Custom Apps Built Around How Your Business Runs

A register, a quoting tool, a field app or a member portal that does what your business actually does, instead of three subscriptions that almost fit.

Typical build
1 to 6 weeks
Build price
From $500
Price locked before we build
Fixed
You own the code
Yours
Salad Bowl America's bar register on a practice tab: menu tiles on the left, the open tab and its $24.75 total on the right

Bar register. The bar register their wine club rings drinks and food on, with member and guest pricing.

What We Build

Five kinds of app we've already built for real businesses. Open any of them to see the build, what it does and what it costs.

Custom Point of Sale Software

A register for a counter that doesn't fit Square or Clover: tabs, tickets, member pricing, a kitchen screen.

What it does and what it costs
The dry cleaner POS drop-off screen: garment tiles with prices, starch levels, a ready-by day and time and a discount button
The counter POS we built for a dry cleaner, now in pilot. The demo runs on a sample shop.

Custom Quoting and Estimate Apps

Your pricing turned into an app, so a customer gets a real number from an address, a photo or a few answers.

What it does and what it costs
The Satellite Lawn Quoter: type an address and it finds the lawn, measures it and prices the job.

Custom Field Service and Inspection Apps

A phone app for techs that turns photos and a note into the report, record or certificate your trade requires.

What it does and what it costs
Treatment Report AI: the tech's photos and note become the customer summary and the pesticide record.

Custom Inventory Management Software

One stock count shared by the counter and the website, with barcode labels and spreadsheet import.

What it does and what it costs
A sale at the counter takes the website's count down, and an online order takes the counter's down.

Custom Membership and Customer Portal Apps

Member cards, clubs, tickets, donations and a team portal, all sharing one list of members.

What it does and what it costs
Salad Bowl America's wine club page, with monthly and yearly memberships to Pour Decisions
Salad Bowl America on a phone
Salad Bowl America's member side, part of one system with their register and events.

Should You Build It or Buy It?

A custom app isn't always the answer, and we'll tell you on the call if it isn't.

Build It When

  • You pay for several tools that don't talk to each other.
  • Staff work around your software every day to get the job done.
  • Your trade has paperwork or pricing no product handles.
  • You want to own the system instead of renting it forever.

Buy It When

  • A well-known product already fits how you work.
  • You need it running tomorrow, not in a few weeks.
  • The problem is one small feature that a settings change would fix.

How a Build Works

Builds start at $500. Simple tools ship in 1 to 2 weeks, and larger systems with payments or integrations take 3 to 6.

  1. Book a Free Discovery Call

    Tell us what the app needs to do. We ask the right questions and tell you honestly whether it's worth building.

  2. Get a Fixed Price

    You get the scope, the price and the timeline on paper before you commit to anything.

  3. We Build It with You

    You see it working along the way, on your own phone and computer, before it goes live.

  4. Launch, and You Own It

    You own the code. We can host and look after it on an optional retainer, or hand it over.

Common Questions

How much does it cost to build a custom app?

Our builds start at $500 and the scope sets the rest. You get a fixed price on paper before we start, and it doesn't move once the build begins.

How long does a custom app take to build?

A focused tool usually ships in 1 to 2 weeks. A larger system with payments or integrations takes 3 to 6 weeks. You get your own timeline with the quote.

Who owns the code?

You do. We can host and maintain it on an optional monthly retainer, or hand it over completely.

Do you build iPhone and Android apps?

Most of what we build runs in the browser on any phone, tablet or computer, so there is no app store wait. When a business needs a store app, we scope that on the call.

Should I build a custom app or buy software?

Buy it when good software already fits how you work. Build when you are paying for several tools that don't talk to each other, or when nothing on the market handles the way your business actually runs.

What kinds of businesses do you build for?

Small and mid-size businesses: service companies, shops, restaurants and bars, clubs and nonprofits. If you can describe the problem, we can tell you on a free call whether it's worth building.

Want to see everything we've built, including websites and AI tools for trades? See all custom builds

Tell Us What Your App Needs to Do

A free call, no commitment. You leave with a straight answer on whether it's worth building and roughly what it costs.