Add value to products with software

Apps, platforms and AI make your product even more distinctive.

Your project is too important to lose time with the wrong providers. With us, you get a structured, proven path from the idea to a market-ready product: whether a digital add‑on to your physical product, a standalone SaaS product and digital business model, or an app for your employees.

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Specialised in medium-sized businessesMarket-ready in 6 monthsEverything from Germany, no offshoring11-point success guarantee16 years of experience, more than 75 clients, over 327 projects
Specialised in medium-sized businessesMarket-ready in 6 monthsEverything from Germany, no offshoring11-point success guarantee16 years of experience, more than 75 clients, over 327 projects
Specialised in medium-sized businessesMarket-ready in 6 monthsEverything from Germany, no offshoring11-point success guarantee16 years of experience, more than 75 clients, over 327 projects
Specialised in medium-sized businessesMarket-ready in 6 monthsEverything from Germany, no offshoring11-point success guarantee16 years of experience, more than 75 clients, over 327 projects
Specialised in medium-sized businessesMarket-ready in 6 monthsEverything from Germany, no offshoring11-point success guarantee16 years of experience, more than 75 clients, over 327 projects
Specialised in medium-sized businessesMarket-ready in 6 monthsEverything from Germany, no offshoring11-point success guarantee16 years of experience, more than 75 clients, over 327 projects
Does this sound familiar?

A good idea is only the beginning: the path to a digital product is what counts

Most decision-makers know quite precisely what ideal software should do for their product, their customers and their employees. What is missing is rarely the idea, but a reliable path to get there. Four situations we encounter again and again:

A great product, but nothing digital
Competitors already advertise apps, cloud services and smart features. Your product would deserve them just as much.
The idea is there, the path unclear
The market for IT service providers is hard to navigate, and poor standard solutions are often part of the problem.
Bad experiences with providers
Offshore teams, subcontractors, flying blind: schedules slip, quality disappoints, trust is gone.
Your own IT is at full capacity
Day-to-day business runs, but a new development lacks the team, the time and the specialist knowledge.
Cyber Resilience Act

Why this topic is on the table right now

Since 11 September 2026, the reporting obligations of the Cyber Resilience Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847) have applied. Manufacturers must report actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe security incidents affecting their products with digital elements, with an early warning within 24 hours. This also applies to devices that are already on the market. From 11 December 2027, the full requirements apply to all products that are newly placed on the market or substantially modified afterwards.

For connected devices, this means that the software belonging to the product must be securely updatable throughout the support period. We help you meet these requirements through further development, development support, upgrades and ongoing maintenance.

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Web development & app development

Two disciplines, one partner: web and app from a single source

Whether in the browser or on a smartphone: we develop both, for your employees as well as for your end consumers. As an add-on that makes your physical product more distinctive, as a standalone SaaS product with its own business model, or as an app that makes your employees' work easier.

Web development

Bespoke web applications that run in the browser, with no installation, on any device. Ideal when many people in many places work with the same data.

Customer portals and B2B platforms
Product configurators that sell
IoT and cloud dashboards for connected products
Internal tools for sales and service

App development

Native apps for smartphones and tablets: iOS, Android and Apple Watch from one codebase. Ideal when your product belongs in your users' pockets.

Apps that extend your physical product
Consumer apps with first-class UX
Hardware integration: Bluetooth, sensors and more
Employee apps for warehouse and field service

Web and app combined: one solution for all users

A shared cloud foundation with a web application and an app on top: serve employees, customers and end consumers from one system, with no duplicate development and no isolated solutions.

The proven Werkdigital Insight Method®

How your digital idea becomes
a market-ready product

In 9 steps from the idea to the right IT solution: the Werkdigital Insight Method® guarantees a proven and reliable process in three phases of three steps each. An interdisciplinary team of engineers, designers, architects and developers supports you, using modern AI where it makes sense. Market-ready in 6 months.

01Idea, analysis

Understand first, then build

We listen and ask questions until you feel fully understood: your current situation, your visions, wishes and goals. The result is a crystal-clear action plan, a reliable business case and a project outline with a budget: your decision basis in figures.

Honest as-is analysis and goal definitionVisions, wishes, goals, requirements, ideas, and a crystal-clear action plan.
Business caseBottleneck analysis, funding check, ROI and economic potential.
Project outline & budgetingCost estimate, scheduling, resources, including presentation material for your committees.
02Concept

Prototypes in days instead of months, thanks to AI

Your idea gets a design you can experience before the first line of production code is written. AI-assisted prototyping produces interactive clickable prototypes in days instead of weeks, along with a sound technical design and a project plan with a detailed cost calculation as an agile fixed-price contract.

Requirements, design and functionalityVisual and functional: user interface, user stories and an interactive clickable prototype.
Technical design of systemsData model, processes and interfaces to third-party systems.
Project plan with detailed costingSchedule, resources, investment, phase plan: as an agile fixed-price contract.
03Product

Market-ready in 6 months, and beyond

Your product takes shape in 2-week increments with continuous progress reviews, so you always see where things stand. After final acceptance and source code handover, a dedicated software team handles maintenance, support and further development for as long as you want.

Agile software developmentProgramming and progress reviews in 2-week increments.
Testing & final acceptanceTest run, final inspection, commissioning, training and source code handover.
Maintenance, support & further developmentService contract, monitoring, optimisation and contingency plan.
And what does it achieve?

Six effects that set your business
apart from the competition

Digital products are not an end in themselves. Whether an add-on, a standalone SaaS product or an employee app: they make offerings more valuable, customers more loyal and business models broader, measurable in price, margin and market position.

Enhance existing products
A digital add-on makes your physical product more distinctive and more valuable. That justifies higher prices and secures better margins.
Delight end consumers
Apps and software are not just for employees: end consumers control your physical devices comfortably from the sofa. The user experience becomes part of the product.
Stay ahead of the competition
Whoever offers apps, cloud services and smart features first sets the standard in their niche. The others follow.
Build your own digital business model
A good idea becomes a standalone SaaS product or platform: software that generates revenue in its own right, with subscriptions and recurring income.
Know how your offering is used
Connected products and digital services deliver data from real-world use: the basis for better decisions in development, service and sales.
Relieve your employees
Internal apps and portals speed up service, sales and support, from field service to the warehouse.
Enhance existing products
Delight end consumers
Stay ahead of the competition
Build your own digital business model
Know how your offering is used
Relieve your employees
11-point success guarantee

Your project is too important for experiments

That is why we give you an 11-point success guarantee. Our architects are in direct contact with you, so you can make decisions while processes are running and nothing can go wrong.

100% satisfaction promise
Everything from Germany, no offshoring, no subcontractors
Direct line to the architects, no flying blind
Government funding

Good news: the state contributes up to 80%

For medium-sized companies with fewer than 250 employees, up to 80% of certain consulting and audit services are currently eligible for funding, for example through the INQA programme. We clarify which programme applies in your case during the initial assessment.

INQA funding
A success story from practice

A smartphone app turns the wallbox into a digital experience

MENNEKES had a clear vision: charging electric cars should become as simple and intuitive as using a smartphone. The new AMTRON® wallboxes impressed with high-quality technology and minimalist design, and the digital experience for EV drivers was to live up to this standard in every respect.

As a long-standing partner, Werkdigital was commissioned to develop the app completely from scratch, from the first idea to the final launch. Built with React Native, the MENNEKES 4Drivers app was created in parallel for iOS, including Apple Watch, and Android: controlling charging sessions in real time, managing several devices, PV surplus charging and company car billing included.

The result: a physical product that becomes even more distinctive through its digital add‑on. The app reduces complex technology to the essentials, launched on time for the new wallbox generation and is today a genuine selling point.

MENNEKES 4Drivers app at the AMTRON wallbox
Christopher Gerwin

"With Werkdigital, we have found a partner that feels like part of our own team. Werkdigital not only brings an impressive level of technical expertise and experience in e-mobility, but always thinks one step ahead."

Christopher Gerwin
MENNEKES Elektrotechnik GmbH & Co. KG
MENNEKES
From product to experience
Premium hardware meets an intuitive app
Impressed the trade audience at Light + Building 2026
Easy to use despite complexity
All functions intuitive to operate
Design reflects the premium standard
No duplicate development costs
iOS and Android from one codebase
faster to market, reaching all customers
New opportunities and possibilities
The app is extremely popular with users
New services can be integrated easily

More products that gained value through software

MENNEKES Elektrotechnik GmbH & Co. KG
The app guides installers step by step through commissioning the wallbox, without cables and without opening the device. It saves time on every installation and strengthens specialist partners' ties to MENNEKES.
MENNEKES AMTRON® 4Installers App
MENNEKES Elektrotechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Miele Professional
“I only had to contribute and check very little myself; for me it was completely straightforward.”
Frank Heutger
Product Manager
Miele Professional
Dentsply Sirona
“What I value most about working with Werkdigital is the sincere and open-minded advice, always centred on the benefit for our product.”
Dr. Ulrich Orth
Former Head of Software Development, Dental CAD/CAM Systems
Dentsply Sirona
DiBO BV
“We are glad to have a robust platform solution now that reduces our production costs and enables new business models.”
Jan Huybrechts
R&D Manager
DiBO BV
aerobis fitness GmbH
“Working with Werkdigital showed us how easy it can be to develop an app alongside day-to-day business.”
Elmar Schumacher
Founder and Managing Director
aerobis fitness GmbH
Process

A structured, proven path from the idea to a market-ready product

No estimated hours, no surprises, no flying blind. In every phase, you know where your project stands, what it costs and what happens next.

Initial assessment & exchange of ideas

1

You describe your project and receive expert knowledge you can apply immediately, free of charge, in just half an hour. We also clarify straight away which funding programmes may apply to your project.

Concept workshop & prototype

2

In one day, your product roadmap takes shape; in one week, a design prototype you can experience, and with AI even a working prototype. Economic viability and ROI are quantified in advance. You decide on the basis of figures.

MVP in 2 to 3 months

3

We develop working software, reduced to the most important functions, that you can already deliver to your customers. Short sprints with a demo every two weeks, so you can see the status at any time.

Market readiness & further development

4

In 6 months, your product is market-ready. A dedicated, experienced software team then maintains and extends your solution, reliably and for as long as you want.

FAQ

Common questions

Do you have questions? Here you will find answers to the topics decision-makers ask us about most often before a product development project.

The initial assessment is free of charge. We only quantify analysis, design and development once we have clarity about the scope of your project. Already in the preliminary planning, we look at economic viability, ROI and break-even so that you can decide on the basis of figures.

A concept workshop in one day, a design prototype in one week, an MVP in 2 to 3 months, and market-ready in 6 months. Structured, proven and with a clear schedule.

That depends on who uses your solution and where. Web applications run on any device without installation, ideal for portals, platforms and internal tools. Apps belong in your users' pockets and can control hardware directly. Often the answer is: both, on a shared cloud foundation. We will find out together in the initial assessment.

Today, AI writes the software. But the success of a project is decided by our human experts: moderators, requirements managers, sparring partners, architects and reviewers. Not by the number of lines of code written. And within the product itself, we integrate AI where it adds real value, compliant with data protection and without hype.

Everything from Germany: no offshoring, no subcontractors, no flying blind. An interdisciplinary team of engineers, designers, architects and developers, with a direct line to you and backed by our 11-point success guarantee.

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Your idea deserves more.
Let's make it market-ready.

Every month your digital product idea is not on the market is a head start you give away to the competition. In the free initial assessment, you describe your project and receive expert knowledge you can apply immediately, in just half an hour.

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Alexander Jantke
Alexander Jantke
Client Services / Project Management