Specialization · Mobile Apps

Employee App: Internal Communica­tion That Reaches Everyone on Your Team

Notices and mass emails are far from reaching everyone – especially not in production, care, warehousing or on the construction site. Your own employee app brings information, documents and workflows straight to your team's smartphones.

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Short & clear

An employee app is a company app for your own workforce that combines internal communication such as news, chat and surveys with work processes such as shift schedules, leave requests, forms and documents – especially for employees without a fixed computer workstation. Nano Concepts develops employee apps for iOS and Android or as a progressive web app, with login, roles and integration with existing systems. We usually implement them in the Professional package from €8,000; you receive the exact quote after the free initial consultation.

Employee app development with Nano Concepts

An employee app solves a problem many companies know: information reaches only the colleagues who have an email inbox and a desk. In production, warehouses, care, hospitality or field service, mass emails go unread and notices go unnoticed. An app for company communication brings news, surveys and important documents straight to the smartphone – with push notifications, read receipts and, if you wish, in several languages, so that every team member really understands what it is about, whether in the office, on the shop floor or on the road.

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The real added value arises when the app does not just inform but makes work easier. Typical features are shift schedules and shift swaps, leave and sick notifications, digital checklists and forms, damage reports with photos, an internal phone directory or onboarding content for new employees. Because we develop the app individually, your team gets exactly these features – without the ballast of an off-the-shelf solution and, as a rule, without license fees that rise with every new person. Your administration also saves itself paperwork and follow-up questions.

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Employee apps have different requirements than customer apps. What matters is a simple, secure login, including for staff without a company email address; clear roles per location and department; and a well-thought-out approach to private and company devices. From developing an app for service technicians with offline synchronization, we know these requirements from practice. If company devices are to be set up, distributed and managed through mobile device management, our IT service partners RELEDER and FAIMA IT Services take care of that.

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Employee app development in 9 slides

Just swipe through: what Employee app development delivers, what we build for you, and how other companies benefit.

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Specialization · Mobile Apps

Employee App. Built around your workflows.

An employee app is a company app for your own workforce that combines internal communication such as news, chat and surveys with work processes such as shift schedules, leave requests …

  • Free initial consultation
  • Transparent, fixed price if you like
  • Reply usually within 24 hours
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How you can tell

Does this sound familiar?

Typical signs that Employee app development is worth it:

  1. 01A large part of your workforce has no computer workstation and no company email.
  2. 02Work matters are discussed in private messenger groups.
  3. 03Rosters, leave requests and forms still run on paper or on notice boards.
  4. 04New employees take a long time to learn all the important information and contacts.
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Your benefit

What you get out of it.

Reach everyoneEven employees without a computer workstation receive information reliably and promptly.
Less paper and follow-up questionsForms, requests and schedules run digitally – follow-up questions and retyping disappear.
Data protection under controlInstead of private messengers, your team uses an app with its own permission concept and …
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Scope of services

What we deliver for you.

Your own app for your team: news, chat, shift schedules, forms and documents – also for employees without a …

  1. News & push notifications
  2. Chat & groups
  3. Shift schedule & absences
  4. Forms & checklists
  5. Login without a company email
  6. Admin area & integrations
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Use cases

Here's what that looks like in practice.

Finance & InsuranceA financial sales organization keeps its field staff supplied with current product information, training content and …
Industry & ManufacturingA manufacturing company informs all shifts through the app about safety briefings, maintenance windows and news from …
Retail & E-CommerceA retail chain distributes promotion plans, setup instructions with photos and shift schedules to all stores through a …
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Process

A clear process. No surprises.

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    Target groups & channelsWe clarify which employee groups will use the app, which devices are …
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    Features & data protectionWe define features, roles and login methods and align the data protection …
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    Prototype & pilot groupA clickable prototype is tested with a pilot group from different areas.
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    Development & releaseWe develop the app and the admin area and release the app in the app stores …
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Common question

Good question. Clear answer.

How much does an employee app cost?

Nano Concepts

We usually implement an employee app with login, news, push notifications and an admin area in the Professional package from €8,000.

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Packages

Three packages. One plan.

  • Starterfrom €2,500Ideal for landing pages, simple web applications and prototypes.
  • Professionalfrom €8,000For complex web applications, portals and tailor-made software …
  • EnterpriseCustomFor large projects, system landscapes and long-term development …

Non-binding guidance – you will receive your quote after the free initial consultation. View pricing

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Let's get started

Unlock your full potential.

Tell us about your project – we usually get back to you within 24 hours with an initial assessment.

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Typical signs that Employee app development is worth it

  • A large part of your workforce has no computer workstation and no company email.
  • Work matters are discussed in private messenger groups.
  • Rosters, leave requests and forms still run on paper or on notice boards.
  • New employees take a long time to learn all the important information and contacts.
  • Your locations or shifts often find out too late what is happening in the rest of the company.
Scope of services

What we deliver for you

Your own app for your team: news, chat, shift schedules, forms and documents – also for employees without a desk or PC.

News & push notifica­tions

Company news, announcements and surveys reach everyone – filtered by location or department if you wish, and with read receipts.

Chat & groups

Teams, shifts and projects coordinate in their own groups – a privacy-friendly alternative to private messengers.

Shift schedule & absences

View rosters, swap shifts, and submit and approve leave and sick notifications digitally.

Forms & checklists

Digital inspection lists, damage reports with photos or expense receipts replace paper and retyping.

Login without a company email

Sign-in by invitation code, phone number or single sign-on – with permissions per location and department.

Admin area & integrations

You manage content, users and groups in the browser; we connect HR, time-tracking or intranet systems via interfaces.

Your benefits

Why companies choose us

Reach everyone

Even employees without a computer workstation receive information reliably and promptly.

Less paper and follow-up questions

Forms, requests and schedules run digitally – follow-up questions and retyping disappear.

Data protection under control

Instead of private messengers, your team uses an app with its own permission concept and hosting in German or European data centers.

Fits your culture

The app's features, tone and design reflect your company instead of following an off-the-shelf solution.

Use cases

Employee app development in your industry

Here's what Employee app development looks like in typical industries – concrete examples from everyday business.

Industry & Manu­fac­turing

A manufacturing company informs all shifts through the app about safety briefings, maintenance windows and news from management.

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Retail & E-Commerce

A retail chain distributes promotion plans, setup instructions with photos and shift schedules to all stores through a shared app.

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Logistics

A warehouse operator replaces notices with push messages and handles shift swaps and sick notifications through the app.

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Healthcare & Care

A home care provider makes rosters, hygiene guidelines and handover information available in an app with a strict permission concept.

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Real Estate

A facility management team receives jobs, checklists and property information through the app and reports damage directly with a photo.

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Finance & Insurance

A financial sales organization keeps its field staff supplied with current product information, training content and internal news.

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Services & Consulting

A cleaning company reaches employees at many job sites with schedules, instructions and shift changes.

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Skilled Trades

A skilled trades business distributes construction site information, material lists and appointments through the app and has timesheets filled out digitally.

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Startups

A fast-growing startup uses the app for onboarding, a knowledge base and team communication across several locations.

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Education & Research

A training provider informs instructors and staff about room changes, appointments and internal training.

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Tourism & Hospitality

A hotel organizes shift schedules, handovers and onboarding of seasonal staff in a multilingual employee app.

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Media & Creative Industries

A media company bundles internal communication, editorial workflows and rosters for teams at different locations.

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Process

How your project works

  1. Target groups & channelsWe clarify which employee groups will use the app, which devices are available and what information gets lost today.
  2. Features & data protectionWe define features, roles and login methods and align the data protection concept with you and, if applicable, your works council.
  3. Prototype & pilot groupA clickable prototype is tested with a pilot group from different areas.
  4. Development & releaseWe develop the app and the admin area and release the app in the app stores or as an internal distribution through your company account.
  5. Rollout & further developmentWe support the launch with invitations and guides, analyze usage and add features.

Technologies & tools

React NativeFlutterTypeScriptFirebase Cloud MessagingLaravelNode.jsPostgreSQLOpenID ConnectMicrosoft Entra ID
FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Employee app development

We usually implement an employee app with login, news, push notifications and an admin area in the Professional package from €8,000. A lean start as a progressive web app may be possible in the Starter package from €2,500. We quote extensive apps with shift planning, many interfaces and multiple locations individually in the Enterprise package – after the free initial consultation.

Depending on scope, a first version with the most important features can be ready for a pilot group after a few weeks to a few months. App store review and data protection coordination may add to that. You receive a realistic schedule after the initial consultation.

Ready-made communication apps are quick to introduce but are usually billed per user and map your own workflows only to a limited extent. A custom employee app pays off when you want to integrate processes such as shift planning, forms or connections to your own systems, or when you have many users. We compare both routes with you openly.

That is your decision. The app can be used on company devices, voluntarily on private smartphones or as a web app in the browser. With private devices, voluntariness, data protection and, where applicable, co-determination play a role – have this reviewed from an employment law perspective. This does not replace legal advice.

For example, through personal invitation codes, a mobile phone number or a QR code handed over by the manager. If company accounts already exist, for instance through Microsoft 365, single sign-on is also possible.

Yes, together with our IT service partners RELEDER and FAIMA IT Services. They handle device setup and rollout – with mobile device management if you wish – while we develop and maintain the app.

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Paper chaos

Fitter Mo writes hours on paper and keeps materials in his head – on Fridays the paper puzzle begins. Digitised, times, materials and photos go straight into the app, and the invoice goes out the same day.

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Mo is an installer.
Hours? On paper.
Materials? In his head.
Friday: paper puzzle.
Illegible. Incomplete.
Invoice? Not until next week.
Forgotten hours.
Forgotten materials.
= Money wasted.
Here’s what’s going wrong.
Paper costs time and money.
NANO CONCEPTS digitizes the workflow.
Hours, materials, photos:
Right in the app.
Paper becomes a system.
Job done.
Invoice sent.
The same day.

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