department of one

Open for projects

Websites, apps and bots, built by one person.

Department of One is one developer doing every job: the design, the code, the testing and the inbox after launch. If you hire it, you talk to the person who built it.

Start a project See what I build
  • WebHTML, React, Next.js, WordPress
  • MobileFlutter, React Native
  • BotsDiscord, Telegram, Slack
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✓ 7 pages, online booking, Lighthouse 99

lintel.example
Lintel, a concept website for an estate agent, with a property search over a desert house
kiln.example
Kiln, a concept website for a sauna club with online booking
Whisk, a concept matcha store, on a phone
Fringe, a concept salon booking app, choosing a time
Polly, a concept language tutor app with a voice chat
Steep, a concept cafe ordering app, showing the menu
Whenabouts, a concept Discord bot that finds the best meeting time across time zones
Ferry, a concept support bot answering on Discord and Telegram
  • Next.js
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Flutter
  • React Native
  • Expo
  • Supabase
  • Firebase
  • Stripe
  • Discord.js
  • Telegram
  • Python
  • WordPress
  • Shopify
  • Webflow
  • Framer
  • Vercel
Google speed test, phone
99/ 100 / 100 / 100

Speed, accessibility, good practice and search scores from Google's Lighthouse test, on the Kiln concept site.

One codebase
2app stores

iPhone and Android apps from the same Flutter or React Native project.

Who you talk to
1person

From the first message to launch day, the person you write to is the one doing the work.

Source code
100%yours

Everything runs on your hosting and accounts. You get the files and the logins.

01 Services

What I build.

Three kinds of project, one person on every one of them. Delivery times are typical for the size of the package. The price depends on the scope, so describe yours through the inquiry form.

01 / Websites

Websites, from one page to a full store.

A custom design for your business, coded by hand or built on WordPress, Shopify, Webflow or Framer when you want to edit it yourself. Checked on phone, tablet and desktop, and speed-tested before it ships.

  • Booking, payments, newsletter signup, a blog or an online store
  • Page titles, descriptions, sitemap and social share images
  • Set up on your own hosting and domain

HTML / CSS / JSReactNext.jsWordPressShopify

Inquire about a website Only need one page?
parley.example/dashboard
Parley, a concept SaaS dashboard with a calls chart and a call transcript
parley.example
Parley's home page, a concept AI phone receptionist site
Whisk, a concept matcha store, on a phone
  1. Starter SiteUp to 3 custom pages, mobile ready, a contact form and SEO basics.About 3 days
  2. Business SiteUp to 6 pages with a blog or booking, newsletter signup, payments and help with the copy.About 6 days
  3. Complete SiteUp to 12 pages, an online store or memberships, an editor for your text, and 30 days of support.About 10 days

02 / Mobile apps

Apps for iPhone and Android, from one codebase.

Built in Flutter or React Native. You get a first version to tap through early, then the rest, then a hand with the App Store and Google Play. FitLog, further down, is my own app and it is live.

  • Accounts and cloud sync on Firebase or Supabase, in your own project
  • Push alerts, payments, maps, ads, an admin panel, AI features
  • Full source code and a plain-English handover guide

FlutterReact NativeExpoFirebaseSupabase

Inquire about an app See FitLog, my live app
Hearth, a concept travel app with a map of stays and nightly prices
Polly, a concept language tutor app with a voice chat
Fringe, a concept salon booking app, choosing a time
  1. Starter AppiPhone and Android, up to 5 screens, app icon, splash screen and the source code.About 5 days
  2. Full AppUp to 12 screens, user login, a Firebase or Supabase backend, push alerts and store upload.About 14 days
  3. Launch AppUp to 25 screens, an admin panel, payments or AI features, both stores and 30 days of fixes.About 21 days

03 / Bots

Bots that run parts of your community.

Discord and Telegram, from the same code. Tickets, moderation, levels, onboarding, paid roles, answers from your own docs, or whatever your team does by hand today.

  • Slash commands, buttons and forms, with logs and a database where it helps
  • Slack and WhatsApp bots on request
  • Source code, tests and a setup guide, running on hosting you own

TypeScriptPythonDiscordTelegramStripe

Inquire about a bot
Ferry's ticket system on Discord: a button opens a private thread with staff
Whenabouts, a concept Discord bot that finds the best meeting time across time zones
  1. Essential BotOne complete system, such as tickets, moderation, levels or verification, with tests and a setup guide.About 2 days
  2. Server BotUp to 4 systems working together, or one fully custom system, with a database, logs and hosting setup.About 4 days
  3. Complete BotUp to 8 systems including 2 custom ones, Discord and Telegram, AI or payments, and 30 days of fixes.About 7 days
02 Selected workTen concepts and one live app 03 ProcessWhat the process looks like

Got an idea for an app?

Tell me what it would do and how you'd use it. I read every message, and good ideas go on the list for what I build next.

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