UnaMentis Project Effort Estimation

Generated: December 28, 2025 at 01:34 · Branch: main · Commits: 147

Executive Summary

AI-Assisted Development (Actual)

8-10

months

1,389-1,806 man-hours

Pure Human Development (No AI)

28-32

months

4,862-5,591 man-hours

Based on 70,633 lines of source code across 180 files. Estimates assume a single mid-senior developer working 40 hours/week.

Codebase Statistics

Source Code by Component

Component	Files	Lines
iOS App (Swift)	79	33,828
iOS Tests (Swift)	26	6,506
Server (Python)	32	16,889
Operations Console (TS/React)	33	6,596
Management Console (JS/HTML/CSS)	2	6,448
Shell Scripts	8	366
Total Source Code	180	70,633

Documentation & Specifications

Type	Files	Lines
Technical Documentation	45	24,303
Curriculum Specification	14	13,236
Total Documentation	59	37,539

Architectural Complexity

iOS Application Architecture

Component	Count
LLM Service Providers	5
STT Service Providers	9
TTS Service Providers	5
VAD Services	1
Core System Modules	8
UI View Modules	8
CoreData Managed Objects	7
App Intents (Siri Shortcuts)	7

Effort Calculation

Hours by Component (Raw)

Component	Lines	LOC/Hour	Hours
iOS Swift (complex audio/ML)	40,334	17.5	2,305
Python Backend	16,889	27.5	614
TypeScript/React	13,044	27.5	474
Documentation	37,539	45.0	834
Raw Total			4,227

Final Estimates

Pure Human Development (No AI)

Raw Hours (4,227) × Planning Overhead (1.15) = 4,862 hours 4,862 hours ÷ 40 hrs/week = 121.5 weeks 4,862 hours ÷ 173 hrs/month = 28.1 months

AI-Assisted Development

Raw Hours (4,227) ÷ AI Factor (3.5) = 1,208 hours 1,208 hours × Planning Overhead (1.15) = 1,389 hours 1,389 hours ÷ 40 hrs/week = 34.7 weeks 1,389 hours ÷ 173 hrs/month = 8.0 months

Methodology

Estimation Parameters

Swift (complex)	17.5 LOC/hour - Real-time audio, CoreData, ML integration
Python Backend	27.5 LOC/hour - Standard web services, plugin architecture
TypeScript/React	27.5 LOC/hour - Modern framework, component-based
Documentation	45.0 LOC/hour - Technical writing
AI Adjustment	÷3.5 - AI-assisted projects produce 3.5x output
Planning Overhead	+15% - Architecture and planning time
Work Week	40 hours
Work Month	173 hours (average business month)

Complexity Factors Considered

Real-time audio processing with <500ms latency requirement
On-device ML integration (llama.cpp, Silero VAD)
Multiple third-party API integrations (19+ external services)
CoreData persistence layer with 7 entity types
Swift 6.0 with C++ interoperability
Multi-platform considerations (iOS 18+)