A free MVP build: you only pay if you like it
Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as a free MVP: someone pays for the time it takes to build. At MonMVP, we take that risk. We build your MVP, send you a video of it within 72 hours, and you pay €299 only if you like it. If you don't, you pay nothing.
How it works, step by step
- You describe your idea in the form. A few lines are enough: what the product does, who it is for, and what the first version has to prove.
- Within 24 hours we confirm it fits. If it does not (native app, app store publishing, integration with existing business software), we tell you straight away, with a reduced version when that makes sense.
- We build your MVP, for free. Screens, journeys, accounts, data, with your content. You have signed nothing and paid nothing.
- Within 72 hours you receive the video. Every screen, every journey, working. A payment link comes with it.
- You decide. You like it: you pay €299, list your tweaks, and your MVP goes live on your domain within 72 hours with its source code. You don't: you pay nothing and we delete the project.
What is free, and what is not
| Stage | Price | What you have at that point |
|---|---|---|
| Reply within 24h | Free | A straight answer on whether it can be done for €299 |
| Building the MVP | Free | Nothing to provide beyond your description |
| Video within 72h | Free | Your app working, screen by screen |
| You like it | €299 incl. tax, once | Tweaks, deployment on your domain, source code, access, handover guide |
| You don't | €0 | Nothing to return, nothing to pay, project deleted |
Why a video rather than a link
The MVP becomes yours at the moment of payment. Until you have paid it is not live, and that is what lets us build it without asking you for anything first. The video shows everything you need to decide: the screens, how the journeys flow, how it looks on a phone, your content in place.
If one detail makes you hesitate, ask and we will show you. And if you want to judge the level of finish before you even write to us, ten complete demo apps are open to everyone, no sign-up.
Why we can afford to build before we get paid
Because AI changed the cost of building. What used to take a developer three weeks now takes a fraction of that when AI writes the repetitive part and a human scopes, reviews and fixes. The risk of working for nothing becomes bearable, on one condition: we only build what we know we can deliver for €299. That is what the 24-hour reply is for, and it is why we turn some projects down rather than start them.
There is a less technical reason too. A quote asks you to believe a promise. A video shows you a result. We would rather be judged on the second.
Other ways to get an MVP without paying upfront
If you are looking to build an MVP for free, there are other routes, each with its limits. Here they are, so you can choose knowingly.
| Option | What you pay | What you get | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier of Lovable, Bolt or v0 | €0, then a subscription as soon as the project grows | A prototype you build yourself | Limited daily credits, and the production wall: accounts, data, emails, domain |
| Free tier of a no-code tool | €0, then a monthly subscription for life | A simple app, inside the platform | Tool branding on your app, usage limits, and no code to take away |
| Landing page with a form | A few euros a month | A measure of interest, without a product | Nobody can use anything, you are measuring intent |
| Concierge MVP, done by hand | Your time | The service delivered manually to a few customers | Does not test the product, and does not scale past a handful of users |
| MonMVP | €0 until you like it, then €299 once | A live MVP on your domain, with its source code | A tight scope: five to eight screens, one main journey |
A landing page and a concierge MVP are excellent first tests. Free tiers of AI builders are perfect for working out what you want. The day real users need to use the product, someone has to finish it, and that is where we come in, for new projects as much as for stuck Lovable or Bolt projects.
What the €299 MVP contains
- Accounts that hold up: sign-up, login, password reset, private pages that are properly protected.
- A database: what your users enter is saved, tied to the right account, invisible to others.
- Emails that actually send: sign-up confirmation and account recovery.
- A real launch: your domain name, a valid certificate, a clean layout on phones.
- The full source code in a Git repository in your name, the access and a handover guide.
What it does not include: native apps and app store publishing, integration with existing business software, custom algorithms, real-time messaging, projects beyond eight or nine screens. For what an MVP costs elsewhere, see our guide to MVP pricing in 2026.
We build your MVP. You only pay if you like it.
Describe your idea: within 72 hours you get a video of your app working. If you like it, you pay €299 and it goes live with its source code. If not, you pay nothing.
Get my MVP on video (free)Free MVP at MonMVP: the essentials
- The rule
- The MVP is built before any payment, shown on video, and paid only if you like it
- Price
- €0 until you like it, then €299 including tax, once, all inclusive
- Timeline
- Reply within 24 hours, video within 72 hours, live 72 hours after payment
- Asked of you first
- A few lines of description. No card, no deposit, no signature
- Delivered if you say yes
- App live on your domain, full source code, access transferred, handover guide
- Provider
- MonMVP, French studio based in Bordeaux, working worldwide remotely · contact@monmvp.fr
Common questions
Is the MVP really free?
Building it and the video are. If you like the MVP, you pay €299 including tax to receive it: your tweaks, deployment on your domain, the source code and every access. If you don't, you pay nothing and owe us nothing.
Do I need to give card details to start?
No. No card, no deposit, no signature. The payment link comes with the video, and you only use it if you like the result.
How long until I get the video?
72 hours at most after we confirm your project, and that confirmation comes within 24 hours. It exists to check your project fits what we can deliver for €299.
What if I only want part of what I see in the video?
Tell us. Removing a screen, simplifying a journey, changing copy or colours is part of the tweaks included in the €299.
What happens to my idea if I don't go ahead?
It stays yours. We delete the project on our side, we do not reuse it and we show it to nobody.
Does this work for a stuck Lovable, Bolt or v0 project?
Yes, same rule. We fix your project on a copy, you watch the app working on video, and you pay €299 only if it works. Details on our Lovable agency page.
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