Abalit Technologies

Custom business software and apps from Barcelona

Abalit Technologies is a Barcelona firm that builds bespoke software for companies and startups. Its site describes the work as digitising business processes and building the tools that run them. Its older material presents the company as a mobile app developer with a team of 18 in the city, which says its consultants are MBA-trained app specialists and that it is an official app developer for Apple and Google.

Replacing manual processes with digital workflows

The firm analyses manual or inefficient processes and turns them into digital workflows that save time, cut errors and make each task easier to trace. Its custom work includes management systems, workflow automation, dashboards, client portals and internal software for teams. It also connects systems such as ERP, CRM, databases and APIs, so that information sits in one place and is not duplicated. Projects can be delivered turnkey or with outsourced developers, and the stated aim is efficiency, control, scalability and better decisions based on data.

How a project runs

The site outlines four stages: analysis and functional definition, functional and UX design of the system, technical development with backend and system integration, and then launch, support and continuing change. Agile methods are used from the first meeting, which the firm says keeps the software useful, maintainable and aligned with the business's goals. The earlier material describes the start in more detail. Requirements are gathered by brainstorming, competitors are studied for their strengths and weaknesses, and features are sorted by importance using card sorting. Each task is given a time and an exact delivery date, and a proof of concept can test technical feasibility where needed.

Mobile apps and startup support

Mobile apps are built only where they add real value, for example to a commercial team, a logistics operation, equipment upkeep or customer support. Flutter cross-platform development produces native iOS and Android apps, and the firm designs to Google's Material Design and Apple's Human Interface Guidelines, which it says encourages downloads, longer use and recommendations. Once an app is released, the firm hosts and maintains it and handles user queries. An incubator and accelerator for startups helps founders write a business plan and seek investment while the app is built. The firm says about a third of its clients come to it by recommendation. Earlier apps include a phone-based electrocardiogram service, a tool for booking shared bus trips and a parcel collection app.