Norai · Custom App Development

You want the app, not the project.

You don't have a dev team. You don't want one. You just need the software built, properly, on infrastructure you control.

That's what this is.

A Norai engagement Fixed scope Yours when we're done
01 · The Problem

The hardest part isn't the code.

It's getting the spec right. Most software projects fail at the start, not the end.

The usual way

A 90 minute meeting. A 40 page brief. Three weeks later somebody is building something that's not quite what you meant. You spend the rest of the project explaining what you actually wanted while the bills add up.

Our way

A private portal where your spec gets built properly. One question at a time. On your time.

02 · The Spec

A private workspace for your project.

Before we write any code, we set up a portal for you. It's where your specification gets built, in your own words.

One question at a time.

No marathon meeting. We ask one short question. You answer when you have a minute. Between meetings, in the car, before bed.

A spec that builds itself.

Every answer shapes a real specification document. You can see it growing as you go. No black box.

We're in there with you.

While you're answering, we're watching it take shape. Asking follow ups. Spotting gaps. By the time we sit down again, we're not starting from zero.

Your time, respected.

Five minutes here, ten minutes there. Fits around your week.

03 · The Build

The same way we build software for ourselves.

We build software. That's what we do. Along the way we built our own private AI infrastructure and our own framework for building apps with AI agents. We use both on every project.

When we build your app, we're running our own playbook.

A working app

Custom built for what your business actually needs. Web, mobile, or both.

Running on your infrastructure

On a private computer in your office. Or on cloud you control. Your call.

Built using our own framework

The same one we use internally and teach other teams. Battle-tested.

Source code, signed over

Full IP assignment. The code is yours. No vendor lock in.

Plain English documentation

A runbook your team can read. How it works, how to maintain it, who to call.

Set up properly from day one

Backups, updates, monitoring. Not bolted on later.

04 · Engagement

Fixed scope. Real numbers.

Week 0

Scoping call

A 30 minute call. You tell us what you want built. We tell you honestly if we can do it, what it'll cost, and how long. You walk away with a real number, even if you don't go ahead with us.

Weeks 1–2

Spec

Your portal goes live. You answer questions when you can. We refine the spec with you. No build cost until you sign off on the spec.

Weeks 3–N

Build

We build it on our framework. You see it come together as we go, not at the end.

Final week

Handover

Live training. Runbook. We're on call for 30 days after for questions.

05 · Why Norai

Production software, not prototypes.

Every working app needs a repo, environments, version control, testing, and review. We don't skip any of that. The thing we hand you on day one is the same thing you'll still be running in two years.

Discretion · Sovereignty by default

NDA from day one

Mutual, plain English, signed before any technical conversation.

Your IP, your code

Full assignment of everything we build.

Local-first by design

Your app runs in your office, on your infrastructure, in your accounts. By default, nothing leaves.

06 · Next Steps

Get in touch.

Book a 30 minute scoping call. We'll talk through what you want built and whether we're the right fit.

01

Scoping call

A 30 minute call. Free, no preparation needed.

02

Proposal

Fixed price proposal within three working days of the call.

03

Kickoff

Your spec portal goes live within a week of you signing off.