choyolabs.com/): Services, process, pricing guidance, and the contact form. - [Website design](https://choyolabs.com/web-design): What every build includes, fixed pricing from $2,500 NZD, four-week timeline. - [Web design in Christchurch](https://choyolabs.com/web-design/christchurch): Websites for Christchurch businesses, fixed price from $2,500 and live in four weeks. Remote studio, straight answers, you own everything at the end. - [Web design in Wellington](https://choyolabs.com/web-design/wellington): Websites for Wellington businesses, fixed price from $2,500 and live in four weeks. Remote studio, clear scope, and you own the code and accounts. - [Work](https://choyolabs.com/work): Portfolio of shipped websites, apps, and games. - [Blog](https://choyolabs.com/blog): 30 articles on what software costs, how it gets built, and how clients get found. - [Contact](https://choyolabs.com/contact): Project enquiry form. Replies within two business days with scope, timeline and a fixed price. ## Websites - [Website accessibility in New Zealand: what businesses need to know](https://choyolabs.com/blog/website-accessibility-nz): What accessibility actually requires, why it matters commercially, and the changes that deliver the most for the least effort. - [How to prepare content for your new website (and why it decides the timeline)](https://choyolabs.com/blog/website-content-preparation): Content delays cause most website overruns. Here is exactly what to prepare, and a realistic way to get it done. - [Seven signs your business website needs rebuilding](https://choyolabs.com/blog/website-redesign-signs-nz): How to tell whether your site needs a refresh, a rebuild, or nothing at all. Most sites need less than owners fear. - [WordPress or a custom build? An honest comparison](https://choyolabs.com/blog/wordpress-vs-custom-website-nz): When WordPress is the right answer for a New Zealand business, when it is not, and the maintenance question nobody mentions. - [Building an ecommerce website in Auckland: a practical guide](https://choyolabs.com/blog/ecommerce-website-auckland-guide): Platform choice, payment options, shipping, and the local details that catch New Zealand online stores out. - [The small business website checklist for New Zealand owners](https://choyolabs.com/blog/small-business-website-checklist-nz): Everything a small New Zealand business site needs to actually generate enquiries, in the order it matters. ## Apps and games - [What app maintenance actually involves after launch](https://choyolabs.com/blog/app-maintenance-after-launch): Why apps need ongoing work even when nothing is broken, and what a realistic annual budget looks like. - [The pre launch checklist for a new app](https://choyolabs.com/blog/app-launch-checklist): What to verify before you submit, from crash reporting to store listing, so launch day is boring in a good way. - [Flutter, React Native or native? Choosing an app stack](https://choyolabs.com/blog/flutter-vs-native-app-development): A practical comparison of cross platform and native app development, and which suits which kind of project. - [What it takes to build and launch a mobile game](https://choyolabs.com/blog/mobile-game-development-cost-nz): The costs and effort behind a casual mobile game, including the part most people forget: everything after launch. - [Getting your app approved: App Store and Play Store submission](https://choyolabs.com/blog/app-store-submission-guide-nz): What both stores actually check, the rejections that catch New Zealand developers out, and realistic review timelines. - [Do I need an app or just a website?](https://choyolabs.com/blog/app-or-website-which-do-i-need): A straight answer to the question that decides your budget. Most businesses asking for an app need a better website. ## Costs and pricing - [Deposits, milestones and payment terms for web projects in NZ](https://choyolabs.com/blog/website-payment-terms-nz): What payment structure is normal for a New Zealand web project, and which arrangements should make you pause. - [How to compare website quotes when every one is different](https://choyolabs.com/blog/website-quote-comparison-nz): Three quotes, three completely different numbers and formats. Here is how to make them comparable and spot what is missing. - [How much does it cost to build an app in New Zealand?](https://choyolabs.com/blog/how-much-does-an-app-cost-nz): Why app quotes vary so wildly, what actually drives the cost, and how to get a number you can trust. - [What does a website cost to run each year in New Zealand?](https://choyolabs.com/blog/website-ongoing-costs-nz): Hosting, domain, SSL, maintenance and the running costs nobody mentions in the original quote. Real annual numbers. - [Is a cheap website worth it? What $500 gets you versus $2,500](https://choyolabs.com/blog/cheap-website-vs-professional-website-nz): The honest difference between a budget template site and a professionally built one, and when the cheap option is genuinely the right call. - [How much does a website cost in New Zealand in 2026?](https://choyolabs.com/blog/how-much-does-a-website-cost-nz): Real price ranges for New Zealand websites, what moves the number up or down, and what you actually get at each level. ## Working together - [Five signs your website project is going wrong](https://choyolabs.com/blog/signs-website-project-going-wrong): Early warnings that a project is drifting, and what to do about each one before it becomes expensive. - [Working with a development team you never meet in person](https://choyolabs.com/blog/working-with-remote-development-team): How to run a web or app project remotely without losing control of scope, quality or timeline. - [How to write a website brief that gets accurate quotes](https://choyolabs.com/blog/website-brief-template-nz): What to include so studios can quote properly, with a structure you can fill in during an afternoon. - [How long does a website actually take to build?](https://choyolabs.com/blog/web-project-timeline-expectations): Realistic timelines by project type, what causes delays, and how to keep a project on schedule. - [Who owns your website? Code, domain and accounts explained](https://choyolabs.com/blog/who-owns-website-code-nz): What you should own after paying for a website, why it matters, and how to check before there is a problem. - [How to choose a web developer in New Zealand](https://choyolabs.com/blog/how-to-choose-web-developer-nz): What to look for, what to ask, and the warning signs worth walking away from when hiring a studio or freelancer. ## Getting found - [Does content marketing work for a small New Zealand business?](https://choyolabs.com/blog/content-marketing-small-business-nz): An honest assessment of blogging for a small local business, including when it is genuinely not worth the effort. - [SEO basics for a brand new website](https://choyolabs.com/blog/seo-basics-new-website): The setup work worth doing when a site launches, before any content or link building, so nothing has to be redone later. - [Setting up Google Business Profile properly in New Zealand](https://choyolabs.com/blog/google-business-profile-nz-guide): A step by step for the free listing that decides whether you appear in the local pack, including the fields most businesses skip. - [Website speed: what actually matters and what to ignore](https://choyolabs.com/blog/website-speed-nz-business): Which speed metrics affect your customers and your ranking, and the fixes that produce the biggest improvement. - [Why is my website not showing up on Google?](https://choyolabs.com/blog/why-website-not-showing-google): The usual causes, in the order worth checking, from not being indexed at all to ranking on page four. - [Local SEO for New Zealand businesses: where to actually start](https://choyolabs.com/blog/local-seo-new-zealand-business): The local search work that produces results for a New Zealand business, in priority order, starting with the free part.