SemperCon
App Development Company
In the Greater Philadelphia Area

Our Story

SEMPERCON WAS CREATED WITH TWO VISIONS IN MIND

1

The always connected world has started and isn’t about to slow down

2

Companies need greater access to technical specialists in app development

About Us

Our Name: SemperCon

Semper (Latin for always) + Con (short for connected) = Always connected

Today, the world is always connected.
We build apps that deepen those connections.

Behind SemperCon’s Success

Prologue

“At the lowest level of computer hardware is the semiconductor. It’s the foundation of all electronics,” says Rick O’Brien, President of SemperCon. “Knowing how a phone works helps you understand how an app works.”

With the goal of working with semiconductors and electronics, O’Brien became an electrical engineer. He gravitated to sales, helping customers design innovative new products and eventually ran the Asia Pacific area for Dallas Semiconductor. 

Then, O’Brien’s penchant for innovation drove him to become a serial technology entrepreneur. After his first venture, creating a digital recording device, he developed apps to support it. Subsequently, he launched one of the first mobile app companies. Since then, O’Brien has always drawn on his unique understanding of both software and hardware to exploit their synergies. 

The SemperCon Story

In his entrepreneurial journey, O’Brien experienced technology cycles first-hand. To get off the ground, companies scramble to hire engineers who can develop an app, but once it’s released, the need for technical manpower often declines. Employers don’t like the hassle and stress of hiring and laying off developers based on development cycles. On the other hand, a company that tries to stay afloat with excessive overhead risks hitting rock bottom.

Thus, O’Brien’s flash of inspiration that gave birth to SemperCon was to offer businesses easy, flexible access to expert app developers.

SemperCon is a Philadelphia area application development company that provides a technical team companies can rely on to create and upgrade web, mobile and IoT apps. We work with a range of companies from startups to global organizations, such as InterDigital and Somfy.

The backbone of SemperCon’s success is our rigorous process. We avoid false starts and wasted efforts by turning fuzzy concepts into high-definition specifications. Also, we help you strip away excess features so you can introduce minimum viable products (MVPs) in two months or less. You can add to them to create rich apps later.

Over the last decade, as our clients have grown, so has SemperCon. For instance, our first client has been working with us since we opened for business. They have expanded from a two-person startup to a mid-sized, high-growth company. We’d love to have you grow with us, too.

Not All Work

Rick O’Brien

When O’Brien is not transforming app ideas into reality, you can find him playing or watching ice hockey, on the golf course or traveling the world with his wife and family.

Clients Say...

Rick and his team at SemperCon have by far exceeded my expectations. I had the idea of creating a new social networking app, and SemperCon went above and beyond to turn my vision into a reality. Rick and his team took my mock-ups/designs and optimized my app to have the best UI/UX possible. They were then able to develop a fully functioning iOS app in a very timely matter, and at a very reasonable price. My app turned out better than I ever imagined.

— Matt Mulford, Founder at EYEVIBE, Inc

SemperCon has been an invaluable partner in the development of our organization, Ride Health. They helped us turn a wireframe mock-up and list of features into rigorous specifications for web development - and then made it into a reality just weeks later. When we asked them to integrate brand new technologies and APIs, SemperCon took on the challenge with enthusiasm. Beyond their technical skills, what stands out most is their honesty, integrity, accountability and transparency when working with clients. I would strongly recommend SemperCon to anyone looking for a true partner in web and mobile development.

— Imran Cronk, Co-Founder & CEO Ride Health

SemperCon turned our idea into a detailed specification and then into a full application running on multiple mobile platforms. They are our go-to team for mobile app development.

—Mel Baiada, Partner at Basecamp Ventures

Sempercon is the ultimate development partner for any startup lacking a technical co-founder. We were so impressed with the quality and speed with which SemperCon was able to develop our app (not to mention their competitive pricing), that we’ve continued to use them time and time again. After developing an MVP app for Android, Sempercon then developed a matching iOS app and has since worked on the release of multiple product updates.

— Nadia James, Founder of RevivAll

SemperCon developed the Android app for our BLE temperature sensor program. The app requires control and monitoring of three individual BLE sensors and logs the data being generated for analysis. I am extremely pleased with their work, attention to detail and level of communication. It is a great feeling knowing that I have found a company that I can consider part of our development team. Although this first program is Android based we will definitely be using SemperCon for the development of an iOS version and future web application requirements.

—Harry Rieth, Owner of Affinity Technologies

Rick and his team were helpful and responsive over the long haul as my company developed its first iOS app for consumer market release. Over the course of 9 months (and counting), they worked with us through both the design and implementation process, and subsequent QA and post-deployment issue resolution. I am happy to recommend them as a top-notch service provider for mobile app design and development.

— Dedrick Siddall, Software Entrepreneur

We hired Sempercon to create iPhone and Android applications that demonstrated our proprietary Wi-Fi connection technology. Sempercon did a great job of understanding the technology, designing the applications, and delivering quality software and documentation on schedule. Their leadership was also exceptional in helping us promote our technology by introducing us to partners and test markets. For our sports-related app, Sempercon was able to set up beta testing with a stadium during a full season of minor league baseball. Sempercon's team, is passionate about new technology and a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Sempercon.

—Ken Lynch, Software Architect of InterDigital

Sempercon was vital in creating our app. When we started, our team was three inexperienced “business people” with no tech skills. The SemperCon team was able to guide us through creating wireframes, and specification docs to get our idea rolling. Along the way, we received a lot of practical advice that we feel others would have used as opportunities to upsell different solutions onto us. Once development started, the entire team was really responsive and we were surprised by how efficiently they worked. As we deployed and iterated, they continued to be responsive and it was comforting knowing they didn’t tune out once the bulk of the work was completed. Overall, it was a great experience working with the SemperCon team - and we continue to do so.

—Mark Ghatan, CEO of Sibbil

I was looking to develop a mobile, web-based app that would become a new service offering for my company. I couldn’t be more pleased to have found a partner in Sempercon. Despite having the vision, we didn't have the IT capacity to develop this internally. Sempercon was able to guide us through all phases of the development process - from the early design work and specifications through to the development and testing of the application. Throughout the entire process they maintained constant contact on the status of the project and met all of their deliverable deadlines. 

—Scott Casey, Owner of Vistacom Information Systems

We needed a capable and flexible development partner to help us support and grow our Fleet Intelligence application. SemperCon has proven to be a technically strong and reliable long term partner for our company.

—A.J. Kait, EVP of Orion Fleet Intelligence

Sempercon helped us make sense of our ideas for an app and quickly translated them into design specifications. Their engineers delivered us a functional prototype within weeks. While they led our app development effort, we were able to focus on the many other action items requiring our attention.

—Natasha Mirza, MD, FACS, Cofounder of Mobileoptx

By connecting our emergency lighting equipment to the web our technicians can now access all of our systems remotely and diagnose problems without actually having to go on-site. Our field service team can now work more efficiently than we could’ve imagined.

—Guy Teipel, President of Go2Power

100+ apps developed

Over a decade of innovation

50+ clients served

100+ apps developed

Over a decade of innovation

50+ clients served

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SemperCon focuses squarely on app development. Applications are where the rubber meets the road: they’re the key to better connecting companies with people. Our developers are experts in defining user experience and executing the hard stuff in code.

 

We take a long term ‘win-win’ approach with our clients and can boast that we still work with our very first client that’s grown from a two-person startup to a successful, high-growth company.

 

Sempercon is a Certified Veteran vosb_largeOwned Small Business.

 

SemperCon focuses squarely on app development. Applications are where the rubber meets the road: they’re the key to better connecting companies with people. Our developers are experts in defining user experience and executing the hard stuff in code.

We take a long term ‘win-win’ approach with our clients and can boast that we still work with our very first client that’s grown from a two-person startup to a successful, high-growth company.

Sempercon is a Certified Veteran Owned Small Business.

Sempercon was vital in creating our app. When we started, our team was three inexperienced “business people” with no tech skills. The SemperCon team was able to guide us through creating wireframes, and specification docs to get our idea rolling. Along the way, we received a lot of practical advice that we feel others would have used as opportunities to upsell different solutions onto us. Once development started, the entire team was really responsive and we were surprised by how efficiently they worked. As we deployed and iterated, they continued to be responsive and it was comforting knowing they didn’t tune out once the bulk of the work was completed. Overall, it was a great experience working with the SemperCon team - and we continue to do so.

—Mark Ghatan, CEO of Sibbil

SemperCon turned our idea into a detailed specification and then into a full application running on multiple mobile platforms. They are our go-to team for mobile app development.

—Mel Baiada, Partner at Basecamp Ventures

SemperCon developed the Android app for our BLE temperature sensor program. The app requires control and monitoring of three individual BLE sensors and logs the data being generated for analysis. I am extremely pleased with their work, attention to detail and level of communication. It is a great feeling knowing that I have found a company that I can consider part of our development team. Although this first program is Android based we will definitely be using SemperCon for the development of an iOS version and future web application requirements.

—Harry Rieth, Owner of Affinity Technologies

Sempercon is the ultimate development partner for any startup lacking a technical co-founder. We were so impressed with the quality and speed with which SemperCon was able to develop our app (not to mention their competitive pricing), that we’ve continued to use them time and time again. After developing an MVP app for Android, Sempercon then developed a matching iOS app and has since worked on the release of multiple product updates.

– Nadia James, Founder of RevivAll

We needed a capable and flexible development partner to help us support and grow our Fleet Intelligence application. SemperCon has proven to be a technically strong and reliable long term partner for our company.

—A.J. Kait, EVP of Orion Fleet Intelligence

SemperCon has been an invaluable partner in the development of our organization, Ride Health. They helped us turn a wireframe mock-up and list of features into rigorous specifications for web development - and then made it into a reality just weeks later. When we asked them to integrate brand new technologies and APIs, SemperCon took on the challenge with enthusiasm. Beyond their technical skills, what stands out most is their honesty, integrity, accountability and transparency when working with clients. I would strongly recommend SemperCon to anyone looking for a true partner in web and mobile development.

— Imran Cronk, Co-Founder & CEO Ride Health

By connecting our emergency lighting equipment to the web our technicians can now access all of our systems remotely and diagnose problems without actually having to go on-site. Our field service team can now work more efficiently than we could’ve imagined.

—Guy Teipel, President of Go2Power

I was looking to develop a mobile, web-based app that would become a new service offering for my company. I couldn’t be more pleased to have found a partner in Sempercon. Despite having the vision, we didn't have the IT capacity to develop this internally. Sempercon was able to guide us through all phases of the development process - from the early design work and specifications through to the development and testing of the application. Throughout the entire process they maintained constant contact on the status of the project and met all of their deliverable deadlines. In turning our vision into a reality, I’m glad to have a partner in Sempercon. Not only have they provided a first-rate app that I’m quite proud of, but they've proven that we can rely upon them for future enhancements and innovations.

—Scott Casey, Owner of Vistacom Information Systems

Sempercon helped us make sense of our ideas for an app and quickly translated them into design specifications. Their engineers delivered us a functional prototype within weeks.

—Natasha Mirza, MD, FACS, Cofounder of Mobileoptx

We hired Sempercon to create iPhone and Android applications that demonstrated our proprietary Wi-Fi connection technology. Sempercon did a great job of understanding the technology, designing the applications, and delivering quality software and documentation on schedule. Their leadership was also exceptional in helping us promote our technology by introducing us to partners and test markets. For our sports-related app, Sempercon was able to set up beta testing with a stadium during a full season of minor league baseball. Sempercon's team, is passionate about new technology and a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Sempercon.

—Ken Lynch, Software Architect of InterDigital

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HQ: Furlong, PA 18925

Phone: 215-666-5750

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