Bowline Labs
Fixed price · 15 working days · You own the code

Apps and automations, live in 15 working days

We build the app or automation your business keeps putting off, for a fixed price you know on day one. If we finish late, you don't pay the second half.

Built for holiday-rental managers

Connects to the software you already run

HostawayGuestyLodgifyOwnerRezStreamlineTrackFareHarborBókunStripeWhatsAppGoogle SheetsHubSpot

Who we build for

Small teams doing big-company work by hand.

Holiday villa with a pool

Holiday-rental managers

Your booking software holds the data, and your team still copies it by hand into cleaner schedules, owner statements and guest messages. We connect the pieces so that work does itself.

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Boat tour on a mountain lake

Tour operators

Turn "message us on WhatsApp" into a booking with a date, a deposit and every detail filled in, so nobody writes quotes at midnight.

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A founding team in a meeting

Founders

You have the idea and the budget, not the developers. We ship your first version on web, iOS or Android in 15 working days, and you own every line.

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See it working

What your guests and owners actually see

An example of one Automation Sprint for a holiday-rental manager. The names and numbers are sample data.

Owner portal · Sea View Villa
Occupancy
81%
Nights booked
247
Payout
$38,420
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Statement built and emailed automatically on the 1st
Sea View Villa
automated · online

What we build

The busywork, automated.

Most of it sits on top of the tools you already pay for. If your software has an API, we can connect it.

Example automation

One booking. Three jobs done without you.

LiveRuns on its own, every booking, day and night
01New booking
in your booking software
02Cleaner schedule
turnover list
03Guest on WhatsApp
check in details
Waiting for the next booking…

Owner statements, done for you

Built every month from your bookings and expenses. Nobody touches a spreadsheet.

Review requests

Sent the day after checkout, so happy guests leave the review while they still remember.

Bookings with deposits

A date picker and a deposit instead of an enquiry form. The booking arrives complete.

One inbox for every enquiry

Website, email and WhatsApp land in one CRM, with the right person assigned.

Your own app

Guest, owner or customer app on the App Store and Google Play, on one shared backend.

Villas, cottages, apartments, tours and the teams that run them

Holiday villa with a pool
Boat tour on a mountain lake
Bright holiday apartment
Dubai skyline at dusk
Beach resort with pool
Serviced apartment
Tropical resort pool
Desert road trip
Sun deck by the sea
Holiday villa with a pool
Boat tour on a mountain lake
Bright holiday apartment
Dubai skyline at dusk
Beach resort with pool
Serviced apartment
Tropical resort pool
Desert road trip
Sun deck by the sea

How it works

15 working days, planned to the day.

Automation Sprints follow the same steps in 10 working days.

Days 1 to 3

01

Blueprint

A 30 minute call, a written scope, a clickable prototype of every screen and a fixed quote. $499, credited in full to the build.

Days 4 to 13

02

Build

A short written update every day, and a working link you can click from the first week. You see progress, not promises.

Days 14 and 15

03

Launch

We deploy, hand over the code and every account, and walk you through it on video.

After launch

04

Keep going

Fixes are included for 14 to 30 days. After that, a care plan if you want us to keep building.

Selected work

A few things we've shipped

A selection from projects across education, travel, media, hospitality and recruitment. Client names and references are shared on a call, with each client's permission.

10,000+
students in one live exam

Coaching institute

Live exam platform

Runs 10,000+ students in the same live exam at the same time, with results, notices and push notifications, on the web and in a React Native app.

Web appiOS + AndroidScale
300+
pages, one CRM

Travel company

Website with its own CRM

A 300+ page travel website whose CRM captures every lead, drafts replies with AI, routes enquiries to the right person and helps the team build itineraries.

WebsiteAI CRMSearch
Daily
publishing at scale

Regional newspaper

News publishing platform

Fast article publishing, categories and high-traffic reader access for one of the leading newspapers in its region.

MediaHigh traffic
Offline
billing that never stops

Restaurant

Point of sale

Orders, billing, stock and daily operations, and it keeps working offline when the internet drops.

POSOffline first

And plenty more

EducationTravelMediaHospitalityRecruitmentRestaurants

Live classes app

Live classes, recorded lectures and attendance tracking for a coaching institute, on web and mobile.

Test series platform

Full test series and live tests run at scale for an exam-prep institute.

Jobs and internships portal

Candidates, employers, applications and enquiries in one two-sided product.

AI lead capture and auto replies

Leads from web forms, WhatsApp, email and ads, scored by AI and followed up with AI-drafted replies.

Payment integrations

Checkout, deposits and online payments wired into existing websites and apps.

Notifications and forums

Push notifications, notices and discussion forums that keep thousands of students engaged.

Pricing

One price. Agreed before we start.

50% to start, 50% at launch. Every build starts with a $499 Blueprint, credited in full.

Automation Sprint

$1,999

10 working days

Up to 3 automations on top of the software you already use.

  • Fixed scope agreed up front
  • Built on your existing tools
  • Handover video and written docs
  • 14 days of fixes included
Book a call

MVP Sprint

Best first step for founders
$4,999

15 working days

Your first version, live and in front of real users.

  • One surface: a web app, or iOS + Android
  • Login, database and payments
  • Admin panel and landing page
  • 14 days of fixes after launch
Book a call

Launch

$8,999

20 working days

Web, iOS and Android on one shared backend.

  • Everything in MVP Sprint
  • Push notifications and analytics
  • App Store and Play Store submission
  • 30 days of fixes after launch
Book a call

Care plan $799 / month

Fixes, updates and new automations, up to about 20 hours a month. Cancel any time.

Custom from $15,000

Larger products, AI agents, integrations and rebuilds of older systems. Scoped in the Blueprint.

The guarantee

Late? The second half is on us.

The clock starts when you sign off the Blueprint. If we launch after the agreed date, you don't pay the second 50%. If you ask for new scope in the middle of a build, we agree the new date with you in writing first.

FAQ

Straight answers.

Yes. The code, the accounts and the designs are yours from day one. We work in your repository and your cloud accounts, or move everything over at handover.

Tell us what you keep doing by hand.

In 15 minutes we'll tell you what we would build first, what it costs and when it goes live.