Custom development

When a website
is not enough.

Software made to measure: web apps, tools for your team, integrations, interactive features and games. Built by people who also design, write and test, so it looks good, works properly and keeps working.

What we build
01

Web apps and portals

Customer portals, booking systems, dashboards and members areas. Software your customers log in to, built around how your business actually works.

02

Internal tools

Replace the spreadsheet everyone is afraid to touch. Simple tools for quotes, stock, rotas or reports that save your team hours every week.

03

Integrations and automation

Connect the systems you already use: forms, CRM, email, payments, accounting. Data moves on its own instead of being copied by hand.

04

Interactive features and games

Product configurators, calculators, quizzes and branded browser games that keep visitors on your site for longer.

Play our games →
05

Desktop apps

Windows and macOS apps built with web technology (Electron), for tools that need to live on the desktop, work offline or sit in the system tray.

06

APIs and back ends

Solid server code in PHP / Laravel or Node.js, with databases, user accounts and admin panels, hosted where you choose.

Built in house

We use what
we build.

Beacon, our SEO rank tracker, is a Laravel app we designed, built and run ourselves. This website, its colour themes and its games are our own code too.

Beacon

Tracks where your pages rank on Google for the keywords that matter. Free for our clients.

Open Beacon ↗

Playground and games

Live palettes, animations, nine browser games including chess and Go, and little walking people, all hand-written for this site.

Play the games →
How it works
01

We scope it

A conversation about the problem, not the technology. You get a written plan: what we build first, what it costs, and what can wait.

02

We build in small steps

You see working software early and often, on a private preview link, so there are no surprises at the end.

03

We test and launch

Automated tests on the parts that matter, then a calm launch. Our QA background means it is checked properly before anyone relies on it.

04

We look after it

Updates, fixes and new features when you need them. The code and documentation are yours, so you are never locked in.

Tools we use

Modern, proven,
no lock-in.

We pick well-known, well-supported technology, so any good developer can pick up the code later. You own the code, the hosting accounts and the data.

  • TypeScript
  • Astro
  • Node.js
  • PHP
  • Laravel
  • Electron
  • MySQL
  • WebGL and Canvas
  • Playwright tests
  • Claude API
  • OpenAI API
Questions

What kind of software can you build?

Web apps and customer portals, internal tools for your team, integrations between the systems you already use, interactive website features such as configurators, calculators, quizzes and browser games, and Windows or macOS desktop apps.

Do I own the code?

Yes. The code, the documentation, the hosting accounts and the data are yours. We use well-known technology so any good developer can work on it later.

How do you price custom development?

Every project starts with a short call and a written plan. You get a fixed quote for the first stage before any work begins, so there are no open-ended bills.

Do you work with businesses outside Torbay?

Yes. We are based in Paignton and meet local clients in person, and we work remotely with businesses across the UK.

Got an idea or a problem
that software could solve?

Tell us about it. We will tell you honestly whether it needs custom code, an existing tool, or a simple spreadsheet, and what each option would cost.