As of November 2026, this directory tracks 59 startups companies. Hyperlink InfoSystem currently sits at the top of the list (5.0-star average from 497 verified reviews, $25 - $49 / hr, in business since 2011). Looking at the group as a whole, the midpoint hourly rate is $75, the median rating is 4.4, and 31% report a team of 50 or more. Most frequently listed specialties here include Mobile App Development, AI Development, Web Development, and Software Development.

Every company on this page is evaluated on the same real signals: how clients have rated their work, what they charge per hour, how big their team is, and how long they've been in business. Clients rate these startups firms 4.7/5 on average. $50 - $99 / hr is the most common rate band. Roughly 31% of the companies listed report a headcount of 50 or more. Before reaching out to any shortlisted firm, it's worth cross-checking its review history and portfolio directly - every listing is manually checked (founding year, services, team size) and reviews go through a moderation step before they go live.

59
Verified Firms
$50 - $99 / hr
Most Common Rate
4.7
Average Rating
31%
Have 50+ Employees
How this list is built: Companies are added only after manual research into their foundation year, service offerings, ratings, and employee strength. Client reviews go through a verification step before being marked Verified and shown publicly. Listings marked Sponsored pay for premium placement — sponsorship does not affect star ratings or review content.

Top-Ranked startups Companies

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Rank Company Rating Reviews Hourly Rate Team Size Founded Headquarters Action
1 5.0 497 $25 - $49 / hr 1,000 - 9,999 2011 Jersey City, NJ Visit Profile
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4.7 6 $150 - $199 / hr 250 - 999 2000 Los Angeles, CA Visit Profile
3 4.6 7 $100 - $149 / hr 50 - 249 2005 Los Angeles, CA Visit Profile
4 4.4 7 $50 - $99 / hr 50 - 249 2012 Los Angeles, CA Visit Profile
5 4.4 6 $25 - $49 / hr 50 - 249 2011 Los Angeles, CA Visit Profile
6 4.3 8 $50 - $99 / hr 10 - 49 2011 Los Angeles, CA Visit Profile
7 4.3 8 $100 - $149 / hr 50 - 249 2014 Los Angeles, CA Visit Profile
8 4.3 7 $150 - $199 / hr 1,000 - 9,999 2011 Los Angeles, CA Visit Profile
9 4.2 6 $100 - $149 / hr 2 - 9 2003 Los Angeles, CA Visit Profile
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4.1 7 $150 - $199 / hr 50 - 249 2009 Los Angeles, CA Visit Profile

The List Of Top 10+ Startups App Development Companies in Los Angeles (LA) | Top Startups App Developers Los Angeles (LA) November 2026

2015
Undisclosed
50 - 249
2003
$50 - $99
10 - 49
$100,000+
Mobile App Development Web Development Web Design Social Media Marketing SEO
No reviews yet
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$100 - $149
10 - 49

TDF

2010
Undisclosed
10 - 49
4.7 6 Reviews
2000
$150 - $199
500 - 999
$5,000,000+
Mobile App Development Web Development UI-UX Design
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Undisclosed
2 - 9
No reviews yet
2014
$50 - $99
10 - 49
2018
$50 - $99
2 - 9
2014
$100 - $149
2 - 9
$25,000+
Mobile App Development Web Development UI-UX Design Web Design iOS App Development iPhone App Development
N/A
N/A
10 - 49
$100,000+
Mobile App Development Web Development UI-UX Design Web Design Branding E-commerce Development Social Media Marketing SEO Advertising, Media Cloud Solutions
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$100 - $149
2 - 9
2011
$25 - $49
50 - 249
$25,000+
Mobile App Development Web Development UI-UX Design Custom Software Development Web Design Big Data Android App Development iOS App Development Cloud Solutions
2018
Undisclosed
10 - 49
No reviews yet
2026
Undisclosed
2 - 9
2023
$50 - $99
2 - 9
2011
$50 - $99
10 - 49
$25,000+
Mobile App Development Web Development UI-UX Design Web Design
2004
N/A
10 - 49
$100,000+
Mobile App Development Web Development Social Media Marketing SEO Content Management System Logo Designing App Marketing
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Undisclosed
2 - 9
4.1 7 Reviews
2009
$50 - $99
10 - 49
$2,500,000+
Mobile App Development Web Development UI-UX Design Web Design
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Put the same short brief in front of every App Development company in Los Angeles you're considering, and compare not just their quotes but how each one interprets the brief — what questions they ask, what risks they flag, what they'd do differently. Price and timeline matter, but they mean little without knowing whether the firm actually understood the problem. Calling one or two of each company's past clients directly usually tells you more in ten minutes than another round of proposals would.

Outsourcing to Los Angeles is routine at this point, but it still deserves the basics done properly: a signed NDA, a clear clause on who owns the IP once it's built, and an understanding of what happens if either side wants to walk away mid-project. Established App Development companies in Los Angeles will have handled these terms many times before and shouldn't push back on any of them — hesitation there is itself a useful signal.

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The line items that push a App Development project in Los Angeles over budget are rarely the obvious ones — it's usually the number of third-party integrations, how deep the testing needs to go, and what happens after launch in terms of support and maintenance. Compliance and security work, if your project needs it, adds a real chunk on top. A proper discovery conversation with your App Development partner in Los Angeles should surface most of this before you sign anything.

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It depends on your business goals, but a App Development company in Los Angeles that's serious about outcomes will tie their KPIs to yours — activation rate, feature adoption, conversion, churn, revenue per user — rather than reporting on generic delivery metrics like story points closed. Get analytics wired in from the start so there's a real feedback loop between what gets built and what actually moves the business, and agree on which numbers matter before the project kicks off.
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