Custom software and portals for small businesses, built to be yours.

Customer portals, internal tools and real phone apps, for when nothing off the shelf fits. We build on common, well-documented tools any good developer can pick up, then hand you the keys. You're never locked to us.

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Based in Cumberland, RI. Building software for small businesses across Rhode Island, Southeastern Mass. and nationwide.

The Company 50 client portal dashboard as a client sees it: support credits and the next charge, services for each website, and recent paid invoices (sample account)
Company 50 Client Portal the software we run on
The KidsChores Android app, showing a child's earnings for the month
KidsChores Android app
Styler & Profiler suggesting a rain-ready client-meeting outfit built from photos of clothes the owner already has
Styler & Profiler AI Android app

If it needs a sign-in, a screen or a database, we build it.

Every build starts from how your business actually works, not from a template. And everything ships documented, on tools you own.

  • Customer portals

    Clients sign in to see their orders, invoices and files, and help themselves instead of calling you.

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  • Internal tools

    The spreadsheet only one person understands becomes a system the whole team can use.

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  • Phone apps

    Real Android and iPhone apps, with their own icon, sign-ins and notifications.

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  • Installable web apps

    Apps that install straight from the browser, with no app store and always up to date.

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  • Ordering and back office

    Orders, payments, pickup and delivery, with a back office your staff can actually run.

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  • Systems that talk

    Your website, books and calendar share the same information, so it only gets entered once.

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Off the shelf, or built for you?

Custom isn't always the answer. Here's how we weigh it, and we'll tell you straight which side you're on.

Buy off the shelf when

  • A popular app already does nearly everything you need
  • The job works the same everywhere, like payroll or bookkeeping
  • You're happy to change how you work to fit the software
  • The monthly price stays small, even as your team grows

Build it custom when

  • Finishing one job means juggling three programs and a spreadsheet
  • You pay per person for dozens of features and use five
  • Customers call for things they could do themselves
  • The way you work is part of why customers choose you

Not sure which side you're on? We'll say so, even when the answer is a $20-a-month app.

Apps we've built, in real use.

Finished software, not concept art. The first one runs our whole business.

The client portal as a signed-in client sees it: support credits, the next charge, uptime and response time for their website, and site health

Client Portal what a client sees

Company 50 Client Portal: the software we run on

We needed billing, hosting controls, uptime and support in one place, and nothing off the shelf fit. So we built it, and every client gets their own sign-in.

  • Billing and invoices
  • A sign-in for every client
  • Hosting controls
  • Uptime monitoring
  • Support credits
  • A built-in AI assistant
See more of our work
Styler & Profiler suggesting a rain-ready client-meeting outfit: a navy blazer, blue oxford shirt, camel chinos, belt and suede loafers, all from photos of clothes the owner already has

Styler & Profiler

An AI stylist that reads the weather and your plans for the day, then builds two outfits from photos of clothes you own.

AI Android app

A child's KidsChores dashboard: $60 earned this month, progress toward a $155 goal, a week of checked-off days and an 8-day streak

KidsChores

A chore tracker our own kids use every day, with streaks, goals and real allowance math, shipped as a signed Android app.

Android app

The Silverballers home screen on league night: Week 5 tonight, four weeks until the playoffs, and Matches to Watch cards pairing each player's cartoon fighter portrait with the pinball machine they'll play

Silverballers

A head-to-head pinball league app with schedules, standings, playoffs and fight-night posters. It installs straight from the browser.

Installable web app

Small first. Solid always.

A good app starts smaller than you'd think and grows with your business. Here's how a build goes, from first chat to handing you the keys.

  1. Scope it honestly

    We find the first version worth building, and tell you if something off the shelf fits better.

  2. Click through it first

    You try real screens before a line of code is written, so there's never a big-reveal surprise at the end.

  3. Build on common tools

    Mainstream, well-documented tech that any good developer can pick up, tested as we go so it holds up.

  4. Hand over the keys

    The code, the accounts and a full owner's manual are yours. We stay on to improve it as long as you like.

Good questions, straight answers.

Something we didn't cover? The chat answers in plain English, any time of day.

How much does it cost to build an app for my business?

Usually less than people fear, because we build the smallest version worth having first and grow it from there. Every build gets a flat quote with the work spelled out before anything starts, and the chat can give you a real ballpark in a few minutes.

How much does a customer portal cost?

It depends on what your customers do once they sign in. A portal that shows orders, invoices and files is a smaller job than one where they pay, book or change things. Tell the chat what your customers would do and it'll give you a ballpark.

Custom software or off the shelf: which is better for a small business?

Off the shelf, when a popular product already fits how you work: it's cheaper and someone else maintains it. Custom, when you're stitching programs together by hand or paying for features you never use. We'll tell you plainly which side you're on.

Web app or mobile app: which do I need?

Usually a web app. It works on every phone and computer, installs to the home screen and updates itself, with no app store in the way. A store app makes sense when you need deeper phone features or a listing people can find in the app stores. We'll walk through the trade-offs before anything is built.

Who owns the code?

You do. We build on common, well-documented tools, and at handover you get the code, the accounts and a full owner's manual. Any good developer could pick it up. Many clients keep us on a monthly plan for updates and new features, but you're never locked in.

Can it work with the tools we already use?

Almost always: your accounting software, calendar, email, payment processor and website. Connecting systems is part of most builds we do, and it's usually where the biggest time savings are.

Got a spreadsheet that's turning into an app?

Tell us what you're trying to build, or what you're trying to escape. We'll tell you what it would take, what it would cost, and whether it's worth building at all.

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Tell us about the project and we'll email you back within one business day.

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Get a real ballpark price in a few minutes, before your coffee gets cold.

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Rather talk it through? Call the shop in Cumberland.

Call (401) 484-7343