Step 1 · Orientation

The App Compass: Is an app worth it, and which path?

A structured questionnaire, then 90 minutes of strategy conversation with André Krämer or one of our senior architects. Afterwards you know: app yes or no, .NET MAUI, native or is a web app enough, and how much offline you really need. A clear recommendation, or you pay nothing.

Request the App Compass · 749.00 €How the Compass works

Who is the Compass for?

For decision-makers facing the app question.

Your software runs, but out in the field the chain breaks: paper, phone, typing it up in the evening. An app sounds obvious, yet the paths are many and the opinions even more so. The App Compass is for you if you recognize at least one of these sentences:

“Our field staff still work on paper. But is an app really worth it for that?”
“Everyone tells us something different: native, cross-platform, web app.”
“I have no idea what modern business apps can even do today.”
“Before I invest five figures, I want to know whether a PWA would do.”

What you get

Three answers you will have afterwards.

App: yes or no

The fundamental question first. We check with you whether an app really solves your problem, what it brings to your operation and whether the benefit carries the investment. Honestly, even if the answer is “no”.

The path recommendation

.NET MAUI, native or web/PWA: we recommend the path that fits your situation, including the offline question. Warehouse, construction site and dead zone help decide which technology it has to be.

Examples from practice

We show you what modern business apps can do today in field service, in a driver’s daily work and in production: from barcode processes to offline synchronization. Many customers only realize through this where the greatest benefit lies.

How the Compass works

Four steps, a few hours of your time.

1 · Questionnaire

You receive our structured questionnaire: processes, users, devices, network coverage, existing systems. It takes about 30 minutes and sharpens your view even while you fill it in.

2 · Preparation

André Krämer or one of our senior architects works through your answers and prepares the conversation together with matching examples. Your investment here: nothing.

3 · Strategy conversation

90 minutes by video call, with you as the decision-maker at the table. We go through your use cases, show what is possible, and discuss the paths.

4 · Recommendation

At the end there is the clear recommendation: app yes or no, which path, how much offline. With that the Compass ends, with no obligation to a further step.

Price & guarantee

Fixed price. Guarantee. Full crediting.

Compass conversation for two at the tablet

Orientation

The App Compass

Questionnaire, preparation, 90 minutes of strategy conversation, a clear recommendation. Conducted by André Krämer or one of our senior architects. All prices net plus VAT.

The results guarantee has two conditions you should know: the questionnaire is fully filled in, and the decision-maker takes part in the conversation in person. Both protect the result, because the recommendation is only as good as the conversation.

749.00 €Fixed price ✓ A clear recommendation – or you pay nothing Fully credited toward the App Roadmap

And if you go further afterwards?

The Compass is Step 1 of the app journey. If you decide on the App Roadmap (4,999.00 €), the 749.00 € are fully credited. The Roadmap in turn is credited at 25 % (1,250.00 €) toward your first stage. Whoever goes the whole way gets the Compass effectively for free.

Why you can trust the recommendation

Maybe you don’t need an app at all.

Sometimes a well-made web application or a PWA that runs in the browser on a tablet is enough: no stores, no certificates, lower costs. If that is the case for you, we will tell you exactly that. The guarantee applies to the clarity of the recommendation, not to a result in our favor.

The recommendation comes from practice: the ODYSYS D3 driver app runs daily with over 1,000 drivers, Deltaplan’s FIS app has been a fixed part of an industry solution for bus companies since 2019, we migrated the iLOG app of the Bünting Group from Xamarin.Forms to .NET MAUI, and at KMS/HERMLE the automated store deployment came along with it. We know when an app pays off, and when it does not.

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Frequently asked questions

Answered clearly.

What happens if you cannot give us a clear recommendation?

Then you pay nothing, that is the results guarantee. You leave the conversation with a clear recommendation on whether an app is worth it for you and which path is the right one, or the Compass is free. Two conditions belong to it: the questionnaire is fully filled in, and the decision-maker takes part in the conversation in person.

Why does the Compass cost 749.00 € if the first conversation is free?

The free first conversation clarifies whether we are a good fit. The App Compass answers a different question: is an app worth it, and which path is the right one? For that we work through your questionnaire, prepare the conversation and give you a recommendation for which, with the guarantee, we also take responsibility.

Can the recommendation also be that we don’t need an app at all?

Yes, and it happens. Sometimes a well-made web application or a PWA that runs in the browser on a tablet is enough: no stores, no certificates, lower costs. If that is the case for you, we will tell you exactly so. The guarantee applies to the clarity of the recommendation, not to a result in our favor.

Do we already have to know what the app should do?

No. The questionnaire and the conversation sharpen exactly that. We also bring examples of what modern business apps can do today in field service, in a driver’s daily work and in production. Many customers only realize through this where an app brings them the greatest benefit.

What does app development cost afterwards?

Seriously, that can only be said after the App Roadmap, because the scope makes the price. The Roadmap costs 4,999.00 € net and includes a click dummy as a preview; the 749.00 € for the Compass are fully credited. After that you know your effort range per stage, and Stage 1 is your MVP.

Still unsure?

Talk to us free of charge first.

A 30-minute first conversation, no obligation: we clarify whether we are the right ones for your project and whether the Compass is the right entry point for you. The path recommendation itself is then the Compass’s job.

Free first conversation

The next step

Request the App Compass.

Write us briefly what it is about. We get back to you within one business day with date proposals and the questionnaire. You talk to someone who understands apps and your .NET world.

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