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Made with care, by Appisode.

Fáilte Guide is provided and built by Appisode — an indie digi studio.
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Built for the person on the other side of the screen.

Appisode comes from trust and safety, the work of keeping people safe online. We've seen what happens when a product forgets the person using it.

So we build small, careful apps: clear about what they do, honest about what they don't, and safe from the first sketch. Care, not clout.

— V & A, the two of us behind Appisode

Two people at a desk sketching an app, surrounded by sticky notes

NOW SHOWING · AN APPISODE PRODUCTION

Every app we make is an episode.

EPISODE 03LIVE IN IRELAND ☘

Fáilte Guide

A warm, mobile-first welcome guide for Irish holiday lets, cottages and B&Bs. Wi-Fi in one tap, check-in details, house rules and the host's favourite local spots — opened from a QR code, with nothing for guests to install.

What we stand for.

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Real people.

Every screen starts with who's holding the phone — the guest at the door and the host behind the guide.

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Real value.

If it doesn't save time or worry, it doesn't ship.

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Real responsibility.

Safety and privacy are designed in, not bolted on.

HOW WE WORK

Every episode goes through the same four rooms.

  1. Research.

    Ideas were everywhere.

    In notes, in conversations, in the laminated folder on the counter nobody reads.

  2. Design.

    An idea needs a shape.

    A frustration becomes a feature. A rough note becomes something you can see and test.

  3. Build.

    Make it work.

    Screens become interactions, flows become logic, the idea becomes a product.

  4. Deploy.

    Working isn't enough.

    Make it live, make it reachable — a QR on the table, nothing to install.

Let's talk.

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