App Development · Starting Out
At this stage an app isn't a transformation programme. It's the one thing that takes the biggest job off your plate — built properly, so it still works when you're busy.
The shape of it
You don't need a platform yet. You need the worst part of your week to stop being the worst part of your week.
That might be quoting. It might be bookings. It might be knowing which jobs are actually live. We build the smallest thing that fixes it properly — then leave you room to add to it later.
Start small, build solid, add when it earns its place.
Core · Plus · Ultimate · Horizon
The Build Levels are the same whatever size you are. What changes is the scale of what gets delivered.
Level One
Solve one problem properly. One tool, one workflow, one pain point fixed.
Investment
£1,000 – £3,000
What You Get
A single tool doing one job well, for you and a handful of people. Clean, quick to learn, no training required.
Typical examples
Level Two
Connect 2–3 processes. Multiple features working together.
Investment
£3,000 – £6,000
What You Get
Two or three things that currently live in separate places, joined up so information only gets entered once.
Typical examples
Level Three
Replace the way you work. An end-to-end operational platform.
Investment
£5,000 – £12,000
What You Get
The way the business runs, in one place — enquiry through to invoice, with the admin handled rather than remembered.
Typical examples
Level Four
Long-term, multi-module, complex. A platform that grows with you for years.
Investment
£10,000 – £15,000
What You Get
A first module built now, with a roadmap for what comes next as the business grows into it.
Typical examples
Every size
App development isn't one-size-fits-all pricing. What you pay reflects the scale of what needs to be built and run. At this stage that means keeping things simple, fast and affordable while you find your feet.
Not sure this is the right fit? The same four Build Levels run at every size we work with — only the scale and the figures change.
Keep going
What usually breaks first, what to fix in what order, and how the website, the systems and the marketing fit together while you're getting off the ground.
Read the Starting Out Guide →A site that makes a small operation look like a serious one — built fast, priced for a business that's still finding its feet.
Excalibur Web Packages →A discovery call works out which level you actually need — which is often lower than people expect.
Now Is The Time
We're looking forward to hearing about your business and plans for the future.
We build for businesses at every stage — from a first tool that takes the worst job off your plate, through to an organisation-wide platform. What changes isn't the standard of the work, it's the scale of it. Tell us roughly where you are and we'll come back with what actually makes sense at that size, not a menu.
Where are you right now?
Starting out Established Growing fast Scaling seriously Enterprise
Not sure which one you are? Answer six quick questions and we'll point you at the right one. Or skip all that, fill the form in, and we'll work it out together.
Prefer to talk? Call us on 01942 943 123.
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