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by Digital Designs

Web and mobile app development in Michigan

Customer apps, booking tools and field apps that install on any phone, run on any desktop, and keep working when the signal drops.

MyLawDocs client portal showing case progress and requests, demonstration data

Why it matters

An app earns its place when people use it more than once: customers who reorder, members who check in, crews who log work from a job site. If that is your situation, an app can save hours every week. If it is not, a fast mobile website is usually the better spend, and we will say so.

Most of the apps we build are web apps that install like native ones, run on iPhone, Android and desktop from one codebase, and update without an app store. When an app needs device features or store distribution, we build for that too.

What is included

  • Installable web apps

    Apps that live on the home screen, open full screen, send notifications and work offline, from a single codebase.

  • iOS and Android apps

    Store-distributed apps when you need deep device features, with submission and review handled for you.

  • Accounts and portals

    Sign-in, profiles, saved orders and documents, with permissions for customers, staff and managers.

  • Booking, ordering and payments

    Scheduling, carts, deposits and recurring billing built into the flow your customers already follow.

  • Field and offline tools

    Forms, photos, checklists and time logs that save on the device and sync when a connection returns.

  • Admin and back end

    The screens and APIs that run the app, so your team can manage users, content and data without a developer.

Apps we have built

Real platforms designed and programmed by Digital Designs. Screens show demonstration data, never a client's records.

MiBiz member dashboard with engagement score, referrals and membership savings, demonstration data

MiBiz.online

Referral network platform

Members find each other in a searchable directory and send referrals under terms both sides accept. Each referral moves through a pipeline to a confirmed payout, alongside Stripe memberships, messaging and an AI-assisted review queue that a person signs off.

  • Laravel
  • MySQL
  • Stripe
  • Installable web app
  • AI review
MyLawDocs staff dashboard with caseload, deadlines and document requests, demonstration data

MyLawDocs

Legal client portal

Staff work their caseload, deadlines and document requests from one workspace. Clients follow every stage of their case in plain language, upload what the firm asks for and see their invoices. Each firm runs on its own database, with its own branding and two-factor sign-in.

  • Laravel
  • React
  • MySQL
  • Multi-tenant
  • PDF generation
Your Online Auctioneer live vehicle listings with prices, countdowns and bid buttons

Your Online Auctioneer

Live auction platform

Vehicles come in, pass mechanical, detailing and photo inspections, then go live. Bids are settled on the server with proxy bidding and anti-sniping rules, so every bidder sees the same price at the same moment, and lenders accept, counter or relist each winning bid with the full history kept.

  • Laravel
  • React
  • Next.js
  • MySQL
  • Redis
  • Live sockets

How it runs

  1. Define the job

    Who uses the app, how often, on what device and in what conditions, and whether an app is the right answer at all.

  2. Prototype

    Clickable screens for the main tasks, tested with real users before development starts.

  3. Build

    App, back end and admin built together, with test builds on your own phone along the way.

  4. Release

    Launch to the web, the home screen or the app stores, with analytics to see how it is used.

  5. Grow

    Updates and new features based on how people actually use it.

Questions people ask

Do I need an app or just a mobile-friendly website?

If customers visit once to learn about you and call, a fast mobile website is the right tool. If they come back often to order, book, check status or log work, an app starts to pay for itself. We will help you decide before you spend anything.

What is the difference between a web app and a native app?

A web app runs in the browser and can be installed to the home screen from your website. A native app is downloaded from the App Store or Google Play and can use more device features. Web apps cost less to build and update; native apps make sense when the features demand them.

Can the app use our existing data?

Yes, in most cases. We connect apps to the systems that already hold your customers, orders or inventory, so the app shows live information instead of a copy someone has to maintain.

How are updates handled?

Web apps update the moment we publish. Store apps go through review, which we manage. Either way, support plans cover the updates phones and browsers require over time.

Tell us what has to change.

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