Web Apps

If you want to offer your users more interactive functions than just purely static content, you need a web app. This includes, for example, use cases that allow your target group to make entries, process, save and display data. Obvious examples of this are online shopping, Google Maps and of course social media platforms. The transition from a static website to WordPress is fluid, which is why you have to think early on about whether a static website will be sufficient in the long term.

Web apps, like websites, are implemented using common web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for the web. This is an important difference compared to native apps, which can only be accessed through well-known app stores. A web app, on the other hand, is immediately accessible to any internet user, and paid services can also be realized without the usage fees of an app store.

Significantly Cheaper

Web apps are significantly cheaper to develop compared to native apps, mainly because they are built using common web technologies. For a native app, you need expensive developers who master the programming languages of the respective platform, such as Objective-C and Swift for Apple and Java and Kotlin for Android. A web app, however, is mostly written in JavaScript, for which there are many so-called meta frameworks like Remix or Next.js that allow us to build your web application at a lower cost and in a shorter time, without it needing to hide behind native apps.

Easier to Market

Another reason is the accessibility of a web app compared to a native app. Since a web app is provided via the internet, its reach is significantly better. The internet allows the content of an app to be made available through Google search results, which provides a huge advantage in terms of reach.

This is a mantra that is very important to us, because it's not possible ultimately just means I don't know and I don't want to find out.

We cannot identify with that, because lifelong learning is part of our profession and our passion. We do not resign ourselves to technological progress. We are enthusiastic about it.

Ever-growing opportunities

Browser manufacturers like Google and Mozilla are constantly developing their platforms and are already making it possible to use location services, gyroscopes and compasses from a mobile device for a web app. The gap between web apps and navigation apps is getting smaller every day and therefore the reason to spend a lot of money on a native app.

Speed ​​will soon no longer be a reason for a native app, because we can already implement code in WebAssembly at almost native speed. Figma, a web app that we use to design your next app, is a good example of this. Speed ​​of a desktop app in the browser.

Progressive enhanced web apps are exactly that: a completely normal web app that is subject to the paradigms of the Internet and can then also be used offline, for example. Your web app can even be installed as an app on your smartphone. Notifications that were previously reserved for native apps are also possible with the PWA. Apple has even recently built support into the Safari browser.

We are also happy to offer you complete management of your web app. This includes hosting, customer service, process automation and maintenance and marketing of your app. If you want us to market your app for you, we are happy to create the content for social media and ensure that your web app is well visible in search engines.

Of course, web app development is expensive despite all the savings. To reduce your costs even further, you can get government funding for your web app.

There are a number of funding programs that you can take advantage of and this can really make a huge difference. Each federal state has its own programs. In Baden-Württemberg, for example, you can use so-called innovation vouchers. You can get up to 80% funding through these.

You can find suitable funding for your app in the funding database.

It is essential for us to properly understand your use case, your target group, and your wishes. This means that we first sit down together and talk about it. Depending on how advanced your idea is, you probably already have plans or even a finished design. In any case, we can provide you with expert advice on possible technologies, architectures, and monetization options.

After that, we usually move on to the planning phase, where we design together. In this phase, we define a so-called MVP with you, a Minimal Viable Product, which provides the core features of your app. We work closely with you using an agile approach. This means that you are always close to the development stage and we have short feedback loops. If you don't like something, or you feel that development is going in the wrong direction, we can quickly take countermeasures. In an iterative process, this is the quickest and cheapest way for us to get to your finished app.