Custom Software Development for Australian Businesses

Most projects sit between $15,000 and $150,000+ depending on scope. A focused internal tool — single-purpose, small user base, straightforward integrations — usually runs $15,000 to $40,000. A multi-user web platform with custom workflow, integrations and a polished customer-facing UI typically runs $40,000 to $100,000. A native iOS app published to the App Store with a backend, push notifications, and ongoing infrastructure runs $50,000 to $150,000+. We scope every project against a fixed deliverable list before quoting — no surprises, no hourly billing creep. Get in touch for a quote against your actual requirements.

Typical timelines: a focused internal tool ships in 6 to 10 weeks. A medium web platform with multiple user types and integrations ships in 10 to 20 weeks. A native iOS app with backend and App Store submission ships in 14 to 26 weeks, including App Store review (which alone is 1-3 weeks). We work in two-week sprints with a demo at the end of each one — you see the system grow as it's built, not at the end. If a deadline matters (trade show, funding round, season launch), we scope to hit it. See our broader process.

In-house only. Every developer who writes code on your project is part of our Sydney team. We don't have a hidden offshore arm, and we don't subcontract to external developers. This costs more per hour than offshore-blended models — but the difference is night and day on quality, communication, and long-term maintainability. The agencies you've heard horror stories about (six-month overruns, code that nobody understands six months later) are usually offshore-blended without the client realising. We're the opposite of that, deliberately.

You own everything. Code, data, infrastructure access, third-party accounts (App Store, payment processors, hosting) — all in your name or transferred to you at the end of the project. We're an agency, not a SaaS subscription. There's no platform lock-in, no per-seat licence on top of the build, no clause that says you can't take the code elsewhere. We hand over the repository, the documentation and the access. If you want to bring it in-house in three years, you can. If you want us to keep maintaining it, we will. Either way, the asset is yours.

Off-the-shelf SaaS is fantastic when your workflow fits the tool's assumptions. The moment it doesn't, you start configuring around the gaps — workarounds, manual processes, multi-tool stitching, per-seat licences ballooning as you grow. Custom software is the opposite: you describe your workflow, the software fits it. The trade-off is upfront cost — SaaS is cheap to start, custom is an investment. The break-even is usually around the point where SaaS configuration starts breaking, or where per-seat licences exceed what a custom build would have cost amortised. We'll tell you honestly if SaaS is the right answer for your problem — we don't sell builds you don't need.