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From web and mobile applications to back-office tools and cloud hosting - we've got you covered. No matter what sector. We've worked with companies ranging in size from one person up to thousands, and created our own products too. Just take a peek at some of our past clients and products we've taken to market. You won't find a bigger portfolio.

The Lang Cat - Web App

An intuitive financial directory and comparison platform that allows financial advisors to perform due diligence reports against a range of financial providers.

Parkinson's ON - Mobile App

A mobile companion app for those with Parkinson's to help spot trends in their symptoms, manage their medication, and access personalised insights into their health data.

GreenCheck™ - Web App

Bad Dino collaborated with Green Tourism to refresh their GreenCheck™ tool, enhancing usability and resolving technical issues while retaining all key features that help businesses operate more sustainably.

Featherbed Tales - Web App

Children's digital picture books, with narrated recordings from loved ones who can’t be there at story-time, available as a web app - optimised for mobile and tablet use.

Bad Dinosaur gave us the confidence that this project would be a partnership where we would create something together that is valuable and helpful for Muirfield Riding Therapy.

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Michelle Sutton
Michelle Sutton
Chair of the Board of Directors, Muirfield Riding Therapy

Muirfield Riding Therapy - Web App

A complete rebuild of a data management system for a Children's Therapeutic Riding Service, in Partnership with NHS Lothian.

Nottingham Children's Hospital - Web App

Implementation of a multilingual, application based, family activation of a rapid response system, developed to report hard to detect deterioration in child patients.

Fanbase - Web App

Uniting clubs and their fans through the latest mobile technology. Mobile optimised web app using native QR code scanning.

Internet Watch Foundation - Progressive Web App

A digital transformation of the IWF annual report, transforming it from a paper-based report to a sophisticated digital tool.

Working with Bad Dinosaur was great! They were a dynamic team with big ideas. They were always happy to help us with the digital development of Archiheads and were a great help in our grant application processes. Our first meeting was great, as we were able to map out lots of ambitious ideas. This helped us define some of the overall and future prospects of the project. Bad Dinosaur has a team that is small and friendly, and extremely well-rehearsed in their respective fields. This made the development process easy, fast and a delight.

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Costa Cambanos
Costa Cambanos
Co-Founder, Archiheads

Beacon Buddy for an NHS Trust - Mobile App

A companion mobile app on iOS and Android for the NHS Somerset Trust that helps patients navigate their radiotherapy treatment. Built cross-platform in Microsoft .NET MAUI Blazor technologies.

WatchKeeper - Mobile App

Watchkeeper is a cross-platform mobile app for iOS and Android that gives yacht crew a straightforward way to log sea time, track qualifications, and generate reports required to progress in their maritime career.

YouK - Web and Mobile App

Your shop window for everything made in the UK - available over the web and optimised for both mobile and desktop use.

Trundl - Mobile App using Xamarin

Uniting outdoor activity with charity fundraising - tracking steps and making it count. Built using Microsoft Xamarin and Blazor technologies with native GPS integration.

Bad Dinosaur took the time to understand our mission upfront and translated that into a technical design that could help us test our hypothesis with real customers quickly. At the first co-design meeting, it was great to see the service taking shape at this milestone and it was a good opportunity to reassess the direction and priority of work still to be done with the time we had left. In the co-design process it could be frustrating at times not to be involved with all the discussions that take place when building a product like this, as ordinarily I'd be very close to the team and technical/UX discussions - that way you understand the t...

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Tom Harries
Tom Harries
Founder, Vocal

Music Aptitude Maestros - Web Application

An innovative tool to assist students in practicing for their 11+ Music Aptitude Test.

Budgerty - Web and Mobile App

The PROPERTY BUDGETING Platform, designed for home buyers and investors to simulate and assess the financial implications of property investments.

Stepping Stones - Web App

A swimming school's database management tool and additional companion apps for Parents/Carers and Teachers.

Moving On My Recovery - Web App

We developed a companion app for participants in the Helping Groups to Grow programme, to recover from substance abuse and addiction.

"As a two-person team, we didn't have the biggest of budgets. Despite that, Bad Dino were very efficient and didn't go beyond the budget we had, yet they still managed to include more than we had expected to include. We greatly enjoyed the regular personal workshop meetings. Nyalls, Hannah, Valentin and Rosie were all very professional and clear in their communication. They made the development process easy to understand despite the fact that we had no prior experience with app development, and their energy and positive attitude were the perfect fit for the character of the app we wanted to build. We would highly recommend them to others l...

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Ashley Kampta
Ashley Kampta
Director , Ashbea Music Ltd

BundleCorp - Web App

We designed and developed Electronic Bundling Software for BundleCorp, cutting down on prep-time ahead of litigation hearings as well having a hugely positive environmental impact by turning a paper-based process into a digital one.

University of St Andrews- Web App

Tutor appointment booking and management system, developed for students at University of St Andrews.

Stamp Free - Mobile App

A proof of concept app which revolutionises the purchase and verification of postage stamps, allowing customers to go 'stamp free'.

Social Connections Mapping for Queen Margaret University - Web App

Queen Margaret University needed an app they could use in remote locations to interview refugees. Using the app, researchers can create studies and assign questions to each study.

It's been great to see myTOT evolve from a concept to a functioning platform. With the support of Bad Dinosaur, we were able to quickly convey, mobilise and build a functioning Marketplace whilst building strong relationships with the Bad Dinosaur team. Having been warmly received by the market, we look forward to the next phase of work with Bad Dinosaur as we strive to build our users a unique shopping community.

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Kirsten Bell
Kirsten Bell
Co-Founder, myTOT

Sentry SL - Web App

GPS tracking solution using Smart Lead technology, designed for tracking high value vehicles and machinery for both domestic and commercial use.

Ogel World - Web App

A customer tool developed for customising and configuring their bespoke Ogel pods - recycled plastic garden rooms and offices built from eco-friendly materials. (As featured on BBC hit TV show, Dragons' Den!)

tell Gem - Web App

A web application developed to increase disclosure rates of sexual assault, abuse and rape within structured organisations.

FreeFlow Technologies - Mobile App

Bad Dino developed a companion mobile app for FreeFlow's electric drivetrain systems for e-bikes and small electric vehicles.

A great company that I would highly recommend. The team make it an easy journey and they delivered our project beyond our expectations.

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Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith
Co-founder, Love Your Employees

Paygaps.com - Web App

UK gender pay gap statistics - simplified. A web application which allows organisations of any size to evaluate their pay gap data and take meaningful action.

HeyWow - Web App

A web application which allows customers to customise children's books, using an interactive children's book creator.

Acorn Wellbeing - Web App

A health-tech management tool for the pharmaceutical industry, developed as a proof of concept with and integration with Digi.Me for medical record storage.

Cheetah Advanced Technologies - Web and Mobile App

A community based road hazard and safety location system that allows members to verify and contribute data to a comprehensive database.

Bad Dinosaur provided an excellent, friendly and professional service. The team went above and beyond of what was required for our project.

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Pawel Jancz
Pawel Jancz
Director, NUMBERTELLING

Advanced Engagement - Web App

We developed a platform to effectively deliver security awareness training, designed to positively influence security culture within organisation.

Edinburgh for Under Fives - Web App

A digital transformation project, developing a web application to enhance the user experience for EFUF subscribers.

Haelosense - Web App

The Haelosense MVP allows complex organisations to be decomposed into their critical elements, and align these elements to strategic goals.

Mackenzie School of English - Web App

A web application developed for a residential English Language School to organise group booking, their CRM and invoice management system.

Absolutely fabulous agency, and now working with them for my 3rd start-up business. Great team and above all else they are a pleasure to work with. Thoroughly recommend them.

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Colin Ware
Colin Ware
Co-Founder, ChargerBill

Soccer PDP - Web App

A web application developed to bring pro-level player benchmarking tools into grassroots youth football clubs.

Vocal - Web App

A web application developed to provide local businesses with anonymous feedback and an the opportunity to take action.

Phoebus Software - Web App

A prototype mortgage application tool for brokers and underwriters, developed to showcase the platform to customers and investors.

Skillstep - Web App

A pilot tool created to facilitate online mentoring and talent retention across financial services, engineering and IT consultancy sectors.

It has been fantastic to collaborate with Finlay Muir and the team at Bad Dinosaur as they helped bring our vision to life, moving a traditional print report to an online web app.

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Susie Hull
Susie Hull
Account Director, Honest Ideas

myTOT - Web and Mobile App

A marketplace for parents and guardians to buy and sell quality second hand, unused and unique children's goods.

Rockifi - Web App

A dedicated live streaming and community platform for loud and heavy music fans and artists, developed to allow fan communities to engage with artists during Covid-19.

Love Your Employees - Web App

A tool for employers to assess their existing employee benefits, and find and compare new employee benefits and perks to add to their offering.

Pour - Web App

An web-based customer service web-app for the hospitality industry, introducing a new way to order and pay for food and drinks.

The word I would use to describe my overall experience of working with Bad Dinosaur would be 'inspiring'. We thought we knew exactly what we wanted, and they helped us understand what we needed and how to achieve it.

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Susan Scurlock MBE
Susan Scurlock MBE
Founder and CEO, One Dot All

Have You Got - Web App

The mission of Have You Got is to empower small businesses within the holiday rental industry to support each other within a community.

Archiheads - Web App

Archiheads is a platform that supports people in creative industries. Developed as a web application, is it a platform that offers both a place for artists to display art, but also find resources for mental health problems.

Radar - Mobile App

A mobile app which makes online fashion shopping smarter and fairer; for shoppers, brands and the planet.

Student Companion App - Web & Mobile App

St Andrews College Language Schools approached us for a digital transformation project — designed to replace paper-based processes with a modern companion app, giving their students, group leaders and staff everything they need in one place.

Bad Dinosaur aren’t just brilliant at their craft, their deploy it in such a way that brings truly remarkable solutions to their clients. Ian and Kyle are standout operators and this article reflects their talents, efforts and personal energy they have delivered on Radar.

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Emily Gaunt
Emily Gaunt
Founder & CEO, Radar

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