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OneRaise: Making a Difference in Perth and Beyond.

Passionate about helping others, Perth local Matt Gollan was inspired to raise money for charity using technology. Matt and Appetiser teamed up and came up with a modern and engaging way to extend help to those in need. The result was OneRaise, a web-based charity raffle platform which made almost $1 million in just a day during its first live raffle for the Australian Health Foundation. It’s also on its way to transacting $10,000,000 in the first 12 months.

  • Around $1 million worth of transactions through the platform in the first 24 hours
  • On-track for $10 million worth of transactions in the first 12 months of launch

Youfoodz: From fresh idea to fresh food giant

A great Australian success story, Lance Giles took Youfoodz from a 2012 startup to a household name in 8 short years. He chose Appetiser to build a fresh food ordering app that’s now at the centre of the company’s creative and pioneering growth strategy praised the world over. Our partnership created over 100 million new mobile orders and $100,000++ in daily sales.

  • 100 million+ mobile orders
  • 50% increase in repeat orders
  • $100,000++ daily sales through the app
  • 4.8-star rating on the App Store
  • $202 million IPO valuation
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Roamni: Travellers to tech entrepreneurs and a $5 million app valuation

Like many successful ideas, Roamni was born from the need to solve a genuine problem - how to share, create and experience local stories. Yet with no prior technical knowledge, friends Jason Fabbri and Greg Curcio needed a partner. Appetiser was the perfect fit, adding industry expertise to their passion. From this collaboration, Roamni became the official partner of Formula 1 in less than three years. Now, they have a startup valued at over $5,000,000.

  • Official Formula 1 partner
  • Recognized by Prince Andres, Duke of York.
  • $5 million valuation
  • Featured by Apple for good programming
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Global Presence, Local Excellence

OneRaise: Making a Difference in Perth and Beyond.

Passionate about helping others, Perth local Matt Gollan was inspired to raise money for charity using technology. Matt and Appetiser teamed up and came up with a modern and engaging way to extend help to those in need. The result was OneRaise, a web-based charity raffle platform which made almost $1 million in just a day during its first live raffle for the Australian Health Foundation. It’s also on its way to transacting $10,000,000 in the first 12 months.

  • Around $1 million worth of transactions through the platform in the first 24 hours
  • On-track for $10 million worth of transactions in the first 12 months of launch

Youfoodz: From fresh idea to fresh food giant

A great Australian success story, Lance Giles took Youfoodz from a 2012 startup to a household name in 8 short years. He chose Appetiser to build a fresh food ordering app that’s now at the centre of the company’s creative and pioneering growth strategy praised the world over. Our partnership created over 100 million new mobile orders and $100,000++ in daily sales.

  • 100 million+ mobile orders
  • 50% increase in repeat orders
  • $100,000++ daily sales through the app
  • 4.8-star rating on the App Store
  • $202 million IPO valuation
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Roamni: Travellers to tech entrepreneurs and a $5 million app valuation

Like many successful ideas, Roamni was born from the need to solve a genuine problem - how to share, create and experience local stories. Yet with no prior technical knowledge, friends Jason Fabbri and Greg Curcio needed a partner. Appetiser was the perfect fit, adding industry expertise to their passion. From this collaboration, Roamni became the official partner of Formula 1 in less than three years. Now, they have a startup valued at over $5,000,000.

  • Official Formula 1 partner
  • Recognized by Prince Andres, Duke of York.
  • $5 million valuation
  • Featured by Apple for good programming
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Appetiser Partnered Three Australian Startups With a Combined Valuation of $3.6 Billion

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Here's How We Get More Out of Your Perth App Development

Impact Through Technology

Technology has the power to make a real difference. This energises our team to be truly special in design, development, and growth. We’ll guide you to make the biggest impact specific to your goals. Collaborate with us and realise your true startup potential.

Here's How We Get More Out of Your Perth App Development

Impact Through Technology

Technology has the power to make a real difference. This energises our team to be truly special in design, development, and growth. We’ll guide you to make the biggest impact specific to your goals. Collaborate with us and realise your true startup potential.

Class Leading Designs

Modern day audiences demand top quality design, so to stay ahead, your product must be a stand-out from day one and stay that way. Other Perth developers say they create leading apps, but we can prove it. Our designs get regularly awarded gold on design website Uplabs, and sit in the global top ten on Design Rush. Appetiser is the only Australian company to be voted in the top 100. 
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Class Leading Designs

Modern day audiences demand top quality design, so to stay ahead, your product must be a stand-out from day one and stay that way. Other Perth developers say they create leading apps, but we can prove it. Our designs get regularly awarded gold on design website Uplabs, and sit in the global top ten on Design Rush. Appetiser is the only Australian company to be voted in the top 100. 

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Gold Standard Development

A crash from a programming mistake can force your app offline and stop your business. To prevent this, we live by our in-house coding gold standards that insist on the finest quality code down to the smallest of details. Your development team are chosen from world tech giants, with only the top 1% of applicants having the quality we demand. 

We Care About Your Growth

Our partnership doesn’t stop at launch because your startup journey is only just beginning. We guide you to supercharge your growth machine and help you find success. Collaborate with specialists that have helped 100’s of apps dominate the Android and Apple app stores.

Gold Standard Development

A crash from a programming mistake can force your app offline and stop your business. To prevent this, we live by our in-house coding gold standards that insist on the finest quality code down to the smallest of details. Your development team are chosen from world tech giants, with only the top 1% of applicants having the quality we demand. 

We Care About Your Growth

Our partnership doesn’t stop at launch because your startup journey is only just beginning. We guide you to supercharge your growth machine and help you find success. Collaborate with specialists that have helped 100’s of apps dominate the Android and Apple app stores.

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See how Jason and Gregg achieved a $5million valuation on their startup journey with us

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See how Jason and Gregg went from idea to a $5million valuation on their startup journey with us

Our Clients Say It Best

“Michael has been fantastic to work with. Along with his professionalism and knowledge he has also been open and honest which really helps with building a business relationship. Supported by his team of developers, they continue to meet targets and provide quality work. I would definitively recommend Appetiser to anyone who is thinking of building an App.”

 

James Clendining

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Firefly

“The Quality of the designs and end product are exceptional! Would highly recommend Appetiser and look forward to dealing with them on an ongoing basis.”

 

Tom Finney

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Amber Tradie

“Appetiser has come up with a design that has more than exceeded our expectations. We will continue to work alongside Michael and the company.”

 

Enrico Stepcic

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“The team at Appetiser have been a joy to work with. In addition to being excellent developers they have also provided suggestions and advice that has been invaluable to guiding our project. The team is always quick to respond and is highly professional. I couldn’t recommend them more highly.”

 

Tim McNicoll

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Australian Medical Council Ltd.

“Recommend this team unreservedly, they are amazingly talented developers that do very good work. Communication and advice has been top notch, an essential element during your app journey. More than a development house, the knowledge within this team can help guide your business with a holistic lens. Very pleasant to interact with also.”

 

Jason Fabbri

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FAQs

What are the costs associated with each part of the app development process?

At this early stage, it’s not possible to provide an estimate of the total cost, just a guideline. The cost of the design and discovery stage is decided closer to the start of our collaboration. It’s best to start there and move forward using a payment milestones plan to keep track of the cost better as the idea evolves. 
 
Keep in mind that expertly developed apps come at a premium. It’s easy to forget that teams of designers, strategists, and managers are involved in making your app a success. It’s possible to get a product built for a price that’s ‘too good to be true, only to have costs spiral through bug fixes and constant improvements because the quality wasn’t there from the start. 
 
Some pricing factors include:
  • App intricacy – Do you want users to log in and create profiles? Buy and sell through the app? The more complex the different elements, the higher the cost will be
  • Android vs IOS vs Web – web and mobile together cost more, with each platform for the app requiring Sydney app developers with different skills and code language expertise. 
  • Future costs and updates – Bugs may need fixing or technical updates implementing as operating systems evolve. 
  • Project and payment milestones – It is best to request fees be paid in milestones, breaking down the cost into more manageable chunks. 
 
Speak to our sales team for a discussion on cost specific to your project.
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Have you helped any startups grow? Can you prove it?

As one of the premier app developers in Perth, we are passionate about our coaching role and aim to help guide a startup client through the development process and into the growth stage after launch. Because we are a startup too, we have special understanding of what it takes be a success in the technology space. The tangible results? A number of clients gaining $10,000,00 valuations using our prototype alone, more have generated $100,000s. Others have acquired millions of active users and even gone on to IPO, and launch on the stock market. A startup dream!
 
Take Roamni. Through our partnership, the team went on to land a $5 million valuation and work with world renowned brands such as the Formula 1. We’re growing because our clients are successful. 

Can you prove your innovation in app development?

Our goal is to be the leading app developer in Perth, and innovation is a part of that. Our team came from the research and development departments at Samsung and Kyocera, and we have seven patents across the team – this includes one that is now valued at $17m by the telecoms giant Telstra. 
 
Geavi, a GPS encryption app with audio-visual integration. It’s a pioneer for social change and personal safety that creates recorded evidence of incidents automatically when in danger. The aim is to increase people’s safety by empowering them with new technology that makes those around them accountable for their actions.
 
Can I get feedback from other app development clients in Perth? 
We’re proud of our clients positive feedback. The response has been fantastic. 
 
We also go the extra step and are happy to offer direct contact with our satisfied clients (decided on a case by case basis), so you won’t have to make an essential decision off the back of second-hand information. 

How do you stand out from the other Perth app developers in the industry?

We have the broad spectrum of skills needed to be able to create a fantastic product and power its growth. When development is over, that’s not the end. We support our clients during the launch window and past it, making sure we are present as long as needed.
 
We’re ahead because of our team of marketers, designers, and developers at the top of their game working together for your success. This helps us identify market trends early. Our results show our level above the competition. 
 
Here are a small snippet of our highlights:
  • 100% project delivery success rate 
  • 100+ apps developed
  • 5 million+ app downloads
  • $100 million+ app revenue generated
  • $855,000 raised for charity through our platforms 
  • On course to raise A$10million for charity through our web app platforms 
  • Clutch named Appetiser Top Mobile App Developer in both 2019 and 2020
  • Recognised amongst the 10 Rising Stars in Deloitte’s 2019 Tech Fast 50 Award
  • Technology winners in the Melbourne Young Entrepreneur Awards in 2019
  • Appetiser places 64th in the prestigious AFR Fast Starter list

What are your development and communication processes like?

Effective ‘two way’ communication is key to the chances of success of any project. We insist on keeping open channels with regular feedback and discovery sessions. These vary from face to face workshops, shared project management software and emails. With our design/development processes, we follow an agile methodology that can be split into two main parts:
  • Design phase – This is where the collaboration begins, and the sharing and workshopping of your ideas occur. Involved in this process will be a designer and a product strategist who can help guide the plan with these ideas and knowledge.  Once the roadmap is set we get started on designs. This will include both low fidelity and high fidelity wireframes as well as user interface design and logos resulting in an interactive prototype that you can use to understand your product’s viability fully. 
  • Development phase – Once we complete the groundwork, the development will begin until the app is complete. 
 
We strongly encourage a minimum viable product (MVP) discovery and design stage to begin with. You’ll get an interactive prototype in your hands that conveys your apps true potential and also breaks up the financial commitments of app development into more manageable chunks. 

Will our contract include submitting to app stores and post-launch maintenance?

You are not locked into any maintenance agreements! Since we build native mobile apps, there’s less of a requirement for maintenance as other hybrid technologies. Many of our clients choose to jump onto a continuous improvement retainer, where we are always optimising and enhancing the apps. But it’s optional!

Who will own the mobile app?

As the customer and financier of a project, you’ll have rights to the product, and you’ll own all of the intellectual property behind what we develop for you. The IP stays yours to apply to any future projects if you see fit.

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