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Tidal Rise
Shopify Development Subscription

Shopify Development, Priced on Output. Not Hours.

A dedicated team of senior Shopify engineers, on subscription. Every build is sized and priced on what we deliver — not how long it takes. Scale up, scale down, cancel anytime.

Sound Familiar?

Your Ideas Are Ready. Your Dev Capacity Isn’t.

You know what needs building. You just can’t get it built fast enough.

The Backlog That Never Shrinks

Your CRO team has 20 test ideas. Your product team has a feature roadmap. Your internal dev is drowning in tickets. Ideas die in a queue because there aren't enough hands to build them.

The Agency That Bills by the Hour

You brief an agency. They quote 6 weeks and an hourly rate. Three scope-creep invoices later, you're over budget and the build still isn't live. Hourly billing rewards slowness.

The Dev You Can't Scale

Your in-house developer is good — but they're one person. When Black Friday planning hits, when three tests need to launch at once, when that big feature can't wait — one dev isn't enough. And hiring another takes months.

The Freelancer Who Disappeared

Great when they're available. Unreachable when you need them most. No QA process. No accountability. And you're the project manager whether you wanted to be or not.

What We Build

If it’s Shopify, we build it.

Custom Sections & Features
A/B Test Builds
Theme Development
Headless & Hydrogen
Checkout & App Customisation
Speed & Performance
Backend Flows & Integrations
Design to Code

Every task is sized transparently and delivered at a fixed cost.

How It Works

Subscribe. Submit. Ship. Repeat.

No hourly rates. No scope creep. Every build is sized up front and delivered at a fixed token cost.

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Choose Your Plan

Pick a subscription tier based on the volume of work you need — Bronze, Silver, or Gold. Each comes with a monthly token allowance. Scale up or down anytime.

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Submit Your Work
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We Size It Transparently
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We Build and Ship
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Repeat, Scale, Flex

Why It Works

Better Engineers. Better Incentives. Better Output.

The output-based model isn’t just a pricing strategy. It changes who we attract, how they work, and what you get.

The Talent Model

Engineers Paid on Output, Not Salary

Our developers earn based on what they deliver — like a commission structure. That means we attract senior engineers who back themselves, who are motivated to ship fast and ship well, and who treat your project like their income depends on it. Because it does.

The AI Advantage

Armed with the Best Tools in the Industry

When your earnings scale with your output, you build the fastest workflows possible. Our engineers use advanced AI-assisted development tools to multiply their throughput — not to replace quality, but to deliver it at a pace that traditional dev setups simply can't match.

The Technical Depth

Technical Leads, Not Code Pushers

We don't just take orders. We solution, engineer, and advise on technical feasibility. When your CRO team has a test idea that's technically flawed, we'll tell you — and suggest a better approach. You get a thinking partner with deep Shopify expertise, not just a pair of hands.

By the Numbers

Fastest Build Turnaround

We move faster than traditional agencies. Submit a brief on Monday, see it live by Wednesday.

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Cheaper Than a Full-Time Hire

Stop paying for idle time, sick days, and recruitment fees. Get a whole team of senior engineers for less than the cost of one salaried developer.

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The Honest Comparison

How Tidal Rise Compares to the Alternatives

You have options. Here’s an honest look at how each one stacks up.

Compare Tidal Rise vs:

Tidal Rise

In-House Dev

Pricing Model

Fixed price per build (tokens)

Salary + NI + benefits + overhead

Cost Predictability

100% — see the cost before you approve

Fixed salary, unpredictable output

Scalability

Scale up or down monthly

Months to hire, costly to let go

Speed

24hrs (XS) to 7 days (XL)

Depends on their backlog

Talent Level

Senior engineers, output-incentivised

Whoever you can afford to hire

Quality Assurance

QA on every build, every device

Depends on the individual

Technical Leadership

We solution and advise, not just execute

You manage and direct them

Pricing Transparency

Published sizing system, attribute-scored

Salary is clear, output isn't

Flexibility

Cancel or change tier anytime

Employment contracts and notice periods

Shopify Expertise

Shopify-exclusive specialists

Often a generalist

Pricing

Simple Plans. Flexible Capacity. No Surprises.

Choose the plan that fits your workload. Scale up when you need firepower, scale down when things are quiet. Top-up packs available anytime.

500 Token Free Trial

Try our output-based model. Get your first batch of tweaks, fixes, or small features built without committing to a paid plan.

Bronze

500 tokens / month

For teams with a steady flow of tweaks, fixes, and small feature builds.

Most Popular

Silver

2,000 tokens / month

For brands running active CRO programs and regular feature development.

Gold

4,000 tokens / month

For high-velocity teams shipping large builds, migrations, and continuous experiments.

See Full Pricing & Plans

Need a custom volume? We'll build a plan around your roadmap.

Questions?

Everything You Need to Know Before You Subscribe

Traditional agencies sell hours. You brief them, they estimate weeks of work at an hourly rate, and you hope the final invoice matches the quote. We sell output. Every build is scored against a transparent attribute system, mapped to a size (XS–XL), and priced at a fixed token cost. You see exactly what you're paying for before you approve it. No timesheets. No scope creep.

Tokens are our unit of output. When you submit work, we score it against a published set of attributes — things like layout complexity, data sources, dynamic behaviour, and QA scope. That score maps to a t-shirt size (XS to XL), and each size has a fixed token cost. You can see the full scoring rationale for every build. It's designed to be completely transparent.

Tokens don't roll over — and that's by design. It keeps momentum on both sides. You're incentivised to keep shipping, and we're incentivised to deliver fast so your tokens are never held up by our turnaround. If you find you're consistently not using your full allowance, drop down to a smaller plan.

Yes, anytime. If you're heading into a big quarter or a site relaunch, move to a higher tier. When things settle, scale back. You can also buy top-up packs for one-off spikes without changing your plan. That's the point — capacity that flexes with your roadmap.

There's no minimum commitment. You can cancel or change tiers at any time.

Anything that touches your Shopify store. Custom sections and features, A/B test builds, theme development, checkout customisation, app integrations, backend flows, performance optimisation, Hydrogen builds, design-to-code — if it's Shopify, it's on the menu.

No — that's the job of your CRO team or experimentation agency. We're the build engine. You tell us what to test, we build it, set it up in your testing platform, QA it, and ship it. We do advise on technical feasibility though. If a test idea is technically flawed, we'll flag it and suggest a better approach.

Yes. Design is one of our work item types and is sized separately using its own attribute system. If you have a design team or agency, we're equally comfortable building from your Figma files. If you need us to design it, we will.

Turnaround depends on size. XS builds (small fixes, styling tweaks) ship in 24 hours. S builds in 2 days. M builds in 3–4 days. L builds in 5 days. XL builds in 7 days. We'll confirm the expected turnaround when we size the work.

Talk to us. Our model is already built for speed — XS to S builds are 24–48 hours by default. For genuine emergencies, we'll work with you to prioritise. That said, we don't charge rush fees. The turnaround times are our standard delivery speeds.

Senior Shopify engineers. Our developers are experienced specialists who are paid based on their output — which means only people who are genuinely fast and skilled can thrive here. That incentive structure is by design. It's how we attract and retain the best talent in the industry.

Our engineers use advanced AI development tools — think intelligent code generation, automated QA assistance, and workflow acceleration. It's not a replacement for expertise; it's what happens when expert engineers have the best tools available and are incentivised to use them. The result is speed that a traditional dev setup can't match.

A mid-level Shopify developer costs £60K+ in salary alone, before NI, benefits, equipment, management overhead, and training. And that's one person with limited capacity. Our subscription gives you access to a team of senior specialists, AI-augmented workflows, built-in QA, and flexible capacity — typically at a lower total cost with significantly more output.

Submit a short application — it takes under 2 minutes. We review every application within one business day. If accepted, you'll get 250 tokens free to try the service, and we'll have you onboarded and submitting work within a week. You can also book a call first if you'd prefer to chat.

Your Backlog Isn’t Going to Ship Itself.

Apply in under 2 minutes. If accepted, you get 250 tokens free to experience the model firsthand. No commitment. No credit card.