Specialist builds
Marketplace app development for two-sided platforms
Marketplaces that match two sides and take a cut — staffing, services, restaurants, venues and carpooling — with payments, ratings and trust built in.
- Starting from
- $14,000
- Both sides, admin console and payments. Fixed quote after a free scoping call.
- Typical timeline
- 10–16 weeks to a first release
Marketplaces are the kind of product we have built most: a hospitality staffing platform, a services marketplace for trades and remote work, a restaurant platform, a local venue discovery app and an intercity carpooling app.
Every marketplace has the same hard problems underneath — getting both sides to show up, building trust between strangers, moving money safely, and automating the operations so the platform runs without someone watching it. We have solved each of them more than once.
What you get
- Apps for both sides of the marketplace
- Listings, search, matching and booking
- Payments, commission and payouts (Stripe Connect)
- Ratings, reviews and verification
- Messaging and notifications
- Admin console for disputes and moderation
- Scheduled automation that keeps the platform active
How we work
- 1
Free scoping call
We talk through what you are building, who it is for and what has to be true on day one. You leave with a recommended approach and a budget range.
- 2
Design the transaction
How the two sides meet, agree and pay — and how the platform earns — decided before any screens are built.
- 3
Written plan and fixed quote
Screens, features and integrations written down in plain language, with a fixed price and timeline for the first release — so there are no surprises.
- 4
Build both sides
Each side's app and the admin console, against one backend.
- 5
Launch one market first
A single city or category, so liquidity builds before you expand.
Work we have shipped
Hospitality staffing · 2024
Shift Staffing Platform
A hospitality staffing platform that runs the whole operational cycle: vet a worker, post a shift, hire, clock in, approve the timesheet, rate both sides, pay out.
Services marketplace · 2022
Services Marketplace
Most services apps pick a lane: trades, or freelancers. This one runs both, off a single field in the listing form — do you do this work in person, or remotely?
Restaurant operations · 2022
Restaurant Platform
Two apps in one, because a restaurant and its customers need different things.
Hospitality discovery · 2025
Local Discovery Platform
Two problems that are the same problem: nobody can find anywhere good tonight, and the bar three streets away is empty.
Travel · carpooling · 2021
Intercity Carpooling App
Cape Town to Pretoria is fourteen hours, and somebody is driving it on Saturday with three empty seats.
Technology
- Flutter
- Kotlin
- Swift
- NestJS
- Firebase
- Stripe
- Google Maps API
Frequently asked questions
Commission or subscription — how should a marketplace earn?
Commission works when the platform handles the payment; a subscription works when the two sides settle between themselves. Our services marketplace uses a subscription for exactly that reason. We will help you choose before anything is built.
How do you handle payments between users?
Usually with Stripe Connect, which handles onboarding, payouts and compliance for each side, so the platform never holds money it should not.
Do I own the code?
Yes. You own the source code, designs and accounts from day one — repositories, app store listings and cloud projects are set up in your name, not ours.
What happens after launch?
We fix anything that was ours to get right at no charge, then offer ongoing support and development on a monthly basis if you want it. Nothing locks you in: the code is documented and yours to take elsewhere.
Let's talk about your project
Book a free call. You will come away with a clear approach, a realistic timeline and a budget range — whether or not you work with us.
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