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Words from the Yoda of apps
— Daniel Payne
Compsoft has been around a while –
since the late 1970s in fact – which
is a long time for its company! The
last 30+ years have seen compsoft
adapt, innovate and evolve.
We spent our early years developing
some pretty hardcore systems
and software. However there are a
number of interesting turning points
in our history; the launch of our
bespoke development department
in 2003, the introduction of our in-
house design agency in 2006…
…and then Apple announced the
iPhone in 2007…
We quickly recognized that the
introduction of the iPhone opened
up a whole world of opportunities
for application developers and when
Apple released the SDK in 2008 we
registered as developers and the
‘Silver Fox’ was coding that same
day on a shiny new Mac Mini and we
delivered our first commercial iOS
app in 2009.
The rest, as they say, is history.
Thanks to our insight and
willingness to take a risk, our
technical prowess, our design ability
and an uncanny understanding
for the touch interface, we focused
wholly on mobile app development
and quickly became leaders in
our field picking up Android and
Windows, adding them to our
repertoire, as they were released.
The most recent significant event in
our history was during 2016 when
the bespoke arm of Compsoft broke
away from the legacy licensing side
of the business in order to wholly
focus on building mobile apps.
Compsoft Plc became Compsoft
Creative and the future looks bright!
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The One Of Its Kind, Award
F
ounded almost 30
years ago, Compsoft is
focused completely on
mobile app development.
It quickly became leaders
in this field picking up
Android and Windows,
and adding them to its
repertoire, as they were
released.The company is
known for designing and
building mobile apps, voice-
controlled software, and IoT
solutions. It has published
well over 200 solutions and
apps always with a focus
on premium quality and
cutting-edge technologies.
A brief outlook
at the solutions
provided
Ongoing Development:
Ongoing development is a
natural evolution, especially
if the clients have signed
up to evolve. Ongoing
support isn’t a prerequisite
although it adds better value
if someone does, as they
can take advantage of the
discounted rates!
The company treats ongoing
development pretty much
as it treats a new product,
with the key advantage of
already knowing the app and
the business. However, the
company will still revisit the
business reasons for making
changes, explore options
related to how the changes
could be implemented,
evaluate whether there
is any new tech. Changes
could be minor updates and
tweaks (point releases) to
major upgrades and re-
designs (version updates).
E-commerce App
Development:
E-commerce apps are an
essential part of a business,
whose business is to sell
goods or services. However
this sector is not the reserve
of the high-street titans,
there is room for the small
to medium-sized business
or start-up who wants to
use a mobile app as a means
to sell to their customers.
Compsoft develops
traditional e-commerce
apps but also delivers apps
which are more boutique in
their approach. Apps which
either sell physical goods
or services or in-app digital
services. The company
knows how to design an app
which sells high-value goods,
really communicating to the
user when they should part
with their hard-earned cash
and making it an easy and
reliable process for them.
Web App Development:
Developing a web-app
using standard HTML5
technologies is an important
part of the company’s
service offering. Developing