The software that runs your business shouldn't terrify your team.

“Don’t touch it or it’ll break!”

In neglected web applications, every change feels like a gamble.

Teams tiptoe around fragile code, dreading the next deployment. Features that should take days stretch into weeks. Bug fixes spawn new bugs. The system that once powered your growth has become the thing holding you back, and every request for an estimate to fix it comes with a shrug.

This is where BitBrawn steps in. We specialise in rescuing and modernising aging JavaScript and Ruby applications, getting them stable and moving again without risky full rebuilds. We have 20 years experience untangling other people's code, and we've learned that your systems aren't beyond hope at all. They just need someone willing to understand them.

Our process is straight forward - we assess what you have, stabilise critical issues, modernise incrementally. From there, we either hand the keys back to your team or provide ongoing support. Don’t worry, we’ve seen it all before.

Proven track record

We've been building web applications for over 20 years, and have plenty of modernisation experience.

For Allocate, we stepped in when an issue arose with a former developer. We methodically unravelled older Node.js and React web applications, stabilised critical bugs, and enhanced their booking platforms in an ongoing partnership since 2021.

For RIFT, we rescued an aging Ruby on Rails platform and transformed it into a modern self-service portal for HMRC tax refunds. We inherited complexity, and modernised incrementally: 192% increase in submissions, 84% more sign-ins.

For Laced, we built their core systems in 2018, then returned in 2023 to rescue and strengthen the Ruby on Rails architecture for European expansion. Even successful applications need a nudge in the right direction as they scale.

If your application has become too fragile to change, we can help.