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Custom Software Build

“I know what I want.
I just don’t know how to get it built properly.”

You can describe the outcome. What’s missing isn’t the code. It’s the judgement around it: who gets access, how the data is structured, security, deployment, and what it takes to keep running. That’s the part we build.

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The gap

AI made it easy to describe software. It didn’t make it real.

More people than ever can picture the tool they want, and some can even generate a mockup. But a mockup shows the happy path only: no login, no roles, no error states, no real data. The distance from there to something deployed, secure, and maintainable is where projects stall. That distance is what we cover.

Who this is for

Two starting points, one destination.

A

You have the idea

You can describe exactly what you want. There’s no prototype yet, and no one on hand to pressure-test it against how software actually gets built and run.

B

You have a mockup

You’ve used AI to make something visual, enough to show the concept. It feels almost done. The harder part is still ahead: auth, roles, real data, failure handling, deployment.

How it works

From “I know what I want” to a working system.

01

Discovery call

Free, one hour, no obligation. We work out what you’re really trying to build, whether custom software is even the right answer, and where the real complexity sits.

02

Build Blueprint

A full-day working session and a written specification of the whole system, delivered within the week. It’s yours to keep and use however you like.

03

Build and maintain

We build it in clear stages, then keep it running, patched, and evolving. Everything is planned up front, so there are no surprises later.

Track record

We’ve built and shipped this before.

Stridec has been designing and building custom software for over a decade, across the full engineering cycle: secure backends, apps shipped to the App Store and Google Play, and systems companies still run their daily operations on. That track record started long before AI could write a line of code, which is exactly why we understand the part it still can’t: turning an idea into a system that’s secure, owned, and maintainable.

Remote monitoring

Live equipment tracking for a generator manufacturer

A remote monitoring app giving operators live status, alerts, and usage across a fleet of GPS-tracked generators.

Won a Designed in Singapore award, 2018
Field operations

Guard patrol and hazard reporting for a security agency

Photo capture, GPS-tagged locations, real-time triage, and role-based access for teams working on the ground.

HR platform

Company-wide HR across web, iOS, and Android

Attendance, leave, org charts, and payroll in one system, used across an entire organisation.

The first real step
The Build
Blueprint

Before anyone writes production code, you get the plan. In one day we set out exactly what’s being built, in your own words: the users and their access, the data model and who owns it, the security and backup approach, the tech stack and why, how it deploys, how it fails and recovers, what it takes to run, and a build estimate broken down by module. You walk away with a document you own outright, whether or not you build it with us.

What it costs
  • Build Blueprint: $3,000 flat. Delivered within a week. Yours to keep whether or not you build with us.
  • Build: from $10,000. Scoped in modules once the Blueprint is done. Fixed price, never hourly.
  • Maintenance: monthly. Scoped in the Blueprint, so it’s priced before you commit. Infrastructure billed at cost.

We quote from the Blueprint, not from guesswork. That’s why the first step is a paid one.

Start here

Tell us what you want to build.

No cost, no commitment. Share a little about your idea and where you are now, and we’ll set up a free discovery call to work out whether it’s a fit.

Before you fill this in: the Blueprint is $3,000 and builds start from $10,000.

Questions

Common questions.

Can I use a government grant to fund this?
Most of our builds are self-funded, and that is deliberate. Grant routes add an application and approval cycle that can push your start date out by months, and they tend to suit pre-scoped, off-the-shelf tools more than a system built specifically for you. If grant support matters to you, raise it on the discovery call and we’ll be straight about whether it realistically fits. What we won’t do is pause your build waiting on an approval that may never come.
Why is the first step a paid Blueprint?
Because the hard, valuable part happens before any code is written: working out the users, the data, the security, the deployment, and the real cost to build and run. That thinking is the product. You walk away with a document you own outright, whether or not you build with us, so the fee buys something real on day one rather than a sales proposal.
How is this different from hiring a freelancer or a dev agency?
Anyone can write code now. What’s scarce is the judgement around it: access and roles, data ownership, security, failure handling, running costs, and a plan that survives contact with real users. We sell that judgement, quote a fixed price rather than an open-ended hourly bill, and hand you a system you fully own.
I already have an AI-generated mockup. Is that useful?
Yes. It’s a good way to show us the concept, and we fold it straight into the Blueprint. We keep what works and stay honest about the parts that still need building, which is usually the harder 80 percent: auth, roles, real data, error states, and deployment.
Do I own what you build?
Completely. You own the Blueprint document, the code, and the deployed system, including the credentials and infrastructure it runs on. There’s no lock-in and nothing you have to keep paying us for just to keep access.
What does maintenance cover?
Keeping the system running, patched, secure, and evolving as your needs change. It’s scoped and priced inside the Blueprint so there are no surprises, and the underlying infrastructure (hosting, APIs, model usage) is billed to you at cost.
How long until it’s live?
The Blueprint is a single working day plus a written spec within the week. Builds run in modules and ship in stages, so you usually see working pieces in weeks rather than waiting months for one big launch. Your exact timeline is set out in the Blueprint.