Ottawa, Ontario

Custom software for businesses still running on spreadsheets, paper and phone calls.

Lemonade is an app development studio in Ottawa. We build web apps, mobile apps, portals and integrations for clinics, law firms, auto shops and other local operators, for a fixed price.

The Lemonade mascot, a lemon wearing sunglasses and a cape

App development services

We design, build and support custom apps for local businesses. Fixed price, weekly previews, and you own what we build.

Web apps & workflow tools

Quotes and job tracking live in spreadsheets, paper and someone's memory.

  • Quote and estimate builders that use your own rates and pricing
  • Job, case and appointment tracking everyone on the team can see
  • Fewer numbers re-typed from one place to another

Starts with the Web App package, from $2,500

Client & staff portals

Customers keep phoning to ask where their job is, and staff chase each other for updates.

  • Customers approve work and check status online
  • Schedules, assignments and timecards in one place
  • Documents, invoices and history kept per client

Starts with the Web App package, from $2,500

Integrations & automation

The same information gets typed into three systems by hand.

  • Connect the tools you already use: accounting, email, SMS, payments
  • Automatic reminders and follow-ups
  • Import and export for the data you already have

Included in Web App and Custom App, or scoped on its own

Mobile apps

Your crew works away from a desk.

  • iOS and Android apps for the shop floor or the field
  • Photos, notes and sign-offs captured on the spot
  • Works alongside the web tools above

Custom App package, from $5,000

Every app can come with an ongoing support plan after launch. Need a website too? Our web department builds them.

Fixed-price packages

One fixed price, agreed before we start. Bigger scope changes the number — it never turns into an hourly surprise. Prices are in Canadian dollars, plus applicable taxes (HST).

Web App

from $2,500 once

Software your customers or staff log in to use.

  • User accounts & login
  • Database and admin dashboard
  • Payments, bookings or forms
  • Email notifications
  • Three rounds of revisions
  • 30 days of launch support
Get a fixed quote

Custom App

from $5,000 once

A full product: mobile, multi-role or integration-heavy.

  • iOS / Android or complex web platform
  • Custom API & third-party integrations
  • Roles, permissions & analytics
  • App store submission support
  • Documented handoff
  • 60 days of launch support
Get a fixed quote

Prices are starting points for a defined scope. You get a fixed quote before any work begins. Most projects are paid 50% to start and 50% at launch. Just need a website? See our website packages, from $499 CAD.

Ongoing support for software your business depends on

Optional, month to month, cancel any time — skip it and you still own everything outright. These plans cover software we build; website maintenance is priced separately. Prices are in Canadian dollars, plus applicable taxes (HST). Pay yearly and get 2 months free: $790, $1,990 or $4,990 a year.

Essential Care

$79/mo

Hosting and peace of mind.

  • Hosting & SSL managed for you
  • Daily backups
  • Uptime monitoring
  • Security & dependency updates
  • 30 minutes of content edits
Add Essential

Priority Care

$499/mo

For apps people depend on.

  • Everything in Pro
  • 8 hours of development
  • Same-day response on urgent issues
  • Quarterly roadmap call
  • Rolls over up to 5 unused hours
Add Priority

One-off add-ons

  • Payments or third-party booking integration (software projects)from $199
  • Rush delivery+25%
  • Extra development time$95 / hr

How it works

  1. 01

    Workflow audit

    We watch how you work today: how quotes, schedules and follow-ups actually get done, and where the time goes.

  2. 02

    Fixed-price proposal

    You get a written scope and one price before any build work starts.

  3. 03

    Build with weekly previews

    You see working software every week, so changes are cheap and nothing is a surprise.

  4. 04

    Launch and support

    We put it live, hand over everything, and stay on if you add a care plan.

30 seconds. The video is in English.

The software we make

Products we've designed and built ourselves.

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What is your website costing you?

Get a free check of your website: speed on a phone, search visibility, security, and whether customers can reach you. We send you a short, plain-English report.

From yowdev to Lemonade

yowdev started as an Ottawa web studio building websites for local businesses, with templates for clinics, law firms, auto shops, cafés and gyms. The name comes from the corner of York and William streets in the ByWard Market.

yowdev is now part of Lemonade. Its website work continues here as our web development department, with the same packages and prices, while anything bigger than a website is scoped as software.

Watch how the workflow audit works

A short walkthrough of what we look at in your day-to-day work and what you get back.

37 seconds. The video is in English.

Book a workflow audit

Tell us what is eating your time. We'll reply within one business day.

No commitment to build. The $250 audit is credited to your project if you go ahead.