What counts as a custom web application?
A web application is any browser-based tool that does more than present information: users log in, submit data, trigger workflows or see live figures. For Malaysian SMEs, the builds we scope most often look like these:
- •Booking and appointment systems with availability, reminders and deposits
- •Quote or price calculators that capture qualified leads
- •Customer portals for order status, documents and invoices
- •Internal dashboards that pull sales, stock or job data into one view
- •Automation tools that replace repetitive spreadsheet and copy-paste work
Do you need a web app — or just a good website?
Honestly, many businesses that ask us for an app actually need a well-built website first. If your goal is to be found on Google, explain your services and collect enquiries, one of our standard pricing packages will get you there faster and for far less money.
A custom web application makes sense when a manual process becomes the bottleneck: staff re-typing the same data across spreadsheets, customers phoning in to check order status, or bookings juggled over WhatsApp until double-bookings creep in. If a repetitive task is costing your team hours every week, that is usually the point where a purpose-built tool pays for itself. And if we think you do not need one yet, we will tell you so.
How we scope and quote
Custom work never has a single sticker price, so we do not pretend otherwise. Every project starts with a free consultation — usually a WhatsApp chat or a call — where we map out what the tool needs to do, who will use it, and what it must connect to. From there we prepare an itemised proposal: features, timeline and cost, broken down line by line. For small scopes, you will have it within days.
There are no hidden fees, and the proposal is yours to keep whether or not you build with us. Request a free quote and we will take it from there.
Built on Next.js, secure by design
Every Stacky build is custom-coded on Next.js and a modern JavaScript stack — no WordPress, no page builders, no plugin sprawl. That matters even more for applications than for websites: you get one maintainable codebase, fast load times (we target 95+ Lighthouse scores) and far fewer moving parts to patch.
Security is designed in from the start: proper authentication, role-based access control, encrypted connections and regular dependency updates. Because we write the code ourselves, there is no black box — and the code belongs to you.
A simple, founder-led process
You deal directly with the founder-led Stacky team, from the first call to launch. The process stays deliberately simple:
After launch, our care plans keep your application hosted, patched, backed up and supported — see website maintenance for details. We respond within 1 business day, Monday to Friday, 10:00–17:30 MYT.
- •Discovery call — free, with no obligation
- •Itemised proposal with a fixed scope and price
- •Design and build in stages, with working previews you can click through
- •Testing, launch and handover, including 3 months of free hosting
What affects the cost
We would rather be upfront about this than vague: three things drive the cost of a web application more than anything else.
A small, single-purpose tool costs a fraction of a multi-role portal. That is exactly why we quote after scoping rather than off a rate card — so you pay for what your business actually needs, and nothing more.
- •Complexity — the number of screens, workflows and edge cases the tool must handle
- •Integrations — payment gateways such as FPX via iPay88 or Stripe, accounting software and third-party APIs
- •User roles — customer, staff and admin views each add their own screens, permissions and logic
