Any recommendations for building apps?

[Sunny Days]

Hi

I have an idea for an app but would like to own the app so I can sell it to others. Does anyone know of a company offering this service please?

Thanks
Hayley

 

[Sunny Days]

Yes indeed.

It may be way out of my league price wise, but I have an idea which would help businesses like mine so it's worth investigating.

 

[Bronco78th]

If it's a mobile app @billybob99 might be able to advise.

As I've recently discovered app development certainly doesn't come cheap!

 

[billybob99]

Thanks @Bronco78th

@Sunny Days Pretty much any software developer/company can give you the full rights and source code for your app.

You just make sure its crystal clear and in the contract.

 

[netdesignr]

Are you looking to get a Native or Hybrid application?

 

[Sunny Days]

Thanks Billybob99. I guess I'm looking at several £1,000's?

Netdesignr. I imagine hybrid would be fine for what it needs to do? (live-time, simple booking system).

 

[billybob99]

Thanks Billybob99. I guess I'm looking at several £1,000's?

Netdesignr. I imagine hybrid would be fine for what it needs to do? (live-time, simple booking system).

It ultimately depends on your requirements, if you put together a high level spec of what you're after, features, functionality etc then a developer can give you ball park estimates.

If you want to manage your own developer you are better off working with a freelancer and your cost could be pretty reasonable.

 

[Kenny Blair]

I have used freelancers to develop a couple of mobile apps, I think you could get a pretty complex app completed for around £1500.

You do need to invest a fair bit of your time to manage the project though.

Happy to talk further with you on this.

 

[Sunny Days]

Thank you all! I'm going to write a spec (of sorts!) of what I want it to do and take it from there. I'll post here when I'm ready for some freelancer details.

 

[Sunny Days]

@Kenny Blair - could you send me your recommendation please? And anyone else who has any contacts in the field.
Many thanks

 

[Sofia Daly]

I'm now curious, what happen to your app? Is it successful?

 

[Dana Kozubska]

Hi there,

To build an app that would satisfy your requirements and take your business to the next level, you should have a clear vision of it beforehead.

 

[Sunny Days]

So, after chatting through things with a company for several weeks they couldn't provide what we needed as their booking system could only handle appointments at set times in the hour. While looking at the choices on offer, prices quoted varied from £400 - £5,000 so it seems to be a minefield for those of us with no experience. Happy to chat with anyone else.. I'm after a simple booking system (no payments required) for customers to book a sunbed. There are 5 beds, each with 5 appointment options (length of booking). If anyone thinks they can help please get in touch

 

[Bronco78th]

The problem for developers especially with clients with little or no experience is that the Client tends not to have the mind of the developer. What I mean is the client knows what they want....'A simple app' being a cursed phrase.....things are rarely simple in software development even if they look like it on the face of it from the client perspective.

The developer must also think "what happens if a user does this?"....it might break the app...so the developer must find a way of stopping that potential problem during production, while its unlikely a non software client will have thought that deeply into it. This is also why Development costs are so high in case a 'simple app' turns into a nightmare....and it can happen pretty quick.

Most experienced (and inherently expensive) developers will have some T&C to stop this as best they can.

However back to your problem..... im wondering if you have considered a dedicated booking website? Why do you require it to be an app?....would probably be cheaper and easier manged than an app.

Kind Regards,
John.

 

[Sunny Days]

The problem for developers especially with clients with little or no experience is that the Client tends not to have the mind of the developer. What I mean is the client knows what they want....'A simple app' being a cursed phrase.....things are rarely simple in software development even if they look like it on the face of it from the client perspective.

The developer must also think "what happens if a user does this?"....it might break the app...so the developer must find a way of stopping that potential problem during production, while its unlikely a non software client will have thought that deeply into it. This is also why Development costs are so high in case a 'simple app' turns into a nightmare....and it can happen pretty quick.

Most experienced (and inherently expensive) developers will have some T&C to stop this as best they can.

However back to your problem..... im wondering if you have considered a dedicated booking website? Why do you require it to be an app?....would probably be cheaper and easier manged than an app.

Kind Regards,
John.

Welll, I do think it's a simple app... it's a booking app, doesn't even need to take payments. I have a website with a booking system for beauty, but this is for a stand alone side of the business. Most clients are 20-35 so tech savvy hence wanting a quick and simple app. I've now found someone who does these day in day out and agrees it's simple - so fingers crossed! Famous last words.....

 

[mattk]

Just off the top of my head, assuming you want your customers to be able to book the sunbeds directly, you'll need functionality which covers:

Create Profile
Update Profile

Create Booking
Update Booking
Delete Booking

Add a Sunbed
Remove a Sunbed

Add a Booking Duration
Update a Booking Duration
Delete a Booking Duration

While nothing here is outside the realms of a standard web app, I would say it is far from simple.

Just beware that you are specifying all of the requirements up front otherwise you leave yourself open to the situation where you have paid for an app which only offers half the functionality you need but is not suitable for use.