Mobile apps · Web apps · Business software
App developer in Portland.
For a Portland product brand or wholesale business, an app can keep samples, buyer feedback, and order requests connected. We can help design a sales workflow that gives account managers a useful history rather than another list of contacts.
A planning example for your business
Connect wholesale samples to the next order.
Imagine a buyer requesting a sample range before placing an order. The team needs to know what was sent, what feedback came back, and which version of a product was discussed. Link these records before building automated follow-up campaigns.
Your own workflow may look different. Bring an example of how your team handles it today, and we can shape the brief around that.
Before deciding what to build
A scope decision to make early.
The first portal can support quote requests while accounting and stock remain elsewhere. Promising live inventory is unnecessary when the buyer's main need is comparing a range and confirming suitability.
Put the idea to a practical test
What should happen in a difficult case?
Replace a product version while samples are still with buyers. Their feedback should remain linked to the version they actually received.
From the Dr App portfolio
A real project to discuss.
Hospitality · Ordering & pickup
Doneski
A café-ordering app that lets customers order, pay, and pick up.
Useful when a customer request or purchase must reach the right business team and move toward completion.
Read about the project →Working with Dr App
A clear route from idea to working software.
Work through the brief
Define the users, core workflow, integrations, and a useful first release.
Build with regular reviews
Review the design and working software against the agreed requirements.
Plan the handover
Discuss testing, deployment, training, and what support is needed after launch.
Before you get started
Questions worth asking.
Can buyers browse a restricted catalog?
Yes. Decide whether access is account-based, whether prices vary by customer, and whether discontinued products should remain visible in past correspondence.
Should follow-ups be automatic?
Begin with reminders for the account manager and a record of consent where needed. Automated messages should follow a reviewed communication policy rather than firing simply because a sample was dispatched.
Can Dr App work with our team in Portland?
Yes. We can discuss your project by phone or video, review examples of your current workflow, and agree on how feedback will be handled. Tell us about any on-site requirements before scoping the work.
Let’s talk about your app
Tell us what you want to build in Portland.
Have an idea, a process that needs improving, or an app that needs attention? Tell us where you are starting. We will follow up with questions and a practical next step.
Remote app development for teams in Portland, Oregon.
What helps us get started?
A short overview, the people using the app, and the task it should help them complete. Please leave out passwords and sensitive customer information.