8pence

Software studio · Provo, Utah

Apps built from inside the work.

8pence designs and builds focused apps for the people who keep places and teams running: grounds crews, custodial and housekeeping teams, and youth soccer coaches. Every app is tested in real work before it ships.

See the apps robert@8pence.com

The apps

Three apps, each with one job.

Each app is its own product with its own address. They share a way of working: simple for the people doing the work, and clear for the people who manage it.

  • For grounds crewsIn use with a university crew

    Groundskeeping

    Crews mark finished work on a map of the grounds, and managers see what is done, what is due and who did it.

    • Assign work from a phone and hear back when it is done
    • Report a problem with a photo, pinned where it is
    • A shared shed computer for crew members without phones
    • Trees
    • Bushes
    • Lawn
    • Leaves
    • Snow
    • Trash
    • Sprinklers
    groundskeeping.app

  • For custodial and housekeeping teamsIn development

    Floorkeeping

    The same idea indoors: rooms on a floor plan, a checklist for each one, and a clear view of which rooms are clean.

    • Rooms laid out floor by floor, ready to tap when they are done
    • A cleaning checklist for every room
    • Built on the same foundation as Groundskeeping
    • Floors
    • Rooms
    • Checklists
    • Assignments
    floorkeeping.app

  • For youth soccer coaches and clubsIn beta

    LockedIn

    Coaches run practice, track effort and make playing time fair and visible to players and parents.

    • Merit points that tie playing time to effort in practice
    • A practice timer and an AI practice builder
    • Game Day rotations and a dashboard for club directors
    • Roster
    • Attendance
    • Quick Rate
    • Stats
    • Development plans
    gettinglockedin.app

How we work

Every app starts on the job.

  1. Start with a real problem

    Groundskeeping began on a university grounds crew that needed to know which beds had been weeded and when each would be due again. LockedIn began with a youth soccer team that needed playing time to be fair.

  2. Build it with the people who use it

    Crews, managers and coaches use early versions in their real work. Their requests and feedback shape every release.

  3. Widen it once it holds up

    Each app starts with a small group of real users and opens to more people once it has held up in their daily work.

Accessible
Groundskeeping and Floorkeeping are built to WCAG 2.2 Level AA.
Any device
Phones in the field, tablets on the sideline, and a shared computer in the shed.
Connected
Groundskeeping brings in site maps from GIS tools and sends updates to other systems.

Contact

Let’s talk.

Interested in a pilot for your campus or club, a partnership, or help with one of the apps? Write to Robert directly.

robert@8pence.com

8pence is the studio of Robert Spencer, a product designer with more than ten years in business software and accessibility, and a US Soccer licensed youth coach.