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App development

Software built around your business, not the other way around.

Most teams adapt the way they work to fit whatever off-the-shelf software they've bought. We build the reverse: custom internal apps, Power Platform automations and system integrations that fit your actual process, priced against a written statement of work.

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Fixed-scope statements of work
Power Platform & custom web apps
Australian engineers, start to finish
API-first integrations with your stack
Fixed
Scope and cost agreed in writing before a line of code is built.
0%
Offshore handoffs. The engineers who scope it build and support it.
Power
Platform
Our default toolkit for internal apps, forms and workflow automation.
Weekly
Reporting cadence, so you always know what's in flight.
Why bother building it yourself

Because generic software makes you work around it.

Off-the-shelf tools are built for the average business, which means every business ends up with workarounds, duplicate data entry and a spreadsheet somewhere holding the process together. A purpose-built app removes the workaround entirely.

Off-the-shelf software forces compromises.

Generic tools solve the general case, not your specific approvals process, your specific stock count, or your specific compliance checklist. The gap gets filled with manual work, and manual work is where errors and delay live.

Spreadsheets don't scale.

The spreadsheet one person built five years ago is now core infrastructure nobody understands or can safely change. A proper app replaces tribal knowledge with a supported, documented system.

Integration debt compounds.

Every manual export-and-re-key between two systems is a future error. Purpose-built integrations remove the re-keying, and the errors that come with it, permanently.

What we build

From a quick Power App to a bespoke web platform.

Every engagement starts with a discovery workshop to understand the actual process, not just the request. From there we recommend the simplest platform that solves the problem properly, rather than defaulting to the most complex.

Power Apps & Power Automate

Forms, approvals, mobile data capture and process automation built on Microsoft's low-code platform, sitting naturally alongside the Microsoft 365 tools your team already uses every day.

Custom web applications

Purpose-built web apps for requirements that outgrow low-code platforms: complex logic, high user counts, or a customer-facing front end that needs to look and feel like part of your brand.

System & API integrations

Connecting your accounting platform, CRM, line-of-business systems and Microsoft 365 so data moves between them automatically, instead of being re-typed by hand.

Workflow automation

Approval chains, notifications, document generation and repetitive admin tasks handled automatically, freeing staff time for the work that actually needs a person.

SharePoint-based tools

Lightweight line-of-business tools built on SharePoint lists and libraries where a full application is overkill but a spreadsheet won't hold.

Legacy app modernisation

Rebuilding or re-platforming an old, fragile internal tool so it's supportable, documented and no longer dependent on one person or one unsupported server.

What every engagement includes

The same delivery model regardless of platform or project size.
  • Discovery workshopUnderstand the process, not just the ask
  • Written statement of workScope, milestones and pricing up front
  • Full source & IP ownershipHanded to you, not retained by us
  • User acceptance testingSign-off before go-live, not after
  • Documentation & handoverSo it isn't a black box to your team
  • Staff trainingSo the app actually gets used
  • Post-launch support optionsWarranty period, retainer or managed plan
  • Fits your existing ITBuilt to sit inside your current environment
FAQ

Questions we get asked about app development.

Who owns the source code and IP once the project is finished?
You do. Every app, automation or integration we build is handed over with full source code, documentation and intellectual property ownership sitting with your business, not locked to synfo.
Can you integrate with the systems we already use?
Usually, yes. Most of our work connects into existing line-of-business systems, accounting platforms, CRMs and Microsoft 365 via their published APIs. We confirm integration feasibility during scoping before any work begins.
Do you offer support after the app goes live?
Yes. You can take a fixed-term warranty period, an ongoing support retainer, or roll the app into a full managed IT services agreement so bugs, changes and platform updates are handled as part of your day-to-day support.
What platforms do you build on?
Most internal tools and workflow automations are built on the Microsoft Power Platform, since it sits naturally alongside Microsoft 365. For more complex requirements we build custom web applications using established, well-supported frameworks.
How is a project priced?
Fixed-scope and fixed-cost wherever the requirements allow it, agreed up front in a written statement of work. For exploratory or evolving projects we work time and materials, with clear reporting on what has been spent and delivered.

Got a process that's held together with spreadsheets?

Tell us what the app or automation needs to do and we'll come back with an honest view on the right platform, the rough scope and the likely cost, before you commit to anything.

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