App development for roofers.
Built for the roofing company who's already tried the off-the-shelf option and bounced off it.
The two or three things that decide whether this works for roofing companies.
Roofers quote off photos, chase weather windows, and juggle insurance jobs that all move at different speeds.
Fast, accurate quoting from a photo is the single biggest lever for a roofing business's close rate.
Measure-ups turned into quotes with GST shown correctly, and job photos filed for restricted building work records.
Built around how New Zealand works.
Apps in New Zealand English that keep working on patchy rural coverage, with personal information handled under the Privacy Act 2020.
- Serious breaches get reported
- Personal data sent offshore
- GST at 15 per cent
On the tools or running at scale, the admin still eats the week :)
Quotes with GST, consent paperwork, LBP records and health and safety logs: the admin every New Zealand trade business carries.
*Illustrative example based on nine hours a week of admin. Actual results vary by workflow and business.
Small team.
Real systems.
Zero fluff.
What app development covers
If we build the right slice first, roofing companies feel the difference inside the first month.
- iOS, Android and web from one team, on one codebase where it fits
- Backend, database and admin screens built alongside the app
- App Store and Google Play releases handled for you
- Screens designed with your staff and customers before code is written
- No annual contracts
- No AI theatre
How much is the admin really costing you?
Nine hours a week of admin is 468 hours a year. That could drop to about 52.*
*Illustrative, based on 9 hours a week of admin at a typical 80% automation rate. The calculator uses your own numbers.
Built differently, on purpose.
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
Questions roofing companies ask
What happens if we want to swap a vendor out later?
App development is built behind a small adapter layer specifically so swapping a model provider or a data source is a one-day job, not a re-architecture. Expo, React Native, Swift, Kotlin, Next.js, Postgres are our defaults, but the build is intentionally portable.
What's the realistic outcome for roofing companies?
You get a working build on your own phone early in the project, so decisions are made on the real app rather than on slides. We don't promise tenfold lifts because we don't see them outside of marketing decks.
Is app development worth it for a smaller roofing company?
Often, yes - and counterintuitively the ROI is sometimes faster than for the big end of town because there's less integration overhead. We'll tell you honestly on the scoping call if it isn't.
Can it help with health and safety records?
It can keep them organised. A business must notify WorkSafe of notifiable events and keep those records for at least five years.
What happens when the Holidays Act is replaced?
The Employment Leave Act 2026 replaces it on 6 August 2028. Until then payroll follows the current Holidays Act, so leave calculations need to handle today's rules and the changeover.
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