JOLT

App development

Let customers book, pay and use your service from their phone. Give staff a practical tool for work away from a desk. Jolt builds the app and the systems behind it, then handles launch, marketing and ongoing support.

Booking application on a smartphone and tablet

Experience with business-critical systems

Our enterprise work includes a California banking platform: reviewing threats, addressing security risks, replacing inherited services and preparing audit evidence and recovery plans.

For a major construction company, we built a custom operations platform covering field work, inventory, 3D site scanning and health and safety, connected to Procore and Sage.

Olly Dixon, founder of Jolt

Olly Dixon

Founder of Jolt

Over 20 years in technology, working with startups and enterprise teams.

Looking after your system after launch

Your customers and staff need to know their information is handled carefully. We work with you to decide who should have access, protect the data the system holds, and test the sensitive parts before launch.

We also handle the hosting and ongoing upkeep. That includes watching for problems, keeping backups and agreeing what happens if something goes wrong. You know who to contact and what support is covered.

As the business grows, the system needs to keep up. We test the busy parts, plan for more users and orders, and explain the cost of increasing capacity before you need it.

What could an app do for your business?

Let customers book and buy

Take bookings, orders and payments in one place. Customers can check availability, make a purchase and receive updates without calling your team.

Put your service in their pocket

Give customers access to their account, membership or content. Help them find nearby services, follow an order or return to your business when they need you.

Make work easier for your team

Replace paper forms and scattered messages with a shared tool. Staff can record site visits, upload photos and update job status from their phone.

Keep your information connected

Connect the app to your customer records, stock or scheduling system so your team does not have to enter the same information twice. Control who can see or change it.

Industry research & examples

Give customers a reason to come back

Useful service comes first

McKinsey’s 2017 research found that 70% of app users preferred additional functionality to appearance. The business question is still useful: what can a customer do in the app that saves them time? We build around those tasks, then measure completed bookings, purchases or staff jobs rather than downloads alone.

McKinsey · 2017 — Read the source

Mobile ordering at Starbucks

In its Q1 2024 earnings call, Starbucks reported that Mobile Order & Pay had exceeded 30% of US transactions. An app can become part of how a business takes orders, rather than just a marketing channel. For your project, we connect the customer journey to fulfilment, payment and staff tools so the operation can support it.

Starbucks · Q1 2024 — Read the source

Featured Projects

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Banking platform modernization

Stone and glass architecture of a financial institution
  1. Review the risks

    Assess threats and inherited services.

  2. Replace critical services

    Address risks through targeted rewrites.

  3. Prepare for operation

    Document controls and plan recovery.

Business challenge
Replace inherited services while addressing security risks, audit requirements and operational resilience.
Jolt’s work
Helped a California bank review threats, remediate risks and replace selected services in memory-safe languages. The programme included audit evidence and resilience planning.
Read the case study

Construction operations platform

Commercial construction site with structural frames and a tower crane
  1. Capture site activity

    Field work, scans and inventory in one system.

  2. Connect the office

    Link operations with Procore and Sage.

  3. Manage the business

    Support tasks, assets and health and safety.

Business challenge
Connect field work with the office systems used to manage people, assets and safety.
Jolt’s work
Built a custom platform for tasks, field workflows, 3D scanning, inventory and health and safety. Procore and Sage integrations connected site activity with business operations.

Product launch and marketing

Explore marketing services

The launch needs its own plan. Alongside development, Jolt can help define the audience and product message, then produce the content used to introduce the app. That includes creator-led video and campaign material for organic and paid channels.

We test different messages and creative approaches to learn what reaches the right audience. For Requestival, our work covered both the streaming platform and its marketing. Product delivery and the launch can be managed within the same project.

Working with Jolt

Start with the business problem, the people who will use the app and the systems it needs to work with. We use that conversation to define a practical first release and prepare a proposal.

Talk to Jolt about your project
Scope, budget and progress
The proposal sets out the work, estimated cost, dependencies and delivery stages. You review designs and working software during development. Changes to the agreed scope are discussed before additional work begins.
Your app and the systems behind it
The work can cover iPhone, Android and web, customer accounts, payments and staff tools. We review your existing software early to establish what can connect and what needs to change.
Data, access and handover
We agree who can access customer and company data, which outside services are involved and what must be tested before release. Source-code access, ownership and documentation are set out in the project agreement.
Launch and ongoing support
We handle app-store submissions and deployment. Maintenance can include updates, monitoring and fixes. Support coverage, responsibilities and running costs are agreed before launch.

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