Software and app development in Swindon.
Fluff designs and builds bespoke software and apps for businesses in Swindon and across the UK. Our office is in Cheney Manor, and we’ve been building software here since 2019.
Who we build for.
Most of our clients are growing businesses of 10 to 50 people where software brings in the money or runs the operation.
Some have a platform their staff use all day. Others sell a product their customers pay for, often with one developer holding it together. We also work with awarding bodies and training providers, whose software has to give the right answer for every learner.
On your side, we need someone who knows what’s slowing the business down and can make decisions and test what we deliver. We’ll work out how to build it.
What we build.
Everything is designed, built and tested by our own developers, with a senior review before each release goes live.
- Web applicationsCustomer portals, booking and ordering systems, dashboards and SaaS products. We usually build the front end in React, with a well-tested API behind it.
- Mobile appsApps for iPhone and Android, for your customers or for staff out in the field. Huntly, our own app, runs family quests at visitor attractions around the country.
- Internal systemsThe software that replaces a spreadsheet or a manual workaround the business has outgrown, connected to systems you already run, such as SAP or your CRM.
- AI and automationAssistants that answer questions from your own documents and data, and automations that take a repetitive job off your team. We use AI where it gives a reliable answer, and plain software where it doesn’t.
A team based in Swindon.
Fluff has been based in Swindon since Scott Gulliver started it in 2019.
The team has grown to seven people, and you talk directly to the people building your software, with no account managers in between. In 2023 Scott was named Outstanding Contribution to Swindon and Wiltshire Tech at The Techies Awards.
If you’re nearby, we can meet in person. Clients further away work with us over video calls and a shared board that shows what’s being built and what has shipped.
Fluff Software Limited
Nexus Business Centre, 6 Darby Close, Cheney Manor
Swindon SN2 2PN
contact@fluff.software
Software we’ve built.
A few recent projects for clients across the UK.
A grading engine for EAL
EAL, an awarding organisation for technical qualifications, needed final grades calculated correctly for every candidate. The engine we built now grades thousands of them. It sits behind its own API, so changes to SAP can’t break it.
HeadX head impact monitoring
HeadX measures head impacts in youth sport. We wrote the headband firmware and a mobile app that shows impacts live at the side of the pitch, plus a web app for reviewing each player’s history afterwards.
SGMF safety calculations
SGMF ran critical marine fuel safety calculations through manual entry and Excel. We replaced that with a validated tool, and processing time fell by 95%.
How working with us works.
The subscription
Most clients work with us on a flat monthly fee. You add requests to one queue and we work through them in the order you choose. A senior developer reviews every release before it reaches you. Plans start at £2,500 a month plus VAT on a 12-month term, with no hourly billing and no recruitment.
Fixed-scope work
Some projects suit an agreed scope better. An Automation Sprint automates one manual workflow in about two weeks, from £3,000. A Discovery Sprint works out what a new product should do before you spend money building it. Prototype Rescue gets an app made with AI tools ready for real users. A System Build delivers a defined system for an agreed price, which suits grant-funded and procurement-led projects.
Questions.
Do you only work with businesses in Swindon?
No. We’re based in Swindon, and plenty of our clients are elsewhere in the UK. We work with them over video calls and a shared board, and meet in person when it helps.
How much does bespoke software development cost?
The subscription is £2,500, £4,000 or from £8,500 a month plus VAT, depending on how many tracks of work you need. Fixed-scope work is priced up front, and an Automation Sprint starts at £3,000 plus VAT. On a 20-minute call we can tell you which suits your project and roughly what it would cost.
Can you take over an app or system someone else built?
Yes. Most of our subscription clients already have software running when they come to us. We review the codebase first so we understand it before we change anything, then deal with anything urgent before working through the rest of your list.
Who owns the code?
You do. It lives in your repositories from the first day, and accounts such as hosting and app stores are set up in your name.