Custom Web Apps
Custom tools that take work off your plate or put something useful in front of your audience. Built around how your business actually runs.
01 ·Who it's for
If you're nodding before you finish the sentence, we should talk.
Send me the list. The longer it is, the better.
02 ·What I build
Smart forms, custom booking systems, AI chatbots, member portals, calculators. Small business automation that quietly handles work so you don't have to, custom-built around how you actually run things.
Forms that adapt based on what someone says, so the right answers land in your inbox already sorted.
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Booking that matches your site and routes the right service to the right place automatically.
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Interactive tools that give visitors a ballpark number while collecting what you need to close the deal.
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Filterable listings built right into your site, easy for you to update later.
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A private space for the people who already work with you. Documents, updates, resources, all in one place.
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Trained on your business and connected to the tools you already use. Handles the repetitive work so you don't have to.
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How pricing works
Every app gets a custom build quote and an ongoing monthly plan. I set both after we define the functions, users, data, outside services, and ongoing responsibility, so you know the build price, the monthly cost, and exactly what each one covers before I start.
03 ·How it works
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Tell me what's slowing you down. We'll talk through how you're doing it now and what a better version could look like. If I can build it, you'll have a real plan within a couple days.
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Before I write a line of code, you get a real plan: the build price, the ongoing monthly plan, and what each one covers, laid out in plain English. Once you say go, I start building.
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I build it, you keep running your business. When it's ready, you sign off and it goes live, with hosting and care already spelled out in your proposal. I don't disappear after launch.
04 ·Past work
Before You Design is a pre-build strategy app. Diane Whiddon of Sway Rise Creative brought me the concept and the strategic framework. I built her vision into a working app. It turns any website URL into a real design brief you can hand to any AI.
Top 15 Finalist · 2026 Women Build AI Build-A-Thon · Hosted by Sabrina Ramonov
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05 ·Client love
Barb blends aesthetic instinct with serious technical skill! She created a polished, incredibly functional AI tools directory website for my community, and the structure makes complex information simple and works flawlessly. I can't recommend her keen eye for design and her brilliance at vibe coding enough!
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Barb recently developed an app for me to utilize in the backend of my web design business. It works beautifully! She really listened to what I was wanting to create, super quick to respond, and truly just a wonderful experience. Highly recommend her for your website and any app development needs!
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06 ·Real questions
The questions I get most often. If yours isn't here, send it over on the contact page and you'll get a real answer from a real person.
Most small businesses don't, and shouldn't get one just because. The question is whether something specific is costing you time or losing you business. If you're answering the same questions in your inbox every day, your booking system is held together with email forwarding, or a bit of small business automation would stop you doing the same task forty times a week, then yeah, you probably need one. If everything's running smooth, hang onto your money. We'll talk when something starts to break.
Totally fine. I take on partial work all the time. Hooking up a back end someone else built. Fixing what another developer started and ditched. Adding to an app that's almost working but not quite. Send me what you've got and I'll tell you what I can do.
We talk first. You tell me what you're thinking of and what you're trying to fix. Within a couple days I send you a plan in plain English with what I would build, what it costs, and how long it takes. No surprise invoices, no scope creep (the fancy term for "they kept finding new stuff to charge me for"), no awkward conversations about money halfway through.
Depends on the app. Some are built so you can add the information you're meant to control, like a new listing or form question. Code, security settings, and business logic stay managed. We sort that boundary out before the build, so you know exactly what you're signing up for.
Every app or tool I host has an ongoing monthly plan, but the amount depends on what I build. A simple calculator and a business-critical booking system are not the same thing, so I price the plan for what the tool actually needs. Your custom quote will show the exact monthly amount before I build anything, along with any outside-service costs such as Twilio, email, AI, or another paid API.
The proposal includes the actual schedule for your build. It depends on the functions, users, data, outside services, access, and how quickly feedback and approvals come back. A calculator and a client portal aren't the same job, so I don't publish one date for both.