Apps peoplekeep ontheir phone.
We design and build mobile apps for small businesses and startups: installable web apps, Android apps, phone games and first versions for users and investors. The same studio has built websites since 2012, so the app can launch with its landing page, analytics and first ads.
Seven apps,real screens
Every screen below is a capture of the live app on a phone. Tap one to read its case.
EventFlow
Event planner made with OH! Catering in Ottawa. Installs to the home screen.
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Fox Kitchen
Kids cooking game for Cookiddoo with a 12-lesson Chef Academy.
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Longvai
Health data app in open beta with an Android companion for Health Connect.
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Finman
Personal finance app: budgets, debts, goals and a 90-day forecast.
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Foundwall
Canada-wide board for lost, stolen and found items, with in-app messages.
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Order Riot
Arcade game built for phones and desktop.
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AI Kids Academy
AI lessons for kids 6–15 with a parent dashboard, in three languages.
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Five kindsof mobile app
Each row is a kind of app we have already shipped. The examples open the case with screens and the story of the build.
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Android app
A native Android app for the cases a browser cannot reach: Health Connect data, background sync, sensors and other phone features.
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Phone game
Touch-first games for a brand, a class or a campaign: short sessions, saved progress, offline play and a link that works without an install.
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MVP for a startup
A first version you can put in front of users and investors: sign-in, the core flow, the screens people pay for and analytics from day one.
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Customer app for a running business
Booking, orders, a client cabinet, a loyalty card or a field app for your team, connected to your CRM, site forms and messengers.
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Tell usabout the app
A few lines are enough. We reply with questions or an estimate to the contact you leave.
or call +1 613 867 7767
Which appdo you need?
The first question in almost every brief. Here is how the two options differ in practice.
| Installable web app (PWA) | Native app (Google Play, App Store) | |
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| Installs from | The browser, to the home screen | Google Play or the App Store |
| Updates | Live on the next open | After a store review |
| Works offline | Yes, after the first visit | Yes |
| Push notifications | Android: yes. iPhone: iOS 16.4 and later, once added to the home screen | Yes |
| Phone features | Camera, location, sharing, files | All of them, including Health Connect, HealthKit, Bluetooth and background tasks |
| Code | One app for every device | One per platform, or one cross-platform codebase |
| A good first choice for | Booking, orders, cabinets, planners, catalogues, games, MVPs | Health and sensor data, heavy offline work, a store presence |
Most small businesses start with an installable web app and add a store app once a feature needs it. Longvai went that way: a web app first, then an Android companion for Health Connect.
From a briefto the home screen
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Brief
A short call or the form below: who uses the app, what they do in it and what it connects to. You get questions back, then an estimate split into a first version and later additions.
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Prototype you can tap
Screens on your own phone before the build starts. We change them with you until the main flow is right.
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Build in rounds
Each round ends on a test link: you install the app and use it the way your customers will.
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Launch
Home-screen install, Google Play or App Store release when the app needs a store, a landing page, analytics and the first campaign if you need users.
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Support
Fixes, updates and new features after launch, from the same team that built the app.
Before you write
How much does a mobile app cost?
It depends on the screens, sign-in, payments and integrations. We give an estimate after a short brief, split into a first version and later additions, so you can start with the part that pays back first.
How long does it take?
The estimate includes a schedule by stage. The prototype comes first, so you see and tap the app before the build starts.
PWA or native app: which is better?
An installable web app covers booking, orders, cabinets, planners and games on every phone with one codebase. A native app is worth it for deep phone features such as Health Connect, HealthKit or Bluetooth, or when customers look for you in a store.
Will the app be in Google Play and the App Store?
When it needs to be, yes. We prepare the store listing and the release. The developer accounts are opened in your company's name, so the app stays yours.
Can the app work with my CRM, website and payments?
Yes. Our apps already send requests to a CRM and to Telegram, sign people in with Google, import bank statement files and read Health Connect data.
Do you work outside Ottawa?
Yes. The studio is in Ottawa and works with clients across Canada and abroad, in English, Ukrainian and Russian. Apps can ship in English, French, German and other languages.