What each app type actually does for a client — in plain English.
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Food Truck App
Best for: food trucks, pop-ups, mobile catering
Customers browse the menu and order online from their phone. Orders come through to the owner instantly. Runs a loyalty raffle to reward regulars. Can send SMS blasts to customers for today's location or special offers.
- Digital menu (owner edits it themselves)
- Online ordering with card payments
- SMS order alert to owner's phone
- Loyalty raffle (customers enter with purchases)
- Schedule / where are you today
- Catering enquiry form
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Festival & Event App
Best for: annual festivals, markets, community events
Everything needed to run a multi-day event. Sell tickets online with QR codes at the gate, run a live raffle draw on the day, show an interactive map of vendors and POIs, publish the schedule, and push emergency alerts to everyone at once via SMS.
- Online ticket sales + QR code tickets
- Live raffle draw with winner announcements
- Vendor directory & interactive POI map
- Event schedule (per-stage / per-day)
- SMS blast to all ticket holders
- Emergency alerts
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Online Store
Best for: product-based small businesses, e-commerce
A proper online shop. Customers browse products, add to cart, and checkout with a card. Owner manages products, stock, and orders from an admin area. Has a blog/CMS for posting news or product updates. Can use Stripe, PayPal, or Square.
- Product catalogue with photos
- Shopping cart & card checkout
- Order management for the owner
- Blog / news posts (CMS)
- Contact / enquiry form
- AI-assisted product descriptions
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Tradie & Field Service App
Best for: electricians, plumbers, builders, any trade
Complete back-office for a trade business. Manages customers, tracks jobs through every stage, logs hours and materials used, generates real GST invoices with auto-incrementing numbers. Staff can use it remotely on-site. SMS dispatch to workers.
- Customer CRM
- Job pipeline (quote → invoice)
- Time & materials tracking
- GST invoice generation (PDF)
- Staff / subcontractor management
- SMS dispatch to workers
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Delivery & Logistics App
Best for: delivery businesses, ag suppliers, box schemes
Manages the full delivery workflow. Customers order products online. Runs are planned and assigned to drivers. Drivers see their stops on their phone in order. GPS tracks where drivers are. Handles weekly recurring delivery subscriptions.
- Product catalogue & customer ordering
- Delivery run planning & stop sequencing
- Driver mobile view (stop-by-stop)
- Real-time GPS driver tracking
- Recurring subscription orders
- Promo codes & push notifications
🖥️
Desktop App + Licensing
Best for: software developers selling desktop apps
If someone has built a Windows/Mac app and needs to sell it online. Customers buy on the website, get a license key emailed automatically, and activate on their machine. You can push app updates and control who can download them.
- License key generation & delivery
- Per-machine activation tracking
- Admin can revoke / transfer licenses
- Gated software update downloads
- Customer management
- PayPal or Stripe checkout
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Price Comparison App
Best for: community apps, consumer comparison tools
Users report prices (fuel, groceries, energy) at their local shops. Others search by suburb to find the cheapest. Users can track their own purchases and see spending analytics over time. Good for community-driven apps.
- Crowdsourced price reporting
- Search by suburb / location
- Price comparison across outlets
- Personal vehicle / spending tracker
- Cost analytics & charts
- App-wide settings & config
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AI Social Media Platform
Best for: social media agencies, content creators
A white-label platform for running a social media agency. Manages multiple clients. AI writes posts automatically based on the client's brand voice. Clients receive a link (no login needed!) to approve or reject posts. Admin publishes approved content.
- Multi-client management
- AI post generation (Claude / GPT-4o)
- Token-based client approval portal
- Post approval / rejection workflow
- Scheduled publishing queue
- Subscription billing via PayPal