Bespoke Software Development

Bespoke web and mobile applications for streamlined data management

Develop bespoke software applications to optimise back-office operations from student enrolment to attendance tracking and communication. Integrate data from different systems so you get actionable insights into student performance and overall institutional effectiveness.

Modern software tools and cloud hosting services have lowered the cost of developing and maintaining bespoke web applications. You can now create an online service or back-office application that is affordable, future-proofed and scalable.

High quality bespoke software applications

We design and develop database-driven web applications that include:

Course booking systems and customer relationship management systems
Custom sales-order processing systems
Data capture and reporting solutions that link to tools like Microsoft Power BI

The underlying architecture of a Sheaf Digital web application is designed to reduce both your ongoing support costs and the complexity of any future development. The web applications we develop are:

Scalable - the application will continue to perform well as your user numbers grow.
Easy to use - intuitive, modern user interfaces that require no/little user training.
Built with the best open source technology - that means lower development and hosting costs.

Bespoke software development approach

Our template for most web application development projects is:

Requirements Analysis & Design
Requirements are focused and prioritised. Your first goal could be a minimum viable product - an initial release that satisfies early users.
Development
Agile development - three week sprints with end of sprint to reviews where you can check work in progress and tweak the design.
Testing
Software tested prior to launch. You get support during acceptance testing - also a good way of focusing minds on what happens immediately after ‘go live’.
Release
Support after the release of your software. Help with user engagement - announcements, advice on training and ongoing technical support.

Bespoke mobile app design & development

Capture data on the move. Connect to cloud-based databases, back office systems and Bluetooth enabled peripherels.

We use the latest mobile development technologies to design and develop affordable mobile apps for iOS and Android.

Our mobile app development service is flexible and affordable. We prototype designs, test out ideas with users and choose the best technical approach. You get a robust, future-proofed app with lower ongoing support costs.

Reach more users and build brand loyalty

A good mobile app will empower your users and strengthen their relationship with your business. It's an opportunity to create a very direct user experience that delivers immediate benefits - to you and your users.

We design and develop mobile apps that:

Connect to back end databases. Access data on the move and synchronise with your other back office systems.
Talk to Bluetooth enabled peripherals. Use bluetooth to download data from other devices such as wireless scales, digital thermometers and pedometers.
Allow you to capture data on the move. Build a simple app for for data collection. Replace paper forms, save time and improve data accuracy.
Engage customers and build brand loyalty. Connect with your customers and build more brand loyalty. Create a mobile app that promotes your brand, provides advice or streamlines online sales.

Find out more about how we can help you design and build your mobile app

Lower mobile app development and support costs

React Native is our default technology of choice for mobile app development. It is a cross-platform development technology - we write one set of code and 'build' it seperately for iOS and Android. You get the following benefits:

Significantly lower development and support costs. We're effectively writing one app for two platforms - so less code to write and lower maintenence costs.
Apps built with React Native look and feel like 'native' apps. Your app on an iPhone feels like a standard iOS app - it will look polished and it will be be very responsive. You'll get the same speed and high quality user experience when we build the app for Android.

React Native is open source technology and it's backed by Facebook. It is the leading mobile app development framework.