App Rescue Assessment: Fixed-Fee Code Audit & Codebase Viability Review

It is a fixed-fee code audit and codebase viability review of an existing application. It answers one commercial question — can this be safely supported, stabilised, used as a prototype, or should it be rebuilt — and delivers a practical findings report with a clear recommendation, risk summary and a sprint estimate for the next step.

The assessment is the diagnostic first step; the App Project Rescue Service is the delivery that follows. The assessment de-risks the decision before you commit budget to a rescue, refactor or support arrangement — and its findings feed straight into that work if you choose to proceed.

A short, practical findings report you will read cover to cover: an executive summary, a red/amber/green scorecard across code structure, architecture, security, data handling, testing, deployment and supportability, a prioritised list of critical risks, a remediation roadmap, a sprint range, and a clear support recommendation. It is followed by a findings call to walk you through it.

A Standard App Rescue Assessment is £3,000 + VAT. Smaller apps can be less (from around £1,500) and larger or more sensitive systems more (£5,000–£8,000+). Most assessments complete within a few working days once we have repo and demo access — it is scoped as planning, not a full project.

Yes, and increasingly this is exactly what we see. AI tools like Cursor, Claude, Bolt and Lovable get people surprisingly far, and the product thinking is often genuinely good. The assessment separates that useful value from production readiness, and tells you what needs proper engineering before real users and data depend on it.

No. There are four honest outcomes, and a rebuild is only recommended when building on the existing code would genuinely cost more than starting fresh. Our default is to preserve what works and avoid rebuilds wherever it is safe to do so.

No. It is a pragmatic security and risk review, not a full penetration test or exhaustive QA — both of which can be arranged separately if needed. The goal is to surface the major, business-critical risks so you can make a confident decision.

Ideally access to the repository, a way to run or view a demo or staging version, and any documentation that exists. We will also confirm that you own the code and IP. If documentation is thin, that is fine — filling those gaps is part of what the assessment identifies.

Yes. Where the app is supportable, the assessment leads naturally into stabilisation sprints, regression testing, deployment preparation, hosting, monitoring and ongoing support. We will tell you the minimum conditions that need to be met before we take on support.

Yes — the report is yours, with no lock-in. Whether you continue with Scorchsoft or take the roadmap to your own team, you leave with a clear, honest picture of where the app stands and what to do next.