One spreadsheet holds the whole business
It only works the way one person uses it, and it breaks when two people open it at once.
Apps · Queens, New York City
Software built for the way you already work.
For NYC businesses with 1–15 staff, when nothing off the shelf fits the job.
Sound familiar?
The job is held together by spreadsheets and paper.
The real information is on paper
Job sheets in the van, a diary by the phone, a note stuck to the counter.
The software you bought does most of it
The rest gets done by hand, twice, in a tool that was never meant for your trade.
What we do
We build the software around your job, not the other way round.
We write down what it has to do
We go through the job step by step: what comes in, who touches it, what has to come out at the end. You get that in writing before anything is built.
We build it and put it in your hands
A working app on your own web address, usable on a phone and on a desktop, with your own data in it. We show your staff how to use it.
It is yours at the end
The code, the data and the accounts are in your name. You can take them to any other developer whenever you want.
How it works
From the first conversation to the app in your hands.
- Tell us what it has to do.
What you do today, what goes wrong, and what you want to stop doing by hand. - You get a written scope and a price.
What gets built, what it does, what it costs, and a date we agree with you. - We build it and hand it over.
The app, the accounts and the code, all in your name.
Pricing
What an app costs.
An app built for you
from $5,000
- A written scope before any work starts
- Works on a phone and on a desktop
- Your data, your accounts, your code
- A date we agree with you
- One price, agreed in writing
Changes after it is live
Quoted each time
- Email us what you want changed
- You get the price before anything is touched
- No monthly plan and no retainer
We quote once we know what the app has to do. Nothing is built until you have the price in writing.
Straight answers
Questions about having an app built.
What does an app cost?
From $5,000. We quote after a call, once we know what the app has to do, and you have the price in writing before any work starts.
What counts as an app here?
Software built for one business: the thing you use to take a job in, price it, put it on the calendar, and invoice it. If something off the shelf already does the job, we will say so.
What do you need from me?
An hour or two to walk us through how the job runs now, the spreadsheet or the paperwork you use for it, and one person we can ask when something is unclear.
Who owns the app?
You do. The code, the data and the accounts are in your name, and you can take them to another developer whenever you want.
How long does it take?
It depends on what the app has to do. The date is in the written scope, agreed with you, before any work starts.
Do you only work with businesses in Queens?
No. We're based in Queens and work with businesses across New York City.
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Tell us what the app has to do.
From $5,000, priced after a call. Tell us what the job is, and you get a written scope and a price before anything is built.