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Web and app builds

Software for Windows and Mac

Certain jobs suit a desktop best: labs, tills, back offices and front desks. Our Windows and Mac apps are signed, install without fuss, keep going offline and sync once the connection is back.

The issue

What leads teams to ask us

  • A lost connection halts your front desk

  • Card readers, scanners or printers are needed

  • New machines won't run your ageing desktop app

What is covered

Inside the work

We set the scope around your goal each time. Most projects contain the parts listed here.

  • macOS and WindowsSigned installers for each from one codebase.
  • Built for offlineSaved locally, synced in the background.
  • DevicesScanners, readers, label printers and receipt printers.
  • Self-updatingEach new version installs unaided.
  • Common back endData shared with your mobile app and web portal.

The steps

How we deliver

  1. 01DiscoverWe study how your business runs, settle the goals, then send a written scope with a fixed quote.
  2. 02DesignBefore any code is written, you sign off a clickable prototype, one screen at a time.
  3. 03BuildSprints of two weeks. Each one ends with you trying the real product.
  4. 04LaunchGo-live happens at a quiet hour. We train your team and pass over every account.
  5. 05CareA monthly plan keeps it safe, quick and getting better as you grow.

One-off project

An agreed scope at a fixed quote, paid by milestone. Once it's paid, the code and accounts are yours.

Monthly care plan

A subscription paid monthly so your software stays secure, monitored and improving, with written response times.

Common questions

Answers up front

Will it use the same data as our web system?

Yes. A single database and API can serve mobile, web and desktop.

How do you price this?

It is a one-off project. We agree a fixed quote after a short call and you pay it in milestones. A monthly care plan covering hosting, updates and support can be added after launch.

Tell us what you'd like built.

Describe the problem in a few lines. One call later, a written scope and a fixed quote reach you within 48 hours.