Custom Software and App Development in Atlanta
Digital Scientists has been a custom software development company in Atlanta since 2007. Mailchimp, NAPA, AmericasMart, and Atlanticus hired us to build products their customers use every day. One senior, US-based team decides what to build with you, builds it, and runs it in production. You own the code.
Our lab
21 South Main Street, Alpharetta
Atlanta companies we have built for
What we shipped for them
Consumer apps, trade platforms, banking portals, and leasing tools, each built for an Atlanta company and the customers it serves.
Mailchimp
Innovation partner for nearly a decade. 16+ products shipped across AI, e-commerce, advertising, and platform.
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NAPA Auto Parts
Redesigned the iOS and Android app for Genuine Parts Company in two months.
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AmericasMart Atlanta
Native mobile apps and a responsive web platform that help buyers find their way through the market.
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Fortiva (Atlanticus)
One mobile app and desktop banking portal for credit customers to manage their accounts.
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Park ‘N Fly
A React Native app that guides travelers from reservation to pickup.
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Gables Residential
Digital agency of record: Gables.com, an iPad leasing app, and analytics that cut more than $1M in advertising spend.
Read the case study →How to choose among Atlanta software companies
Search for app developers in Atlanta and you will find hundreds of firms. Many are sales offices for teams overseas, and most will quote whatever is on your feature list. Four questions separate the firms that can carry a product into production from the ones that hand you code and leave.
Who actually writes the code?
Plenty of app development companies in Atlanta sell locally and build somewhere else. Ask to meet the engineers who will work on your project before you sign. Ours are senior, based in the US, and the same people who scoped the work.
Will they tell you what not to build?
Custom software development projects fail on scope far more often than on code. A firm that prices your feature list without questioning it is pricing your assumptions. Our Blueprint tests those assumptions first, so the budget goes to the features that matter.
What happens after launch?
Launch is the start of a product’s life, not the end of the project. Ask who monitors it, ships the next release, and picks up the phone when something breaks. We built NeverAlone, a 24/7 virtual care network, in 2021 and still run it today.
Who owns what gets built?
Some software development firms keep the source code or build on a platform they license back to you, which ties you to them for as long as the product lives. With us you own the software, the code, the IP, and the roadmap from the first commit.
Twenty years building software in Atlanta
The technology changed every few years. The way we work did not: decide what is worth building, build it with a senior team, and stay through production.
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2007
Bob Klein founds Digital Scientists in Atlanta to help companies decide what to build, not just build what they are told.
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2009
The lab moves to downtown Alpharetta, where it still sits on South Main Street.
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2011
RoadNinja ships for Lamar Advertising and passes 1M downloads.
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2010s
Nearly a decade as Mailchimp’s innovation partner, with 16+ products shipped as it grew.
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2021
We build NeverAlone, a 24/7 virtual care network we still run across 7 states.
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Today
AI in production for healthcare, including $10M+ in PDPM revenue recovered for CommuniCare.
What we build
Our engineers, designers, and product leads take on the work that has to hold up in production: new products, platforms that have outgrown their architecture, and AI that real users depend on.
Custom Software
Custom software development for web platforms, customer portals, and internal systems shaped around how your business actually runs.
Learn more →Mobile Apps
Our app developers build iOS and Android apps, native or React Native, and the APIs behind them, then support them release after release.
Learn more →AI and Machine Learning
Predictive models, document understanding, and machine learning wired into the systems your team already uses.
Learn more →AI Agents and Automation
Agents that take on repetitive back-office work, with the guardrails and audit trails a regulated business needs.
Learn more →API and Integration
Connecting the new product to the systems it depends on: ERPs, EHRs, payment processors, and partner APIs.
Learn more →MVP Development
A first release sized to the question it has to answer, so the next dollar follows evidence.
Learn more →Platform Modernization
Replatforming systems the business has outgrown, without a big-bang cutover.
Learn more →Product Strategy
Deciding which product to build, for whom, and how it makes money, before engineering starts.
Learn more →Research and Design
User research and interface design for products people adopt without a training manual.
Learn more →Product Management
Senior product leads who own the roadmap with you and keep each release tied to a business result.
Learn more →IoT Applications
Software for connected devices, from sensor data to the dashboards and apps people use.
Learn more →Healthcare Software
HIPAA-compliant platforms, EHR integrations, and clinical AI for providers and health IT companies.
Learn more →Decide, build, run
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Blueprint
One to four weeks to decide what to build, map the architecture, and set a plan with milestones and a budget.
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MVP or full build
The people who scoped it build it. Senior engineers, designers, and product leads in your time zone.
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Run it in production
We stay through launch and after it: monitoring, support, and the next release.
Questions buyers ask
Is Digital Scientists based in Atlanta?
Yes. We have been based in metro Atlanta since 2007, with our office in Alpharetta. A senior US-based team leads every engagement, and we meet in person with Atlanta-area teams when the work needs it.
How much does custom software development cost?
An MVP runs $30K to $250K with us, depending on how much it has to prove. Larger platforms and replatforming projects are scoped in the Blueprint, which sets the number before the build starts.
How long does it take to build an app?
A startup MVP usually takes 8 to 12 weeks after the Blueprint. An enterprise MVP with several user types, integrations, and AI runs 12 to 16 weeks.
Who owns the code?
You do. You keep the software, the code, the IP, and the roadmap.
Do you build iOS and Android apps?
Yes. We build native and React Native apps, along with the web platforms and APIs behind them, and support them after launch.
Do you work with startups or only established companies?
Both. Founders usually come to us for an MVP that proves the idea before a larger raise or build. Established companies come for new products, platforms that have outgrown their architecture, and AI their own teams do not have the time or depth to build.
How does an engagement usually start?
With a 30-minute call about the problem you are solving. Most projects then start with a Blueprint: one to four weeks to decide what to build and produce a plan with milestones and a budget.
Tell us what is in the way
Thirty minutes. Walk us through the problem you are trying to solve. If you are nearby, come by the lab.
Or call: 404.654.3855