We build web apps, dashboards and staff tools for small businesses, coded around your steps, your prices and your paperwork. Here is every app service we offer right now: what it is, what's included, what it costs and exactly how the work goes.
Mainfront builds custom web apps, dashboards and staff tools for small businesses around Bay City, Saginaw and Midland. A custom web app is $7,500–$25,000+ plus $299 a month for care. Smaller tools that do one job start as custom programs from $997 plus $49 a month.
Your final price is a fixed number in a written scope before any work starts. Only need a calculator, tracker or intake form? See custom programs.
HOW EVERY APP BUILD WORKS
Same steps. Every app.
Short callWho will use it, what job it does, and how that job gets done today.
Written scopeScreens, features, what isn't included, the price and the target dates.
Deposit or planA deposit or your first plan payment starts the work.
Build and reviewYou review each main piece as it's ready. 2 rounds of changes are standard.
LaunchWe launch once you approve it and the payment due before launch clears.
30 days of fixesAnything that doesn't work the way your scope says gets fixed at no charge.
Deposits: builds under $5,000 are 50% to start and 50% before launch. Builds of $5,000 and up are 40% to start, 30% at a midpoint named in your scope, and 30% before launch. Or split approved builds into 4, 6, 8 or 12 payments with no interest.
YOUR RULES, IN SOFTWARE
Custom web app
$7,500–$25,000++ $299/month care
An app that runs in the browser on phones, tablets and computers, built around the way your business actually works: your steps, your pricing and your paperwork.
Who it's for: a business running on spreadsheets, paper or several tools that don't talk to each other, where the same job gets typed in more than once.
How it works
Short call. Walk us through the job the way it's done today, and where it slows down.
Written scope. Every screen, who can see what, the midpoint milestone, what's not included, the target dates and what we need from you.
Deposit or plan. 40% to start, 30% at the midpoint, 30% before launch. Or a payment plan.
Data plan. What gets saved, who can change it, and what comes over from the spreadsheet or list you use now.
Build in pieces. You review each main piece as it's ready. 2 rounds of changes per main piece are standard.
Review. You get 7 days to approve each main piece or send fixes.
Launch. Your team starts using it, and we're on hand for the first questions.
30 days of fixes, then app care at $299 a month keeps it running.
What's included
The screens and features listed in your scope
Works in the browser on phones, tablets and computers
Your current list or spreadsheet brought in, where your scope includes it
The custom code is yours once it's paid in full
Not included
Apps in the Apple and Google app stores, customer logins and online payments (by request, quoted after a call)
Outside costs such as paid services the app connects to
Quoted with your projectPriced as a custom program (from $997) or a web app, by size
The tools your team uses every day: a quote or estimate builder with your real pricing, a proposal generator, a job board, a checklist or an admin screen.
Who it's for: a business where quotes take too long, prices vary by who wrote them, or work gets tracked on a whiteboard.
How it works
Show us how it's done now. A few real quotes, the price sheet, the checklist or the whiteboard.
Written scope and fixed quote. What the tool does, who uses it and what it hands back.
Deposit or plan. Under $5,000: 50% / 50%. $5,000 and up: 40% / 30% / 30%. Or a payment plan.
Build and test with your real examples, so the math matches what you'd have done by hand.
Review. 7 days to approve or send fixes. 2 rounds of changes are standard.
Launch and 30 days of fixes.
What's included
The tool and screens listed in your scope
Your pricing rules, built in
Printable or emailable results where your scope says so
$299 a monthFor web apps · custom programs: $49 a month
We keep your app hosted, updated and watched, and make small edits when you ask.
How it works
Starts after launch, once the 30 days of fixes are done.
Every month: hosting, updates and monitoring.
Small edits: send them by text or email.
Bigger changes, like new screens or features, get a written change order first.
Cancel anytime. Month to month. Service runs to the end of the month you've paid for.
What's included
Hosting
Updates
Backups
Monitoring
A monthly report on use and fixes
Up to 2 hours of small edits or fixes
Month to month, cancel anytime
Once it's paid off, you own it. If you ever cancel care, we hand over the files and admin logins within 5 business days.
BY REQUEST · QUOTED AFTER A CALL
Bigger builds
Apps in the Apple and Google app stores
Desktop apps
Customer logins and client portals
Booking, scheduling and dispatch systems
Inventory and stock-count systems
Customer databases (CRM) and online stores
Connecting tools you already use, so they share information
COMING SOON · NOT AVAILABLE YET
In development
Point-of-sale: an early-stage quick-lube prototype only, not available as a production system yet
"Build your own platform" with customer messaging built in, coming soon
App questions.
How much does a custom web app cost at Mainfront?
A custom web app is $7,500 to $25,000 or more, plus $299 a month for care. Smaller tools that do one job start as custom programs from $997 plus $49 a month. Your final price is a fixed number in a written scope before any work starts.
What's the difference between a web app and an app store app?
A web app runs in the browser on any phone, tablet or computer, and can be added to the home screen like an app. Apps listed in the Apple and Google app stores are a bigger build, available by request and quoted after a call.
Do I own the app?
Yes. Once the build is paid in full, the custom code we wrote for you is yours, and we hand over the files and admin logins within 5 business days. Our reusable tools come with a permanent, free license to use as part of your project.
Can you bring my spreadsheet into the app?
Yes, when your scope includes it. We look at your spreadsheet or list first, clean it up, and bring it in so you don't start from zero.
Can it connect to tools I already use?
Often, if the tool lets outside apps read or send its data. We check before we quote. Connections between tools are by request and quoted after a call.
What happens after my app launches?
For 30 days after launch, we fix anything that doesn't work the way your scope says, at no charge. After that, app care at $299 a month keeps it hosted, updated and watched. Once it's paid off, you own it, and if you ever cancel care we hand you the files.
