We solve business problems with software.
Customers can’t find you or pay you online. Orders are kept in notebooks and chats. Staff type the same information twice. We find the cause, then design and build the website, app or system that fixes it.
Variance is a design and software studio. We find what’s slowing a business down, then design and build the software that fixes it.
About usWhat webuild.
- Websites & web platformsWebsites that explain what you do, load fast on any phone and make it easy to contact you.
- Web applicationsSoftware that runs in the browser: portals, dashboards and platforms people log in to.
- Mobile appsApps for iPhone and Android that open fast, work on slow connections and are easy to use with one hand.
- Internal & operational systemsThe systems a business runs on, such as orders, stock, staff and invoices, in one place with one login.
And the work around it
Every serviceProblemswe solve.
Most projects start with one of these. If yours is different, tell us about it.
Customers can’t find us online, or can’t tell what we do.
A fast website that explains what you do and what it costs, and makes it easy to call, message or book.
Business websitesBookings and orders come in by phone, WhatsApp and paper, and some get lost.
An online booking or ordering system. Customers pick a time or place an order and pay if needed. Your team sees every one on one screen.
Booking systemsOur spreadsheets keep breaking, and only one person understands them.
One system built around how you work, with orders, stock, staff and money in one place.
Operations systemsStaff type the same information into three different tools.
Connections between the tools you already use, so information is typed once and shows up everywhere it’s needed.
IntegrationsOur staff work in places where the phone signal is weak.
A phone app that saves visits, orders, photos and signatures without signal, and sends them when the connection returns.
Field appsCustomers ask if they can order or book from an app.
An app for iPhone and Android, published in both app stores, for ordering, bookings or rewards.
Mobile apps
Selectedwork.
Websites and web apps for educators, event organisers, musicians and activists. Each case study explains what the client needed and what we built.
All workFONE Coding Institute
A learning space for students and professionals, teaching AI, robotics, data science and web development.
Eleskay
Team building, translation, media production, event planning and talent management.
Mathew Gita
Musician, songwriter, vocalist and photographer.
Jakie Devine
Gospel singer and songwriter.
Barnabas Samuel
Community activist and musician.
Websites. Web apps. Mobile apps. Business systems. Automation. AI tools
How a projectruns.
The process in fullStep 1
Listen
We learn how the business works and what the problem costs you.
Step 2
Design
You click through the screens before any code is written.
Step 3
Build
We build it and test it on ordinary phones and slow connections.
Step 4
Launch
We put it live, watch how it’s used and fix what we find.
Step 5
Look after
Security updates, backups and help after launch, if you want it.
Freeguides.
Plain answers to what people ask before paying for a website, an app or a system: how quotes work, who owns the code, and how fast a site should load on a cheap phone.
Read the guidesQuestionspeople ask.
It depends on what it needs to do, so there’s no price list. After a short call we send a written scope with one fixed price and dates. If you change the scope later, you see the cost of the change before any work starts.
It depends on the scope, and the proposal gives a date for each stage. If the deadline you have in mind isn’t realistic, we’ll tell you at the start.
You do. The domain, hosting and other accounts are set up in your name, and at the end you receive the source code, the design files, the documentation and every login. You’re free to work with anyone afterwards.
Yes. Sites we build come with an editor where your team can change text, images, prices and pages, preview the changes and publish them, without touching code. We show your team how to use it.
Then we’ll tell you. Sometimes the fix is a change in how the work is done, or a tool you already pay for. We won’t sell you a build you don’t need.
That’s where we test first. Pages are kept small, images are compressed, and every release is checked on a budget phone over a slow connection, and with a keyboard and a screen reader.
You get a handover: the code, the accounts, documentation and a walkthrough for your team. Ongoing care (updates, security, improvements) is optional and agreed separately.
Tell usthe problem.
Describe it in a few sentences. We’ll reply with questions, then a plan for fixing it.