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Client and customer portals
Secure logins where your clients manage their own information, with roles and permissions so each person sees only what they should.
App development · Ottawa
App development in Ottawa for the software you can't buy.
Custom web apps, client portals, booking systems and dashboards, shaped around how your business actually works, then hosted and run for you.
What's included
What we build
When a spreadsheet or an off-the-shelf tool stops fitting, the fix is software built around your own process.
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Booking and payment flows
Booking tied to your real availability, with pricing worked out as the customer goes and card details handled by Stripe.
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Dashboards and reporting
Your numbers pulled from scattered spreadsheets into one live view, with exports and scheduled reports.
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Internal tools and admin panels
The back-office screens your team uses to run the day, built for the way they already work.
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Integrations and automations
Your CRM, inbox, accounting, calendar and store connected, so information moves between them without retyping.
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Installable web apps
Apps that work in any browser and can be installed to a phone's home screen, with no app-store approval needed.
Why Poki Labs
Built around the job, then kept running
Custom software only pays off if it fits the work and keeps working. Both are part of the build.
We start from the problem that's costing you time, and if an existing product already solves it, we'll say so.
A fixed quote before work starts, and working previews while it's being built.
Access rules designed in from the start, so clients and staff see exactly what they should.
We host, monitor and patch what we build, and keep improving it after launch.
Selected work
Apps and systems we've built
A plate-checking portal, a booking system and a parish content admin.
How it works
From problem to shipped, in four clear steps.
STEP 01
Scope
We dig into the actual problem and map the fastest, cleanest path to a fix. Fixed quote, no surprises.
STEP 02
Design
Wireframes to polished UI. You see it and sign off before a line of production code is written.
STEP 03
Build
We ship in focused sprints with working previews along the way — you're never left guessing.
STEP 04
Run
Launch, host, monitor and improve. We don't disappear the day it goes live.
Questions
Asked before every project
Do you build native iPhone and Android apps?
We build web apps that work on any phone and can be installed to the home screen. For most business tools that covers what's needed without app-store approval or two separate codebases. If your project needs a native app, tell us and we'll say plainly whether we're the right fit.
When is custom software worth it over an off-the-shelf product?
When the process is specific to your business and the workaround is costing real time. Valourguard's officers were hand-scanning lists of more than 300 licence plates, about four minutes a check. Their portal answers in under a second. If an existing product does the job, we'll tell you to use it.
How do you keep each client's data separate?
With role-based permissions designed into the app from the start. In the Valourguard portal, each client sees and manages only their own properties, and each officer sees only the sites they're assigned to.
What happens after launch?
We host what we build on our own infrastructure, monitor it, apply security updates and keep making improvements. Managed hosting starts at $10 a month.
How much does it cost?
It depends on the scope, so every project is quoted individually. The quote is fixed: you know the full price before any work starts, and it only changes if the scope does. Hosting starts at $10 a month. Prices are in Canadian dollars, before tax.
How do we get started?
Tell us what you need through the project form, by email or by phone. We reply within one business day with a plan and a fixed quote. There's no obligation.
Let's talk
Got a process that's
outgrown its spreadsheet?
Describe how the work gets done today and where it slows down. We'll reply within one business day with a plan and a fixed quote.