Health and wellness software development

You know health.
We build the software behind it.

We design and build apps for health and wellness founders, clinics, and research teams. Start with a fixed-price prototype. Grow it into a full product with the same team.

Two phone screens from an athlete tracking app: an athlete's growth chart with test history, and a team activity feed with test reminders
Built for teams at
  • University of Illinois Chicago
  • Curenav
  • Gymboss
  • Develupp
Our work

Apps we’ve built for founders, clinics, and researchers.

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  • Research
  • Mental health

A digital health intervention app for a UIC research study

University of Illinois Chicago

AI brings each conversation to life, so young people can practice healthy relationship skills in a space that feels real but carries no real-world risk.

Read the case study: University of Illinois Chicago
Red University of Illinois Chicago sign on campus, surrounded by red flowers
  • Patient care

One place for patients to keep track of their cancer care

Curenav

Daily check-ins, symptom notes, and appointments in one place.

A girl in a pink shirt hugging a smiling woman who is wearing a headscarf
Read the case study: Curenav
  • Fitness
  • App support

Store rating from 3.8 to 4.6 in about two months

Gymboss

We made the app better to use, and the store rating rose from 3.8 to 4.6.

Read the case study: Gymboss
3.8Store rating before
4.6About two months later
Who we help

Three kinds of teams. One way of working.

Whether you're testing an idea, running a busy practice, or studying what helps people, we start by understanding the work.

Startups and founders

Get your first product in front of real users.

  • Fixed-price prototype you can test and show investors
  • Full builds for iOS, Android, and web
  • App store launch and updates after
Health App Readiness Review

Built your first version with Lovable, Cursor, Replit, or another AI tool? We review it, fix the security gaps, and get it ready for real patients and investor questions.

See the Readiness Review
For founders
Clinics and providers

Less paperwork for staff. A clearer path for patients.

  • Patient apps and portals
  • Staff tools that replace spreadsheets and paper
  • Reports that pull your data into one view

Led by a team that builds products integrated with Epic.

Start with one process

Bring us one process that eats your staff's time. We'll show you what an app or tool could take off their plate.

For providers
Universities and research

Software for university research and programs.

  • Study and intervention apps
  • Data collection tools and dashboards
  • Training tools, including realistic AI-powered practice
Planning a study or a funded project?

We'll scope the software with your team before the grant or IRB deadline.

For research teams
How it works

Start small. Prove it. Then build it out.

Why teams trust us

What you can count on.

  • Clinic operations experience.

    We understand how clinic staff and patients actually use software, from intake to follow-up.

  • Epic experience.

    We build products that integrate with Epic.

  • Data mapped before code.

    We decide what the app collects, where it lives, and who can see it before we build.

  • Business Associate Agreements.

    When a project involves protected health information, we sign a BAA before we handle any of it.

  • Audit logging.

    Apps that handle health data record who viewed or changed each record.

  • Built to your rules.

    HIPAA, your IRB, or your own policies. We work with your compliance lead on what applies.

  • One team, start to finish.

    The same people from the first call to launch and support.

  • Built to show results.

    Every app can capture the data you need to measure what's working, for a study, a clinic, or your investors.

By the numbers
Years in business
10+
Users across client apps
1.2M+

These numbers come from Denovo Studios, the team behind Digital Health Systems.

What clients say

In their words.

I've worked with Denovo Studios for over a year now and the process has been absolutely seamless.

Dr. Ariel Smith
University of Illinois Chicago

The project was a success. Furthermore, they were great for helping us fix bugs that other developers outside of their organization had made and helpful in brainstorming sessions.

Alexander Brunache
Curenav

Denovo Studios tackles requests very proactively. Additionally, their ability to outline all the steps needed to complete the project and their [App Development] capabilities have been valuable assets. Despite being a service provider, they feel like a part of the internal team.

Steven Strohl
Unrapp
How we handle health data

Privacy planned in from the first sketch.

Health data needs extra care. We treat it that way from day one, and we're clear about who is responsible for what.

Our privacy and security approach
  1. We map your data firstWhat the app collects, where it lives, and who can see it, decided before we write code.
  2. We build to your rulesHIPAA, your IRB, or your own policies. We work with your compliance lead on what applies.
  3. We sign a BAA when the work needs oneWhen a project involves protected health information, we sign a business associate agreement before we handle any of it.
Backed by Denovo Studios

A Midwestern team building apps since 2015.

Digital Health Systems is the health and wellness division of Denovo Studios. Same engineers, same process, focused on products where trust matters most.

  • Farmington, MI
  • Park Ridge, IL
Get started

Tell us what you're building.

A 30-minute call about your idea or your clinic's needs. You'll leave with a clear next step, whether or not we work together.