I'm Ian, a software developer in Midrand. I make custom apps, automations and AI tools for South African businesses. Pick the one that sounds like you.
Most jobs mix two or three of these. You don't need to know which. Describe the problem and I'll work out the shape.
Web apps and portals that replace spreadsheets: clients, jobs, stock, policies.
Android and iPhone apps for your team or your customers.
Your tools talking to each other, Sage included, so nobody retypes anything.
AI that reads, sorts and drafts for you, and waits for your OK before acting.
The weekly report or slide deck that builds itself from your data.
CAD and CAM workflows, quoting from drawings, job files and databooks.
I run a CAD design and machining business. The quoting, job files, reports and inbox were eating my evenings, so I started building software to handle them. Now I build the same kind of thing for other businesses.
You deal with me from the first call to the last fix. No account managers, no hand-offs, and no jargon unless you ask for it.
A short form or an email. I reply with questions.
Screen designs and one fixed price before any code.
Working versions along the way, not one big reveal.
Hosting, updates and fixes after launch.
One fixed price to build it, paid in three parts. After launch, changes and support are billed by the hour.
Hourly work
Rates on request
App store licences are billed separately.
Two Frosty products I'm building, starting with the problems in my own workshop.
Design-to-G-code software for machine shops. Draw the part, let the machining wizard set up the toolpaths, and post code for your mills and lathes. Built to be simple for beginners and quick for experienced machinists, starting in South Africa.
A task planner for workshops and offices. Managers hand out work from their phones, staff log what they've finished, and everyone is notified. Orders, walk-in jobs and a daily summary in one place, with prices kept off the workshop floor.
I'll reply myself with questions and a rough idea of cost.