department of one

Open for projects

Websites, apps and bots, built by one person.

Department of One is one developer doing every job: the design, the code, the testing and the inbox after launch. If you hire it, you talk to the person who built it.

Start a project See what I build
  • WebHTML, React, Next.js, WordPress
  • MobileFlutter, React Native
  • BotsDiscord, Telegram, Slack
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✓ 7 pages, online booking, Lighthouse 99

lintel.example
Lintel, a concept website for an estate agent, with a property search over a desert house
kiln.example
Kiln, a concept website for a sauna club with online booking
Whisk, a concept matcha store, on a phone
Fringe, a concept salon booking app, choosing a time
Polly, a concept language tutor app with a voice chat
Steep, a concept cafe ordering app, showing the menu
Whenabouts, a concept Discord bot that finds the best meeting time across time zones
Ferry, a concept support bot answering on Discord and Telegram
  • Next.js
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Flutter
  • React Native
  • Expo
  • Supabase
  • Firebase
  • Stripe
  • Discord.js
  • Telegram
  • Python
  • WordPress
  • Shopify
  • Webflow
  • Framer
  • Vercel
Lighthouse, phone
99/ 100 / 100 / 100

Performance, accessibility, best practices and SEO on the Kiln concept site.

One codebase
2app stores

iPhone and Android apps from the same Flutter or React Native project.

Tests per bot
30automated

The Discord and Telegram bot templates ship with a test suite and a setup guide.

Source code
100%yours

Everything runs on your hosting and accounts. You get the files and the logins.

01 Services

What I build.

Three kinds of project, one person on every one of them. Delivery times are typical for the size of the package. The price depends on the scope, so describe yours in the form below.

01 / Websites

Websites, from one page to a full store.

A custom design for your business, coded by hand or built on WordPress, Shopify, Webflow or Framer when you want to edit it yourself. Checked on phone, tablet and desktop, and speed-tested before it ships.

  • Booking, payments, newsletter signup, a blog or an online store
  • Page titles, descriptions, sitemap and social share images
  • Set up on your own hosting and domain

HTML / CSS / JSReactNext.jsWordPressShopify

Inquire about a website Only need one page?
parley.example/dashboard
Parley, a concept SaaS dashboard with a calls chart and a call transcript
parley.example
Parley's home page, a concept AI phone receptionist site
Whisk, a concept matcha store, on a phone
  1. Starter SiteUp to 3 custom pages, mobile ready, a contact form and SEO basics.About 3 days
  2. Business SiteUp to 6 pages with a blog or booking, newsletter signup, payments and help with the copy.About 6 days
  3. Complete SiteUp to 12 pages, an online store or memberships, an editor for your text, and 30 days of support.About 10 days

02 / Mobile apps

Apps for iPhone and Android, from one codebase.

Built in Flutter or React Native. You get a first version to tap through early, then the rest, then a hand with the App Store and Google Play. FitLog, further down, is my own app and it is live.

  • Accounts and cloud sync on Firebase or Supabase, in your own project
  • Push alerts, payments, maps, ads, an admin panel, AI features
  • Full source code and a plain-English handover guide

FlutterReact NativeExpoFirebaseSupabase

Inquire about an app See FitLog, my live app
Hearth, a concept travel app with a map of stays and nightly prices
Polly, a concept language tutor app with a voice chat
Fringe, a concept salon booking app, choosing a time
  1. Starter AppiPhone and Android, up to 5 screens, app icon, splash screen and the source code.About 5 days
  2. Full AppUp to 12 screens, user login, a Firebase or Supabase backend, push alerts and store upload.About 14 days
  3. Launch AppUp to 25 screens, an admin panel, payments or AI features, both stores and 30 days of fixes.About 21 days

03 / Bots

Bots that run parts of your community.

Discord and Telegram, from the same code. Tickets, moderation, levels, onboarding, paid roles, answers from your own docs, or whatever your team does by hand today.

  • Slash commands, buttons and forms, with logs and a database where it helps
  • Slack and WhatsApp bots on request
  • Source code, tests and a setup guide, running on hosting you own

TypeScriptPythonDiscordTelegramStripe

Inquire about a bot
Ferry's ticket system on Discord: a button opens a private thread with staff
Whenabouts, a concept Discord bot that finds the best meeting time across time zones
  1. Essential BotOne complete system, such as tickets, moderation, levels or verification, with tests and a setup guide.About 2 days
  2. Server BotUp to 4 systems working together, or one fully custom system, with a database, logs and hosting setup.About 4 days
  3. Complete BotUp to 8 systems including 2 custom ones, Discord and Telegram, AI or payments, and 30 days of fixes.About 7 days

02 Selected work

Ten concepts, built the way a client project would be.

None of these is for a paying client yet. Each is a made-up business, designed, written and coded from scratch, so you can judge the work before you hire it.

Websites4 concepts

kiln.example
Kiln's home page: Sweat with friends, plunge with strangers

Kiln

A sauna club with a four-step booking flow and memberships.

Lighthouse 99 / 100 / 100 / 1007 pages

whisk.example
Whisk's home page, a matcha store with a tin of ceremonial matcha

Whisk

A matcha store with a cart drawer, subscriptions and checkout.

Lighthouse 89 / 100 / 100 / 1007 pages

parley.example
Parley's home page: Never send a patient to voicemail again

Parley

A SaaS site with a pricing calculator, plus a logged-in dashboard.

Lighthouse 99 / 100 / 100 / 1007 pages

lintel.example
Lintel's home page: houses with a point of view, with a property search

Lintel

An estate agent with listings, a map and a page per property.

Lighthouse 85 / 100 / 100 / 10018 pages

Apps4 concepts

Fringe, choosing a stylist and a time

Fringe

Booking for salons and barbers.

Flutter or React Native

Steep, a cafe menu with a cart bar

Steep

Order ahead, delivery and rewards for a cafe.

PaymentsPush alerts

Polly, a Spanish voice chat with a tutor

Polly

An AI language tutor you talk to.

AI features

Hearth, a map of stays with nightly prices

Hearth

Stays on a map, with search and trips.

Maps

Bots2 concepts

Ferry answering a member on Discord and on Telegram

Ferry

One help bot for a community on Discord and Telegram, from the same TypeScript code.

30 testsDocker

Whenabouts drawing a heat map of when everyone in a server is free

Whenabouts

Finds the time that works for everyone across time zones and creates the server event in one click.

30 testsDocker

03 The live one

The app I run myself.

FitLog

Live

A workout log, a meal and macro tracker and a fasting timer in one app. I built it for my own training, because the trackers I tried felt bloated and I wanted all three in one place. Everything I would do for your app, I did here first: the design, the code, the store listing and the support inbox.

Also in it
Personal records, trend charts, and workout and meal programs you can reuse
Offline
Log a workout with no signal. It syncs when you're back online.
Install
Runs in the browser, and you can add it to your home screen without going through an app store.
Your data
Export all of it, or delete your account from Settings.
Open FitLog
FitLog's Train tab showing yesterday's workout: 20,500 kg of volume over 45 minutes, with leg press and hamstring curls logged
The weekly summary: 3 workouts, 31,373 kg moved, average calories and protein, and training and diet streaks
The Eat tab with today's calories against a 2,075 kcal goal, macros, a water counter and a logged breakfast
The diet goal screen with calories left today and a micronutrients breakdown
Community: shared diets and meal plans, with the official Mediterranean diet at the top
Starting a fast, with 16:8, 18:6, 20:4 and one-meal-a-day windows or a custom length
1 of 6 Yesterday's session, 20,500 kg in 45 minutes

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04 Process

How a project goes.

The same four steps for a one-page site or a full app. Revisions are included in every package.

  1. 01

    Send a brief

    Tell me what it should do and who it is for, plus two or three sites or apps you like. I reply with what fits and a rough scope.

  2. 02

    See a first version

    A private preview link, or a build you can tap through on your phone. The look is settled before the rest is built.

  3. 03

    Build the rest

    You review as it comes together and we adjust. Tests and speed checks run before anything goes to you.

  4. 04

    Launch

    It goes live on your hosting and in your accounts, with the source code and a plain-English handover guide.

About AI

I use AI tools to speed up coding and writing. I review and test every page, screen and command myself. If you want none of it, say so before we start.

Access

I never ask for passwords. Hosting, stores and bot accounts are shared through invites, and you can remove me when we are done.

Questions people ask

Do I own what you build?

Yes. It runs on your hosting and accounts, and you get the source code and the logins.

What will it cost?

It depends on the scope. Describe the project in the form below and I will reply with a price that fits it, before you commit to anything.

Which platform will you use for my website?

Whichever suits you. A hand-coded site is the fastest and costs nothing to host on Vercel or Netlify. WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and Framer are easier to edit yourself. I will recommend one after reading your brief.

Do I need store accounts for an app?

Only to publish: Apple's developer program is $99 a year and Google Play is $25 once, both in your name. I walk you through both. New personal Google Play accounts also have to run a closed test with 12 testers for 14 days before an app can go public.

Where does a bot run?

On hosting you own, such as a small VPS or a container host like Railway or Render. That is usually a few dollars a month. Bots never need your Discord password: the token goes straight into your hosting settings.

Can you fix or extend something that already exists?

Usually. I work on bots written in JavaScript, TypeScript or Python, apps in Flutter, React Native or Expo, and sites on the platforms above. Send me what it does and what you need.

05 About

Who's behind it.

Just me. I build apps, sites and bots, and I like finishing what I start.

  • I use what I make

    FitLog started as something I wanted for myself, so I am usually the first to notice when it breaks.

  • You'll reach me

    There is no account manager to get past. The person reading your message is the one who will write the code.

  • No tricks

    No fake countdowns and no pressure. If something costs money, it will say so plainly.

  • Your data stays yours

    Nothing gets sold, to advertisers or to anyone else, and you can delete your FitLog account whenever you like.

Buy me a coffee

Got an idea for an app?

Tell me what it would do and how you'd use it. I read every message, and good ideas go on the list for what I build next.

Send an idea

06 Inquiry

Start a project, or just ask.

Everything sent here lands in one inbox, and I read all of it. Pick a reason and I will know what kind of reply to write.

  1. 01I read your message and reply to your email.
  2. 02For a project, I ask what is missing and suggest a scope and a price.
  3. 03You decide, and nothing starts until you say so.

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