Software and app development · Boston, Massachusetts
App development company in Boston for the health app you need next
Looking for an app development company in Boston for a clinic, care team or health startup? We build booking apps, intake and referral systems, staff scheduling tools and MVPs. A typical build costs $7,000 to around $30,000, the first release ships 5 to 10 weeks after kickoff, and everything we write is yours.
Written scope and quote after the call. NDA on request. You own the code.
Teams we have built software for
A Boston clinic, care provider or health startup gets a booking or intake app live in about 7 weeks, with access control and audit logs from day one and the code in its own name.
Behind it is a 16-person in-house engineering team in San Francisco and 30+ remote specialists, working three hours behind Boston so your afternoons are our mornings. Life Line Ambulances, Infuse CTL, Citi, Spirit Airlines and the Miami Dolphins have all shipped software with us.
What do you want to build in Boston?
Pick the closest one. Each page shows how we build it, real examples and how to get a quote.
- Build a mobile appiOS and Android apps for your customers or your field team.
- Build a web app or SaaSBrowser-based products, client portals and multi-tenant SaaS with billing.
- Add AI to my businessAI features, assistants on your own data, and agents that do real work.
- Replace spreadsheets with softwareInternal tools, dashboards and custom systems built around how you work.
- Launch an MVPFrom idea to a first version real users can try, in weeks.
- Set up or fix my CRMHubSpot, monday.com, Pipedrive or GoHighLevel, set up and connected.
Apps and software we build for Boston businesses
Home health and infusion providers
Your coordinators juggle clinician calendars, drive times and patient screening by phone, and appointments fall through.
A booking and clinician app with route-aware scheduling, screening before confirmation and license tracking, like the one that took Infuse CTL's cancellations from 24% to 7%.
Ambulance, transport and care homes
Facilities request transport by phone, callbacks pile up and nobody has a written record of what was asked for.
A request and dispatch app with a time-stamped record of every request, built in 8 weeks for Life Line Ambulances and now used by 140 nursing facilities.
Event medical and staffing companies
Shifts, certifications and invoices live in three tools, so you double-book crews and bill late.
One staffing and billing system with conflict checks and certification tracking. Life Line's staffing conflicts fell 89% and invoicing went from 24 days to 6.
Internal tools developmentSimilar build: Life Line Ambulances
Digital health startups
You need a pilot-ready product for a hospital partner before your next raise, without hiring a full team.
A focused MVP with consent screens, role-based access and usage analytics, scoped so a hospital security review does not stall the pilot.
Planning something like this in Boston? The first call is free and you leave with a clear next step.
Get a free project quoteBuilds closest to what Boston businesses need
All 44 builds →What does it cost to hire our app development company in Boston?
$7,000 to around $25,000-$30,000
Our own price for a Boston build, project-based or hourly, in writing before any work starts. Design, the build, testing, store launch and a handover in your name are included; the pricing page lists what is in and out.
How a build works, from first call to handover
Across our published builds the first release shipped in 5 to 10 weeks, with a median of 7. Integrations and compliance work add more time than screens do. See how long our builds took.
Free 30-minute project call, then written scope and quote, then design you approve, then build with weekly demos, then test and launch, then handover you own, then support when you need it.
Get a free project quoteHow to compare app development companies in Boston
Ask every firm on your Boston shortlist for a written price, launch times on named projects, who writes the code, and whose name the code and store accounts are in. Our answers: $7k to $30k, a first release in 5 to 10 weeks, Shivam Pujara's in-house team, and everything in your name. The full list is in how to choose a software development company.
What clients say
“They translated very complex operational processes into software that feels simple for our team to use.”
“Communication was clear, timelines were realistic, and the final product matched what was scoped.”
“Working with [our team] was the best decision we made in this process. We went from a 6 month development cycle to a 10 week timeline.”
Why Boston health teams hire our mobile app developers
Whether you run a practice near Longwood, a home-care agency in Dorchester or a health startup in the Seaport, the bottleneck is usually the same: phones, paper forms and a scheduling spreadsheet. We replace that with a web app or mobile app built around your real workflow. For Infuse CTL, a home IV therapy provider, our scheduling app lifted clinician utilization from 52% to 79% and cut cancellations from 24% to 7%. For Life Line Ambulances, nursing facilities now book transport in an app, and request-to-crew time fell from 22 minutes to 3.
Health data changes how we build, so it goes into the written scope from day one: role-based access, consent capture, audit logs and hosting your HIPAA or 201 CMR 17.00 program can cover. You see working software in a weekly demo, test it on a staging build between calls, and at launch you get the code, a recorded walkthrough and written documentation.
How to hire an app developer in Boston: 5 things to settle first
- Are you a covered entity or business associate?
If the app handles protected health information for a covered entity, the HHS HIPAA Security Rule shapes hosting, logging and vendor agreements. Name the data on the first call and we design around it.
- Does the Massachusetts security rule apply to us?
Even outside HIPAA, 201 CMR 17.00 requires a written security program for Massachusetts residents' personal information. We document encryption and access controls so your program covers the app.
- Will a hospital security review slow the build?
Selling to a Boston health system means a vendor security questionnaire. We hand you an architecture and data-flow document early, so the review runs alongside the build.
- Which workflow should the app fix first?
Booking, intake or dispatch: choose the one that costs you the most staff hours. A first release built around it fits our 5 to 10 week range.
- Will I own the code and accounts?
Insist on owning the repository, hosting and app store accounts. With us that is the default, with a recorded walkthrough and written docs at handover.
Which Massachusetts laws change how your app is built?
The Massachusetts rules we design consent screens, data retention and breach logging around. A planning summary, not legal advice.
| Rule | What it means for the build |
|---|---|
| Consumer privacy law | No comprehensive consumer privacy law in force as of 2026-10-31. Apps serving users in other states still need to meet those states' rules, and sector laws (health, finance, children) apply regardless. |
| Data breach notification | M.G.L. c. 93H, § 3: notice deadline as soon as practicable and without unreasonable delay. We build audit logs that show what data was touched, so notice can be accurate and on time. |
| 201 CMR 17.00 Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of Residents | Anyone owning/licensing MA residents' personal information must maintain a written information security program (WISP) with encryption and access controls. (effective 2010-03-01) |
| Sales tax on SaaS | taxable: 830 CMR 64H.1.3: prewritten software taxable incl. right to use software on a remote server; custom software generally exempt.. Relevant if you will sell your app as a subscription. |
| Time zone | Eastern. Our team works from San Francisco (Pacific), with remote specialists covering other hours, so Boston working hours overlap with ours every weekday. |
Checked 2026-10-31 against state sources; confirm with counsel before launch.
Engineers you can talk to
16 in-house engineers plus 30+ remote specialists, and 44 published builds with the results each client saw.
Alpit PatelFounder and CEOEngineering is led by co-founder and CTO Shivam Pujara.App development company in Boston: questions people ask
How much does it cost to hire an app development company in Boston?
With us, a typical app or web app runs $7,000 to around $25,000 to $30,000. Being in Boston does not change the price. What moves it is scope: a booking app with one user type sits low, while multiple roles, payments and integrations with clinical or billing systems push it higher. You get a written quote after a free 30-minute call.
How long does it take to build a healthcare app?
Across our 44 published builds, the first release took 5 to 10 weeks, with 7 the median. Life Line Ambulances' dispatch app took 8 weeks. Health apps that connect to an EHR or need a hospital security review tend to sit at the longer end, so we build that review time into the written plan.
Is it worth building an app for my business?
It is worth it when the app removes a cost you can measure, such as phone bookings, paper intake or missed appointments. If you cannot name the hours or revenue it changes, start smaller. For Infuse CTL, our scheduling app cut cancellations from 24% to 7%. On a free 30-minute call we help you size the first release against that kind of number.
Can you build a HIPAA-ready patient booking or intake app?
Yes. We build booking, intake, referral and scheduling apps with role-based access, consent capture, audit logs and hosting that can sit under a business associate agreement. HIPAA compliance also depends on your own policies and training, so we document what the software does and your compliance lead confirms the rest.
What does Massachusetts law require for an app that stores patient or customer data?
Massachusetts has no broad consumer privacy act, but 201 CMR 17.00 requires any business holding residents' personal information to keep a written security program with encryption and access controls. If a breach happens, state law requires notice as soon as practicable and without unreasonable delay. Health data may also fall under HIPAA.
Can a San Francisco team build an app for my Boston clinic?
Yes. We are three hours behind Boston, so noon to 5 p.m. your time is shared working time, and our remote specialists cover earlier hours when a launch needs it. Discovery, weekly demos and testing all happen over video and a staging link. We do not have a Boston office and do not pretend to.
Can I build an app and sell it?
Yes. If you own the code and accounts, the app is an asset you can sell, license or raise money on. Buyers and investors check that ownership first. With us, the repository, hosting and app store listings are in your name from the first commit, and handover includes a recorded video walkthrough and written documentation a buyer's team can pick up.
How do I pick an app development company in Boston?
Look for published health or care builds with real numbers, ask who writes the code, get the scope and price in writing, and confirm you will own the code and accounts. A developer who asks about your data and compliance on the first call is a better sign than a polished pitch. We publish our builds, team and price range so you can check before calling.
Can you connect the app to the systems we already use?
Usually, yes. We connect to scheduling, billing, CRM and EHR systems through their APIs or exports, and we list every integration in the written scope before quoting. Where a system has no usable API, we say so early and suggest a workaround, such as a scheduled import, rather than finding out mid-build.
Can app developers steal your idea?
An idea alone is hard to protect, so what matters is the paperwork and who holds the code. Sign an NDA before you share details, and make sure the contract assigns all code to you. We sign an NDA on request, and your repository and accounts sit in your name from day one, so nothing about the product belongs to us.
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Building an app in Boston? Pick a time for your free call.
Tell us what you want to build, then choose a 30-minute slot. You leave the call with the scope, the risks and a realistic timeline, and a written quote follows. Typical builds run $7,000 to around $25,000-$30,000.
- A written scope and price before any work starts
- First release in 5 to 10 weeks on our 44 published builds
- Code and accounts in your name from the first commit
- NDA on request, signed before you share details
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