Custom mobile and web applications built for Ann Arbor businesses, from a first MVP to a full product your team and customers rely on every day.
Fivenson Studios provides App Development services for businesses in Ann Arbor, Michigan, serving the Washtenaw County market from their Ann Arbor headquarters with 14+ years of experience and 129+ five-star reviews.
A fit if you recognize your business in any of these.
Businesses with a workflow no existing software handles well
Companies needing a client-facing mobile app to complement their service
Startups with a product idea that needs to be built, tested, and launched
Organizations tired of paying for five SaaS tools duct-taped together
Every app development project tailored to the unique needs of Washtenaw County businesses.
iOS and Android with React Native. One codebase, both platforms, native performance. Concept to App Store, we handle it.
Full-stack web apps. Internal tools, client portals, dashboards, booking systems. Whatever browser-based software your business needs.
Get your idea in front of real users fast. Test, learn, iterate before committing to a full build.
Connections between your app and everything else: payments, CRMs, email, databases, third-party services.
Most Ann Arbor businesses reach app development for one of two reasons: an internal workflow that no off-the-shelf software handles cleanly, or a customer-facing product idea that needs to be built, tested, and put in real hands. We build both. That means custom iOS and Android apps with React Native, full-stack web applications, and the API work that connects them to payments, CRMs, email, databases, and the other tools you already run.
The outcome is not "an app." It is capacity your business did not have before: a process that used to take three people now runs in a few taps, a service you deliver in person now reaches clients on their phones, an idea you have described for a year now exists as software you can show, test, and improve. We build the foundation to be owned by you and durable enough to grow on.
For Ann Arbor startups and research spinouts, we build a lean, testable MVP so your idea gets in front of real users quickly, before you overcommit budget to features no one has validated yet.
We build with React Native, so your Ann Arbor customers get native mobile apps on both platforms from a single, maintainable codebase, which keeps your long-term cost and update cycle in check.
Your app should not live on an island. We build the API integrations that link it to payments, your CRM, email, databases, and third-party services, so your Ann Arbor team works from one connected system.
We dig into your market, competitors, and customers in Ann Arbor to build a custom App Development strategy that actually fits your business.
Before we begin, you get a clear direction, timeline, milestones, and exactly what to expect. No guesswork.
You'll see the direction and early work come together in real time. We revise until it converts like it should.
Done right from day one. Your Washtenaw County App Development is engineered to perform and convert.
We handle the rollout details and post-launch checks so everything goes live smoothly.
Success is a continuous loop. We analyze the user interaction data, refine our funnels, and iterate on what works to ensure sustained scaling.
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Ann Arbor is home to roughly 121,000 residents and around 8,000 businesses, anchored by an unusually deep bench of education, tech, healthcare, and research talent. It is a market where a well-built product is expected, not a novelty.
Whether customers find you on Google, Bing, or through an AI assistant, your visual brand is what makes them choose you. Fivenson Studios helps businesses across Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County look the part and win the business.
129+ five-star reviews from businesses across Washtenaw County and Michigan.
"Fivenson Studios did a great job with our website. Chris was extremely easy to work with, and continues to maintain our site. He is always very helpful when we have any questions relating to the website or internet in general."
"Chris Fivenson and staff did a very nice job redesigning my website. It is more modern and useful now. Chris was always pleasant and patient."
"Unlike most all of the people commenting here, my work thus far has been centered on theoretical applications for the internet."
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Real Michigan businesses that came to us for results - and got them.
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Straight answers before you get started.
Usually it comes down to two signals: you have a workflow that existing software handles badly, or you have a customer-facing idea that needs to be built and tested. If you are stitching together spreadsheets, manual steps, and tools that were never meant to talk to each other, a custom app is often the more durable answer. We are happy to talk it through honestly before you commit to a build.
Both. We build with React Native, which lets us ship native apps for iOS and Android from a shared codebase. For most Ann Arbor businesses that means reaching every customer without paying to build and maintain two entirely separate apps.
An MVP, or minimum viable product, is a focused first version that does the core job and nothing extra, built so you can put it in front of real users fast. It protects your budget by validating the idea before you invest in a full feature set. For Ann Arbor startups and research teams, it is often the smartest first block to lay.
It depends on scope. A focused MVP can take a matter of weeks, while a full-featured product with multiple integrations takes longer. After we understand what you are building and who it serves, we give you a clear timeline and milestones up front, so there are no surprises along the way.
Yes, and that is often the most valuable part. Through API development and integration, we connect your app to payments, your CRM, email, databases, and other third-party services. The goal is one connected system for your Ann Arbor team, not another disconnected tool to manage.
You do. The application, the code, and the accounts are yours. We build it to be owned by you and handed off cleanly, so you stay with us because the partnership is working, never because you are locked in.
A web application runs in the browser and works across devices without an install, which is ideal for dashboards, portals, and internal tools. A mobile app lives on the phone and can use device features like notifications and the camera. Many Ann Arbor businesses need both, and we build full-stack web apps and native mobile apps under one roof so they work together.
Cost tracks with scope: an MVP is a smaller investment than a full product with several integrations. Rather than quote a number blind, we scope your project first, then give you a proposal you can actually plan around. That way you know what you are investing in and what it delivers before work begins.
Yes. A large share of Ann Arbor's work sits in education, tech, healthcare, and research, and those teams often have workflows no commercial software handles well. We build custom apps around your actual process, then integrate them with the data sources and systems you already rely on.
Launch is the start, not the finish. Real apps need updates, new features, and maintenance as your business and your users grow. We build on a maintainable foundation and stay available to support and extend it, so the product keeps earning its place instead of aging out. Book a consultation and we will map what your first phase looks like.
Fivenson Studios serves businesses throughout Washtenaw County and surrounding Michigan communities.
Founded in 2012 and based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Fivenson Studios is a full-service digital agency specializing in website design, search engine optimization, graphic design, branding, logo design, app development, ecommerce, and marketing services for businesses across Michigan. We have launched 200+ websites, earned 129+ perfect five-star reviews, and helped clients scale from early-stage businesses to eight-figure exits. We work directly with business owners and are invested in your results from day one.
In a city with more PhDs per capita than anywhere in the US, and neighbors like Atomic Object, Amesite, and Ann Arbor SPARK setting the bar for what good software looks like, the businesses we build for span Downtown storefronts, Kerrytown makers, research spinouts, and service companies along Washtenaw Avenue and State Street. We turn a healthcare intake process, a research data tool, or a client-facing mobile app into working software, then connect it through APIs to the systems your operation already depends on. The result is a product built for how Ann Arbor actually works, not a template.
Local resources: Ann Arbor / Ypsilanti Regional Chamber · University of Michigan
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