# Business > Envisage Apps is a long established local app development company. We build quality Android, Tablet and iPhone apps. We are not your average app developer. - URL: https://envisageapps.com.au/app-developers-brisbane/ - Type: page Envisage Apps has been shipping software since 2001. We are Brisbane app developers, and we work with businesses across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Australia to take software the last mile: internal tools that outgrew a spreadsheet, prototypes that need to become products, and platforms that now have to survive somebody's audit. Twenty-five years of shipping software that had to pass someone's inspection. **We keep what works and rewrite only where rewriting is cheaper than repairing** — your product direction survives; the risky plumbing does not. Trusted by Compare the Market · Woodside · QUT · Amazonia · Bond University · Metricon · Steelx · McDonald's · Stroud · BlueScope Steel ![The Story Bridge in Brisbane at dusk, lit red, with the city skyline behind it and the river in front.](/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/StoryBridge_91041468.jpg) ## Where did it get stuck? One starting point, whatever state it arrived in. If yours is on this list, we have shipped it before. - Built with an AI tool and it stalled short of the store - Inherited from a developer who has moved on, with nobody left who knows it - An internal tool that outgrew the spreadsheet it replaced - Rejected by App Review, and the stated reason is not the real one - An enterprise customer has sent a security questionnaire you cannot answer - Selling into health, finance or kids, and someone has asked about compliance ## What we do to it ### Diagnose A fixed-scope audit against the actual gauntlet — store guidelines, security, and the Australian rules that apply to you. ### Repair Native work where the wrapper fails. We keep what works and rewrite only where rewriting is cheaper. ### Ship Through review, inside your own developer account. Never ours — Apple guideline 4.2.6 rejects the alternative. ### Keep it running Every September's iOS release, target API bumps before Play enforces them, and the rules your product is bound by. ## Know exactly what's stopping you from shipping Launch Gate Audit You don't get a 60-page PDF. You get a path to launch. ### Launch Gate Audit We assess your software against the real barriers to launch, then separate the findings. **$3,500–$5,500** AUD fixed · 5 business days _Fee credited against remediation within 60 days_ - Launch blockers — what must be fixed before you can ship - After launch — what can safely wait - A senior engineer validates every finding [Book a Launch Gate Audit](https://cal.com/nchallen/book) If you proceed with remediation within 60 days, the audit fee is credited against the work. The split is a [two-bucket report](/lexicon/#two-bucket-report). Full scope, the comparison, and the regulations are on the [Launch Gate Audit page](/launch-gate-audit/). ## How an engagement runs ### 1. Launch Gate Audit Five business days, $3,500–$5,500 AUD fixed. A senior engineer validates every finding. ### 2. Launch blockers, then after-launch What stands between you and shipping, then what matters but does not need to stop you. ### 3. Fixed-price remediation Quoted from the findings, not from a guess. From $30,000 AUD. The audit fee is credited within 60 days. ### 4. Submission and handover Through review in your account, with a 30-day post-launch fix warranty. ## Common questions ### What if the software was built using AI? That is most of what we do now. We do not assume AI-generated code needs to be replaced — we treat it as inherited rather than suspect, run the audit first, and split what works from what's risky before anyone proposes changing it. The longer version is on the Built with AI page. ### Our developer has left and nobody here understands the code. Can you take it over? Yes, and it is a large part of what we do. We treat an inherited codebase as inherited rather than suspect — the audit maps what is there before anyone proposes changing it, so the first thing you get is an accurate picture rather than an opinion. ### Do we have to rebuild from scratch? Almost never, and be careful of anyone who opens with that. We keep what works and rewrite only where rewriting is genuinely cheaper than repairing. Your product direction survives; the risky plumbing is what gets replaced. ### An enterprise customer sent us a security questionnaire. Can you help? Yes. Questionnaires and penetration tests look for the bug classes generated code reproduces at scale — authentication, session handling, access control, and secrets in the wrong place. The audit covers those, and remediation closes them so you can answer the questionnaire truthfully. ### Can we start small? That is the intent of the audit. It is fixed-price and five business days, it ends in a written quote rather than an obligation, and the fee is credited against remediation if you proceed within 60 days. If you do nothing further you still leave with the two buckets in writing. > The advantage is no longer in understanding your customers; it’s in building systems that act on that understanding in real time. ## What established businesses say > Envisage Apps were selected to deliver Compare the Market entry to the mobile app marketplace for iOS and Android. The team technical expertise, underpinned by their natural curiosity and creativity, ensured our vision was brought to life through Envisage Apps disciplined as well as engaging build and delivery process. A highly recommended business partner for any organisation looking to embark on or improve on their mobile app strategy. > > — Rod Attrill, General Manager Banking and Innovation | Compare the Market Australia. > It was a pleasure to work with Nathan and his team. He possesses a degree of professionalism and expertise that are hard to find when looking for independent software engineers. I would recommend Envisage Apps to anyone looking for a company with business acumen and technical expertise in web services, Microsoft .NET, and related web technologies. > > — Catherine Liao, Founder | Corkbin > Nathan and Marisol of Envisage Apps were terrific to work with. We presented them with a rather unique and specialised concept in commodity trading, and they quickly grasped its intricacies and developed a product with which we were very happy. The after-sales services that they also provide is exceptional. Despite our significant knowledge gap in this domain, Nathan, Marisol and the entire Envisage team guided us comprehensively through the entire process. I unreservedly recommend their service. > > — Paul Cochrane, Director | Fox Commodities ## Let's get your software over the line. Tell us where it's stuck — the codebase, App Store review, security questionnaire or compliance requirement — and we'll tell you what it will take to ship. - Local collaboration and faster decision-making - Understanding of the Australian market and compliance - Long-term partnership, not offshore handoffs - Brisbane and Gold Coast, and remote across Australia Audit $3,500–$5,500 AUD fixed, five business days. Remediation from $30,000 AUD. We do not develop games. [Book a Launch Gate Audit](https://cal.com/nchallen/book) [Not sure if you need an audit? Book a call](/contact-app-developer/)