What's the difference between a website and a web app?

A website shows information. A web app does something: it can keep working offline and install to a phone's home screen like a real app, without app-store fees or delays.

Can customers really install it without the App Store?

Yes. They tap "Add to Home Screen," and it sits on their phone with its own icon and opens without a browser bar.

Will it work with bad cell service, like on a jobsite?

Yes. That's one of the main reasons to build this way. It keeps working instead of showing a blank page.

How fast will it load?

Under two seconds on a phone is the target on everything I build.

Yes. I work with businesses across Broward County and the rest of South Florida. Anywhere else in Florida works remotely.

Web design & web apps

A Fort Lauderdale web designer whose sites install like apps.

Most of your customers find you on their phone. I build sites that load fast, look sharp on every screen, and where it makes sense, install straight onto a customer's home screen like a real app. No app store, no download. This page you're reading is one.

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The Gonzalez Software homepage with its installable-app hero

This website: installable, works offline, built mobile‑first.

Who this is for

If you need more than a digital business card, or you like the idea of an app but not the App Store's fees and delays, this is for you. Your customers are on their phones: they need to find you fast, reach you in one tap, and come back without typing your address again.

Problems I've actually solved

An app, not just a website

This site installs to a phone's home screen with its own icon, keeps working on a weak connection, and has its own AI chat assistant built in. No app store in between.

See how it works

A free tool for advocates

Paws for Action helps anyone write a personal letter to lawmakers to end laboratory testing on beagles. Live at pawsforaction.org.

See it live

You can update it yourself

Routine changes like text, photos, and prices don't need a developer. The parts that need a developer are the parts that should.

How an engagement works

01
Free consult
15 minutes by video, or I come to your business.
02
Plan and fixed price
I write up exactly what I'll build and what it costs. You approve before anything starts. Websites start at $3,500.
03
Build and check in
I build in focused steps and show you progress along the way.
04
Launch and support
We go live, I make sure it works, and I'm here for updates and fixes.

What you get

No app-store fees, ever. Updates go live the moment I ship them, not after a week of app-store review. It keeps working on a weak connection. One build covers phones, tablets, and desktops. And like everything I build, your code, your data, and your accounts are yours.

Questions

Straight answers about web design and web apps.

Need something more than a customer-facing site, like an internal tool or automation? See custom software development.

Let's build something your customers actually use.

A free 15-minute consult. Tell me what you have now, even nothing, and I'll tell you straight whether a website or a web app is the right call.