We build the booking and marketplace platforms service businesses run on.
MindForApps is a founder-led studio specialising in two-sided booking and marketplace platforms. Custom-built for how you operate, live in weeks, and 100% yours.
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- 9+ years
- 50+ platforms built
- Live in 3–5 weeks
- 100% ownership
Jay Dranicer, Founder
LinkedInA note from the founder
Over the past 9 years, first as ProBubblers and then as MindForApps, my team and I have built booking and marketplace platforms for pet care, boat tours, car rental, therapy, education and real estate. Under the surface they’re the same system: providers, customers, availability, payments, and the admin work in between. So that’s what we focus on.
When you book a call, you talk to me, not a salesperson. I’ll ask how your business actually runs before I talk about software. If an off-the-shelf tool fits you better, I’ll tell you. If it doesn’t, my team builds a platform you own outright.
One kind of platform, done well
Two-sided systems that connect providers with customers and run the transaction end to end.
Build your platform
Booking flow, provider onboarding, listings, payments and deposits, messaging, multi-location dashboards. Designed around how you operate.
Optimize the one you run
We automate reminders, payment follow-ups, lead routing and reporting, so your team stops doing by hand what software should do.
Why not SaaS, a quick AI build, or a big agency?
| Off-the-shelf SaaS | Quick AI build | MindForApps | Large agency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fits your process | You adapt to it | One workflow | Built around it | Built around it |
| Ownership | Rented | Varies | 100% yours | Usually yours |
| Cost | Monthly fee, forever | Low, limited scope | One fixed price | High, often hourly |
| Time to launch | Days | 1–4 weeks | 3–5 weeks | 3–9 months |
| Who you talk to | Support desk | Sales or engineer | The founder | Account manager |
Off-the-shelf SaaS
- Fits your process
- You adapt to it
- Ownership
- Rented
- Cost
- Monthly fee, forever
- Time to launch
- Days
- Who you talk to
- Support desk
Quick AI build
- Fits your process
- One workflow
- Ownership
- Varies
- Cost
- Low, limited scope
- Time to launch
- 1–4 weeks
- Who you talk to
- Sales or engineer
MindForApps
- Fits your process
- Built around it
- Ownership
- 100% yours
- Cost
- One fixed price
- Time to launch
- 3–5 weeks
- Who you talk to
- The founder
Large agency
- Fits your process
- Built around it
- Ownership
- Usually yours
- Cost
- High, often hourly
- Time to launch
- 3–9 months
- Who you talk to
- Account manager
How we work
Process before pixels
We map how your bookings, providers and payments really work before we quote.
Custom only where it pays
If a SaaS tool is enough, we’ll say so.
You own everything
Your accounts, data, workflows and credentials, from day one.
Senior team, no handoffs
The people on the call are the people who build.
The people who’ll build your platform
Leadership
Jay Dranicer
Founder & Team Lead
Anna Dranicer
Development Team Lead
Irine Dranicer
Creative Director
Product & Design
Marina Podpletneva
UX/UI Designer
Alex Dranicer
Designer
Engineering
Andrew Vasilenko
Senior Backend Developer
Irine Graur
Senior Developer
Kirill B.
AI & No-code Developer
Anna Bogdanova
Developer
Most of our team is based in Chișinău, Moldova; some of us, Jay included, work remotely while travelling. We work on Moldova time and regularly adapt to clients in Australia, the US, Singapore and Europe.
From first call to launch in 3–5 weeks
- 1
Call
30 min, freeYou walk Jay through how your business runs.
- 2
Scope & fixed quote
A written scope and one fixed price, broken down by design, development and QA. No hourly billing.
- 3
Design
1–2 weeksWireframes and UX flows, so we fully understand the idea before anything is built. You approve the key screens.
- 4
Development
2–3 weeksCustom build with weekly demos and QA.
- 5
Launch & support
We hand over every account and credential. Post-launch support included.
Are we the right team for you?
Good fit
- Service businesses with providers, locations or two sides to coordinate
- Operators who’ve outgrown Mindbody, Boulevard, PetExec or spreadsheets
- Founders launching a marketplace
Not a fit
- Native-only mobile apps
- Real-time systems
Testimonials
Client reviews and real customer testimonials from startups and companies trusted worldwide.
Brian Alderman
Founder
Our project required fresh ideas and a completely different point of view, and the MindForApps team provided exactly that!
Climate fintech for decarbonization
Chandris Nguema
Founder
MindForApps and WeWeYou - such an amazing collaboration where we have built together more than a project. Your professionalism, your project approach, your strong IT background, your various ideas and your dedication have been reliable assets that we have used to structure our projet with a realistic vision.
Event Discovery Platform.
Andrew Aitken
Founder
After interviewing different companies we've decided to go with MindForApps. Their team was able to direct our ideas and generate something innovative from them. The end result is precisely what we were looking for.
Business Coaching Platform.
Rhys S.
Founder
The MindForApps team are incredibly responsive and reliable. They quickly understand our specs, help us ideate, troubleshoot and then begin building. This includes excellent design assistance, where they are able to read between the lines in our ideas and propose specific designs that fit our needs. Given the support is end to end - from design to build and QA - It's a smooth process. Throughout our time working together, the team has been a reliable, committed and hard-working partner that has made our ideas come to life.
Educational platform.
Diane Hovey
Founder
MindForApps is down-to-earth, reliable, and easy to work with. Their support is responsive and dependable—exactly what you want when you're building and maintaining an app.
Therapist Support Platform.
Tell Jay how your business runs. He’ll tell you what to build.
Not sure yet? Start with a free auditWant to join the team? Send your CV to contact@mindforapps.com