Building, set up and maintaining a bespoke app

Please note:

1. These apps are privately distributed. They are not found in the public stores
2. These apps function in the same way as the free version, all that is provided is:

• Front end design change in line with options below along with colors, logos within, and what is on the occupant phone
• We are able to hide buttons if not required but not able to change workflow or hide fields behind any button

Cost of build

Mobile App

The cost to build a bespoke app is £call for a quote

Web app

The cost to build a bespoke web version is £call for a quote

Design options

There are 5 designs for each app to choose from. The designs are subject to alterations at our discretion as a result of new screen sizes and software updates released by Apple and Android. These could affect the designs you see on the links below.

1. Tenant
2. Owner

Additional fees

1. Hosting and license ££call for a quote
2. Maintenance ££call for a quote

Process

1. Arthur needs 6 weeks to build your app and due to the popularity of these apps, this needs to be booked in with our development team.
2. The client needs to have confirmed the style as per the link above

IOS setup process

You will need to enroll in the apple developer program from here: https://developer.apple.com/programs/enroll/. 

This is the same type of account we use for publishing our standard Arthur apps. Once you have created your account you should be able to add our developer account as a user (development.team@arthuronline.co.uk) using the following steps: 

1. Go to https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/ 
2. Go to ‘Users and Access’ 
3. Click the blue ‘+’ button at the top left to add a user 
4. Use ‘Arthur Online’ as first/last name, email as development.team@arthuronline.co.uk. 
5. Tick the role box for ‘App Manager’. This means we can set up everything app-related and push releases for it. 
6. Scroll down to the bottom and tick ‘Access to Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles. This is a bit technical but these are necessary as we have to use a certificate in order to actually push updates and for notifications to work. See below for what the screen should look like: 

Android setup process

You will need to create a Google Play Developer Account from here: https://play.google.com/apps/publish/signup/. Once you have created your account you should be able to again add our developer account as a user (development.team@arthuronline.co.uk) using the following steps: 

1. Go to https://play.google.com/apps/publish. 
2. On the left pane click ‘Settings’. 
3. Under ‘Developer account’ click ‘Users & permissions. 
4. Select Invite new user at the top right 
5. Add the development.team@arthuronline.co.uk email with the role ‘Release manager’. This role basically means we can create apps, manage releases and edit store listings. With this we can set everything up for you. See below for what the screen should look like: 

How to test the app once live

The team at Arthur will need to adjust the tenant invited to link to the new app only once live on the store.

We advise when pushed live and the link between your account and the app has been created by the Arthur team you create a test tenancy (separate email to your Arthur one) and invite yourself to the app.