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Franchisee portals

Your manual, training and audits in every location.

A franchise system is a playbook repeated in every location. We build the portal and the apps that carry it: the manual, the training, the opening checklist and the audits, designed around your brand, so every franchisee works from the current version.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

One current manual

Every change to the manual is versioned, and each location acknowledges it, so nobody works from an old printout.

Training that sticks

Short courses and quizzes for owners, managers and staff, with completion by location.

Audits followed through

Consultants audit on a tablet, offline if needed, and corrective actions are closed with a photo.

Your brand, built in

Designed with your brand team from the first screen, in English and French.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb appMobile app

Franchisee portal and app

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A franchisor with locations across the country keeps its operations manual in a PDF, trains new franchisees by shadowing, and onboards each opening from a checklist in someone's inbox.

// What we would build

A portal and an iPhone and Android app for franchisees and their managers, designed around your brand from the first screen: the operations manual as searchable pages with versions and sign-off, short training courses with quizzes, an opening checklist for each new location, and announcements from head office. In English and French, for locations in Quebec. We design it with your brand team, not over the top of it.

// What is in it

The operations manual as searchable pages, with each change versioned and acknowledged
Training courses and quizzes for owners, managers and staff
An opening checklist for each new location, from lease to first day
Announcements and recalls from head office, read receipts included
Brand design across web and app, built with your brand team
English and French throughout

// Stack

Next.js
React Native
PostgreSQL
Figma
AWS Canada

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$150,000 to US$230,000, delivered within 34 weeksCAD 214,300 to 327,700
Hosting: ≈ US$492 a monthCAD 700 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved: 11.9 to 19.9 weeks
Core features: 1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build: 1.4 to 1.9 weeks
First build on devices: 3.4 to 6.4 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.4 to 0.9 weeks
Store submission: 0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Launch: 0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review: 1 week

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 42,860 to 65,540
Discovery 9.2%: CAD 19,715.60 to 30,148.40
Design approved 9.2%: CAD 19,715.60 to 30,148.40
Core features 7.6%: CAD 16,286.80 to 24,905.20
Full build 5%: CAD 10,715 to 16,385
First build on devices 20.1%: CAD 43,074.30 to 65,867.70
Testing and fixes 2.5%: CAD 5,357.50 to 8,192.50
Store submission 6.7%: CAD 14,358.10 to 21,955.90
Launch 9.7%: CAD 20,787.10 to 31,786.90
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 21,430 to 32,770

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Example projectWeb appMobile app

Location audits on a tablet

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

Field consultants visit hundreds of locations with a paper checklist, type up scores at night, and the corrective actions they ask for are lost between visits.

// What we would build

An iPad app for field consultants that runs your brand standards audit item by item, with photos, scores and notes, even with no signal in the back of the store. Corrective actions go to the franchisee with a due date and come back with a photo when done, and head office sees scores by location, region and standard.

// What is in it

Your brand standards checklist on an iPad, item by item
Photos and notes on every item, saved offline
Scores worked out the way your audit program sets them
Corrective actions sent to the franchisee, closed with a photo
Scores and trends by location, region and standard
English and French for locations in Quebec

// Stack

Swift for iPad
Next.js
PostgreSQL
S3-compatible storage
DigitalOcean Toronto

// estimate

Build: ≈ US$88,300 to US$135,000, delivered within 26 weeksCAD 125,700 to 192,200
Hosting: ≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support: ≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery: 4 to 4.5 weeks
Design approved: 5 to 8 weeks
Core features: 2.5 to 4 weeks
Full build: 1.5 to 2.5 weeks
First build on devices: 3 to 5 weeks
Testing and fixes: 0.5 to 1.5 weeks
Store submission: 1.5 to 2 weeks
Launch: 1.5 to 2 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review: 1 week

How it is paid

Deposit 20%: CAD 25,140 to 38,440
Discovery 9.1%: CAD 11,438.70 to 17,490.20
Design approved 9.1%: CAD 11,438.70 to 17,490.20
Core features 9.2%: CAD 11,564.40 to 17,682.40
Full build 6.1%: CAD 7,667.70 to 11,724.20
First build on devices 18%: CAD 22,626 to 34,596
Testing and fixes 3%: CAD 3,771 to 5,766
Store submission 6%: CAD 7,542 to 11,532
Launch 9.5%: CAD 11,941.50 to 18,259.00
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%): CAD 12,570 to 19,220

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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Can franchisees use the portal on their phones?

Yes. The portal works on any browser, and the app runs on iPhone and Android for managers on the floor.

Does the audit app work with no signal in the store?

Yes. Audits, photos and notes save on the tablet and sync when it is back online.

Can we import our existing operations manual?

Yes. We convert your current manual into pages, keep its structure, and your team reviews each section before launch.

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// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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