Mainsail Works is an independent software practice. We design and build products end to end - our own, and a small number for other people.
Own products
02 products
01 / Shipped
Where it's up to
A field guide to the country's best local cafes, stays, wineries, national parks and hidden gems - over 25,000 spots across every state and territory.
Built to be the single reference for the spots worth the detour, not another lifestyle feed to scroll past.
25,000+ spots mapped
02 / Beta
Where it's up to
An eye-patching app that turns daily treatment into a heroic quest - kids earn the reward you set as they hit their patching goals.
Built to make the least fun part of a day feel like the most fun part.
In the works
A few more small tools are taking shape. One useful idea at a time.
Shipping steadily
About
We design, build, and ship every product ourselves - which means fewer meetings, fewer handoffs, and a much shorter distance between an idea and something you can actually use. Patch Quest and Hidden Australia are the proof: both designed, built, and shipped end to end.
That same practice is available to a small number of outside projects each year - a fixed-scope build, a stretch of part-time engineering, or a close read of something that already exists.
Services
Service 01
A focused app or feature, scoped and shipped end to end - from the first sketch to something real in people's hands.
Good forFounders and small teams with a defined idea
ProofThis is exactly how Patch Quest and Hidden Australia were made - sketch to shipped.
Service 02
Keep us on part-time to build and maintain the applications your business runs on. Unlike per-seat SaaS, a custom in-house app isn't priced to grow with every new user, and can be adapted as your needs change.
Good forBusinesses outgrowing off-the-shelf software
ProofOngoing senior engineering, with software shaped around your workflows - and changes made when you need them.
Service 03
A close look at an existing product or codebase, with clear, honest notes on what to fix first and why.
Good forAnyone inheriting something they didn't write
ProofThe same standard we hold our own shipped work to, turned on yours.
Not sure which of these fits, or something else in mind? Send a short note - what it is, roughly when, and any budget you have in mind - and we'll tell you plainly if it's a fit. Tell us about it ↗