Web & mobile applications
Web applications
Portals, dashboards and platforms built to production standard, delivered in stages.
What is a web application?
A web application is software people use in a browser to get something done: sign in, book, order, manage records or track a job. Unlike a website, it stores data, applies your business rules and gives different people different access. Customer portals, booking platforms and subscription products are all web applications.
What problem does a web application solve?
Off-the-shelf tools rarely fit a specific customer experience or business model, and spreadsheets stop working once more than a few people rely on them. The result is copying, chasing and customers who can’t help themselves.
A web application is built around your users and your process. Customers can do things themselves, staff stop re-entering information, and you see working software early, because it’s released in stages.
What you get
A web application built around your users and your process, released in stages so you see working software early.
Web applications
What’s included
Scoping and a written first release
The smallest version that’s genuinely useful, agreed in writing before the build.
Front-end and back-end development
The screens people use and the system underneath that stores data and applies your rules.
Accounts, roles and permissions
Secure sign-in, with each person seeing only what they need.
Admin and reporting screens
So your team can manage the product without calling a developer.
Integrations
Connections to tools you already use, such as payments or a calendar.
Testing, launch and handover
Deployment, documentation and a 30-day warranty after launch.
Who web applications suit
A good fit for
- Customer portals and self-service. Customers check status, book or update details without calling you.
- Booking and ordering platforms. Rules for availability, pricing and cancellations that match how you work.
- Subscription products and SaaS. Accounts, plans and billing for a product you sell.
Probably not the right fit if
- Visitors only need to read about you and get in touch. A website will do.
- An existing product does most of the job for a monthly fee. Use it, and we’ll connect it.
- You need it built in two weeks. A first version usually takes 8–12 weeks.
How it works
How it works
- 01
Agree the first release
The smallest version that is genuinely useful, scoped in writing.
- 02
Build in short stages
Working software to review regularly, with direct conversations with the people building it.
- 03
Launch and grow
Production release, then improvements based on real use.
How long does a web application take to build?
A first version usually takes 8–12 weeks, from scoping to launch. You see working software every two weeks along the way. Larger platforms are released in stages, so the first useful version is live before everything is finished.
How much does a web application cost?
It depends on the types of users, the core workflow, the integrations and whether you need store apps. A first version covers one type of user plus an admin, the core workflow and one integration. You get a fixed quote after a free 30-minute call, before any work starts.
Related work
Built and in production.
Questions
About web applications
Will it work on phones?
Yes. Web applications are built to work on phones and desktop by default, and can be extended with iOS and Android apps in the stores later.
What does it cost to run after launch?
Expect hosting, email and any services such as SMS or maps, which depend on how much the app is used. Support after the 30-day warranty is available through a care plan.
Do we own the code?
Yes. The code and intellectual property transfer to you on final payment, with documentation so any capable developer can continue the work.
Can we start small and add features later?
That’s the recommended approach. The first version covers the core workflow properly; later features are added once real use shows what matters.
Can you take over an app someone else started?
Often, yes. We review the existing code and infrastructure first, then recommend whether to continue, partly rebuild or start again.
Further reading
Web & mobile applications
More in Web & mobile applications
- Product designUser journeys, key screens and a clickable prototype before production code.
- iOS & AndroidMobile apps for both platforms from a shared codebase, through to app store release.
- Accounts & paymentsSign-in, roles, subscriptions and billing, with access limited to what each person needs.
- APIs & integrationsThe backend your product runs on, connected to the tools you already use.
- All of web & mobile applicationsThe full service, related work and questions.
Enquire
Talk to us about web applications.
Tell us what you are working on and what you need. An outline is enough to start. We reply within one business day.
Prefer email? hello@vareonhq.com