Dura athlete monitoring
A player app and a staff portal for sports teams, with offline capture, configurable questionnaires and load and wellness dashboards.
Read the Dura case studyBespoke software
App development
Apps for your staff and your customers, on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac, built from one codebase and connected to the systems behind them.
Apps for work
We build apps people use at work, on a phone, a tablet, a barcode scanner or a laptop.
We have built apps for field staff surveying on iPads, warehouse teams scanning barcodes, chefs ordering stock, and athletes recording how they feel each morning.
How we build apps
1Start with the problem
What job will the app do, who uses it, and on what device? Does it need to work with no signal? Does it connect to a web system or stand alone? Getting this right at the start saves time and money later.
2One codebase, every device
We build in Microsoft .NET MAUI, so your app is written once and runs on iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac. You are not paying for separate iPhone and Android builds.
3Connected to the system behind it
Most apps need a web system behind them, for managing users, sending out work and seeing results. We build that too, in .NET and Blazor, so the app and the system are designed together.
4All the way to the App Store
We handle the store listings, the privacy pages, the approval process and the updates, and we keep the app current as phones and operating systems change.
Apps we have built
NCI field data capture
Surveys of over 1,000 questions, with audio recording, for over 150 field staff on iPads, connected to an IBM Domino platform.
Read the NCI case study
CJ Fresh Foods ordering
A mobile ordering portal and Android app for chefs and caterers, which took sales up 50%.
Read the CJ Fresh Foods case study
Oxspring barcode scanning
An Android app for Zebra TC51 scanners, built quickly to keep a client running when their old hardware was discontinued.
Read the Oxspring case studyOur own app: Bubble Deco
We build apps for ourselves too. Bubble Deco is a dive decompression planner for technical and recreational divers. It runs the full Bühlmann ZHL-16C decompression model with gradient factors on the phone, with no cloud, no account and no data collected.
It is safety-critical maths, done carefully and run on the device.
What our clients say
They become invested in your project
Other developers develop exactly what you tell them to develop. IceBubble do so much more than that. They become invested in your project and bring ideas to the table.
Delivered on time
IceBubble understood the specification, delivered on time and were able to add personalisation for our client without complicating the app.
An almost immediate understanding of our requirements
We had presentations from a number of other suppliers and chose IceBubble due to their almost immediate understanding of our requirements and the recommendation from another long standing and valued NCI supplier.
Frequently asked questions
Can the app work without a signal?
Yes. We build apps that capture work offline and sync when the connection comes back. The Dura player app and IceBubble CRM’s field app both work that way.
Do we need an app, or would a web application do?
Often a web application that works well on a phone is enough, and it is cheaper. An app makes sense when people work offline, need the camera, scanner or microphone, or use it many times a day. We will tell you which you need.
Who looks after the app once it is live?
We do. We publish updates, keep it working on new versions of iOS and Android, and support it on a support plan.
What does an app cost?
It depends on what it needs to do. We agree a budget with you after the specification, so you know the cost before we start building.
Other things we do
Web applications
Browser-based systems built around how your team works, such as ordering platforms and client portals.
More on web applicationsSystems integrations
Connect the tools you already use, so data is entered once and reports are right.
More on systems integrationsAI for your business
Find where AI can save your team real time, then build it into the systems you use.
More on AI for your businessBook a free 30 minute discovery call
Tell us what you're trying to sort out. If something off the shelf would do the job, we'll say so.
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