Custom business apps for jobs, inspections and paperwork
If your business runs on paper forms, a spreadsheet someone updates by hand, or reports typed up back at the office, I can build an app that does it properly. Your team fills it in on their phone on site, and the paperwork takes care of itself. Built mainly on Microsoft PowerApps and Power Automate, so it works with the Microsoft 365 you may already have.
Example: site inspection app for Tradies United
Tradies United is a Sydney remedial building and waterproofing business. Their inspectors needed a faster way to report on site visits than notes, a camera roll and a write up at the end of the day.
I built them an app where the inspector goes to the site, fills in a full inspection report on their phone and adds photos as they go. When they're done, the app turns the report into a PDF and sends it straight to the customer.
No typing it up back at the office, no lost photos, and the customer gets a professional report while the visit is still fresh.
What I build
Field and inspection apps
Reports, checklists and job sheets filled in on a phone or tablet on site, with photos and signatures, turned into PDFs automatically.
Job tracking
One place to see every job and its status, updated from the field, instead of chasing people by text and phone.
Workflow automation
Connecting the tools you already use, like Microsoft 365, forms, spreadsheets and email, so information moves between them without someone copying it across by hand.
How it works
- Short call. You walk me through how the job is done now and where the time goes.
- Fixed quote. A written scope of what the app will do and the price. No hourly meter running.
- Build and try it. You test it with real jobs while I build, and I adjust it until it fits how your team works.
- Rollout and handover. I set it up on your team's phones, show them how to use it, and stay available for changes.
Questions people ask
Do I need a custom app or just a better spreadsheet?
If more than one person needs the same information at the same time, if it's filled in on a phone out in the field, or if someone has to copy data between two places by hand, a spreadsheet has usually stopped being the right tool. If a spreadsheet will do the job, I'll tell you that on the first call.
What is Microsoft PowerApps?
It's Microsoft's platform for building business apps. Because it's part of the Microsoft 365 world, apps built on it are quicker and cheaper to build than fully custom software, and they connect to the email, files and accounts you already use.
Can the app send reports to my customers?
Yes. Like the Tradies United inspection app, reports can be turned into a PDF and emailed to the customer automatically when the job is finished.
Do you only work in Sydney?
No. Apps are built and rolled out remotely, so I work with businesses anywhere in Australia.
Talk about your app
Call Jeffry on 0406 160 140 or tell me a bit about the job you want to fix and I'll come back to you within one business day.
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