Web apps
not a brochure, a toolBooking and scheduling, client portals, dashboards, automations, integrations. Operational tools that do real work behind the scenes, built around how your business actually runs.
When a spreadsheet, an inbox and three tabs are holding the business together, you don't need a website. You need a tool.
Why it matters
Growing businesses hit a point where the admin outgrows the patchwork. Bookings get double-handled, data lives in five places, and someone spends hours each week doing what software should do in seconds.
A web app replaces that patchwork with one tool built around your actual workflow: customers self-serve, capacity stays honest, the data lives in one place, and the manual steps quietly disappear.
This is core to what Lancio does: the CPD booking platform in our work is exactly this kind of build. Real software, designed and developed by the person you talk to.
What we build
what you leave with- Booking & scheduling
- Client & member portals
- Dashboards & reporting
- Authenticated accounts
- Automations
- Integrations & APIs
- Real-time availability
- Admin tools
How we build a web app
- 01
Discovery
We map how the work actually happens today (the steps, the edge cases, the bits that go wrong) before designing anything.
- 02
Define
We agree the smallest version that delivers real value, so you ship something useful sooner instead of waiting on everything.
- 03
Design
Interface and flows designed for the people who'll use it daily: clear states, no dead ends, on brand throughout.
- 04
Build
Developed properly: secure accounts, reliable data, real-time where it counts, and integrations with the tools you already use.
- 05
Launch
Rolled out carefully, with the support to get your people using it confidently.
- 06
Iterate
Operational tools earn their keep over years. We stick around to extend and refine it as the business changes.
That's the shape of a web apps project. How we communicate, how money works and what we'll need from you is the same on every project. See how working with Lancio works
How long it takes
Focused first versions usually take 8 to 16+ weeks, built in milestones. The sensible route is a clear MVP first: launch something genuinely useful, then improve it based on real use rather than trying to design the perfect system up front.
A clear workflow and a tight first scope keep it fast. Multiple user types, payments, dashboards, integrations and data migration add time, and we'll say so in the proposal, not after.
How pricing works
Focused first versions usually start from £6,000–£8,000+. Platforms with accounts, bookings, payments, dashboards, admin areas or integrations can be significantly more. That's why we scope an MVP first and build in phases: you're never paying to build the whole thing before any of it works.
Larger builds are paid by milestone: a deposit to secure the project, then payments tied to real progress like scope approval, working builds, testing and launch. For bigger or less-defined projects we may recommend a paid discovery and roadmap first, from £500–£1,500 depending on complexity, so the build is priced on knowledge rather than guesswork. If we move into the full project, part of that fee may be credited.
Proof
An East Midlands education partnership replaced scattered spreadsheets and manual admin with one platform: live capacity, series booking, waiting lists, and a back office that runs every event, register and report.
“An end-to-end booking process which is simple, streamlined, and user-led, giving users full control over browsing, booking, and managing their CPD.”
Common questions
- Who owns the code?
- You do. The finished project code and bespoke functionality built for you are yours once paid for. We keep the right to reuse general patterns, libraries and know-how (the things that make every build faster), but your product is yours.
- Where does it run, and who pays for hosting?
- You pay for hosting and third-party services, billed transparently through your own accounts or within an agreed support arrangement. We often manage the hosting and deployment stack itself, because modern apps are wired into repositories, build pipelines and integrations; who owns and can access what is agreed clearly before launch. The domain is always yours.
- What happens if it breaks at 9pm?
- We don't promise 24/7 emergency cover by default, and you should be wary of a small studio that does. Support-plan clients get priority handling with clear response targets, serious issues jump the queue, and if the platform is genuinely business-critical, guaranteed out-of-hours support can be agreed and priced properly.
- Can you work with the system we already have?
- Often, yes. We can extend an existing system if it's accessible and well-built enough to work with, or replace the spreadsheets, manual admin and ageing tools it has outgrown. Either way we review what's there before promising anything.
- What support comes after launch?
- A post-launch window, usually 14 to 30 days, covers launch-related fixes and handover. After that, operational tools are best looked after on a monthly support plan (maintenance, bug fixes, small changes and priority handling), from around £750 a month for business-critical platforms, scoped to risk and complexity. Bigger new features are quoted as their own phase.
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