Ahead of The Curve

We make it a point to know all of our competition, as well as the various global technology markets very well. That means Agencies all the way down to 3rd world countries where people hire lower cost developers. We also understand all the various frameworks, practices, “in” things to do, etc.

Every now and then we do a sort of stealth survey for RFPs (Requests for Proposals) where we’ll show Agencies or Freelancers a Mobile App or Website (ie. something we made, but we don’t tell them that). We let them think we’re a client who “just wants something similar”. And, then we get bids (and timelines) from them.

From these bids, we essentially know that anywhere on earth it would take any team, group of individuals or company about $5M+ (and god knows how much actual time) to re-create our entire IP Portfolio. And, by the time they actually did, it would all be obsolete - and we’d already have the next wave of technology developed.

Who We Are

We’re a Chicago-based Technology Solutions company - that specializes in creating high quality Native Mobile Apps, Responsive Websites, Web Apps, Software, APIs, Frameworks, SDKs (software development kits for apps), etc. We’ve been creating solutions for 20+ years and in that time we’ve amassed a heck of a lot of technology, expertise, best practices, etc.

Our current digital IP Portfolio is worth about $5M+. IP = Intellectual Property. That means all the stuff we make that’s unique that can be used to create mobile apps, websites, etc. How do we know it’s worth $5M+? Good question. Here’s that answer »

Yes, we’ve tried the VC-route and it wasted more valuable time than it helped. And, since we’re typically 2-5 years ahead of everybody, which has secured us some very big partnerships, we figured it was about time we tried a different approach.

What Is A Fractional Partner?

To elaborate - just about everyone these days has a variety of side gigs, jobs and hustles. So, it doesn’t make sense asking for any sort of major commitment in an effort to build something bigger. So we came up with the idea of “fractional” partners.

Keep doing what you do - that, makes you valuable and connected. Then, if all the Partners simply give 5% of their time - together we can create traction, opportunities and economies of scale that generate more value and return for that 5% than we would’ve been able to do otherwise. Simple.

It’s really no different than what VCs are doing these days with pool investments. We’re just doing it with effort, time, sweat equity, a few bucks a month, existing clients, etc.

Getting Started Is Easy

We want this program to be really easy and even fun for our Partners. Mostly, just keep doing what you do - just also keep Pre-Order in mind as you go through the course of your normal week.

We believe Apps already effect everybody. Just look at the world around you. We also believe our Apps can help just about any businesses or person imaginable because they have so many features already built-in.

So here's a list of suggestions for you:

1. Simply mention it to your clients, customers or just people in general

2. Do they already use Square?

3. Share our Media Kits!

4. Ask people if they want a free demo.

"Rich" Push Notifications

"Rich" Push Notifications are extremely powerful, built-in notifications that are even more advanced than regular push notifications and almost no one outside of various multi-billion dollar companies has or is offering them, yet alone offers them by default in an App.

Most businesses pay for the ability to send SMS Text Messages - we offer those AND Rich Push Notifications for free - by default - already built in.

"Rich" Push Notifications allow you to embed video or images, plus clickable website links. So just imagine the marketing power.

For example: You could behaviorially target Customers, then show them an image or video of their favorite menu item, retail product or service, then put a clickable link at the end of the push notification text that takes them directly to a special landing page that you've already built analytics tracking into.

Our Approach

First and foremost, we’re almost like an extinct species. We make “Native” Mobile Apps, whereas SO much of the tech industry centers around “Hybrid” Cross-Platforms.

Simply put - those are stupid. But, only because we exist and what we do is proof that it’s possible.

Native - means, native to the environment of the devices that the App is made for. ie. XCode (the platform) and Swift (the language) are Apple's native App ecosystem. And, Android Studio and Java are Google's.

Basically, in a nutshell - a hybrid platform attempts to create mobile apps as one body of code, which is supposed to make it easier to maintain, update and all of that (vs 2 separate ones). When in reality it ends up costing way more than just making 2 separate apps on each respective platform (ie. Apple and Google Play Android), taking way longer and being way less stable.

For the most part, famous brands don't do that. They make Native Apps - but yeah, they have more money. But if hybrids were so great, why don't famous brands do it more? And do you actually know of any famous apps that ARE hybrid apps?

Think about it - you're trying to make one code base for 2 very distinctly different platforms owned by 2 very competitive behemoths (Apple and Google). That doesn't sound very smart.

We used to do it. And, we found out fast - it's murky. You're muddying the waters and chasing a moving bullseye.

No matter how smart all these geniuses who support this madness are or claim to be - you know who they aren't smarter than? Both Apple and Google. THEY have hundreds, if not thousands of the most talented engineers on earth - and in case you missed it, they are BOTH device companies now.

In Apple's case, that's the primary thing that's making them billions. So they are constantly working on new chipsets and hardware to keep their phones (and tablets) fresh, so they can get people to buy or upgrade to the new ones. And everytime they change the insides of those phones, it sends a ripple effect down their ecosystem. And, do you know what's last in the totem pole? Apps.

That whole device thing makes Apps a nightmare to keep updated and working, which is precisely why it's stupid to even try to do it with hybrids.

Who can keep up with Apple and Google? They can't even keep up with themselves, which is precisely why they release new phones and then constantly have to come out with OS updates to fix stuff for months after a new phone releases.

The wiser thing to do, that is way more sustainable, way less expensive, way faster, etc. is to just follow the damn rules that both Apple and Google layout for THEIR App systems. Simple. If they tell you to do something a certain way, do it. Not because you're a follower or something. It doesn't mean you're not talented and independent. It just means you acknowledge that THEY are the ones who control that platform and it's inevitable that in 6 months (that's about how often they both release primary versions + S versions of their phones and devices, right?) those App coding functions, logic and rules are going to change.

So when you go hybrid what you have to do is wait for some team to update THEIR platform to reflect Apple and Google's recent changes, THEN update your App(s) vs just getting right now to updating your App(s) natively.

ThinΛpp is built on a simplified MVC framework in PHP with a responsive, 12-grid HTML Bootstrap for the front-end - and MySQL for the back-end database. Note: There are of course also some HTML5, Javascript and Ajax elements too. This makes it the most fluid combination of languages and architecture imaginable.

Our specially trained ThinΛpp Development Team can take care of any customizations for just $25/hr or any average website developer should be able to spend just a few minutes with the code and be able to jump right in.

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More about Web Apps & Hybrid Apps

ThinΛpp BΛSE is a pre-built Hybrid (native app + web app) App platform that makes it easy and affordable to create a custom mobile App - for any business, passion, interest, website or idea.

A Hybrid App (also referred to as an HTML5 App, Progressive Web App, Web App and Browser-based App) is one that is both web based (ie. a Web App built in the same coding languages that are used to create highly responsive and mobile-friendly websites) and “native” based (ie. built in coding languages like Apple’s X-Code/Swift or Google’s Android Studio, which were designed to exclusively build mobile applications for those respective devices).

A Web App (which makes up most of a Hybrid App) is an app that looks and feels just like any “Mobile” App that you would download from the App Stores, except you don’t actually get/download them from the App Stores - instead you can add them (or rather their App Icon) to your device’s home screen - and then access it via its App Icon to use the App version.

ThinΛpp BΛSE is 85% Web App + 15% Native App = Hybrid App

BΛSE is coded/built with the most popular web based languages and latest internet standards. This makes it more flexible, more affordable, faster to develop and more accessible than traditional “native” based Apps while still having the same look, feel and functionality of a Native App. And, yes, Apps made with BΛSE can also be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play (with the help of our ThinΛpp AppWrapr).

Mobile Websites vs Web Apps

As you can see above, the most noticeable difference (at first glance) between a typical Mobile Website and a Web App is that Web Apps are fullscreen (just like Native Apps). Note: You don’t have to download Web Apps - you “install” them (see the section on App Icons below for more on that).

As of May 18, 2016 - Google recently announced the launch of Instant Apps for Android, which will also be Apps you don’t have to download. Business Insider Article »

What makes ThinΛpp BΛSE so unique is that while the giants like Apple and Google battle for App dominance, we’ve made a product that is not platform/device specific - and works on everything - and is way more affordable, easy to make - and easier to understand. Google’s announcement simply proves that there is an increasing interest in creating Apps that do not need to be downloaded. However, ThinΛpp does have an App Wrapr version, which allows it to be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play.

App Icons

The next thing we wanted to tackle was making it easy to access a Web App.

Most people don’t even know Web Apps have their own App Icons, just like Native Apps. In fact, once it’s on your phone’s homescreen there’s no way to even tell the difference.

Closing Summary

So we can go on and on - and there is a LOT more, but it would probably be better if you just test the live demo (close this window and the button is under the phone slider).

And, to summarize - We drew from 20 years of making websites (including some of the top, most innovative websites in the world), 50+ years of combined web development, internet/online, UI/UX design and internet marketing experience and a large amount of obsessive determination to create a custom coded, hand crafted product that is so complete it can be used out of the box or quickly adapted to practically any idea - thus making ThinΛpp BΛSE the most powerful, flexible website (and App) platform in the world.

Here are just some of the other features we took the liberty of pre-building into BΛSE:

• Swipe / Touch capabilities
• Real-time GPS Tracking
• Full Screen “App” Mode
• +App Icon Prompting
• Web Services API

• SMS Text Messages API
• Robust Member Profiles
• Authorize.net Payments
• PayPal Payments Integration
• E-Commerce Store
• and much, much more.

Note: We opted not to tackle accelerometer, gyroscope, motion graphics, etc (ie. things commonly used in exercise and gaming Apps) as those don't make up the bulk of the Apps that are actually out there. However, with our new AppWrapr line all of those native features have or are currently being built in also!

OUR 2 THINΛPP SOLUTIONS

Request An Invite or Talk To Someone

Close this screen and scroll to the bottom of the Overview page to enter your email to receive an invite to test our live App Wrapr out, which is also how we’ll let you test your Native App(s) out before they are submitted and deployed (ie. made live).
Note: Screenshots will be posted here shortly and we should have a couple of live Apps in the various App Stores within the next few weeks.

So when you become a ThinΛpp Owner - you're getting a $70,000+ App/Website for about $499 + how much ever you decide to add/spend in exclusive customizations. There's currently no value like this in the world.
Note: The $499 is essentially our "license" fee for doing all this work upfront and ahead of time - and it helps us continue to improve the ThinΛpp Platform, as well as support it. We think it's a very small fee to ask. We're basically taking all the guess work out of the entire process and giving people what they need vs what they can afford to pay for.


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ThinΛpp Products

ThinΛpp is comprised of several different powerful technology solutions, which you can purchase seperately or as a combined solution.

1. ThinΛpp Platform - The Web App is our flagship solution/product (and is also a fully responsive website).

2. ThinΛpp Native Wrapper - This is a Native App (coded in the original App programming languages) that allows us to “wrap” any website or the ThinΛpp Platform and make it available for download from the App Stores.*

3. ThinΛpp Offline Platform - We’ve figured out how to make Web Apps and Native Apps that function completely offline (ie. without an internet connection).

4. ThinΛpp Hybrid App - this is (1 + 2 above) or (1 + 2 + 3 above) combined. 1 + 2 is our most popular solution/product.

Note: Close this window and enter your email at the bottom of the page to receive an invite to access and install the Native App Wrapr on your phone for live testing (note: within a couple of weeks we’ll have a live demo App in the App Stores for testing also).

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More about ΛppWrapr

The original goal of ΛppWrapr was to make a way for people who had awesome mobile sites to get them into the App Store(s), without having to spend a ton of money again just to have their website re-created as an App.

In the quest to achieve this goal, we ended up developing the most advanced Web App technology in the world. (Note: read below to learn more about Web Apps). And, for a short time, we even contemplated trying to challenge the dominance of “Native” Apps with our Web App technology.

However, after careful consideration of mostly not wanting to get squashed like a bug by either Apple or Google (or both) - and realizing the true value of Native Apps vs Web Apps, we decided to take a different approach. We realized that maybe Native Apps weren’t so bad afterall - and that, if we somehow took the best of both worlds, Native and Web, we could create an incredibly valuable solution.

So, that’s what we did! We merged Native and Web App technology to create a new kind of custom, hybrid app - and on top of that, we improved the process of making and submitting Apps - BIG time.

Our approach allows customers to save tons of money and time. Not only that, but our Apps are much easier and inexpensive to maintain and update. Simply, put we’ve created a smarter way of making Apps.


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How We Do It

Note: This approach below is optional and mostly meant to help pull/display important pages from your website inside your App (that you may not want to pay to fully re-create as an App feature). We also now have the ability to create fully native, mobile app content pages (ie. without the need for using any of your website pages!).

Image 1 (The Mobile Website)

Any responsive (ie. mobile-friendly) website typically will look like Image 1.

If your website isn’t responsive (ie. mobile-friendly; ie. a mobile website), then no worries, we can take care of that. However, if your website is mobile-friendly then we can do a quick (optional) upgrade/optimization to turn it into Image 2 (ie. a fully functioning Web App).

Image 2 (Web App Optimization)

Mostly what we’ll do to optimize your website (or mobile website):

1) Add some cushion to your top header, so when your website is opened inside a mobile app, the phone’s battery info and time don’t run into your logo, etc.

2) Make sure all your links stay inside of the Web App and App (ie. something most good developers don’t even know is possible).

3) Make external links bust outside of the App (otherwise the user could get trapped with no way to get back). Note: We have some premium upgrades that give you your own custom browser (sort of like Facebook) where when your users open an external link, they can simply hit the X to close it and still be right on the same page in your App.

4. And, last, but certainly not least - we make your mobile website - full screen! Meaning it'll take up the entire phone’s screen. Notice how in Image 1, there’s a top browser/URL bar - and a short-cut/bookmarks bar.

All of these things take away from the immersive experience - not to mention valuable screen real estate when your users are using your website.

Image 3 (Native Mobile App)

Finally, once your website or mobile website is web-app optimized and capable we can then open any of your web pages inside your custom, mobile app (Image 3) and they’ll look and feel just like they were built inside the App to begin with! (and of course for extra, we can even make your mobile website style identical to your mobile app, so no one can tell the difference!)

The best part is the optimization process to your website (or mobile site) is super fast (usually about 30 minutes on average) and optional; And, the rest of the App Wrapr design, compile and submission process usually takes less than 24 hrs (depending on our current orders/load; and not including App Store Approval Times, which are about another 48 hours on average).

Another interesting thing is - we don’t even need access to your website to wrap it IN an Λpp Wrapr. We just need to know the URL(s) of the pages you want to show inside your App. So if you have an existing web developer you can’t get in touch with - it doesn’t even matter!




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