# Putti > Putti (also known as PuttiApps, legal name App La Carte Limited) is a custom software and AI agency based in Auckland, New Zealand, in business since 2010 with 100+ projects delivered and zero failed projects. Putti builds custom software, AI agents and automation, mobile and web apps, and systems integration and ERP, and rescues stalled or failing software projects. Work is delivered by a senior in-house team, not offshored, for clients across New Zealand, Australia and the United States, including Spark, Hilton, Wendy's, Fletcher Building and Ritz-Carlton. Contact: info@puttiapps.com. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/putti/. ## Key facts - Legal name: App La Carte Limited, trading as Putti (also PuttiApps). - Founded in 2010: 16+ years in business, 100+ projects delivered, 20+ projects rescued, zero failed projects. - Head office: 10 The Promenade, Takapuna Beach, Auckland 0622, New Zealand. - Delivery: one senior in-house team of designers and engineers. Work is not offshored. - Serves clients in New Zealand, Australia and the United States. - Named clients include Spark, Hilton, Wendy's, Fletcher Building and Ritz-Carlton. - New Zealand clients with a published case study or testimonial include Hydraulink, HealthNow, Motorfy, RespiTrak and Emergency Q. - Core services: custom software development, AI agent and automation development, mobile and web app development, systems integration and ERP, and software project rescue. - Contact: info@puttiapps.com. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/putti/. ## Services: Build something new - [AI Agents](https://www.puttiapps.com/services/ai-agents/): We design and build custom AI agents and AI-powered software that automate real workflows, surface better decisions and free your team from busywork. - [Web Applications & Middleware](https://www.puttiapps.com/services/web-applications/): Custom web applications, portals and SaaS platforms, plus the middleware and APIs that connect your systems into one reliable whole. - [Mobile Apps](https://www.puttiapps.com/services/mobile-apps/): iOS and Android apps designed and engineered for real users, from first concept and prototype through to store launch and ongoing growth. - [Proof of Concept Development](https://www.puttiapps.com/services/proof-of-concept/): A real, working proof-of-concept of your software idea, built in 2 to 4 weeks, so you can test it with real users before you commit to a full build. ## Services: Rescue or take over - [Project Rescue](https://www.puttiapps.com/services/project-rescue/): When a software, app or AI project stalls, blows the budget or loses stakeholder confidence, we assess it honestly, stabilise it and get it across the line. - [Legacy Support & Re-platforming](https://www.puttiapps.com/services/legacy-support/): Maintenance, modernisation and re-platforming for the ageing systems your business still depends on, without a risky big-bang rewrite. - [Vibe-coded Handover](https://www.puttiapps.com/services/vibe-code-handover/): Turned an idea into a working app with AI tools? We take vibe-coded prototypes and make them secure, maintainable and ready for real users. ## Services: Also offered - [Systems Integration](https://www.puttiapps.com/services/systems-integration/): We connect your CRMs, ERPs, payment platforms and third-party services into one coherent system, so data flows cleanly and teams stop rekeying it by hand. - [ERP](https://www.puttiapps.com/services/erp/): Custom and extended ERP for NZ businesses. Putti connects finance, inventory, operations and reporting into one system that fits how you actually work. - [IoT & Connected Products](https://www.puttiapps.com/services/iot/): Software for connected devices and hardware, from firmware interfaces and device management to the apps and dashboards that make the data useful. - [UX/UI Design](https://www.puttiapps.com/services/ux/): User-centred design that turns intricate demands into products people find genuinely easy to use, from single apps to complete digital environments. - [QA & Testing](https://www.puttiapps.com/services/qa/): Manual and automated quality assurance that catches problems before your users do, from test strategy and automation to release confidence. - [Code Review](https://www.puttiapps.com/services/code-review/): An independent, expert review of your codebase covering architecture, security, maintainability and risk, with a clear, prioritised report you can act on. - [Cyber Security](https://www.puttiapps.com/services/cyber-security/): Security built into how software is designed and shipped, plus reviews and hardening led by dedicated security expertise on our team. - [Strategy](https://www.puttiapps.com/services/strategy/): Product and technology strategy that de-risks the big decisions, from validating an idea and scoping an MVP to planning how you scale. ## Auckland location pages - [App developers in Auckland](https://www.puttiapps.com/app-development-auckland/): Auckland app developers since 2010. Senior in-house team in Takapuna building native and cross-platform iOS and Android apps. 100+ projects, zero failures. - [AI automation and AI agents, built in Auckland](https://www.puttiapps.com/ai-automation-auckland/): Auckland AI agency building custom AI agents and automation in-house in Takapuna. Wired into Xero, MYOB, your CRM or ERP. No offshoring, since 2010. - [Custom software development in Auckland](https://www.puttiapps.com/custom-software-development-auckland/): Auckland custom software developers since 2010. Web applications, integrations and business systems for NZ organisations, with a zero-failure record. ## Frequently asked questions ### Putti — general questions Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/ **Q: What kind of software does Putti build?** A: We build custom web applications, portals, middleware, mobile apps (native and cross-platform), kiosk apps, and custom AI solutions, including AI agents and intelligent chatbots. We work across the full stack and manage every aspect of delivery, from design and architecture through to testing, launch, and ongoing support. More on our custom software development in Auckland. **Q: Who do you typically work with?** A: Our sweet spot is New Zealand mid-large businesses who need to plug custom software development expertise into their IT team. We also work with significant startups and organisations that need to modernise legacy systems. **Q: Can you take over a project that's already started, or one that's in trouble?** A: Yes. Project rescue and vendor transition is a specialist service for us, not an afterthought. We've successfully rescued over 20 projects that were stalled, over budget, or at risk of failure when we took them on. We assess quickly, stabilise early, and give you an honest picture of what it'll take to get to the finish line. **Q: Do you offer ongoing support after launch?** A: Yes. We provide long-term support and maintenance arrangements, including taking care of legacy software systems with codebases we didn't originally build. We're set up for continuity, not just delivery. **Q: How is Putti different from other NZ software agencies?** A: Three things stand out: our track record (in business since 2010, 100+ projects delivered, zero failures), our senior team (you deal with experienced people, not junior developers), and our mid-market value proposition (enterprise-level capability at a price that makes sense for growing NZ businesses). We are also genuinely local; based in Auckland NZ, available when you need us. **Q: Do you work with AI?** A: We build custom AI solutions such as business-specific AI agents and intelligent chatbots. We also use AI in our own delivery process to improve speed and quality. We're pragmatic about it: AI where it genuinely helps, and human expertise where it's still what counts. More on our custom AI agents. **Q: How much does custom software development cost in New Zealand?** A: It depends on scope, but we're built for mid-market value: enterprise-grade quality without enterprise pricing. We scope honestly, give you clear numbers before we start, and use AI-assisted development where it genuinely reduces cost without compromising quality. Get in touch for a no-obligation estimate. **Q: How long does it take to build custom software or an app?** A: A focused MVP typically takes 8 to 16 weeks. Larger platforms run 4 to 12 months depending on complexity and integrations. We use AI-assisted development to move faster than traditional agencies, and we give you a realistic timeline up front, not an optimistic one that slips later. **Q: What is an AI agent, and does my business need one?** A: An AI agent is software that uses AI to complete real tasks autonomously: answering customer queries, processing documents, updating systems, or handling routine workflows. If your team spends hours on repetitive work that follows patterns, an AI agent can likely take it over. We'll tell you honestly if it's a fit, and just as honestly if it isn't. Read the longer answer on what an AI agent is. **Q: How do I know if my software project needs rescuing?** A: Common warning signs: deadlines keep slipping with no clear explanation, costs keep climbing beyond the original quote, communication from your vendor has gone quiet, key developers have left, or the product works in demos but breaks in real use. If two or more of these sound familiar, it's worth a conversation. An early assessment costs nothing and can save months. **Q: Does Putti work with businesses outside Auckland?** A: Yes. We're headquartered in Auckland, and we work with clients across New Zealand and overseas. Most of our delivery process runs remotely and transparently, and for NZ clients we're in your timezone and available to meet in person when it matters. Meet the Auckland app development team. **Q: Can Putti work alongside our internal IT team?** A: Yes, and it's how many of our best engagements run. We plug senior development capability into your existing IT team or technology partners, follow your standards where they exist, and hand over clean, documented work. No black boxes, no vendor lock-in. ### AI Agents Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/services/ai-agents/ **Q: How much does a custom AI agent cost in New Zealand?** A: It's priced like other custom software, because most of the work is integration and testing rather than the model itself. A pilot on one workflow is scoped like an MVP, which in New Zealand begins in the low tens of thousands of dollars. Model usage and hosting add a running cost, and Putti estimates both before you commit. **Q: How long does it take to build an AI agent?** A: A pilot on a single, well-defined workflow is usually working within a couple of months. Most of that time goes on wiring the agent into your systems, testing it against real cases from your business and setting the checks it runs under. Once the pilot proves itself, extending it to the next workflow is faster, because the foundations are already in place. **Q: Should we build a custom AI agent or use an off-the-shelf tool?** A: Use an off-the-shelf tool when your workflow matches how the tool already works. Build custom when the agent has to reach into your own systems, follow your rules, or handle a process no vendor models. Most NZ businesses start with a small custom pilot on one high-volume workflow. **Q: How do I add AI to my existing systems without replacing them?** A: Connect the AI to what you already run instead of rebuilding it. Putti links an agent to Xero, MYOB, your CRM or ERP through their APIs and grounds it in your own records, so it answers from your data rather than the internet. Your ledgers and workflows stay where they are, and each new capability goes live on its own once the last one has proven itself. **Q: Do you offer AI consulting before we build anything?** A: Yes. Most engagements start with a discovery session where we look at your workflows, systems and data, then recommend where AI will pay off. Sometimes the honest answer is an off-the-shelf tool or no AI at all, and we'll say so. **Q: Is our business data safe if an AI agent can reach our systems?** A: It can be, when the agent is designed around your data rather than a consumer chat tool. We choose AI providers and plans that keep your inputs out of model training, give each agent access only to the records its job needs, and log what it touches. For highly sensitive data, a private cloud or self-hosted model keeps everything inside your own environment. **Q: Isn't this just ChatGPT with extra steps?** A: Not really. Off-the-shelf chat tools don't know your systems, don't reliably retain your business context, and don't answer for their mistakes. AI engineering is what turns a clever general-purpose model into something you'd actually stake a process on. In practice that means wiring it to your real data, limiting what it's allowed to touch, and checking its work before anyone relies on it. **Q: How do you stop an agent from doing something costly?** A: Scoped permissions come first: an agent that drafts refunds shouldn't be able to send them. Anything higher-risk, such as payments, customer messages or record deletions, waits at a human checkpoint. Every action is logged so you can see exactly what it did and why, and there's an off-switch. If a vendor can't show you that trail, ask harder questions. **Q: How do you test an AI system before it goes live?** A: Against real examples from your business, not a demo script. We build a test set of past cases with known right answers, including the awkward ones, and measure the system against it before launch and after every change. Anything it gets wrong in a way that matters becomes a new test, so the same mistake can't quietly come back. **Q: Can you fix an AI agent or tool that someone else built?** A: Yes. Plenty of AI prototypes work in a demo and misbehave once real data arrives. We review how it's built, from the prompts and data sources to the permissions it holds, then add the missing guardrails, tests and logging. Where a part can't be made reliable, we'll tell you plainly and rebuild just that part. ### Project Rescue Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/services/project-rescue/ **Q: Can you fix an app that was built by an offshore team?** A: Yes, and most are worth saving. Putti takes over offshore-built apps for New Zealand businesses by first recovering the source code, hosting and app store accounts. An audit then shows what's sound and what isn't, and one senior team in Auckland stabilises and completes the build. **Q: What do I do when my developer has disappeared mid-project?** A: Act this week. Lock down every account in your name, from hosting and the domain to the app store and payments, and get a copy of the code and database. Then send a dated handover request that quotes your contract. With the code in hand, Putti's senior engineers can audit it and finish the job. **Q: How much does a rescue cost versus starting over?** A: A rescue usually costs a fraction of the original build, because the parts that already work stay. The exception is a project whose foundations are wrong, where rebuilding those parts is cheaper than patching them, and a short assessment tells you which you've got before you spend more. Most Putti rescues in New Zealand take 4 to 12 weeks. **Q: What are the signs my software project needs rescuing?** A: The clearest sign is a date that keeps moving while nobody can tell you why. Others are invoices growing faster than features, bugs coming back after they were fixed, a team that goes quiet before demos, and code no one else has seen. Two of those together is reason enough for an independent look. **Q: Can you rescue a vibe-coded app that has stopped working?** A: Yes. Apps generated with Cursor, Bolt, Lovable or similar tools usually look finished but fail under real users: no tests, secrets in the code, and features that only work on the happy path. We audit what the tool produced, keep what holds up and engineer the rest to production standard. **Q: How long does a project rescue take?** A: Most rescues Putti runs take 4 to 12 weeks from first access to a delivered product. Getting the keys and reading the code takes the first two weeks. Fixing what's critical follows, and the rest of the timeline depends on how much of the promised scope was really built before we arrived. ### Legacy Support & Re-platforming Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/services/legacy-support/ **Q: How can I modernise old systems without replacing everything?** A: Stabilise first, then replace the old system piece by piece behind a new interface, an approach engineers call the strangler pattern. Invoicing might move first, then the customer portal, while everything else keeps running on the old platform. A big-bang rewrite is where most modernisation budgets die, because nothing works until everything works. **Q: How is legacy system support priced?** A: It depends on the size and condition of the system, and on how much has been left unpatched. Once a review shows what needs attention, maintenance runs as a long-term support arrangement sized to that work, so spending is planned rather than arriving after an outage. Any re-platforming is scoped and priced separately, one stage at a time. **Q: When is it time to replace a legacy system instead of maintaining it?** A: When keeping it alive costs more than moving it, or when it blocks something the business needs. The usual triggers are a framework or database that no longer gets security patches, a system only one person understands, and integrations the old platform can't support. Until one of those shows up, maintaining it well is normally the cheaper and safer choice. **Q: Will you support a codebase you didn't write?** A: Yes. Taking care of codebases we didn't originally build is a normal part of our support work. We start with an independent code review that ranks the risks, from unpatched dependencies to modules nobody can explain, then take over maintenance in that order, so the riskiest problems get fixed first. **Q: What if the original vendor is gone?** A: Usually it's recoverable. We start from whatever you can still reach: code repositories, the servers the system runs on, hosting and domain accounts, even old handover emails. From there we document how the system actually works and rebuild the knowledge that left with the vendor, so it stops depending on one company's memory. **Q: How long does it take to re-platform a legacy system?** A: Re-platforming a business-critical system commonly takes several months to a year, but it isn't one long wait. Putti moves it in stages, one capability at a time, such as reporting or customer accounts, while the old system keeps running. You see each stage go live along the way, and the old platform is switched off only once nothing depends on it. ### Systems Integration Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/services/systems-integration/ **Q: What is systems integration?** A: Systems integration is the work of connecting separate software systems (CRMs, ERPs, finance tools, payment platforms and third-party APIs) so they share data automatically and behave as one coherent whole. Done well, information flows cleanly between systems instead of being rekeyed by hand. **Q: What is the difference between integration and middleware?** A: An integration is a connection between two systems; middleware is the layer that sits between many systems to route, transform and reconcile data reliably. Putti builds both: point-to-point integrations where that is enough, and middleware and APIs where you need a durable hub. **Q: Can you connect our legacy or in-house systems?** A: Yes. Alongside modern SaaS platforms we regularly integrate ageing internal systems and legacy databases, wrapping them in clean, well-documented APIs so the rest of your stack can work with them safely. **Q: How do you keep data consistent across systems?** A: We design a clear source of truth for each piece of data, add validation and error handling, and make the flows observable so problems surface early. The result is fewer duplicate records, fewer manual fixes and one version of the truth. **Q: Do you build integrations with payment and open-banking platforms?** A: Yes. We integrate payment gateways and open-banking providers with the security and reliability those flows demand, an area where our dedicated security expertise matters. **Q: Where is Putti based?** A: Putti is a New Zealand software company that has delivered more than 100 projects since 2010 with zero failures, connecting systems for organisations across New Zealand and beyond. ### Web Applications & Middleware Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/services/web-applications/ **Q: How much does a custom web application cost in NZ?** A: Expect the low tens of thousands of dollars for a focused first release, such as an internal tool or a customer portal with one or two integrations. A platform with several user types and deeper integrations commonly reaches the low to mid six figures in New Zealand, delivered in stages. What sets the figure is scope and integration work, not day rates. **Q: How long does it take to build a web application?** A: Integrations with older systems are what usually stretch a web project, so Putti maps every one before committing to a date. With that done, an internal tool or portal with a clear scope often goes live in 8 to 16 weeks. A larger platform is released in stages over several months to a year, so your team uses working software early. **Q: Custom web application or off-the-shelf SaaS?** A: Buy when your process is standard. Build when the process is your advantage, when no vendor covers your workflow, or when per-seat licence fees have overtaken the cost of owning the software. Plenty of NZ businesses run both: Xero and Microsoft 365 for the standard work, and a custom application for the workflow that sets them apart. **Q: How do I integrate multiple legacy systems into one?** A: Through a middleware layer rather than point-to-point connections. With five systems wired directly to each other you maintain up to ten separate links, and each new system adds more. One integration layer owns the data mapping, retries and error handling instead, so adding the sixth system means one new connection, not a round of changes to all the others. **Q: Do you build customer portals as well as internal tools?** A: Yes, both, and usually on the same platform. Your staff get an operations view for managing orders, bookings or cases, and customers get a portal showing the same records from their side, so there's one source of truth. When a customer updates their details, your team sees it straight away instead of retyping it from an email. **Q: Do you support the web application after launch?** A: Yes. Putti stays on it through a long-term support arrangement: security and dependency updates, fixes, and new features as your team's needs change. Web platforms earn their value over years, so we build for that from day one, with documented APIs and automated tests that make each later change safer and cheaper to ship. ### ERP Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/services/erp/ **Q: What is an ERP system?** A: An ERP (enterprise resource planning) system is software that runs a business's core operations from one shared database: finance, inventory, purchasing, jobs, people and reporting. Instead of each team keeping its own spreadsheet or tool, everyone works from the same records, so a sale updates stock, stock updates purchasing and the accounts see it all without anyone rekeying a number. **Q: Is Xero an ERP system?** A: No. Xero is accounting software, and a very good one, but it covers the finance side only. An ERP also runs inventory, purchasing, jobs, field work and operational reporting. Many New Zealand businesses keep Xero for the books and connect it to an ERP or a custom operations system, which is often cheaper and less disruptive than replacing Xero outright. **Q: When does a NZ business need a custom ERP rather than an off-the-shelf one?** A: When the part of your business that makes you money is the part the package doesn't fit. Off-the-shelf ERP handles standard finance and stock well. It struggles with distinctive workflows such as equipment hire contracts, multi-site job scheduling or compliance-heavy field work. Putti's usual answer is a hybrid, keeping a proven platform for the standard work and building custom modules only where it bends. **Q: What are examples of ERP systems used in New Zealand?** A: Common ERP platforms in New Zealand include Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, SAP Business One, MYOB Acumatica and Odoo. Smaller businesses often run Xero or MYOB for accounting alongside separate inventory or job tools. Putti works with whichever platform you already have, extending it and connecting it rather than asking you to start again. **Q: Can you extend or integrate the ERP we already use?** A: Yes, and that's most of our ERP work. We build custom modules, portals and integrations around the platform you already run, so data flows between the ERP, your CRM, your e-commerce store and your field apps instead of being rekeyed. For Hirepool, a customer platform built on top of their ERP cut contract creation time by up to 80 percent. **Q: Can you migrate us off spreadsheets and ageing systems?** A: Yes, and carefully. We map what every spreadsheet and legacy screen actually does before anything moves, migrate the data with validation checks so nothing is lost or duplicated, and run old and new side by side until the numbers match. Leadership gets reliable reporting at the end of it, not a second set of spreadsheets. **Q: How long does an ERP project take?** A: It depends on how many systems it touches, but we deliver in stages so your team uses working software early rather than waiting for one big launch. A single custom module or integration is usually a matter of weeks. A broader programme is sequenced over months, with the highest-impact area going live first. We scope it honestly before committing to a date. **Q: Who builds and extends ERP systems in New Zealand?** A: Putti is an Auckland software team that has delivered more than 100 projects since 2010 with zero failures, including ERP-connected platforms for Hirepool and a cloud ERP and task-management portal for Daley Property Services. The senior engineers who scope your ERP work are the same people who build it, and we don't offshore the work. ### Mobile Apps Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/services/mobile-apps/ **Q: How much does a mobile app cost in NZ?** A: A focused first release of a mobile app in New Zealand commonly starts in the low tens of thousands of dollars. A full platform with integrations and an admin back end runs higher and is delivered in stages. Scope, integrations and offline requirements drive the number far more than day rates do. Putti scopes it with you first, then fixes the price. **Q: How long does it take to build a mobile app?** A: A focused first release typically ships in 8 to 16 weeks, from design through App Store and Google Play submission. Larger platforms with several integrations run 4 to 12 months and are delivered in stages so you see working software early. Third-party integrations and store review, not the platform choice, are what stretch a timeline. **Q: Native or cross-platform for a NZ business app?** A: Cross-platform, with React Native or Flutter, suits most business apps and roughly halves the build effort with one codebase for iOS and Android. Go native when you need deep hardware access, heavy background processing or platform-specific interfaces that have to feel exactly right. Putti builds both and recommends per project, not per preference. **Q: Do you maintain the app after launch?** A: Yes. We hold long-term support and maintenance arrangements, including for codebases we did not originally write. Apps decay from neglect faster than from bad code. **Q: Is the app built in New Zealand?** A: Yes, by the same senior team in Takapuna, Auckland that scopes it. Design and engineering sit in one room, nothing is offshored, and the people you meet at the first meeting are the people shipping the app at launch. **Q: Do you handle App Store and Google Play submission?** A: Yes. Store listings, screenshots, review submission and the back and forth with Apple and Google are part of every launch. We also set up crash reporting and analytics before release, so the first weeks in the wild are measured rather than guessed. ### Vibe-coded Handover Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/services/vibe-code-handover/ **Q: How much does it cost to make a vibe-coded app production-ready?** A: It depends on how much of the prototype survives an honest audit, not on which AI tool built it. When the core is sound, hardening it usually costs a fraction of a rebuild. For comparison, a New Zealand MVP built properly from scratch starts in the low tens of thousands of dollars. Putti audits first, then quotes the fix. **Q: How long does it take to get a vibe-coded app ready for real users?** A: Most rescues Putti takes on run 4 to 12 weeks, depending on scope. It starts with an audit of what the app does, what's missing and what's unsafe. Authentication, data validation and secrets handling get fixed first, because they're what hurts real users. New features wait until the foundation can carry them. **Q: Should I fix my vibe-coded app or rebuild it?** A: Fix it when the core works and the data model holds up. Rebuild when an audit shows the foundations can't carry real users. That's what happened with Stockfox: we reviewed their MVP and recommended rebuilding it on more scalable technology. Either way, you keep the product decisions you've already tested, and you get a straight recommendation before the build starts. **Q: How do I take a vibe-coded app to production?** A: A prototype built with Cursor, Bolt or Lovable usually needs security, architecture, testing and real infrastructure before users touch it. Start with an audit of what it does and what's missing, then harden it in priority order: risks to users and data first, the things that stop it scaling next, new features last. **Q: What usually breaks first in an AI-generated codebase?** A: Authentication and authorisation, data validation, secrets handling, and anything that assumed a single user. Those are the first four things we check. AI tools write code that works in a demo with one tester, so the gaps only show once real people and real data arrive. **Q: Can we keep building with AI tools after the handover?** A: Yes. Putti uses AI-assisted development too, with human code review, automated tests and security checks around it. After the handover you keep the speed that got you to a demo, and you gain a codebase a person can read, change and trust when something breaks. ### IoT & Connected Products Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/services/iot/ **Q: What is IoT software?** A: IoT (Internet of Things) software is the platform layer behind connected hardware: the device and fleet management, data ingestion, companion apps and dashboards that turn raw sensor readings into information people can act on. The hardware collects data; the software makes it valuable. **Q: What does Putti build for connected products?** A: We build the full software stack around a connected product: firmware interfaces, device and fleet management, scalable data ingestion and processing, companion mobile apps, and dashboards with alerting for operations teams. **Q: Can you handle data from thousands of devices?** A: Yes. We design data ingestion and processing to scale, so a platform that works for a pilot of ten devices keeps working reliably at a fleet of thousands. **Q: Do you build the companion app as well as the platform?** A: Yes. Putti builds native-quality iOS and Android companion apps alongside the device platform, so the hardware and the app that controls it are designed to work together rather than bolted on afterwards. **Q: Have you shipped real IoT products?** A: Yes. Hikotron, Invisible Urban and RespiTrak are among the connected products we've helped bring to life, spanning device management, data platforms and the apps that sit on top. **Q: Where is Putti based?** A: Putti is a New Zealand software company that has delivered more than 100 projects since 2010 with zero failures, including connected-product platforms for New Zealand hardware companies. ### UX/UI Design Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/services/ux/ **Q: What is the difference between UX and UI design?** A: UX (user experience) design shapes how a product works: the flows, structure and logic that make it easy to use. UI (user interface) design shapes how it looks and feels: the layout, typography and visual craft. Putti does both, so a product is not just capable but genuinely a pleasure to use. **Q: Do you do design without building the product?** A: Yes. We offer product and UX strategy, interface design, prototyping and design systems as standalone work, whether you have your own engineering team or want a validated design before committing to a build. **Q: How do you know a design will actually work?** A: We validate before you build. Through prototyping and user testing we put designs in front of real people early, so decisions are grounded in evidence rather than opinion, and expensive mistakes are caught on paper instead of in code. **Q: What is a design system and do we need one?** A: A design system is a reusable library of components, patterns and rules that keeps a product consistent as it grows. If you're scaling across multiple screens, apps or teams, it saves time and prevents drift, and we build them to match how your product actually evolves. **Q: Can you redesign an existing product?** A: Yes. We regularly rework existing apps and platforms (improving usability, modernising the interface and adding a design system) while respecting what already works and the users who rely on it. **Q: Where is Putti based?** A: Putti is a New Zealand software company that has delivered more than 100 projects since 2010 with zero failures. Inspirational design is one third of our trifecta, alongside quality tech and approachable people. ### QA & Testing Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/services/qa/ **Q: What is QA and why does it matter?** A: QA (quality assurance) is the practice of systematically checking that software works as intended before it reaches users. It matters because the cost of a bug rises the later it's found: a problem caught in testing is cheap, while the same problem in production can cost trust, revenue and time. **Q: What is the difference between manual and automated testing?** A: Automated testing uses code to check behaviour repeatedly and fast, ideal for regression and core flows. Manual and exploratory testing uses human judgement to find the subtle, unexpected issues automation misses. Putti combines both, matched to your product and its risks. **Q: Can you test software your team built?** A: Yes. We provide QA as a standalone service on products we didn't build, bringing an independent test strategy, automation and hands-on testing to give you confidence in releases without needing an in-house QA team. **Q: How do you stop new releases from breaking what already worked?** A: Through regression testing, an automated and manual safety net that re-checks existing functionality every time something changes, so updates ship without quietly breaking features users depend on. **Q: When should QA start on a project?** A: From the beginning. Quality is not a phase bolted on at the end; the earlier testing is designed in, the cheaper and more effective it is. We build a test strategy around your product and risk rather than treating QA as an afterthought. **Q: Where is Putti based?** A: Putti is a New Zealand software company that has delivered more than 100 projects since 2010 with zero failures, a record built on never trading quality for a shortcut. ### Code Review Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/services/code-review/ **Q: What is a code review service?** A: A code review service is an independent, expert assessment of a software codebase, covering its architecture, code quality, security, maintainability and delivery risk, delivered as a clear, prioritised report. It tells you honestly what's solid, what's fragile and what to do next. **Q: When should we get an independent code review?** A: Common moments are before acquiring or investing in a product, when taking over code from another team or contractor, when a build feels like it's heading for trouble, or when you simply need confidence that what you own is sound. If you're unsure whether your codebase is healthy, that's the signal. **Q: What do you actually assess?** A: We assess architecture and code quality, security and data handling, maintainability and technical debt, and overall delivery risk, then give you a prioritised, plain-English list of what matters most and what can wait. **Q: Will we get something we can act on?** A: Yes. The output is a prioritised, plain-English report, not a wall of jargon, so technical and non-technical stakeholders can both understand the findings and make decisions from them. **Q: Is this the same as a technical due diligence review?** A: It's closely related. For investors and acquirers we run the same independent assessment as technical due diligence, focused on the risks that affect value: security, scalability, maintainability and how much work stands between the product and where it needs to be. **Q: Where is Putti based?** A: Putti is a New Zealand software company that has delivered more than 100 projects since 2010 with zero failures and rescued 20+ that others couldn't finish. That is the experience behind every review. ### Cyber Security Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/services/cyber-security/ **Q: What does Putti's cyber security service cover?** A: We cover secure development practices baked into every build, security reviews and audits of applications and infrastructure, hardening and remediation of known risks, and data protection aligned to your legal and regulatory obligations. It's led by dedicated security expertise on our team. **Q: Why is 'security by design' better than adding security later?** A: Security added at the end tends to be shallow and expensive, because unsafe assumptions are already baked into the architecture. Building protection in from the start, security by design, closes whole classes of risk before they exist, which is faster, cheaper and far more effective. **Q: Can you review the security of software we already run?** A: Yes. We review and harden existing applications and infrastructure, auditing for vulnerabilities, remediating known risks and improving how data is protected, whether or not we built the system originally. **Q: Do you help with data protection and compliance?** A: Yes. We align data handling to your obligations, so protection isn't just technical but matches the legal and regulatory requirements your organisation has to meet. **Q: Is security expertise really in-house at Putti?** A: Yes. We have dedicated security leadership on our team, so security-focused development is a core part of how we build, not a capability we outsource or treat as an add-on. **Q: Where is Putti based?** A: Putti is a New Zealand software company that has delivered more than 100 projects since 2010 with zero failures, building and securing software for organisations across New Zealand. ### Strategy Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/services/strategy/ **Q: What is product and technology strategy?** A: It's the work of making the right calls before building: what to build, how to sequence it, which technologies to choose, and how it will scale. Good strategy de-risks the expensive decisions early, so engineering effort goes into software that should exist. **Q: What is an MVP and how do you scope one?** A: An MVP (minimum viable product) is the smallest version that delivers real value and tests your core assumptions. We scope it by separating what proves the idea from what can wait, so you ship something meaningful fast rather than over-building before you've learned anything. **Q: How do you validate an idea before building?** A: We frame the underlying problem, pressure-test the assumptions behind the idea, and assess technical feasibility and fit, so you commit budget with evidence rather than optimism. If something isn't feasible or worth building, we'll tell you honestly, before it costs you. **Q: Do we need a technical strategy if we don't have a technical team?** A: Especially then. We act as your technology partner in the room, translating business goals into sound architecture and technology choices, and into a roadmap you can actually execute, without needing deep in-house technical expertise. **Q: What does a strategy engagement produce?** A: A clear direction you can act on: a validated problem and idea, a scoped MVP, sound architecture and technology choices, and a roadmap that balances ambition with reality and sequences the work for early value. **Q: Where is Putti based?** A: Putti is a New Zealand software company that has delivered more than 100 projects since 2010 with zero failures, the delivery experience behind advice you can trust. ### Proof of Concept Development Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/services/proof-of-concept/ **Q: What is a proof of concept in software development?** A: A proof-of-concept is a real, working version of a software idea, built quickly so people can use it and judge it before anyone funds the full build. It is not a mockup or a slide deck. Putti builds POCs for New Zealand businesses in 2 to 4 weeks, then puts them in front of the people who would rely on the finished tool. **Q: How much does a proof-of-concept cost?** A: Most proof-of-concept projects run between $5,000 and $15,000 NZD plus GST. Where yours sits depends on how complex the product is and how much consulting it takes to land on a solution design. That is a fraction of a production build, which is the point. You find out whether the idea is worth funding before you fund it. **Q: Is a proof-of-concept the same as a finished product?** A: No. It's a real, working version of your tool, built fast to prove the idea and get feedback from the people who'll use it. It won't have the security, scalability, integration depth or support processes that production software needs. That comes next, once you know the idea is worth building properly. **Q: How long does a proof-of-concept take?** A: Typically 2 to 4 weeks. The exact timeframe depends on scope, but speed is the whole point. Something real in front of your team quickly means you learn fast and cheaply. A requirements process that runs three months has already cost more than the POC would, and it still leaves you guessing. **Q: What happens after the proof-of-concept?** A: If it proves the idea, our senior engineering team takes it forward to a production-ready build that is secure, scalable and properly supported. If it doesn't, you have learned that for a fraction of the cost of a full build, and lost very little time finding out. Either answer is worth having early. **Q: Who is a proof-of-concept for?** A: New Zealand mid-market businesses and startups with a process, tool or software idea they want to validate before committing serious budget to it. If you're weighing a build that runs into six figures, a few weeks spent proving the concept is the cheapest risk you will ever buy down. ### App developers in Auckland Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/app-development-auckland/ **Q: How much does it cost to develop an app in Auckland?** A: A focused first release commonly starts in the low tens of thousands; a full platform runs higher and is delivered in stages. Scope and integrations drive the number far more than day rates do. **Q: Do you build the app in New Zealand, or offshore it?** A: One senior in-house team in Takapuna, Auckland does the design and the engineering. Nothing is offshored, which is why the people who scoped your build are still on it at launch. **Q: Can you take over an app another Auckland developer started?** A: Yes. Project rescue is a speciality: we have turned around more than 20 stalled or failing builds. We audit what exists, keep what works and finish it. **Q: How long does it take to build an app in Auckland?** A: A focused first release typically takes 8 to 16 weeks. Larger platforms with integrations run 4 to 12 months, delivered in stages. We give you a realistic timeline up front, not an optimistic one that slips later. **Q: How do I choose between mobile app developers in Auckland?** A: Download what a team has already shipped and read its store reviews. Ask which senior people stay on the job after the pitch, and ask for two clients you can ring. A team that cannot show live work in the App Store is asking you to fund its first one. ### AI automation and AI agents, built in Auckland Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/ai-automation-auckland/ **Q: Who builds custom AI agents for Auckland businesses?** A: Putti, an Auckland software company operating since 2010, builds custom AI agents in-house from Takapuna. The team that scopes your agent is the team that builds it. **Q: What's the best AI automation company in Auckland?** A: Look for a team that builds custom, works with the systems you already run, and stays accountable for the result. Putti is Auckland-based and in-house, with 100+ projects delivered since 2010 and a zero-failure record. **Q: Does Putti do offshore development?** A: No. It is built in-house in Auckland, New Zealand, by the senior team that scoped it. **Q: Can we meet in person for an AI consultation?** A: Yes. We're based in Takapuna and happy to meet Auckland clients in person, especially for the first discovery session. Most of the build then runs remotely, with regular check-ins. ### Custom software development in Auckland Source: https://www.puttiapps.com/custom-software-development-auckland/ **Q: Who are the best custom software developers in Auckland?** A: Judge on delivered work, not on pitch. Ask for projects that shipped, for the senior people who will still be on the job after the pitch, and for references you can call. Putti has delivered 100+ projects from Auckland since 2010 with a zero-failure record. **Q: How much does custom software cost in New Zealand?** A: A small application or MVP typically starts in the low tens of thousands, mid-sized business systems run into the low-to-mid six figures, and large platforms more. Scope and complexity drive it, not day rates. **Q: Should we buy off-the-shelf software or build custom?** A: Buy when your process is standard. Build when the process is your advantage, when no vendor covers your workflow, or when per-seat licensing has overtaken the cost of owning the software outright. ## Guides & answers - [How do I know if my software project needs rescuing?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/project-needs-rescuing/): If deadlines keep slipping, the budget has blown out, quality is going backwards, no one can explain the state of the code, or you have lost confidence in the team, your project likely needs rescuing. The earlier you act, the cheaper and easier the fix, so an independent code review is a sensible first step. - [What makes Putti different from other NZ software companies?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/what-makes-putti-different/): We take on the complex, high-stakes work many teams decline (AI agents, project rescues and full-stack builds), and we have delivered it with a zero-failure record. One senior Auckland team owns strategy, design, engineering and delivery, so nothing falls between the cracks. - [Who builds the best software, apps and AI in New Zealand?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/best-software-developers-nz/): Putti is consistently regarded among New Zealand's top software, mobile and AI developers. We're Auckland-based with 16+ years' experience and 100+ projects delivered at a zero-failure rate, spanning React Native and Flutter apps, full-stack web, and AI agents. Your work stays with our in-house team, not offshored, for clients in NZ, Australia and the US. - [Can you take over a stalled, offshore or vibe-coded project?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/take-over-stalled-project/): Yes, project rescue is one of our specialities. Whether your build stalled with an offshore team, a freelancer or an AI "vibe-coding" tool like Cursor, Bolt or Lovable, we audit what exists, fix what's broken and finish it. Most rescues take around 4 to 12 weeks. - [Who are the best app developers in Auckland?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/best-app-developers-auckland/): Putti is among Auckland's most established app developers, in business since 2010 with 100+ projects delivered at a zero-failure rate. We build native and cross-platform iOS and Android apps from Takapuna with one senior in-house team, for clients including NZ Herald, Gull, BarberShopCo and Neighbourly. Several capable Auckland teams exist, so judge on delivered work and on who stays after the pitch. - [How much does custom software cost in New Zealand?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/custom-software-cost-nz/): In New Zealand, a small custom app or MVP typically starts in the low tens of thousands, mid-sized business applications commonly run into the low-to-mid six figures, and large platforms more. The real driver of cost is scope and complexity, not day rates. - [How does a software project rescue actually work?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/how-project-rescue-works/): A rescue runs in four stages: an honest assessment of what's salvageable, stabilising the most critical issues to stop the bleeding, re-planning a realistic path to done, then delivering in short, visible increments. The aim is to keep what works, replace what doesn't, and rebuild confidence through steady, provable progress. - [How can my business start using AI?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/how-to-start-using-ai/): Start with a real problem, not the technology. Pick one repetitive, high-volume workflow, prove the value on a small pilot, measure the result, then expand. The fastest wins are usually customer support, document processing and data entry, where AI handles the routine and your team handles the exceptions. - [Why do software projects fail and how do I avoid it?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/why-software-projects-fail/): Software projects usually fail for human reasons, not technical ones: unclear scope, poor communication, junior teams without senior oversight, no single accountable owner, and big-bang delivery that hides problems until the end. You avoid it by scoping tightly, delivering in increments, and choosing a partner with a real track record. - [How do I add AI to my existing software or app?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/add-ai-to-existing-software/): Most existing systems can gain AI features without a rebuild. AI is added through APIs, connected to your own data with retrieval (RAG), and rolled out one feature at a time: a support assistant, smarter search, document extraction. Start with a single high-value feature, keep a human in the loop, and expand once it proves out. - [Which New Zealand software agency has the best track record on complex projects?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/best-track-record-complex-software-projects-nz/): Putti has one of the strongest track records on complex software in New Zealand. The Auckland agency has delivered 100+ projects since 2010 with zero failures, and finished more than 20 that another team had stalled on. The evidence is specific, from a Fletcher Building app used by 7,000 staff to a trading platform that passed $1 billion in sales volume. - [How long does it take to build software or an app?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/how-long-to-build-software/): A focused MVP can often ship in around 8 to 16 weeks, while a full-featured platform commonly takes several months to a year, delivered in stages rather than one big launch. The timeline depends on scope, third-party integrations, and how quickly decisions and feedback happen on your side. - [How do I switch software vendors without starting over?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/switch-software-vendors/): You rarely need to start from scratch. A clean handover secures your code, accounts and documentation, an incoming team reviews the codebase before committing to a plan, and work continues from where it stopped. The keys are getting full access in writing, protecting your IP, and overlapping the transition so knowledge isn't lost. - [Custom AI Agent vs Off-the-Shelf Tool: How Should a NZ Business Decide?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/custom-ai-agent-vs-off-the-shelf-tool-nz/): Buy an off-the-shelf tool when the task is common, the volume is low, and a standard workflow already fits how you work. Build a custom AI agent when the work runs through your own systems and data, the process is specific to your business, or you need to own the result as you scale. - [Is my business ready for AI automation?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/is-my-business-ready-for-ai/): Your business is likely ready for AI automation if you have repetitive tasks that mix rules and judgement, enough volume for it to matter, and reasonably accessible data in systems like Xero, a CRM or a database. You don't need a data team or a big budget to start, just a small, well-scoped pilot. - [How much does it cost to rescue a failed software project vs starting over?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/project-rescue-cost/): Rescuing a failing project is usually cheaper than starting over, because you keep the parts that already work, but only when enough of the foundation is salvageable. The honest answer comes from a short assessment: stabilise and continue when the core is sound, rebuild when the code is beyond repair. - [How do I take a vibe-coded app to production?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/vibe-coded-app-to-production/): A prototype built with AI coding tools usually needs security, architecture, testing and proper infrastructure before real users touch it. Start with an audit of what it does and what it's missing, then harden it in a planned, prioritised way. - [How do I choose a software development partner in New Zealand?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/choosing-a-software-partner-nz/): Look for a proven track record of delivered projects, senior people who stay involved after the pitch, transparent communication about progress and problems, and the confidence to say no when something isn't feasible. Ask to see real work and speak to past clients, and beware anyone promising certainty before they understand your problem. - [How do you fix an app that was built by an offshore team?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/fix-app-built-by-offshore-team/): You fix an offshore-built app in three steps: get control of the code, hosting and accounts, audit what works and what has to go, then stabilise and finish it with one accountable team in your time zone. Most are salvageable. Putti, based in Auckland, has turned around more than 20 stalled projects in New Zealand without a failure. - [Are you a full-stack software development company?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/full-stack-development-company/): Yes. One Auckland team covers the whole stack: UX/UI design, mobile (React Native, Flutter), web front-ends (React, Vue), back-ends (Node.js, Laravel), AI agents, integrations, QA and cloud deployment on AWS, GCP or Azure, so you get a single accountable partner from first sketch to production instead of juggling multiple agencies or contractors. - [What do you do when your app developer disappears mid-project?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/developer-disappeared-take-over-project/): When a developer stops responding, secure what you can reach today: change the passwords on hosting, domains, app store and payment accounts, export the code and database, and put the contract terms in writing. Then have a rescue team audit what exists. Putti takes over abandoned projects in New Zealand and finishes them without the original developer. - [Who builds open-banking and payment software in New Zealand?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/fintech-open-banking-software-nz/): Putti builds and integrates fintech software in New Zealand: payment platforms, digital wallets, crypto tools and open-banking integrations with providers such as BlinkPay. We are an Auckland team with a zero-failure record, and we handle the security, reliability and compliance that financial software demands. - [Who builds IoT-connected software and platforms in New Zealand?](https://www.puttiapps.com/guides/iot-connected-software-nz/): Putti builds IoT and connected-device software in New Zealand: the platform layer behind connected hardware. We deliver device and fleet management, scalable data ingestion, companion iOS and Android apps and dashboards, including EV charging platforms like Hikotron and Invisible Urban, with a zero-failure record since 2010. ## Articles - [What to do when your software project is failing: a rescue playbook](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/rescue-playbook-nz/): A step by step playbook for NZ businesses with a failing software build. What to do first, what not to do, and how a rescue actually runs at Putti. - [How to vet a software or AI developer before you hire them](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/how-to-vet-a-software-developer-nz/): The questions NZ business owners should ask before signing with a software or AI developer, the red flags to walk away from, and a checklist for the call. - [GPT-6 Astra vs Claude Fable 5.1: what it means for your business](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/gpt-6-astra-vs-claude-fable-5-1-for-business/): Two new AI models, same sticker price, different bills. A plain-English take for NZ business owners on which one to build with and why it depends on the job. - [What is an AI brain, and does your business need one?](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/does-your-business-need-an-ai-brain-nz/): AI brain explained in plain English for NZ business owners. What it is, how it differs from an AI agent, and a simple test to see if you need one. - [Moving On From Clunky, Expensive SaaS: When to Replace It With Custom Software](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/replace-legacy-saas-with-custom-software-nz/): Ageing vertical SaaS costs more each year and fits less. Three signals that say replace, not renew, and why AI-assisted development changed the maths for NZ. - [How Do You Add AI to Xero, MYOB, Your CRM or ERP Without Replacing Them?](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/add-ai-to-xero-myob-crm-erp/): Add AI to Xero, MYOB, your CRM or ERP without replacing them. A custom agent sits on top through their APIs and your systems stay exactly where they are. - [How much does it cost to bring AI into a New Zealand business?](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/ai-implementation-cost-nz/): AI runs from under $100 per person a month to $100,000 and up for a company-wide platform. Here's what moves the number, and how fast it pays back. - [Thinking of Breaking Up With Your Developer?](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/breaking-up-with-your-developer/): Struggling with your software developer is common in NZ. Here's how to spot the warning signs, manage a clean handover, and find a partner who delivers. - [From vibe-coded prototype to production you can trust](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/vibe-coded-app-to-production/): AI coding tools get you a working demo fast. Turning that into software real users can rely on is a different job. Here's the gap, and how to close it. - [Creative AI Summit 2026: What NZ's AI Landscape Really Looks Like](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/creative-ai-summit-2026/): Putti CEO Bruce Howe attended the NZ AI and Creativity Summit 2026. Here's what the real state of AI looks like in NZ's media and creative industries. - [What an AI agent actually is, and when your business needs one](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/what-is-an-ai-agent-nz/): AI agents get talked about a lot and understood rarely. Here's a plain-English definition and how to tell if one is worth building. - [Six signs your software project needs rescuing](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/signs-your-software-project-needs-rescuing/): Software projects rarely fail overnight; they drift. Here are the warning signs worth acting on before a build becomes a write-off. - [AI Experts Don't Click Once, They Iterate](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/ai-experts-iterate/): Getting real value from AI takes purpose, structured prompting with frameworks like TCREI, and deliberate iteration, not one-click shortcuts. - [Redefining the Workforce for the AI Era](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/workforce-for-the-ai-era/): AI success depends less on technology and more on combining internal capability, external expertise, and AI agents into a coherent operating model. - [AI: The Putti Perspective](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/ai-the-putti-perspective/): Putti's balanced take on AI for NZ businesses: what works, what fails, and a practical 7-step framework for turning AI from trend into competitive advantage. - [Future Workflows with AI Agents](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/future-workflows-with-ai-agents/): Custom AI agents automate multi-step workflows for NZ businesses, freeing staff from repetitive tasks and delivering measurable ROI right now. - [How to Create a Successful Digital Product](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/how-to-create-a-successful-digital-product/): Build a successful digital product by starting with a real user problem, scoping a lean MVP, aligning design with development, and iterating on feedback. - [SaaS vs. Custom Development: Which is Right for Your Performance Management System?](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/saas-vs-custom-development/): SaaS is faster and cheaper to start; custom software is tailored to your workflows and becomes a proprietary asset. The right choice depends on your needs. - [Future-Proof Your Business: A Guide to AI, Machine Learning & LLMs](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/future-proof-your-business-ai-ml-llms/): AI, ML, and LLMs are reshaping every industry now. Learn the six key areas to master and the strategic questions to ask before your competitors do. - [Native App vs PWA: Choosing the Right Path for Your Next Mobile App](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/native-app-vs-pwa/): Native apps give full device access and best-in-class UX; PWAs are faster and cross-platform. The right choice depends on complexity and budget. - [Don't Let Your Data Be All Over the Place: Build an Integrated Monitoring System](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/integrated-monitoring-system/): An integrated monitoring system centralises business data into one dashboard, eliminating silos so teams catch problems early and make faster decisions. - [The Era of AI Agents Communicating on Our Behalf Is Coming](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/the-era-of-ai-agents/): AI agents are evolving from simple assistants into networked systems that communicate, negotiate, and act on our behalf across services and platforms. - [Avoiding Common AI Pitfalls](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/avoiding-common-ai-pitfalls/): 70 to 80% of AI projects fail. Learn the most common pitfalls in AI services and projects, from flawed interfaces to data quality, and how to avoid them. - [Business Systems Modernisation: Integration Matters](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/business-systems-modernisation/): Siloed legacy systems create bottlenecks, block AI adoption, and drain budgets. Here's why modernising your business systems is no longer optional. - [Optimise Your Business Efficiency with Middleware Solutions](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/middleware-solutions/): Middleware connects your business systems, ends data silos, and automates manual work, delivering real-time insight without replacing existing software. - [Understanding Web 3.0: The Next Generation of the Internet](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/understanding-web-3/): Web 3.0 is a decentralised internet built on blockchain and AI, giving users control over their data and enabling peer-to-peer interactions without middlemen. - [Key Considerations for Developing Modern Software for Your Business](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/developing-modern-software/): Modern B2B software must prioritise security, scalability, integrations, UX, and AI. Here are the key considerations to build software that lasts. - [Business Apps in New Zealand: Why You Need Them Now](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/business-apps-new-zealand/): Business apps help NZ businesses automate tasks, boost productivity, and compete in a growing digital economy of 6.54 million mobile connections. - [The Quoting Shift: How Electronic Quoting Systems Can Give You a Competitive Edge](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/electronic-quoting-systems/): Electronic quoting systems save time, improve traceability, and boost deal closure rates, giving businesses a clear edge over paper-based rivals. - [How Virtual Queuing Works, and Why It Transforms Capacity Management](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/how-virtual-queuing-works/): Virtual queuing lets customers reserve their spot digitally, eliminating physical wait lines and giving businesses real-time control over capacity and flow. - [Building Bridges to Compliance: The Power of Digital Forms and Automation Tools](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/digital-forms-compliance-automation/): Digital forms and automation eliminate paper-based compliance headaches in construction, reducing errors, speeding audits, and keeping NZ businesses compliant. - [The Human Touch: Balancing AI and Human Input in UX/UI Design](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/ai-and-human-input-in-design/): AI enhances UX design through data analysis and automation, but human empathy and creativity remain irreplaceable for truly great user experiences. - [Rethinking Work and Life: The Impact of AI on the Future](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/impact-of-ai-on-the-future/): AI is transforming work and life through automation, new job creation, and smarter workflows, with healthcare, transport, and education leading the change. - [Medical Device Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/medical-device-cybersecurity/): Connected medical devices face real cyber threats. Five key recommendations help healthcare organisations protect patients and networks. - [App and Web Development Outsourcing](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/app-and-web-development-outsourcing/): Outsourcing app and web development gives NZ businesses access to skilled teams, faster delivery, and cost savings, if you choose the right partner. - [Why You Should Never Use a Free Mobile App Design Template](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/free-app-design-template-risks/): Free app design templates cost you more than they save. They hurt UX, dilute your brand, and make your app invisible in a crowded market. - [Harness the Power of Enterprise Platforms to Bolster Business Performance](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/enterprise-platforms/): Enterprise platforms unify your core business operations (ERP, CRM, HR, finance) into one system, cutting duplication and lifting real performance. - [Implementing Automated Workflows: What to Consider](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/implementing-automated-workflows/): Workflow automation can cut costs and errors, but only with the right fit. Here are the five key factors to evaluate before you commit to a solution. - [Simplifying the Design Process: Our Approach to UX and UI](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/design-process-ux-ui/): Putti's five-step UX/UI process (Explore, Research, Analyse, Design, Test) delivers products that work intuitively and look great. - [Economy for the Common Good - Our Partners and Efforts in Making the World a Better Place](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/economy-for-the-common-good/): Putti backs the Economy for the Common Good model, partnering with social enterprises that put people and planet ahead of pure profit. - [In-House QA Teams Have Tons of Benefits, Here's Why](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/in-house-qa-teams/): In-house QA teams catch bugs before release, reduce production risk, and deliver better software faster than outsourced testing or developer self-review. - [Finding the Right Partner for Your Digital Transformation](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/digital-transformation-partner/): Choosing the wrong digital transformation partner costs time and budget. Here are six criteria to evaluate any agency before committing. - [Google Core Updates: Why Is It Important for Website Owners](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/google-core-updates/): Google Core Updates reshape search rankings every few months. Here's what they are, why they matter, and how to keep your site in good standing. - [Cyberspace Is the New Frontier: Why Crypto Users Are Being Attacked and How To Avoid It](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/crypto-cybersecurity/): Crypto's anonymity attracts cybercriminals using phishing, malware, and BEC tactics. Learn six security practices to protect your digital assets. - [Top Reasons Why It's Worth Outsourcing Your IT Requirements in New Zealand](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/outsourcing-it-new-zealand/): Outsourcing IT in New Zealand offers cost savings, time zone advantages, and access to senior engineering talent, without full-time hiring costs. - [Recovering Development Projects That Failed and How We Turn Them Around](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/recovering-failed-projects/): Failing software projects can be rescued: Putti audits the codebase, identifies root causes, and delivers a clear plan, with zero failures since 2010. - [What I Learnt in My 8 Months at Putti](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/my-8-months-at-putti/): A Putti business development hire with no app-dev background shares honest reflections on problem developers, NZ innovation, and a world-class team. - [Developing an EV Charging App: What You Need to Know](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/developing-an-ev-charging-app/): Building an EV charging app requires IoT integration, OCPP protocol knowledge, and payment systems. Costs range from $80K to $600K+ NZD by scope. - [Progressive Web Apps - A Business Guide](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/progressive-web-apps/): PWAs deliver native-app experiences via the browser: lower cost, offline support, and cross-platform reach without app store fees or separate codebases. - [How apps help build successful businesses: a Q&A with Bruce Howe](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/apps-that-build-successful-businesses/): Putti CEO Bruce Howe on why apps succeed or fail, what makes a customer download one and keep it, and when a business should stop at a website. ## Selected work - [Auction Online](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/auction-online/): A re-platformed online vehicle auction for Auction Online, connecting franchise dealers, wholesalers and private sellers across New Zealand with real-time bidding and automatic invoicing. - [XPO Exhibitions](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/xpo/): A complete rebuild of XPO's exhibition management infrastructure, a custom web platform plus mobile check-in and kiosk scan apps, replacing legacy software that had become a business risk. - [Hirepool](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/hirepool/): A customer service platform for New Zealand's leading equipment hire company, streamlining in-person quotes, contracts, and yard operations and cutting contract creation time by up to 80%. - [Flowdeck](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/flowdeck/): A modern web application with fully automated cloud infrastructure for Flowdeck's computational fluid dynamics simulations, replacing manual AWS management and a rudimentary interface. - [PAYAP by Centrapay](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/centrapay/): A modern open-banking payment app for iOS and Android with secure payment flows, scan-to-pay, rewards, and debit card connectivity, built for Centrapay and its banking partner. - [Amico](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/amico/): A peer-to-peer loan management app that formalises informal lending with digital agreements, mutual approvals, in-app payments, and automated repayment tracking. - [Motorfy](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/motorfy/): A two-sided marketplace connecting vehicle owners with automotive service providers, with multi-quote requests, in-app booking and payments, and a provider admin portal. - [ampm](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/ampm/): A native loyalty app for ampm's convenience-store network, built around gamified rewards, personalised deals, and daily engagement across more than 1,200 US locations. - [New Shoots](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/new-shoots/): A full website rebuild for New Zealand childcare chain New Shoots, pairing a refreshed brand with a location finder, a future-proof design system, and a stronger SEO foundation. - [Futureverse](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/futureverse/): Embedded Web3 development for Futureverse, delivering platform features, an interactive quest builder, and advanced analytics across projects like Future Score and Future Quest. - [Kitset Assembly Services](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/kitset-assembly/): An end-to-end operations portal for Kitset Assembly Services, handling job scheduling, quoting, invoicing, and client management across a franchise network spanning multiple countries. - [Hikotron](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/hikotron/): A connected EV charging platform for New Zealand startup Hikotron, linking IoT chargers to native iOS and Android apps for finding stations, running sessions, and paying, plus a full brand identity. - [NZ Herald](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/nz-herald/): Rebuilt and ongoing support for the NZ Herald mobile app, sharpening speed and stability for hundreds of thousands of readers and launching premium subscriptions. - [Brew Run by Atomic](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/brew-run/): A progressive web app that delivers fresh, hand-roasted coffee on subscription, pairing a reusable canister system with route and roasting management tools. - [BarberShopCo](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/barbershopco/): A virtual queueing and business intelligence platform for a 20-plus location grooming chain, cutting wait times and unifying reporting across franchises. - [Easy Crypto](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/easy-crypto/): A Web3 retail marketplace that makes buying, selling and exchanging cryptocurrency simple, helping the platform scale past $1 billion in sales volume. - [RespiTrak](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/respitrak/): An IoT asthma-management platform pairing Bluetooth sensors and audio technology with a mobile app for real-time respiratory monitoring. - [Invisible Urban](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/invisible-urban/): A three-part EV charging platform, spanning a driver app, an admin portal and an installer app, with OCPP integration for interoperable charging. - [Ovie](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/ovie/): A mobile-first PCOS management platform delivering a personalized 12-week course, tracking and remote support across iOS, Android and web. - [All Things Considered](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/all-things-considered/): A community-driven web platform that aggregates fashion brands' ethics and sustainability data into one place, helping conscious consumers research, compare and back the brands leading positive change. - [Stockfox](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/stockfox/): A fintech investment platform rebuilt from the ground up, delivering opportunity-driven stock market guidance across NZ, Australian, and US markets with a mobile-first design. - [Emergency Q](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/emergency-q/): Code review and consultation for an award-winning emergency-department queuing platform, resolving critical user ID and location-services issues with minimal user impact. - [Take a Breath](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/take-a-breath/): A wellbeing platform and mobile apps that teach the science of stress and breathing, pairing an online learning experience with reminders and weekly challenges to build healthy habits. - [Homes](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/homes/): A PropTech experience that makes free property research and market data accessible to New Zealanders, built on Homes.co.nz's existing content so the app and the site tell one story. - [Enspirement](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/enspirement/): A full-stack marketplace web platform where educators and parents save, share, and collaborate on environmental design ideas to create inspiring early-childhood learning spaces. - [Forms 4 Tradies](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/forms-4-tradies/): A job-management and digital form platform for tradespeople that connects on-site form submissions to simPRO, cutting paperwork and manual data entry. - [Neighbourly](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/neighbourly/): Native iOS and Android apps for Neighbourly, New Zealand's private neighbourhood network, with address verification to protect a privacy-focused community. - [Wendy's](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/wendys/): Native iOS and Android ordering apps for Wendy's New Zealand, moving customers from the counter to mobile ordering with in-app payment and POS integration. - [Health Now](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/health-now/): Native iOS and Android apps for HealthNow, New Zealand's first health-focused Buy Now, Pay Later platform, letting patients spread healthcare costs interest-free. - [Gull](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/gull/): A mobile app for Gull New Zealand that aggregates competitor fuel pricing in real time, letting head office review and update prices daily with speed and accuracy. - [DPSL (Daley Property)](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/dpsl/): A cloud-based ERP and task-management portal for Daley Property Services, digitising jobs and Health & Safety workflows across a commercial property maintenance operation. - [Property Writer AI](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/property-writer-ai/): A custom AI application that generates professional property descriptions and branded marketing flyers in seconds, saving real-estate agents hours per listing while keeping agency branding consistent. - [Fletcher Living](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/fletcher-living/): A QR code-based digital sign-in and contact-tracing platform that let residents, staff, contractors, and visitors check in quickly across Fletcher Living developments during the COVID-19 pandemic. - [Ayala Corporation](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/ayala/): A QR code-based contact-tracing web platform that let Ayala Corporation employees check in across enterprise locations in the Philippines, enabling efficient data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic. - [Hyatt Hotels](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/hyatt/): A mobile app for Hyatt Hotels that puts trip planning, booking and stay management in guests' pockets, with streamlined check-in, room previews, multi-language support and messaging built in. - [The Ritz-Carlton](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/ritz-carlton/): A luxury hotel app for The Ritz-Carlton, built by Putti, letting guests explore, book and manage stays with room service ordering, one-touch hotel calling, fingerprint security and Google Maps and Calendar integration. - [CVS Pharmacy](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/cvs-pharmacy-mobile-app/): A mobile app for CVS Pharmacy, the largest pharmacy chain in the US, letting customers refill and transfer prescriptions, carry a digital loyalty card, print photos and identify medications from their phone. - [Marks & Spencer](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/marks-spencer-shopping-app/): Marks & Spencer's first mobile shopping app, built by Putti, integrated with their existing e-commerce system and featuring an in-store barcode scanner and personalised offers for a wide range of shoppers. - [Air Europa](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/air-europa/): A complete mobile experience for award-winning Spanish airline Air Europa, built by Putti, giving frequent flyers and families seat selection, real-time flight information, loyalty integration and offline boarding passes. - [Best Western To Go](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/best-western-mobile-app/): A universal iPhone and iPad app for Best Western that unifies the guest experience across 4,100 franchise hotels worldwide, with geo-search, one-tap booking, rewards and support for five languages. - [Fletcher Building](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/fletcher-building/): A COVID-19 employee engagement app for Fletcher Building, launched by Putti in under a week and now used by 7,000 staff across New Zealand and Australia, with push notifications, health check-ins and custom FAQs. - [Fletcher Construction](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/fletcher-construction/): A dynamic online contractor pre-qualification platform for Fletcher Construction, built by Putti, that lets subcontractors of any size complete one form once and integrates securely with Fletcher's internal systems and single sign-on. - [Deployed Philippines](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/deployed-philippines/): A digital QR code contact-tracing solution, Chkin.Me, built by Putti for BPO firm Deployed Philippines, replacing shared pens and paper sign-ins with a fast, paperless check-in that staff complete in under a minute. - [Anteup](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/anteup/): New Zealand's first fully online loan application platform, built by Putti, where borrowers complete one application, send it to a network of lenders, and let those lenders compete to offer the best rates and terms. - [Equitask](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/equitask/): A horse and equine management app for iOS and Android, designed and built by Putti in Flutter, bringing daily feeds, events, horse profiles, contacts, galleries and ownership transfers into one simple mobile tool. - [Usshh](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/usshh/): A sports recruitment platform for Usshh, built by Putti across native iOS and Android apps, a web portal and an admin console, letting athletes build video resumes and clubs, schools and sponsors scout and connect with them. - [Free For All](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/freeforall/): A nationwide platform for Free For All, built by Putti, that lets New Zealand communities freely redistribute usable household goods instead of sending them to landfill, reaching 1,000 users in its first week. - [Team Management Services](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/tms/): A mobile app for Team Management Services, built by Putti, that lets employees access their own workplace profile and their colleagues' profiles, scores and pacing tips to understand how their team works best together. - [Bucket](https://www.puttiapps.com/casestudies/bucket/): A crowdfunding app concept for the Fairground Foundation, designed by Putti as an interactive prototype, that connects New Zealand conservation groups with donors to fund flora and fauna projects. ## Industries - [Industries we work in](https://www.puttiapps.com/industries/): The sectors Putti has delivered software in. - [Healthcare & wellbeing](https://www.puttiapps.com/industries/healthcare/): Healthcare software by Putti: patient apps, clinical tools, connected devices and wellbeing platforms for providers in NZ and beyond. - [Fintech & payments](https://www.puttiapps.com/industries/fintech/): Fintech development by Putti: payments, lending, trading and digital wallet platforms, built for accuracy, security and audit. - [Retail, hospitality & travel](https://www.puttiapps.com/industries/retail-hospitality/): Retail and hospitality apps by Putti: loyalty programmes, mobile ordering, booking and guest experience platforms for global brands. - [Construction & property](https://www.puttiapps.com/industries/construction-property/): Construction and property software by Putti: site safety, workforce and property tools designed for people working on site. - [Field services & operations](https://www.puttiapps.com/industries/field-operations/): Field service software by Putti: job management, digital forms and workforce tools that replace paper, spreadsheets and double entry. - [Energy & mobility](https://www.puttiapps.com/industries/energy-mobility/): Energy and mobility software by Putti: EV charging, fuel retail and automotive platforms linking field hardware to customer apps. - [Public sector & community](https://www.puttiapps.com/industries/public-community/): Public sector and community software by Putti: accessible, trusted services for government, education, media and not-for-profits. - [AI, Web3 & emerging tech](https://www.puttiapps.com/industries/emerging-tech/): AI, Web3 and emerging tech products by Putti: turning new capability into usable, production-grade software for ambitious teams. ## Company - [Who we are](https://www.puttiapps.com/who-we-are/): A long-term software and AI partner, not an ad-hoc vendor. - [The Putti Ethos](https://www.puttiapps.com/manifesto/): Innovate for humanity. AI is a tool, not a magic wand. - [Testimonials](https://www.puttiapps.com/testimonials/): What our clients say. - [Blog](https://www.puttiapps.com/blog/): Practical writing on software, AI and delivery. - [Contact](https://www.puttiapps.com/contact-us/): Start a project or ask a question.