Apps and portals
App development that ships: portals, web apps and iOS apps.
Software that stalls at the prototype stage never earns anything. We design, build and ship client portals, owner dashboards, web apps and native iOS apps, the same way we ship our own product to the App Store.
What we build
Software shaped around how your business runs.
Off-the-shelf tools make you work around them. What we build starts from the job your team is doing today and removes the steps that should not exist.
Client portals
A place your clients log in to see their account, their documents and where things stand, instead of calling to ask.
Owner and admin portals
Update listings, content and records yourself, behind a private login, without waiting on a developer.
Internal dashboards
Leads, jobs and revenue from the tools you already use, in one view built around the numbers you actually watch.
Web apps
Tools that run in any browser, at the desk or in the field, with nothing to install and one version to keep current.
Native iOS apps
When the product needs to live on the phone, we build it for iPhone and take it through App Store review.
Tools and calculators
Quoting tools, estimators and calculators, like the missed call calculator on this site.
Our own product
LeadBind: web app and iPhone app, shipped and live.
LeadBind is ours. We designed it, built it and ship it: a web app at leadbind.org and a native iOS app on the App Store. A phone that gets answered and books the job, with the customer records underneath.
- A web app at leadbind.org.
- A native iPhone app, live on the App Store.
- Designed, built and shipped by the same team that builds client work.
- The voice agent, the calendar and the customer records in one product.
Client work
Portals owners actually use.
Web or native
The right answer is usually the smaller one.
Most business tools belong in the browser: one version, instant updates, nothing to install. A native app earns its place when people open it every day, need notifications, or expect it on the home screen. We tell you which your project needs on the first call, and why.
- Used at a desk or once in a while: a web app.
- Used by your clients to check on their account: a portal.
- Opened every day, with alerts that matter: a native app.
- Not sure yet: start on the web and add native when it earns it.
How we build it
Working software early. Then shipped, then kept running.
The timeline and milestones are set in writing on the first call, before anything is built.
01
Scope the problem, not a feature list
Who uses it, what they do today, what data it touches and what it has to connect to. The answer decides what gets built first.
02
Working screens, early
You click through real screens as they are built, so feedback lands while changes are still cheap.
03
Ship it, then stay on it
We launch it, handle store review for iOS, and keep fixing, updating and adding to it after launch.
Questions
Common questions about app development.
Anything else, ask the agent at (832) 660-0658 or send us a note.
How long does app development take?
It depends on what the app has to do. We scope it on the first call and put the timeline and milestones in writing before anything is built.
Do you build native iOS apps?
Yes. LeadBind, our own product, is live on the App Store. We handle the build and the App Store submission.
Should we build a web app or a native app?
Most business tools belong in the browser: one version, instant updates, nothing to install. A native app earns its place when people open it every day, need notifications, or expect it on the home screen. We tell you which one your project needs on the first call.
Can it connect to the tools we already use?
Usually. If a tool offers a way to connect, we connect it so nobody has to type the same data twice. We confirm what connects cleanly on the first call.
Do you maintain the app after launch?
Yes. Updates, fixes and new features stay on our desk after launch, as part of automation and operations.
Keep reading
Related work and services.
Start here
Tell us what the software has to do.
Thirty minutes. We look at the job your team is doing today, what it touches and what it should connect to, then scope what is worth building first, with a real number attached.
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