Custom apps for real-world moments
No app store. No download. Opens in Safari or Chrome from a QR code or private link.
Live examples
These are real browser apps. Choose the nearest pattern and we brand, fill and launch it around your event, venue or trip.
Wedding Guide
The whole day in one link: schedule, tables, songs and a shared photo wall.
Open wedding demo
Restaurant Menu
Scan the table QR for the live menu, specials, allergens and ordering.
Open menu demo
Market Guide
What is on this week: stalls, map, traders and events, refreshed every market day.
Open market demo
Public Events
Race Guide
Conference
Group Trips
Most builds start from one of these patterns. Send a brief if your use case is different.
Why it is an app
These are made for real-world moments with a date, a place and something people actually need to do on their phone. That is the difference between a page to read and a tool to use.
Open from a scan or a link you control. Public for a crowd, or private and unlisted for a guest list.
Change a time, room or running order and everyone sees it instantly. No reprints, no resend.
Venue maps, walking routes, stalls and meeting points, with you-are-here where it helps.
Live menus, specials and allergens, with ordering from the table where it is set up.
RSVPs, sign-ups, song requests, votes and a shared photo wall, all in the moment and kept afterwards.
Saved to the phone, the core still works with no signal, for parades, races and remote venues.
How it works
One-off events stay light. There is nothing to install and no dashboard to learn. You talk to us, you see it, you launch it.
Tell us the event, the date and what people need to do. No account to set up.
We build it and send a private preview link. You see the real app on your own phone.
Send changes back in a round. We refine the content, design and flows.
You get the live link and ready-to-print QR codes for invites, tables, posters and signage.
Recurring venues, restaurants and markets get a lean console to update content, see analytics, pull fresh QR codes and view invoices. The Shippie deployment and admin tooling stay with us, so you never have to touch the platform.
Pricing
The live demos show the shape. The final scope depends on content, deadline, interactivity and whether the app is one-off or recurring.
One-off app
Weddings, parties, races, parades, launches and one-time events.
Recurring / custom
For places and events that need a live app with more moving parts.
Need a permanent website instead? Managed websites will live under Urthly Digital. See managed websites.
Managed websites
When the goal is an always-on presence rather than a single moment, we still design, host and look after websites through Urthly Digital.
Backstage
Shippie is the engine that ships every app fast and keeps it online. You get the finished, branded experience. We handle the platform, the deployment and the upkeep, so there is no lock-in and nothing technical for you to manage.
FAQ
The short version for event organisers, venues and teams deciding whether this should be an app, a website or both.
No. There is no app store and no download. They open a link or scan a QR code, and it runs in Safari, Chrome or any modern browser. They can save it to the home screen if they want it.
One-off event apps start from £499. Recurring venue, restaurant and market apps are scoped as setup plus monthly. Corporate and custom builds are quoted against the brief.
For a one-off event, no dashboard is needed. You get a private preview link, one revision round, then the live link and QR assets. Recurring venues, restaurants and markets can get a lean console for updates, analytics, QR codes and invoices.
Yes. The demos are live Shippie apps for weddings, restaurants, markets, parades, races, corporate events and group trips, and each one opens in a normal mobile browser.
Yes. Managed websites remain available as a secondary service for businesses that need a permanent, search-friendly presence with hosting, analytics and ongoing updates.
Start a brief
Send the type, date and rough idea. We will reply with the closest live demo, likely scope and the next step.