Custom software

When spreadsheets and manual steps start slowing your team down, a simple app built around how you work can replace them. I build internal tools and dashboards, and larger web apps with accounts, payments and AI.

What's possible

Tools and products built around how you work.

Internal tools and dashboards

Replace spreadsheets and manual steps with a simple app for your team.

  • A dashboard with the numbers you check every day
  • Staff tools for prices, stock or schedules
  • Separate logins and permissions for each person

Web apps and platforms

Larger products with user accounts, payments and AI built in.

  • Accounts, roles and organisations
  • Payments and payouts with Stripe
  • AI features designed in from the start

Every business works differently, so these are examples of what can be built, not a fixed package. I'll shape the project around what you actually need.

What a custom tool could take over

Everyday jobs that outgrow spreadsheets, email and memory, and how a simple app built around them would work.

Client updates and documents

Today
Clients email to ask how their job is going or to get a file sent again.
With a custom tool
Clients log in to a portal to see the status, their documents and invoices whenever they need them.

A shared spreadsheet

Today
Several people edit the same spreadsheet, formulas break and nobody knows which version is right.
With a custom tool
A simple app with forms, checks on what is entered, a login for each person and a history of every change.

Quotes and estimates

Today
Each quote is put together by hand, and prices depend on who writes it.
With a custom tool
A quote builder applies your prices and rules and produces a branded PDF in a couple of minutes.

Stock and supplies

Today
Stock is counted by hand, and you find out something has run out when a customer asks for it.
With a custom tool
Stock updates with every sale or delivery, and you get an alert before anything runs low.

Staff rotas

Today
Shifts are planned in a spreadsheet and changes get lost in a group chat.
With a custom tool
Shifts are planned in one place, staff see theirs on their phone and swaps wait for your approval.

Tracking jobs and orders

Today
Jobs live on a whiteboard, in notes and in people’s heads.
With a custom tool
Every job is tracked from request to invoice, so anyone on the team can see where it stands.

What the research says

Published studies on what this kind of work tends to change.

94%

Of the spreadsheets checked in audit studies contained errors

Source: Panko, University of Hawaii, 2015
3.9%

Of formula cells were wrong on average, about 1 in 25

Source: Panko, University of Hawaii, 2015
62%

Of people say they spend too much of their workday searching for information

Source: Microsoft Work Trend Index, 2023

Figures come from the studies linked on each card. They're industry averages, not results from a specific client, and every business is different.

Advice before, support after

Every project starts with a free call and a fixed quote. Once your site is live, I can keep it updated, secure and hosted.

  • A free first call and a clear, fixed quote
  • Updates, fixes and security checks
  • Hosting set up and looked after for you

Frequently asked questions

Is my data secure?

Each person gets their own login and permissions, and sensitive operations run on the server, not in the browser. I built software at Citi and bring the same care for testing and security.

Can it work with the tools I already use?

Yes. A custom tool can read from and write to your existing systems through their APIs, the way the rate tool for Los Lagos Hotel works with Cloudbeds.

Other services

Have a project in mind?

Tell me about your business and what you would like to improve. I will reply within a couple of days with honest thoughts on how I can help.

Contact me