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What we do · Custom apps

Working software, not screenshots.

Dashboards, automations, microsites, internal tools. The custom software most agencies don't ship.

2–6 weeks typicalCustom quote60-day support included
Product
Peri
Tracker
App
Guess
the Gavel
Automation
Carmigo
Emailer
Dashboard
Hubspot
UAX
Product
Budget
Quest
Tool
Auditly

Most agencies stop at websites. We don't. Every project above is something we built — and most of them you can click right now.

What we make

Four kinds of apps. All real.

01 / INTERNAL TOOLS

Dashboards and automations.

The piece your team has been working around. Replaces a spreadsheet or a Monday-morning ritual.

Carmigo Vehicle Emailer · HubSpot Sales Dashboard

02 / EVENT MICROSITES

Focused, temporary, installable.

One event, one audience, a PWA you can put on a phone. Goes away cleanly when it's over.

BBQ Fest 2026 · Guess the Gavel

03 / CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Installable apps with a paying audience.

Etsy, Gumroad, or your own checkout. We handle product, code, packaging, and the launch.

Budget Quest · Daily Habit Kit

04 / WORKFLOW TOOLS

Apps we use ourselves.

Tools we built for the studio that turned out to be useful for clients too. Dogfooded daily.

Auditly / Crucible

How it works

Four steps. No SOW gymnastics.

01

Quick intro

Email or a 20-minute call — whichever you prefer. Tell me what's on your bench. I'll tell you if we're the right shop and ballpark scope + price.

Email or ~20 min
02

One-page brief

What the app is, what it isn't, fixed price. Signed before any code happens.

~ 2–3 days
03

Build in stages you can see

Sketch → prototype → working version → polish. Live on a staging URL the whole time.

2–6 weeks
04

Ship + 60-day support

Live URL, handoff doc, tweaks included for 60 days. Hourly after that if needed.

Day 1 + 60 days

The stack

What we typically reach for.

FrontendNext.js · vanilla HTML for static
CMSSanity v5 · Google Sheets · none
HostingVercel · Netlify
BackendRoute Handlers · Apps Script
PaymentsStripe · Etsy · Gumroad
IntegrationsHubSpot · Klaviyo · Cal.com · Resend · fal.ai

Frequently asked

Questions, answered straight.

Rarely. Most stop at websites because shipping software needs a developer in the studio. Brand Forge's principal is both — the same hands that build your brand build your tool.

Cost varies based on scope — a focused internal tool is very different from an installable consumer PWA with payment integration. Our initial conversation helps us scope what you need, and from there we send a fixed quote for the project.

Two to six weeks for most builds. Bigger or more ambitious work can stretch — we commit to a timeline after we've scoped what we're building, not before. A fixed date promised on a sales call rarely survives contact with the actual code.

Yes — about half our app work runs alongside a site we didn't build. Subdomain, embed, or independent — we integrate with your existing stack.

Talk to us

Have a app idea? Drop a line.

Tell me what your team has been working around. If we're not the right shop, I'll usually know who is.