New · Custom web apps for local businesses
Your business,
in an app
Quote calculators, booking tools, job trackers and customer portals, designed and built by Starfish. Custom software used to be for big companies. Now it’s affordable for a sole trader.
What it could look like
One small tool, a big difference
For removals, trades and services
Instant quote calculators
Customers answer a few questions and see a price straight away. You receive a complete enquiry instead of a vague phone message.
For salons, clinics and classes
Online booking
Customers pick a time that suits them. You get a tidy diary, confirmations and reminders, without paying a monthly platform fee per seat.
For builders and installers
Job trackers and back office
Every job, lead and invoice in one place, on your phone and your office computer, built around the way you already work.
What we build
Ideas our clients ask for
If it saves you time or wins you work, we can probably build it.
Quote calculators
Prices for removals, turf, cleaning, roofing, printing or anything with a formula.
Product configurators
Customers design their staircase, gate or kitchen and see it as they go.
Booking & enquiries
Appointments, surveys, deliveries and call-backs, straight to your inbox.
Customer portals
Customers check progress, approve proofs or download documents themselves.
Job & stock trackers
What’s on, who’s where and what needs ordering, at a glance.
Checklists & forms
Van checks, risk assessments and site sign-offs, on a phone, with no paper.
Dashboards
Sales, enquiries and bookings in one clear screen you will actually look at.
Something else?
Describe the problem in a free consultation and we will tell you honestly if an app is the answer.
Try one
A quote calculator, working right here
This is the kind of tool we build. Change the answers and the price updates instantly. On your site, the customer would then send you their details with the quote attached.
It’s set up for an imaginary window cleaner. Yours would use your own services and prices, in your own branding.
Sample prices for illustration only.
How it works
From idea to app in four steps
- Free consultationTell us what wastes your time or loses you work. We suggest what to build and give you a fixed price.
- Working prototypeWithin days you can tap through a real working version on your own phone.
- Refine togetherWe adjust wording, prices and screens until it fits your business exactly.
- Launch and supportWe put it live on your website or its own address, and we stay on hand for changes.
Questions
Business app FAQs
Do I need to be in the App Store?
Usually not. We build web apps that open from a link or your website and can be added to a phone’s home screen like any other app. There are no app store fees or approval waits.
How much does a business app cost?
Every app is quoted at a fixed price after a free consultation, so you know the cost before we start. Small tools such as a quote calculator are much more affordable than most people expect.
How long does it take?
A focused tool like a quote calculator or booking form is often ready to try within a week or two. Larger back-office systems are built and released in stages.
How do you build apps so quickly?
We use modern AI development tools, including Anthropic’s Claude, to write and test code far faster than traditional methods. Every screen is still designed, checked and supported by us.
Can it work with my existing website?
Yes. An app can sit inside your WordPress site, run on its own web address, or both, and send enquiries straight to your email.
Who owns the app?
You do. We agree hosting and support in plain terms up front, and you are never locked in.
Got a job that should be easier? Let’s build the app for it.