Web applications

Software that works the way you do.

KMD builds custom web applications with the same process that builds its websites: booking systems, client portals, quoting tools, dashboards, and first product versions. Scoped tight, built fast on a modern stack, and owned outright by the business that paid for them.

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Why custom beats renting

The market charges platform money. You need a tool that fits.

Custom software has a reputation for big-city invoices. Most small businesses do not need a platform. They need one well-built tool that removes the busywork, fits the brand, and stops the subscription bleed.

$15k-$80k

what Canadian agencies charge for custom web apps

Canadian development shops put typical web application builds between $15,000 and $80,000. KMD builds from $15,000, at the floor of that band, by scoping ruthlessly and skipping agency overhead.

Space-O Technologies web app cost guide, 2026

$80-$150/hr

going rate for reputable Canadian developers

Hourly billing punishes the client for every revision. KMD quotes the project, not the clock, so the price you approve is the price you pay.

Naveck web development cost guide, 2026

40-60%

upfront cost cut by starting with a focused MVP

Starting with the smallest version that solves the real problem cuts upfront investment nearly in half and gets the tool into your hands in weeks, not quarters.

Ideas2IT MVP development cost analysis, 2026

Live now

the Neighbours Lodge runs on this exact stack

The client portal behind kootenaymade.ca, with logins, guides, billing, invoices, and support, is a KMD-built web application. The process you would hire is the one that built it.

KMD Neighbours Lodge client platform

Where the hours leak

Your team is the most expensive software you run.

Every manual workaround costs payroll hours, every awkward subscription costs forever, and every third-party widget costs control. A focused app closes those leaks at the source.

The business runs on spreadsheets and memory

Quotes in one file, bookings in another, job status in someone’s head. A focused app puts the workflow in one place, with one source of truth the whole team can see.

SaaS subscriptions rent you 80% of a fit, forever

Per-seat pricing climbs every year for software that almost matches how you work. A custom tool fits exactly, costs once, and belongs to you.

Admin hours leak where software should be working

Manual scheduling, repeated data entry, chasing forms, and copy-pasting between tools. Hours a week disappear into work an app should be doing silently.

Customer-facing steps live on tools you do not control

Bookings, intake, portals, and payments scattered across third-party widgets that look generic and hold your data hostage. A custom app keeps the experience and the data yours.

The KMD app standard

One sharp tool beats a drawer full of subscriptions.

The goal is not software for its own sake. It is the smallest application that removes real hours, fits the brand, survives real use, and belongs to the business outright. Built with the same scoping, preview, and handoff process every KMD website goes through.

Scoped around one real workflow first, so the app earns its keep before it grows
Built on the same modern stack as every KMD build: fast, secure, and maintainable, not a fragile plugin pile
You own the code, the data, and the accounts outright at handoff
Designed to match your brand and your site, not a generic dashboard template
Integrations where they pay: payments, email, calendars, maps, and the systems you already use
Launch with analytics, error monitoring, documentation, and Lodge support behind it

The build

One focused build. Software the business owns.

Every app is scoped to its own workflow, so pricing starts from a floor instead of a menu. The first conversation establishes scope, price, and timeline before anything is committed.

Custom Web App

From $15,000

Focused single-purpose apps often land between $15,000 and $30,000 depending on workflows, integrations, and roles. Product-grade platforms are scoped like the Empire.

Owned, not rented

Software shaped to the business, owned by the business.

A working application built around one job worth doing well: a booking system, a client portal, a quoting tool, an internal dashboard, or the first version of a product idea. Scoped tight, built on a modern stack, and handed over with everything you need to run it.

Perfect for

Businesses outgrowing spreadsheets, renting awkward SaaS, drowning in manual admin, or sitting on a product idea that needs a real first version.

Typical delivery: 4 to 8 weeks for a focused first version

Scope my app

Discovery and ruthless scoping around the core workflow
Custom interface designed for the people who will use it daily
Accounts, roles, and permissions where the workflow needs them
Integrations: payments, email, calendars, file storage, existing site
Testing, launch, documentation, and owner handoff
Lodge access for support, guidance, and next steps

Path to working software

From a messy workflow to a tool that runs it.

Map the workflow

I sit with how the work actually happens: who does what, where the hours leak, and which single workflow the app must nail first.

Scope the smallest useful version

I cut the wish list down to the version that solves the real problem. Smaller scope means a lower price, a faster launch, and proof before bigger bets.

Build and show progress

The app goes up on a live preview link early. You click through real screens while it grows instead of waiting for a big reveal.

Launch, document, and hand off

I launch with monitoring and analytics, write plain-language documentation, and hand over the keys. You own the code and every account.

Ready to stop renting bad fits?

Tell me the workflow. I will scope the tool.

Bring the messy version: the spreadsheet, the subscription that almost fits, the hours that vanish every week. The first conversation maps it, and the quote is fixed before anything is built.

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Web app questions

What owners ask before building software.

What counts as a web app, exactly?+

Anything beyond pages that people read: booking and scheduling systems, client portals, quoting and intake tools, member areas, internal dashboards, inventory or job trackers, calculators, and first versions of software products. If your business needs software that works the way you work, that is a web app.

How is this different from the Empire?+

The Empire is the flagship website-plus-platform build: public site, content, SEO, and infrastructure together. A custom web app is a focused tool, with or without a public website attached. Plenty of clients bolt an app onto a site they already love.

Do I own the code?+

Yes, completely. The code, the database, the hosting accounts, and the documentation are yours at handoff. No license fees back to me, no hostage data, no rented foundation.

What stack do you build on?+

The same modern foundation as every KMD build: Next.js and React for the application, Supabase for the database and logins, and Vercel for hosting. It is the stack this site and the Neighbours Lodge client portal run on, chosen for speed, security, and low running costs.

What does it cost to run after launch?+

Usually far less than the SaaS it replaces. Focused apps typically run on hosting and database plans in the tens of dollars per month, not hundreds per seat. I scope running costs with you before the build so there are no surprise bills.

Can it connect to my existing website or tools?+

Yes. Apps can live on your current domain, share your brand, and connect to payments, email, calendars, accounting exports, and most tools with an API. If KMD built your site, the app drops in natively.

I have a product idea. Is this how I start?+

It is the sensible way to start. A focused first version proves the idea with real users before you spend platform money. If it takes off, the same codebase grows instead of being thrown away.

Why is this cheaper than the agency quotes I have seen?+

Three reasons: one senior builder instead of an agency org chart, ruthless scoping instead of padded feature lists, and a fixed project price instead of hourly billing. Cheaper and faster, without renting you a junior team.

Pick the trail.Build the empire.