Digital studio · South Africa

Websites and apps your customers actually use

Grand Crafts Co designs and builds websites, mobile apps and simple business tools for South African businesses — planned like an engineering project, explained in plain language.

Mobile-first buildsFixed-scope quotesSupport after launch
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Business websitesBooking systemsMobile appsOnline storesSales dashboardsWhatsApp orderingLanding pages
Services

Four things we build, done properly

Every project starts with the job it has to do for your business — more bookings, fewer admin hours, orders that don't get lost in a chat thread.

Websites

Fast, mobile-first sites that explain what you do, show up on Google and turn visitors into WhatsApp chats or calls.

  • Up to 6 pages
  • Google Business setup
  • You can edit it

Mobile apps

Booking, ordering and loyalty apps for Android and iPhone — designed around how your customers already use their phones.

  • Android + iOS
  • Clickable prototype first
  • Data-light

Business tools

Dashboards and internal tools that replace the spreadsheet: daily takings, stock levels, staff schedules — on one screen.

  • Live figures
  • Works on a phone
  • Export to Excel

Online stores

Sell online with card, EFT or pay-on-delivery checkouts, plus orders that land straight in your WhatsApp.

  • Rand pricing
  • Local payment options
  • Delivery zones
Work

Recent builds

Two tools already working for South African businesses, plus a concept for the kind of online store we build.

Spa takings dashboard on a laptop: takings, the owner's share, therapist commission and a 12-month chart
The same dashboard on a phone
In use · Business tool Wellness

Spa takings dashboard

Years of handwritten sales records turned into one live screen the owner checks from her phone.

Waiting-room TV showing the number being called and the next patients in line
Reception screen used to add patients and call the next number
Pilot · Web app Medical

Waiting-room queue

Reception calls the next number with one tap; the waiting-room TV shows who's next and how long the wait is.

Concept · Online store Fashion

Online clothing store

A local fashion label sells new drops online, with size picking, secure checkout and delivery tracking.

Screenshots use made-up names and figures to protect our clients' data.

Process

How a project runs

Four stages, each with something you can see and sign off before we move on. No surprises in the invoice, no disappearing developer.

  1. stage 1discover

    Chat and scope

    A WhatsApp or video chat about your business, your customers and what the build must achieve. You get a one-page scope and a fixed quote.

    ~ 1 week
  2. stage 2design

    Clickable prototype

    You tap through the screens on your own phone before any code is written, and we adjust until it feels right.

    ~ 1–2 weeks
  3. stage 3build

    Build and test

    We build in short cycles and share a live preview link, so you watch progress instead of waiting for a big reveal.

    ~ 2–6 weeks
  4. stage 4launch

    Launch and look after

    We put it live, show your team how to use it, and stay on hand for fixes and updates.

    ongoing
Why us

Software built with engineering discipline

Grand Crafts Co brings a manufacturing mindset to digital work: clear specs, measured progress and quality checks before anything reaches your customers.

spec

Engineered, not improvised

Every build starts from a written scope and is tested against it before launch.

talk

Plain language

No jargon. You see working screens early and every decision is explained.

local

Made for South Africa

Data-light pages, rand pricing, local payment options and WhatsApp built in.

own

Yours to keep

Your domain, content and customer data stay in your name.

FAQ

Good questions

How much does a website or app cost?

It depends on what it needs to do. After a short chat we send a written scope with a fixed price, so you know the total before any work starts.

I'm not technical. Is that a problem?

Not at all. We explain every decision in plain language, show you working screens early, and hand over a site or app your team can actually manage.

Who owns the website once it's done?

You do. Your domain, your content and your customer data stay in your name.

Can you help after launch?

Yes. We offer ongoing support for fixes, content changes and new features as your business grows.

Start a project

Tell us what you want to build

Fill in the short brief and it opens as a ready-to-send WhatsApp message. We reply within one working day.

Nothing is stored on this page — the message opens in your own WhatsApp.