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Custom mobile apps for growing businesses

Put your business in their pocket.

Give people a direct connection to your business. I’ll help you shape and build an app that feels like your brand and gives them a reason to come back.

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Oneforone

Oneforone app screen

The possibility

A place in their day. Not just their browser.

Think about the apps you open without even thinking. An icon on the home screen, a notification when something matters, a booking or membership card just a tap away. Your business could have that kind of presence too.

When people already have a reason to come back, an app makes coming back feel natural.

Closer to your people

Give customers, members or employees quick access to the things they use most. Stay connected through useful updates they choose to receive.

More unmistakably yours

Every screen, interaction and detail can reflect your brand. People experience your business in a space designed around them, with your identity throughout.

A business that feels more established

A beautifully designed app shows care and ambition. It can change how customers see your business, and how your own team feels about being part of it.

The work

This is what it looks like when it's real.

Different businesses. Different reasons to build. A product shaped around each one.

The Jackalope festival at night, with the Montreal event open on a phone.

Jackalope

The action sports brand, beyond the festival.

Content, shopping, festivals and athlete rankings in a branded mobile experience. A way for people to stay connected to Jackalope between the moments they meet in person.

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An ADN gathering, with the membership already open on a phone.

ADN de México

A membership people can carry with them.

A dedicated home for ADN's video library, membership access and updates. Members can explore the content and return to it through an experience built specifically for the community.

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People arriving at a Oneforone event, with the ticket already open on a phone.

Oneforone

The brand experience starts before the event.

A custom app for discovering events, booking and staying connected to the community. The digital experience carries the same identity as the events themselves.

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The fit

You can already picture it.

Maybe your customers have asked for an app. Or you can see what it could become, and you're ready to explore it.

We'll probably work well together if

  • You have an established business and people who already buy, book, attend or use your services.
  • You want an app that feels like your brand, with a real reason for people to return.
  • You want a say in the important product decisions, with someone else responsible for shaping and delivering them.

A different route may fit better if

  • You're still working out who the business is for and what people would use an app for.
  • A ready-made product already gives you the experience you want.
  • Your main priority is finding the lowest development price.

We can work out together whether an app is the right answer.

Bringing it to life

From “we should have an app” to “it's live.”

I'll help you make the decisions, keep the project moving and turn the idea into something you can use.

First, we work out what matters
  1. 01

    Understand and shape

    We learn how your business works, decide what the app should make possible and agree on the first version, price and timing.

  2. 02

    Design the experience

    We map the journeys and screens so the app feels recognizably yours and easy to use.

Then you get to see it become real
  1. 03

    Build and try it

    I build the app and the systems behind it. You try working versions on your phone and guide the important decisions.

  2. 04

    Launch and learn

    We test, submit to the stores and prepare your team. Real use then guides what deserves attention next.

Bring your ideas, feedback and knowledge of the business. You stay involved in the product; I stay responsible for turning it into working software.

Sketch
An early sketch of the ADN app, from the next live trip to membership and a way to give.
Design
The same ADN app in Figma, from the opening screen to a destination, a story, and membership.
App Store
The published ADN app on the App Store, from the listing through a live trip, a story, and a way to give.
Philippe, founder of Phico

Who you'll work with

Someone as invested in the app as you are.

I'm Philippe, founder of Phico. I work directly with founders and decision makers, help shape what we build, lead the technical decisions and stay responsible through launch.

I bring in trusted collaborators, including specialist design, where needed. I remain your point of contact throughout.

The person you explain your vision to is the person who carries it through the build.

Your product

Something you'll be proud to put your name on.

Your app includes the systems needed to make it work and let your team run it. We agree on the combination your product needs.

An app that feels like yours

  • A custom experience for iOS and Android, designed around your brand and the people using it.
  • Clear, thoughtful journeys for the things they come to do.
  • Notifications and other phone features where they add something useful.

Everything that makes it work

  • The backend, data handling, hosting and deployment your product needs.
  • Connections to existing systems where suitable access is available.
  • Content management or admin tools where your team needs them.

A launch you can feel ready for

  • Testing of the agreed functionality and important user journeys.
  • App Store and Google Play submission support.
  • A handover with clear arrangements for ownership, access and support after launch.

Your business shouldn't have to fit the software. We shape the product around what makes your business yours.

The investment

Build it like it matters.

Your app may become one of the main ways people experience your business. It deserves the attention to do that well.

Custom app projects

From $25,000

Extensive projects fall between $50,000 and $125,000, depending on the experience, functionality and systems involved.

What it covers

The project can cover product definition, design, development and launch, with the exact scope agreed upfront. Hosting, third-party services and ongoing support are identified separately.

Where we start

We start with what you want to make possible, then work out the right first version and whether the investment makes sense.

A price you can plan around

The agreed scope has a fixed price. If I underestimate the work for an agreed feature, I absorb that. Changes and additions are priced and agreed before they begin.

Questions

A few things you might be wondering.

Start a conversation

Let's talk about the app you're imagining.

A clear vision or a feeling that your business is ready for something more is a good place to start. We'll explore what it could look like, what it would take and whether Phico is the right fit.

Philippe at his desk, holding a phone with a new app icon on the home screen.