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Services / 01 — Bespoke software development

Bespoke software,
built right.

Custom-built software that fits your business — not the other way round. Senior UK engineers, owned IP from the first commit, no offshore rotation.

Updated June 24, 2026
Typical timeline
12 – 24 weeks
Engagement
Fixed-scope or T&M
Team
4 – 8 senior people
Outcome
Production system, code in your repo
Trusted by Danone Unilever Toyota Cisco AstraZeneca Veolia
322
Mobile app projects
159
Web applications delivered
316
Website designs
75
Enterprise software solutions
What we offer

Bespoke software
for the way you work.

Custom builds for teams that need software to fit the business, not the other way round. We engineer for scale, audit and longevity — not for next quarter's brochure.

01 — Web

Bespoke web platforms

Next.js, Laravel, Nest — hand-tuned for performance, accessibility and SEO that actually compounds.

02 — Internal

Internal & ops tools

Workflow apps, dashboards and CRUD-heavy back-office that scale with the team — no spreadsheets-glued-with-Zapier.

03 — APIs

API design & build

OpenAPI-first contracts, REST or GraphQL, OAuth, observability built into the request path.

04 — Mobile

Mobile & cross-platform

Native iOS / Android, React Native or Flutter — one team, owned IP, code in your repo.

05 — Integrations

System integrations

Salesforce, SAP, Stripe, HubSpot, Workday — third-party plumbing that holds up under audit.

06 — Cloud

Cloud & DevOps

AWS / GCP / Azure infra-as-code, CI/CD, SRE post-launch — boring, observable, fast to fix.

How we build mobile apps

How we build
shipped software.

Same engineers from kickoff to handover. Weekly demos. No staff augmentation, no offshore rotation.

Pillar 01

Discovery

Magora business analysts formalise the key demands, choose the appropriate platform and priority devices, and structure your future mobile app's requirements.

Pillar 02

UI / UX design

Leading app designers visualise the user journey. Intuitive functionality wrapped in user-friendly interfaces — the kind that drive both downloads and retention.

Pillar 03

Development

A decade of native iOS and Android experience. Short sprints, transparent process, highly-functional apps shipped reliably to App Store and Play Store.

Process

Six steps to ship
custom software.

From a fuzzy idea to a store-live product, with a checkpoint at every stage.

Step 01

User research

1 – 2 weeks

Strategic processes that define user roles, set expectations and run up to 10 impactful interviews — swiftly transforming insights into a roadmap.

Interviews Personas Roadmap
Step 02

Product scope

1 week

Compelling user stories crafted with stakeholders. Our Product Owner navigates the path to success — clarity, collaboration, adaptability.

User stories Priorities Timeline
Step 03

Design

2 – 3 weeks

Robust UI designs for visual appeal and efficient UX prototypes for real user insights. Tested with real users before we write production code.

Figma Prototype Usability
Step 04

Development

6 – 14 weeks

Agile development as a dynamic, customer-driven journey. Iterative approach, collaborative mindset, weekly Friday demo, shared Linear board.

2-wk sprints CI/CD Feature flags
Step 05

QA

2 weeks

Rigorous testing in staging — automated test coverage, manual exploratory passes, load testing. QA engineers act as continuous guardians.

XCUITest Espresso Detox
Step 06

Deployment

1 week

Planning, version control, testing, cutting-edge strategies like canary releases. Swift, trouble-free installations with continuous monitoring.

Fastlane Play Console App Store Connect
Tech stack

Technologies
we work on.

The actual stack on most mobile engagements. We'll happily slot into yours if you already have one.

iOS
  • Swift · SwiftUI
  • UIKit · Combine
  • Core Data · GRDB
  • Apple Pay · Wallet
Android
  • Kotlin
  • Jetpack Compose
  • Hilt · Room · Retrofit
  • ML Kit · Biometrics
Cross-platform
  • React Native
  • Flutter
  • Expo
  • Native modules
Backend
  • Node.js · NestJS
  • Python · FastAPI
  • PHP · Laravel
  • GraphQL · REST
Realtime
  • WebSockets
  • Firebase
  • Pusher · Ably
  • Server-sent events
Data
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • SQLite · Realm
Payments
  • Apple Pay · Google Pay
  • Stripe · Adyen
  • PayPal · Braintree
  • 3-D Secure
AI / ML
  • OpenAI · Anthropic
  • Core ML
  • ML Kit · TFLite
  • Vector DBs
Client reviews

What clients
say.

Pulled from independently-verified Clutch reviews — 60+ of them, 4.9 average.

"

They took a vague brief, ran a two-week discovery and came back with a fixed-price plan we could defend to the board.

James Whittaker
CTO, regulated B2B SaaS
"

Production-grade from week one. We never had a «throwaway prototype» moment.

Megan Choi
Head of Product, FinTech scale-up
"

Senior people from week one — no juniors trying to «scale up» on our project.

Pavel R.
Founder, marketplace startup
Who we work with

Three kinds
of partner.

We've teamed up with 500+ businesses — fresh-faced startups, established mid-market and global enterprise.

Startup

Startups & MVPs

Production-grade MVP in a calendar quarter. Money-back if we miss the date — see our Startup MVP service.

SMB

Small & medium business

Internal tools, customer apps and digital transformation work — the kind that pays for itself within a year.

Enterprise

Enterprise

Compliance-heavy platforms, MDM-managed fleets, audit-ready architecture. SOC 2, GDPR, MHRA passed first time, every time.

Frequently asked

The honest
questions.

Why choose Magora for hiring bespoke software developers?
Magora is a London-based custom software house in business since 2010. We field senior bespoke software developers who own the work from the first commit, ship in tight feedback loops with weekly demos and hand over code your team can maintain — no offshore rotation, no juniors in disguise.
How long does it take to build bespoke software?
It depends on scope, but our typical engagement runs 8–24 weeks from kickoff to production. A discovery sprint at the start (2–4 weeks) gives a fixed timeline you can actually defend to a board, instead of a ten-page Gantt that slips by week three.
What does bespoke software cost?
Honest ranges: a small build starts at £40–£60K, a mid-size scope sits around £100–£250K, enterprise / multi-platform work runs £350K+. We can do fixed-scope or T&M; either way, the estimate is grounded in comparable projects we've already shipped.
Do you provide support after launch?
Yes. We stay on as the maintenance team — security patches, OS / framework upgrades, third-party deprecations, on-going feature work. Most clients keep us on a part-time SLA after launch; some bring the code in-house once their team is ready.
Who owns the code and IP?
You do. Magora's IP terms transfer ownership of bespoke work to the client on payment — the repository is licensed to you from the first commit, full stop. We use OSS dependencies but contribute back rather than baking proprietary forks into your codebase.
Free 30-minute consult

Pick a slot below
and let's talk.

No commitment, no charge. We'll review your project, scope the next step, and tell you the realistic price + timeline. Free working prototype + senior PO analysis before any paid engagement.

4.9 / 5 · 50+ reviews on Clutch NDA day 1 UK Companies House #03637036 GDPR-compliant

Custom software
on the brief?

30-minute call with a senior mobile architect. We'll review the platform call (native vs cross-platform), scope and constraints — and tell you what we'd actually build if it were us.

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