The groomer
Bookings in one app, vaccination dates in a notebook, reminders sent by hand on a Sunday night.
Vertical software studio · UK
For educators, podcasts and trade media
Venture studio · 22 products · built in-house
Built for driving schools, dog groomers, solar installers, craft breweries, letting agents, Pilates studios, small law firms, detailing studios and more trades.
Built for driving schools, dog groomers, solar installers and 19 more trades.
22 focused products for the trades generic software forgets. Recommended by the people your customers already listen to. No long-term contracts, no wasted meetings.
Recommend software that fixes the problems your audience keeps telling you about, and earn every month for as long as each customer stays.
The architecture is built and the distribution network is ready. We are looking for the partner who scales it.
15 minutes · No obligation · Pick a time that suits you
2 minutes · No sign-up needed to see your estimate
Working code and architecture, shown live
Bookings in one app, vaccination dates in a notebook, reminders sent by hand on a Sunday night.
A survey on paper, photos on a phone, the quote in a spreadsheet, and the paperwork still to type up after the job.
Leads arriving from three places, nobody sure who called them back, and a CRM built for a company ten times the size.
For businesses that want to grow
Enquiries arrive after hours, calls go unanswered, quotes take days, and nobody knows which channel actually brought the customer. We give you a system: the right people recommending you, software built for your trade, and a real person answering when you can't.
Instead of chasing clicks, we put your business in front of your customers through the educators, trade media and creators they already follow, plus content that answers their questions.
Software made for how your trade works: checking a car in at a detailing studio, booking lessons at a driving school, or signed consent on a tablet in a clinic waiting room.
See all 22 productsFor educators, podcasts and trade media
We're not asking you to sell, or to run another sponsorship. We're asking you to point your audience to software that fixes the problems they keep telling you about. You bring the trust; we build the software, run the cloud, handle billing and support, and pay you every month for as long as the customer stays.
Model A
For leading consultants and educators in a niche.
A product from our portfolio is branded and shaped around your name and your method. You get exclusive promotion rights in your niche.
20% recurring commission + exclusivity
Check my nicheModel B
For trade portals, specialist media and micro-creators.
An open network: you get your own code and earn on every customer who subscribes through it.
20% recurring commission
Get my codeFor strategic partners
A code walkthrough, working modules and an architecture review.
We agree the model and who is responsible for what. Terms are discussed on the call.
The first products go to market through the partner network.
The idea
We only build where three things meet: a narrow product, a voice the trade already trusts, and a problem people keep talking about.
Multi-industry coverage
22 products in 6 industries. Each one built for a single trade's real workflow.
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How distribution works
A podcast, a trade portal, an educator: one voice a whole trade already follows.
They talk about real problems of the trade, not about products. The software appears as the fix.
Business owners arrive already trusting the recommendation, and subscribe.
The partner earns a share of every subscription, every month, for as long as the customer stays.
Each leading medium brings its own local contributors. Reach grows; fixed cost does not.
Fixed sales cost: £0 → £0
Why it's different
Traditional SaaS
ApaOne Studio
Schematic illustration of when costs appear, not a forecast.
| What you want | How we do it | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| More enquiries | Your business recommended by the trade media and creators your customers already follow, plus content that answers their questions. | Customers who arrive already trusting you, without paying for every click. |
| Software that fits | Ready-made software built for your trade, set up for you. | Up and running in days, not months. |
Honest by design
Every product carries a public status. If one doesn't earn its place, we close it, tell its customers first and hand over their data.
2 minutes · No card · No obligation
An illustrative estimate in under a minute
Code walkthrough · Working modules · Architecture review
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