# Envisage Apps: App Developer Brisbane & Gold Coast > Apps and AI agents built in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast since 2001 — 100+ products taken through App Store review, security audit and Australian regulation. - URL: https://envisageapps.com.au/ - Type: page [Get your project moving](/contact-app-developer/) - **100+** — products launched since 2001 - **$10.7M** — combined valuation across the last three products we took to traction - **$2.3M** — raised by those founders - **Thousands** — of people using software Envisage Apps built, worldwide - Source: Envisage project records and client-reported figures, August 2026 ## Opportunity knocks Disrupt or be disrupted. ## From app development to intelligent systems What we do We build it, take it through review, and keep it running afterwards — the same Brisbane team on all of it, rather than a handoff at each stage. The last part is where most of the work turns out to be. ### Mobile & Web Platforms Scalable products for startups and growing businesses, built native where native matters. - Native iOS and Android — Swift and Kotlin, not a wrapper - Tested on real devices, not simulators - Offline, push, deep links, in-app purchase with server-side receipt validation - Shipped from your developer account, never ours ![Four screens from the NuStrength app — a weekly check-in list, a food diary with protein, carbohydrate and fat rings, a recipe list and a subjective-measures form.](/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Nustrength-tracker-native-app-.webp) ### [AI Agents & Automation](/ai-agent-developer-brisbane/) Agents that reason, act and integrate with your systems — not scripted chatbots that only reply. - Agents that act, not chatbots that reply - MCP servers and tool integration - Wired into CRM, booking systems, databases and APIs - Persistent context across sessions - Handoff to a human when the agent should stop ![A phone showing the Green Habit chatbot conversation, with the agent setting a daily habit check-in time.](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Artboard-Greenhabit-1200x800-1.png) ### [Launch Gates](/launch-gate-audit/) The three barriers a coding tool cannot get you past: store review, security audit, and Australian regulation. - App Store review — 4.2, 2.5.2, 5.1.1, and Play's 12-tester wall - Security audit and enterprise security questionnaires - Australian regulation — which of TGA, Privacy Act, CDR, age assurance and WCAG 2.2 AA you are bound by - Fixed price, five business days ![Apple's App Review section on developer.apple.com, headed App Review Guidelines.](/media/developer-apple-com-app-review-guidelines.png) ### Built to keep shipping Software outlives the project that built it. We are still here when the OS changes and the compliance renews. - Every September's iOS release, handled before it breaks anything - Target API level bumps before Play enforces them - Regulatory watch on the rules your app is bound by - 25 years of it — many first clients are still running software we built ![App Store Connect iOS History for Run the World: version 2.0.31 traced from Prepare for Submission through Waiting for Review and In Review to Ready for Distribution.](/media/appstoreconnect-ios-history-run-the-world.png) ## The Founders' Desk Nathan has been shipping software since 2001; Marisol runs delivery and growth. We are engineers, designers and operators in the same room, and we have sat on both sides of a raise — so the work includes the business model, not only the build. ### Nathan Challen — technology director Nathan has been writing software for money since 2001, and has shipped 30+ platforms across mobile and SaaS. He has founded startups of his own and raised for them, which is why the first call is usually about your business model before it is about your stack. [Nathan Challen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanchallen/) ![Black and white portrait of Nathan Challen, with a MAKE A DENT sign behind him.](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Nathan-Challen.png) ### Marisol Challen — operations Marisol runs operations, delivery and growth across every build. She has co-founded startups of her own, so she has been on both sides of a delivery date. [Marisol Challen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marisolchallen/) ![Black and white portrait of Marisol Challen.](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Marisol-300x300-BW.png) ## What clients 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. > I was running my business with a mix of fitness apps and tracking tools. Data handling was messy and time consuming. Envisage Apps helped refine my vision for a single app into an affordable and actionable MVP. As NuStrength grows and we learn what features in the app bring the most value to our users in the fitness industry, Envisage has now built the public consumer native version of the app for us. The new app looks incredible! > > — Craig McDonald, Director & Founder | NuStrength > 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 > We turned to Envisage Apps when we became dissatisfied with our existing developer. Envisage brought a new UX, rewrote the app and brought us a new business model. Envisage is not just a development company but also provided innovation and knowledge from both technology and startup business know-how. > > — Sharyn Fewster, CEO & Founder | MiCare Global ## How we build We’ve built startups ourselves, not only for clients, so the first conversation is usually about your business model rather than your stack. Investor expectations are a different set of questions from user ones, and both get asked here. We build AI in from the start rather than bolting it on later. Not because it is fashionable — because retrofitting it means rewriting the data model, and that is the expensive kind of rewrite. ## What that looks like on a project ### 1. Opportunity Mapping Sometimes software doesn't pay here. We say so before you spend anything. ### 2. Rapid Validation A prototype in front of real users before the expensive half starts. ### 3. Build & Integrate Native where native matters. Shipped from your developer account, never ours. ### 4. Optimise & Scale We watch what people actually do with it, then cut the features nobody opened. ## Case studies Selected work A smart diffuser that ended up on The Block. Palliative care education used by healthcare professionals. Strength and running platforms built around community. Fuel pricing at national scale. Cognitive performance for AI-accelerated teams. A productivity timer. And trust infrastructure for AI-built software. Eight products, eight very different problems. ### [Auric App](/blog/portfolio-item/auric/) AI-powered app controlling a smart diffuser to personalise mood and environment _iOS and Android · hardware integration_ ![A person on a sofa holding a phone showing the Auric Moods screen, with Calm, Energy, Focus and Sleep as large coloured circles.](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/663cbf455b37962df27b9832_auric-app-Moods.webp) ### [PaCE](/blog/portfolio-item/pace/) Palliative Care Education Directory led by QUT _Web app · UI/UX · admin dashboard_ ![A hand holding a phone showing the PaCE capability wheel — eight coloured segments around a centre reading Palliative Care Capabilities, with Interactive View and List View tabs beneath.](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Beige-Minimalist-Hand-Holding-Phone-Mockup-Instagram-Post.png) ### [Nustrength Tracker](/blog/portfolio-item/nustrength-tracker-app/) All-in-one fitness and nutrition platform for tracking, coaching, and performance _Native app · CMS platform_ ![Three screens from the NuStrength app: a weekly check-in list, a food diary with protein, carbohydrate and fat rings, and a recipe list.](/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Nustrength-tracker-app.webp) ### [Run the World](/blog/portfolio-item/run-the-world/) Community-driven platform connecting users through shared activities and events _Web and native · Strava integration_ ![A runner on a coastal path, overlaid with app cards showing a route map and a current segment from Calais to Abbeville with 38.52 km to go of 111 km.](/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/content-progress-CRyZlDrZ.webp) ### [Simples](/blog/portfolio-item/simples/) Compare & Save. Scalable comparison app delivering real-time fuel pricing and offers _Native app_ ![Three phones showing the Compare the Market app: a Gold Coast map with fuel prices pinned by station, the meerkat splash screen, and a grid of comparison categories.](/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CTM.png) ### [Ascenda](/blog/portfolio-item/ascenda/) Cognitive performance intelligence for AI-accelerated teams — a 30-second daily check-in that turns into a week's shape _Early access · iOS and Android_ ![The Ascenda app's Today screen: a check-in prompt and a five-point radar of the week across Clarity, Flow State, Cognitive Balance, Autonomy and Recovery.](/media/ascenda-today-checkin-and-week-radar.png) ### [DayNinja](/blog/portfolio-item/dayninja_productivity_timer_app/) A minimalist productivity timer designed to help users stay focused, build momentum, and get more done. _Native app_ ![Three screens from DayNinja: an onboarding screen reading Gain more focus, a 25-minute focus timer, and a donut chart breaking down where the day’s hours went.](/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Artboard5.png) ### [Intransic](/blog/portfolio-item/intransic/) Trust infrastructure for AI-built software — every compliance and security claim traces to executable evidence _In development · trust infrastructure_ ![Intransic's splash screen: 'Every claim traces to evidence', with a CLAIM → EVIDENCE → VERIFY → PUBLISH pipeline.](/media/intransic-trust-infrastructure-splash.png) [View all case studies](/case-studies-app-development/) ## Common questions ### What kind of software does Envisage Apps build? Mobile and web platforms, and AI agents that act inside the systems you already run. Then the part most firms leave out: getting a product through App Store review, security audit and Australian regulation, and keeping it shipping once it is out. We also take on MVPs for founders still validating an idea. ### Do you build AI agents, or just add AI features to existing apps? We build AI agents and automation — internal tools, customer-facing assistants, workflow automation — as standalone products, and we also embed AI into the UX and decision-making of the apps we build. ### We only have an idea, not a spec. Can you still help? Yes — that's MVP and startup acceleration work: validate fast, launch faster, and avoid the cost of building the wrong thing first. We've built startups ourselves, not only for clients, so opportunity mapping and rapid validation come before any code. ### Where is Envisage Apps based, and who do you work with? Envisage Apps is a Brisbane and Gold Coast team with 25+ years shipping products, working with founders and established businesses across Australia and globally. Many of our first clients are still using software we built for them years ago, which is the track record we point to rather than a location on a map. ### Do you build games? No, Envisage Apps does not develop games. We build business, startup and AI products — mobile and web platforms, AI-powered applications, AI agents and automation, and startup MVPs — so if a games project lands in our inbox, we'll say so up front rather than take the fee. ## Have an idea? Let's work out what's possible. Bring the idea, the problem or the half-built product. We'll give you a straight view of what it will take — including if the answer is that you don't need us. - Health & medtech - Social network - Fintech - Productivity tools - Travel & lifestyle - Transport - Education - Marketplace & commerce - Sports & fitness - Property & construction We do not develop games. [Book a call](/contact-app-developer/)