Have an idea for software your business needs? We build it and run it.
Hoss Automation is a small product studio in Greenfield, Indiana. You bring the idea and the trade knowledge: a problem you live with every day that no off-the-shelf tool fixes. We turn it into working software, as a web app or a phone app, put it in your crew’s hands, and keep it running.
It’s how our own products started
A quote tool for one plumber.
Quoting and field-ops software that trades sign up for on their own, live on the App Store and Google Play.
bidtorch.com →One contract water operator’s records.
Compliance field-ops software for water and wastewater operators, live on the App Store and Google Play.
weirlog.com →How it works
Studio Discovery. A paid, fixed-fee first step, credited in full when you go ahead with the build within six months. We map the problem, who else has it, and what a first version takes. You leave with a written scope and a fixed quote.
Build. A fixed build fee: half to start, half when it’s ready to go live. You test it on real work as it comes together.
Run. A monthly plan covers hosting, monitoring, support, maintenance and updates. New features are quoted separately, and you talk to Hoss directly, not a ticket queue.
If others need it too. Some fixes turn out to be useful to a whole trade. If yours could be, we agree before the build starts whether it stays yours or becomes a product, and what that means for both of us, in writing.
Best fit
- You run or work inside an operation and know the problem cold.
- It costs real hours or real money every week.
- You’ll be the first user, and you’ll tell us honestly what works.
Questions people ask first
Can you turn my business idea into an app?
Yes, when the idea comes from running an operation. Most of what we build is software for real work: quoting, scheduling, field work, compliance records, customer portals and internal tools. It runs on the web and, where it fits the build, as an app on the App Store and Google Play.
How much does it cost to build?
Every build starts with a paid Studio Discovery that ends in a written scope and a fixed quote, and the Discovery fee is credited in full when you go ahead with the build within six months. The build is a fixed fee, half to start and half when it is ready to go live, then a monthly plan covers hosting, support and maintenance.
Who owns the software?
That’s agreed in writing before the build starts. It depends on whether the software stays yours alone or becomes a product other businesses can buy, and we’ll walk through both before you sign.
Do you work with people outside Indiana?
Yes. Most of our work is across central Indiana, and we take on remote builds where there’s a clear fit.
What if other businesses could use what we build?
Some fixes turn out to be useful to a whole trade. That’s how BidTorch and Weirlog became products. If yours could be, we agree before the build starts whether it stays yours or becomes a product, and what that means for both of us, in writing.
Tell us the problem you live with.
A short call first, then a Studio Discovery if it’s a fit. We take on a few studio builds each quarter, so each one gets the attention it needs. Know an operator with a problem like this? Send them our way.