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Software built around how your business actually works.

Custom software development, dashboards, mobile apps and AI automation — fixed price, built in phases, and supported after launch.

Operations overview Live
Revenue MTD$0
Open jobs0
On time0%
Weekly throughput+12.4%
Average response time4.2 hrs
Quotes awaiting approval12
Invoices overdue3
Data syncHealthy
Melbourne basedSame timezone, over a call.
18+ years experienceProduction software that runs every day.
Fixed priceQuoted upfront. No hourly surprises.
Paid in phasesApprove each stage before the next starts.
Direct with the builderYou talk to whoever writes the code.

What we build

Most businesses don't need more software. They need the software they already have to talk to each other, and one place to see what's going on.

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Custom software

Custom software development — portals, booking systems and internal tools built around your workflow, connected to your existing CRM so a job is entered once, not three times.

Booking portal example · See it live →
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Business dashboards

Live data from the CRM, accounting and operations tools you already use — all in one view, without replacing any of them. Role-based, so the ops manager and the owner each see what they need.

Most common first project · See it live →
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AI agents and automation

Repetitive, high-volume work — quoting, triage, reporting — handled end to end, with approval gates and a record of every decision. We start with your data, because that's the hard part.

Readiness assessment $2,500, credited against your build · Try it live →
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Business websites

Fast, mobile-first sites for service businesses. Built to be found on Google, not just to look good.

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Mobile apps

iOS and Android from concept to store listing — one codebase, with accounts, payments and subscriptions handled.

How it works

You control the spend, not the other way around. Fixed price, paid in stages — you approve each phase before the next one starts, so the budget never runs away from you.

Step 01

Discovery

A working session on the problem. You get a written plan, a timeline and a fixed quote — yours to keep either way.

Step 02

Build, in phases

Work is split into stages you approve and pay for separately. You see something working early, and you can change direction between phases.

Step 03

Launch

Deployment, handover and documentation. Your team is shown how it works, and the code and accounts are yours.

Step 04

Ongoing support

Monitoring, tuning and improvement once people depend on it. Or a clean handover if you'd rather run it yourself.

See one working

An operations console for a facilities company — and an agent triaging its incoming requests live inside it, not in a separate chat window. Every filter, sort and drill-down works; scroll the preview down to watch the agent decide.

hfub.com/demo
Fictional businessGenerated dataNo real customer information

Client work sits under NDAs, so instead of a logo wall you get something you can use. Built the same way yours would be. The dashboard numbers are frozen so every visitor sees the same figures; the "Ask it about your own document" panel inside the console is live — a real model call, answering from whatever you point it at.

Recent work

Two working examples you can try right now, plus a live client site and a product of our own.

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Example — not client work

Northbridge booking portal

A customer booking portal that writes straight into the same job queue the operations team already watches — built to show what removes double entry, not just describe it.

Try it live
Custom software Interactive Fictional company
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Example — not client work

AI request triage

Four inbound requests triaged automatically against company policy — resolved and sent, drafted for approval, or escalated with no draft at all, each with the model's real reasoning attached.

Try it live
AI automation Live model calls Fictional company
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PRV Holdings

A corporate website for an Australian Defence engineering and project management consultancy. Seven sections, a careers application form with CV upload, and a static build with nothing to patch or maintain.

Read the case study
Static site File upload form Defence sector

DivineWalk

Our own mobile app. Flutter and Supabase, shipped to iOS and Android with accounts, subscriptions and AI features.

Case study Visit app

Who you're working with

18+ years of experience building production software — the kind that runs every day and can't quietly break.

Most of it sits behind enterprise contracts we can't publish — hence the working console above instead of a logo wall. DivineWalk we designed, built and shipped ourselves.

hfub is deliberately small. You work directly with the people building your software, not an account manager relaying messages.

Questions

Who owns the code once the project is finished?

You do. Source code, accounts and any credentials are handed over at launch — nothing is licensed back to us, and there's no lock-in to keep using us for changes later.

How does pricing work?

Fixed price, agreed after a discovery session and paid in phases you approve — never open-ended hourly billing. You control the spend, not the other way around.

What if we don't want to go ahead after the discovery session?

No obligation. The session is free, and you keep the written plan and fixed quote either way — if it's not a fit, we'll tell you.

Can you work with the systems we already use?

Yes — most projects start by connecting to your existing CRM, accounting or operations systems rather than replacing them.

What happens after launch?

Ongoing monitoring, tuning and support if you want it — or a clean handover if you'd rather run it yourselves.

Start with a free discovery session

A working session on what you need, with a written plan and a fixed quote to follow.

45 minutes, over a call. Melbourne based. We'll come back to you within one business day.

Prefer to pick a time yourself? Book directly.

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No obligation. If it's not a fit, we'll tell you.