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Mobile apps · Poole & Bournemouth

Mobile apps that keep customers coming back.

We design and build mobile apps that grow your business and connect with your customers, from bookings and ecommerce to push notifications and rewards, everything is built around your goals.

Push notificationsBookings & ordersLoyalty & rewardsApp stores
What we do

Mobile apps in Poole & Bournemouth, built around your customers.

Mobile apps have become one of the most direct ways a business can stay connected to its customers. A good app strengthens the relationship with the customers you already have and helps you reach new ones, whatever your goal. We build apps for businesses across Poole, Bournemouth and Dorset, from restaurants and bars to hair and beauty, finance and property.

Startups

New businesses launching with a mobile-first product or service.

Membership platforms

Clubs, gyms and communities managing members, content and renewals.

Ecommerce brands

Stores that want orders, offers and loyalty in their customers' pockets.

Local businesses

Dorset businesses building loyalty and repeat custom through an app.

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Why it matters

Why your business needs a mobile app.

Engagement

Push notifications put your latest content, offers and updates straight onto your customers' phones, so they keep coming back.

Loyalty

Points, vouchers and app-only rewards give people a reason to choose you again, turning one-off buyers into regulars.

Revenue

Bookings, orders and ecommerce built into the app create new, direct ways to sell straight from your customers' pockets.

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What's included

Everything your app needs to earn its keep.

Push notifications

Send unlimited updates about new content, offers and events to keep users coming back to your app.

Bookings & appointments

Let customers book tables, classes or appointments directly through the app, day or night.

Orders & ecommerce

Take orders, sell products and even sell event tickets straight from the app.

Loyalty & rewards

Reward repeat custom with QR points, vouchers and app-only deals that build long-term loyalty.

Grow your database

Social login lets users sign in with Facebook, capturing email addresses to build a valuable contact list for future marketing.

Publishing & support

We publish your app to the app stores and look after it with ongoing support and updates, from a Poole team you can pick up the phone to.

Why Expect Best

A local team that actually picks up the phone.

Custom, never templated

Every app is designed around your business and your customers, not forced into an off-the-shelf template.

In-house Poole team

Designers, developers and marketers under one roof, and you can come and meet us.

Built and published for you

We design, build and publish your app to the app stores, then keep it updated long after launch.

Here for the long run

Trading since 2010 with 400+ clients. We support, maintain and grow your app, not just build it.

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Our process

Simple, from first call to launch.

01

Discovery

We gather your requirements, understand your users and plan the features your app needs.

02

Design

We design your app's screens around your brand and how your customers will use it.

03

Build

We build the functionality and keep you updated throughout the process.

04

Launch

We publish your app to the app stores, tested and ready for customers.

05

Support

Ongoing support, updates and improvements to keep your app performing.

You are kept updated at every stage, from first call to launch and beyond.

The exact timeline and cost depend on your project. Tell us what you have in mind and we'll come back with both, no pressure.

Tell us about your project

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The numbers

Each day we facilitate

Real results we help our clients achieve, day in, day out.

Platforms

Built for every phone your customers carry.

We publish to both major app stores and recommend the right approach based on your audience and budget.

iOS

Apps built for iPhone and iPad, published to the Apple App Store and ready to download.

Android

Apps built for the full range of Android phones and tablets, published to Google Play.

Cross-platform

One build that runs on both iOS and Android, so you reach every customer without building the app twice.

FAQs

Mobile apps FAQs

Common questions about what our apps can do, who they suit and how the process works.

Apps let you collect customer data through social login, keep users engaged with unlimited push notifications, reward loyalty with points and vouchers, and take bookings and orders directly, all in your customers' pockets.

Restaurants, bars and nightclubs, hair and beauty businesses, finance and property firms, membership platforms, ecommerce brands and startups all benefit, anywhere repeat custom, bookings or loyalty matter.

Yes. Your app comes with a simple self-managed system, so you can update content whenever you need to.

Yes. We handle publishing to the app stores and provide ongoing support, updates and improvements after launch.

Three steps: discovery and planning, design and development, then launch and support, with you kept updated throughout.

Ready to put your business in your customers' pockets?

Tell us what you need and we'll come back with honest advice and a clear quote, no pressure.