What We Do

HeavyLifters creates leading-edge, interactive applications and accessories for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch. With 50 million devices, 100,000 apps and 2 billion downloads in its first year, the iPhone and iPod Touch are on track to reshape not only how people use mobile devices, but also the way people manage their businesses, organizations and everyday activities. Industry leaders agree the iPhone will change the way people accomplish things in much the same way as the Internet did.

At HeavyLifters, we are dedicated to helping businesses and organizations capitalize on this development ahead of their competitors and put their Apple products hard to work for them. Our clients depend on us to provide timely, innovative, robust solutions, to understand their needs and help them access the technology they need to meet them. They work with us because we are creative, reliable, technically strong and passionate about what we do.

Our world-class software and database development teams know how to build great apps. But we build the best apps because we involve our whole, full-service team at the very early stages. We understand you need a strong workhorse behind the scenes, user-friendly, intuitive and convenient access and an eye-catching design. We will put it all together for you: that's the power of a HeavyLifters app.

So, what can your iPhone do for you? We develop apps to do just about anything from data collection to order tracking to marketing to instrument simulation. Our first-class team of experts will take your idea or need from concept to completion, delivering results that will change the way you manage your business or organization forever.

How We Do It

HeavyLifters' full-service team includes creative, technical and professional experts with decades of proven experience in product development, business strategy, software engineering and interaction design. We are ready to put our skills to work for you and deliver what you need, on your timetable and within your budget.

Here's how:

1. Opportunity Identification: You describe the problem or need; we outline some options for how to address it.
2. Market Analysis: We research what your direct and indirect competitors are doing and how well it is working for them. You have the opportunity to learn from their mistakes.
3. Project Scope: We work with you to evaluate the options we've identified and define the size and shape of your solution. You have a clear understanding of what we will do for you, how long it will take and how much it will cost. Some considerations in this phase are security needs, initial and final scale, and usability.
4. Product Design: Whether it's an application, database, hardware accessory or a combination of these, we take care of all the details from start to finish. We stand out from other app developers because of our skilled, comprehensive team, and the Scrum Agile approach we use, which involves everybody from hardware technicians and software developers to designers and sound technicians from Day 1. Before we start writing any coding, we have already mocked up your app or accessory and know exactly how it will look, sound, feel and run.
5. Product Build: Our professional team works its magic and produces a custom solution to your exact specifications.
6. Go to Market: We have experts in marketing, sales and distribution to ensure your product finds its way into the right hands.
7. Implementation: When applicable, we work with your IT staff to integrate your new offering into your existing operational, business or sales processes.
8. Maintenance: We stay on top of industry developments and Apple updates, and modify your app as required to ensure it continues to work exactly as it was designed to do, even on new generations of iPhones and iPod Touches.

Our Approach

Scrum is an Agile process for software development, in which every member of a multi-disciplinary team works as equals toward a common goal. At the beginning of a project, the team works with the client to break the project down into a prioritized features list. The scrum team then works in two- to three-week cycles, or sprints, with concrete deliverables at the end of every cycle. This means the client sees the progress at regular intervals, and the team is able to change direction quickly when technological advances call for it. This is a progressive and highly effective process that HeavyLifters uses with great success.