Top Story Studios

App development

Useful software.
Built around people.

We design and build custom apps, member portals and digital tools that help your customers connect and your team get things done.

Bring us the idea, the process or the problem. We’ll help you work out what to build and bring it to life.

What we can build

Your needs.
The right tools.

A new way to reach your customers. A home for your community. A task your team wishes were simpler. We build around what you need people to do.

  1. 01 / On the go

    Mobile apps

    Put useful tools in your customers’ hands, from daily check-ins and personal tracking to content they can return to. We help choose the right iOS, Android or cross-platform approach.

  2. 02 / A place of their own

    Client & member portals

    Give people a place to sign in, update their information, find resources and stay in touch with your organization.

  3. 03 / Less back-and-forth

    Bookings & memberships

    Make it easier to register for an event, book a service, renew a membership or access paid content, with the right connections behind it.

  4. 04 / Everything together

    Content & community

    Bring your videos, guides, updates and conversations into one experience that helps people find what they need and come back for more.

  5. 05 / Made for your team

    Internal tools & dashboards

    Replace scattered steps with a shared place to manage information, follow activity and keep everyday work moving.

  6. 06 / Connected to your work

    Data & integrations

    Connect your app with the systems you use. Bring information together and give your team practical ways to manage content and understand activity.

We’ll agree on the features, platforms and integrations that fit your project, budget and timeline.

How we help

From “could we?”
to a working app.

You don’t need a finished plan or a technical brief to start. We help you shape the idea, design the experience and work through the details together.

  1. 01

    Talk it through.

    Tell us who it’s for, what they need to do and what gets in the way. We’ll help identify where an app can make a difference.

  2. 02

    Shape the first version.

    Choose the features that matter, map the screens and agree on scope and cost. Plan how information, access and privacy should work.

  3. 03

    Build & try it.

    We develop the app and test the everyday tasks with your team. You review it as it takes shape, and we refine the experience together.

  4. 04

    Launch & grow.

    Prepare for release, help your team get familiar with the tools and agree on the support and improvements you’ll need next.

One example of what we can build

Meet EndoGlow.

An app we built to bring daily tracking, insights, resources and community together for people living with endometriosis.

It shows how several useful tools can become one connected experience, designed around the people using it.

  • Personal tracking & insights
  • Resources & community
  • Free & premium experiences
EndoGlow daily log with a pain scale and symptom choices. EndoGlow Insights showing patterns from tracked symptom history.
From our work / EndoGlow
Select a screen for a closer look.

Tools for your team

Have a workflow that
could work better?

We also build custom dashboards, support sites and internal tools around the way your organization works. Tell us what takes too many steps or what needs to connect.

Explore apps & support tools

Start with an idea

What should your
app help people do?

Tell us who it’s for and what you’d like to make easier. We’ll help you figure out the next step.

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