A UK studio building custom software for businesses of every size. Start with a £1,500 MVP sprint or brief us on the full build.
End-to-end builds tailored to how your operations actually run — not whatever a template allowed. We scope, design, build, deploy and keep it running. One team, from brief to production.
Alongside client work we quietly develop our own software — small, focused tools we believe in enough to put our name on. No announcements until they're worth using.
Not ready to commit to a full build? One fixed price, one deliverable, scoped and agreed before any work starts. If it lands, we grow it together.
Every project starts with a conversation about the real problem — not the feature list someone handed us. The right solution is often simpler than the brief, and always cheaper than building the wrong thing.
You get software shaped to how your operations run today — and where you want them tomorrow. Stack chosen for the job, not for our convenience. We've worked across enough industries to know there's no one-size answer.
We collect as little data as possible, keep it in the right jurisdiction, and encrypt what matters. We build to UK GDPR standards — it's the default, not something you pay extra to turn on.
Launch is day one, not the finish line. Every build includes documentation, monitoring, security updates and a real human to email when something breaks.
By default we deploy on our own cloud infrastructure — fast, EU-based and fully monitored. One point of accountability if something goes wrong. If you have an existing setup, we're equally comfortable working within it.
We work with a small number of clients at a time, and build a few products of our own. Here's some recent work — others are in the pipeline and we'll share them once clients are ready.
Automatic rest timer for lifting, built for Apple Watch. On-device motion and heart-rate detection starts the rest when you rack the weight and moves on when your next set begins — no taps mid-workout. Syncs with iPhone, Live Activities and Apple Health. Now in public beta on TestFlight.
restcue.maploft.com ↗Custom content management system for a bistro group — powering behind-the-counter menu & price displays across locations, with a live integration into their existing CRM so every update flows through one source of truth.
We have active engagements we aren't yet able to name publicly. We'll feature them here once the clients are ready to share.
I'm Michael, the founder of Maploft — a software engineer with over 8 years of experience building and running enterprise infrastructure. That background is in logistics, working with organisations across a wide range of industries where the software has to work, the data has to be right, and downtime costs real money.
I started Maploft because too many businesses end up with software nobody maintains and infrastructure nobody understands — handed off by an agency and left to rot. Most projects we take on are scoped, built, deployed and kept running by us. You know who you're talking to, and there's someone accountable long after launch.
I work with a small number of clients at a time, deliberately. Fewer projects means clear thinking, code I'm willing to stand behind, and real attention when something needs it. Most work comes through referrals, which I'm proud of — but new enquiries are always welcome.
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