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Small apps · Billingshurst, West Sussex

Order from chaos.

We fix the fiddly admin that slows small businesses down, with tiny, bespoke apps built around the way you already work.

Tell us your headache How it works

How it works

No sprawling software project, no year-long rollout. Just a quick fix for the job that keeps eating your evenings.

  1. Tell us the headache

    The spreadsheet nobody trusts, the notebook by the till, the inbox full of orders. Show us what’s messy and we’ll listen.

  2. We build a tiny app around how you already work

    Not the other way round. Something small, focused and polished that fits your routine, delivered quickly.

  3. It’s yours; we keep it running

    You own the app. You cover the hosting and a little “genie time” whenever you need a tweak or a new wish granted.

The kinds of things we fix

Real-world operations are messy. That’s where we’re happiest. A few of the knots we like untangling:

Seasonal pre-orders

Christmas turkeys, Easter specials, summer hampers: collecting orders, deposits and pick-up slots without the clipboard chaos.

Bookings & reminders

Appointments, classes and collections, with friendly nudges so fewer people forget to turn up.

Rotas

Who’s on when, who’s swapped, who’s on holiday, all in one place rather than in five group chats.

Stock & order lists

What’s running low, what to reorder and from whom, so the weekly order takes minutes, not an afternoon.

Something else entirely? Good. Odd-shaped problems are our favourite kind.

Fast in, fast out

Built by a supply-chain specialist who has spent years turning messy real-world operations into things that just work. We can skirt the limits of what big off-the-shelf software will let you do.

Bespoke, not bloated

Small apps that do one job brilliantly, shaped for your business rather than everyone’s.

Yours to keep

The app belongs to you. No lock-in, no licence that grows every year.

Disposable by design

When the job’s done or your needs change, retire it or rebuild it. Minimal friction either way.

How we design

Screens with a bit of personality, built for a tablet on the counter: big buttons, glowing statuses you can read from across the shop, and a theme that suits the job. Here’s the idea, using a made-up Christmas rush at a made-up butcher’s.

Concept screen: festive Christmas pre-order entry for a fictional butcher, with weight bands, collection slots and a deposit toggle
The festive pre-order boardCustomer, turkey weight band, collection slot and deposit on one screen, plus an order reference to write on the card.
Concept screen: prep and supplier list totalling orders by collection day and product size
The prep control roomGlowing totals for every order by collection day and size, so the supplier order is ready when you are.
Concept screen: collection-day board where an order cannot be marked Ready until every line is ticked
The collection-day checklistTick each line as it’s packed, game-style. Ready stays locked until everything’s in the bag.
Concept screen: weekly team rota with skills, trainee pairing and daily cover bars
Rota mission controlNeon lanes for the week, with skills, trainees linked to their trainers and cover bars that flag gaps early.

Concept screens with example data.

Got a bit of chaos that needs taming?

Drop us a line and tell us what’s driving you up the wall. We’ll have a chat about whether a small app could make it go away.