Symph - Mobile Apps, Web Design and Web Development

Screening applicants from 1 week to less than 24 hours

Fun fact: Since 2021, we double our team size by 100%. Processing and onboarding employees manually didn't work for us anymore. Read how we automated our hiring process via automate.io and Zapier.

Your apps are easier to use with progressive usability

than trying to make it "idiot-proof"

Our 8 UI/UX Design services for your softwares and products

At Symph, we find importance in providing captivating design and a great user experience in the web apps, mobile apps and products we build through UI UX.

Taking ownership to create an Impact: Advice from our Lead Engineer

Let us get to know our very own Raven Duran, Symph’s Lead Engineer, where he shares about his story as a lead engineer, and the advice he wants to impart to future members of the tech industry.

Our secret to getting each one's ideas at Symph

Nobody wants to talk about the elephant in the room? This is how our team does it. Effective communication is essential to the company's long-term success.

The women behind Symph: Our Marketing Team

At Symph, we have women in Marketing and Business Development with diverse backgrounds from geodetic engineering, magazine publishing, and developer relations coming up with great campaigns and strengthening the brand. Get to know them and their thoughts on our special feature this International Women’s month.

The women behind Symph: Our Product Owners

For International Women's Month, we are continuing to celebrate the women of our team. Get to know more about the female CEOs of our very own startups from Symph.

The Women behind Symph: Our Developers and Designers

For International Women's Month, we are continuing to showcase the strong and empowering women behind Symph. Let us get to know more about our Full stack developers and UI/UX designers.

The Women behind Symph: Our Project Managers

As part of International Women's Month, we want to showcase the strong and empowering women behind Symph. Get to know more about our project managers and what they have to say.

Online Payment: A Gamechanger in Property Management

The pandemic changed the way we do things. With all these challenges at hand in the property management space, people realize the value and importance of online payment and digitization especially in collecting payments from tenants. Learn how Symph’s product, Units, make your collection efficiency better and tenants happier.

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UI and UX: Why is it Crucial For Every Company's Success?

Here's some advice on why you should invest in UI/UX for user-facing products.

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Half a decade +1 in creating impact as a Google Developer Expert

Did you know our very own CTO Albert Padin is the first Filipino Google Developer Expert to have expertise both for Google App Engine and Google Machine Learning? Get to know how he became a GDE and his advice for aspiring GDEs!

Not only LOVE can grow this February but your online sales too!

Did you know there is a direct correlation between sales and love?

How did we spend our 2-week paid holiday break

We asked a couple of our fellow colleagues to share their stories on how they spent the 2-week paid holiday break and what their takeaways were.

Tools we recommend to help build your e-commerce store

Businesses, especially vendors, started selling their services and products online. Websites and apps for deliveries, online groceries, and other purchases have benefited the consumers who stay and work at home. Not only has this helped customers for simple transactions, it has also helped businesses find other ways to generate sales. Social media played a big role in helping businesses market themselves online too.

How our 30-Day Challenge improved our habits

"I wanted to start this habit but I'm having a hard time starting it." As a team, we value growth and constantly improve ourselves. We wanted to help each other with this, and that’s how the idea of the 30-Day Challenge was born. The 30-Day Challenge is an initiative organized by some Symphers with the goal of improving the habits we’re building... in a fun way!

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How our team improved our Sales Process after a 7-hour challenge

We just had the Symph 2021 Solution Challenge: Sales Edition where the team formed groups to create solutions to make our Sales Process in Symph even more efficient.

4 practical tips to manage your time Working From Home

We curated four practical tips for managing time while Working From Home to help you achieve a balanced work and personal life.

How to love your work when it is hard to

Should love even be part of the equation?

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How we successfully transitioned the entire company to working remote in 3 months

We have been working in an office ever since Symph was founded, so transitioning to an entirely work-from-home set up all of a sudden was unusual to most of us.

4 video conferencing tools we’ve tried: Pros & Cons

We compiled the four most used tools we’ve tried using and share their advantages and disadvantages to help you explore which ones would be best for you.

So you want to build a mobile app for your business. Here’s something to consider.

When clients ask us to build them a mobile app, there’s one thing we always ask.

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Practical tips to stay productive working from home

From tools to avoid distraction to how not to nap excessively.

A step-by-step guide to sell your products with FB Shops

Because the pandemic should not stop you from selling.

Tech i̶n̶ is the new normal

When “digital transformation” used to sound far-fetched.

5 PH Businesses armed with tech at this time of Corona

With the implementation of lockdowns in our cities where stores are closing and we basically should not get out of our homes, these apps have been a savior for us to still satisfy our basic needs and to do necessary errands.

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Why software is never finished

You have an app that you use everyday. You're familiar with it and know how to navigate your way around it like the back of our hand— but one day, it suddenly looks different.

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What to expect when working with us

At Symph, we believe that project success is a result of great collaboration. In this post, we present our Terms of Work so you’ll know what to expect when working with us. We’ve created this framework from our 9+ years of experience in software development.

How does machine learning actually work?

It’s like a kid seeing examples of a lion.

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4 Practical Tips to Manage Multiple Branches

Your business is growing, and you have reached the point of profitability where you are planting new branches in different locations by the year, or even by the month. This was the dream… and now you realize that this dream isn’t a piece of cake.

This app can solve your branch management problems

Business owners spend so much time and effort making sure all their branches deliver the brand quality they promise. We built an app to make this branch management a lot easier.

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How our team built 4 Facial Recognition apps in 2 days

Our founders recently challenged us to build our own facial recognition apps, so we had a weekend hackathon and built 4 apps in 48 hours.

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5 Tips for How a Non-Technical Founder can work with Technical People

In the advent of modern technology, it is evidently essential for businesses to engage in digital initiatives that would certainly level their game up.

Is AI killing Call Center Jobs?

It’s not a matter of “if”. It’s a matter of "when".

Geostore Artificial Intelligence: How to categorize over 200,000 road images

“Is this a road made of dirt, gravel, asphalt or concrete?”

The Freedom of Information Portal: Taking an Idea to Reality in 2 Months

"The Freedom of Information online portal will launch on November 25, 2016."

Qavalo: How 1 breakfast transformed this company's productivity

It all started with breakfast, which I suggest everyone eat daily, but it wasn't just the food that transformed a company's productivity.

How an observation of a nonprofit’s struggle turned into a web app

“All I was thinking about was, well, people want to help. People generally want to help but sometimes it’s complicated to give because one, you think of other expenses so you can’t give much.” -Albert Padin

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How Tech Companies Got Their Names

Apart from the no introductions necessary, in these days, having your company’s name turned into a verb as a part of someone’s conversation (and positively at that) is when you know the brand has made it. Take an Instagram of this or google that.

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Symph Talks: Leadership

Being originals in a world that’s not.

Top 3 Challenges Nonprofits Face

There's no exception from struggle even for groups that exist for a good cause.

Symph’s 5 Goal Setting Tools For Your 2019 Goals

This may not be the first time you’ve heard it but goal setting is important for anyone (or any business). In fact, setting goals is the ultimate motivator. At Symph, we are always pushing for growth (whether it’s work or personal growth) and we believe goal setting isn’t just about creating lists, plans and holding yourself accountable, it is also about giving the inspiration necessary to aim for things we never thought possible.

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Ask Symph Vol. I

Who are we, really?

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These 12 companies are changing the F&B industry through technology

You can be one of them too.

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Here’s why Google I/O Extended Cebu 2018 was worth it

No ragrets.

Food and Beverage Company Owners Now Have This Incredible Opportunity

Your restaurant might just be one digital product away from its goals.

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You’re a college student in Cebu if you relate to this

Well, aside from traffic.

3 Reasons Why Most Real Estate Websites Are Not Effective

And tips on how to improve it

Is Your Real Estate Website Optimized For Your OFW Customers?

According to business.inquirer.net, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are one of the largest contributors to the robust growth of the local economy, and now make a highly ideal market for firms to tap.

Internships at Symph

Symph has continuously grown in number and in the way we get things done through the years. Together with this growth is the increasing number of aspiring interns who desire to learn from this industry by applying in Symph.

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These 5 New Symph Apps Could Change Your Life This Week

1. The productivity tool you can’t procrastinate on

The Dollar Effect: The Simple Solution to Tackling Nonprofit Problems

Nonprofit organizations have become more and more essential in the evolving society—be it in big cities or local neighborhoods. Nonprofits may have different business goals compared to for-profit organizations, but both share a lot of common problems.

The Dollar Effect is here to support nonprofits

In case you missed it, last month we have released a new web app, by philanthropists for philanthropists, and of course, to benefit nonprofit organizations.The Dollar Effect is a free web app that aims to make supporting the causes we love so easy—so easy that you have no reason not to.

The Dollar Effect--- Making funds the least of a Non-Profit’s worries

Non-profits are not built to fundraise.

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The Apps We Use for Productivity and Collaboration

In Symph, it has always been our working aim to make team members work together effectively by making proactive attempts to improve teamwork and collaboration in the workplace.This means applying different brainstorming techniques, and using different tools to build a smarter, more productive environment.

A List of Every Decision Making Technique We’ve Used

Brainstorming was invented to make creative success easier–whether it’s for the next big app idea, for the next meeting agenda or for where to eat. But, it’s not always that simple for some people, which is why there are various techniques and strategies to encourage everyone to participate.

Symph Talks: Priorities

Every company’s needs change through time. Objectives that are set at its startup phase are often not the same objectives five years later.

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This app cuts decision-making time in half

A business is only as good as the system it’s created for its operation. Perhaps the pinnacle of technology is how successful it is in making our everyday tasks easier and more efficient. — somewhere from the internet.

I have an idea for an app. Now what?

Building an app is a long journey with a lot of pitfalls. Coming up with an idea is just the beginning in creating a functional and well-designed app. It goes through a long process, with lots of twists and turns in the way, but, if done right, in the end will be worth it all.

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Symph Talks: Communication

An open letter to company decision-makers.

Symph Asks Vol. III

Symph Asks is back! For this volume, we decided to put the spotlight on our senior high school interns, the first ones we have for the past eight years.

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3 Books to Read if You Want to Run a Company

When you buy a new phone, you look at the user manual whenever there are certain features you don’t know where to find access to. When you wish to cook a meal, you can simply look for a cookbook or a video. Businesses do not exactly belong to the same criteria as these products, but, how we wish it could come with a user manual too, right?

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5 Things You Missed From Devfest gDay x Cebu 2017

Like always, Symph is proud to have supported Google Developers Group (GDG)- Cebu and Google Business Group (GBG)- Cebu in their success in hosting the biggest Google tech conference in Cebu last November 18 in the Jcentre Convention Hall. The aim of Devfest GDay x Cebu 2017 was to empower developers and entrepreneurs in making use of technology to boost their endeavors for their respective fields.

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A Newbie’s Guide to Symph Words

Most new hires here at Symph get a slight feeling of surprise or question every now and then once they realize that Symph is not your typical tech company. So, we have listed down Symph words or practices, together with their definitions, that are not very usual to most companies. Aspiring full-timers or interns, you might want to take note.

What Makes the Symph Office?

Symph values creative thinking greatly. After all, that’s the mastermind of our culture, systems, and the way we do things. We don’t worry much about our team because, well, we take pride in our naturally creative Symph people.

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5 Challenges in Starting and Maintaining a Company

An entrepreneur is who gets called when the toilet is clogged in your building. If you’re an entrepreneur, you go find a plunger… and you unclog the toilet.” - Dave Overton, Symph CEO

Tech Conference Survival Guide: Francis Alturas

Being one of the first attendees/volunteers of GOAB, to becoming last year’s speaker, and to organizing a few of his own Design events on the side — Symph’s design and branding master, Francis Alturas shares his ways of the force when it comes to making most out of these conferences:

Tech Conference Survival Guide: Dave Overton

Since he became a chief geek and hosted for GOAB, Dave has become one of the most sought-after speakers for tech events in the metro. He has probably spoken to crowds as much as he has become part of one. Take cue from our very own CEO to stand out from any event — without having to be as tall as he is.

Tech 101: ChatBots

Little by little, ChatBots are replacing the use of mobile apps in a way that users can now simply use social media messaging to access services such as booking rides or hotels, checking your bank balance, or ordering a pizza. You no longer need to open your apps and wait for it to load, you can simply chat your request away. Convenient, right?

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Why Is It Important to Build a Community?

A community is composed of people having a particular characteristic, or, in this discussion, a passion in common.

5 People in Tech On The One Advice They Would Give to Aspiring Start-up Founders

If like us, you’ve been watching documentaries and keynote speeches of famous tech founders, it becomes easy to be inspired and motivated to do the next big thing. However, it also becomes easy to forget the grit and patience involved to become one of the greats and giving up becomes an easy option as we encounter inconveniences with doing the little things.

The Types of People You Meet in Tech

As various as programming languages can be, so are the people in the field of technology. This domain is full of different passions, styles, working habits, and even types of creativity. In this post, get to know more about the various types of peculiar but gifted people you will meet in the field of tech:

Why Have a Website?

When your business doesn’t have a website of its own, you’re disregarding so many things. With all the modernization the industry is adapting to, the last thing your business should not have is a website.

5 Tips to Excel in the Field of Technology

From tinkering computers and earning five pesos from every Mario Bros. game in their garage, Albert Padin is now the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Symph and the first Google Developer Expert in the Philippines. With his team at Symph, he has worked with Megaworld, 500 Startups, Office of the President of the Philippines, the World Bank, and more.

Sharing our Story on Machine Learning at GCC Meetup Philippines

Symph has always prided itself in its drive to explore new technologies to better serve its clients so when we were invited to share about our expertise in machine learning at the Google Cloud Connect Meetup in the Google Philippines office last Monday, we were ecstatic.

Symph Asks Vol.II

Just recently, our latest addition to the family has proven our said growth — not because he’s another number to our population, but because he joined us to help develop our roadmap as a tech company. Having co-founded CareSharing and Next-Level among other startups, we are thrilled to have this tech and outdoor junkie onboard.

Symphfolio: Haier Apps Online

Haier Apps Online is an e-commerce site that sells Haier appliances online and delivers them to its customers. Symph was tasked to create the platform which caters to our locale that is Cebu and Mandaue city.

Symph Asks: Haier Cebu

We sat down with one of our clients, Peterson Yap — Haier’s e-commerce partner in the Philippines, specifically for Cebu to see how R2D2 (yes, R2D2 of Star Wars!) has become an inspiration to build a business and turn it into an online platform.

Ask Symph Vol.III : Internship

It’s almost the start of another school year. While everyone is busy absorbing the last rays of summer, we know all too well that there are hopefuls out there who are preparing for their internships. Symph has always been proud of its interns — many people from our team were actually once interns. If you are hopeful to become one, we have curated this list of common questions we get from aspiring Symph interns:

The Symph Team

One thing we never really nailed down into writing is the topic of our team — and how we are proud of what it is and what it will be.

Why We Recommend Wordpress to Our Clients

It’s no secret that Wordpress is the easiest CMS (Content Management System) platform we (and the world) could find.

Symphfolio: Megaworld

Megaworld is one of the Philippines’ leading property and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) developers. They approached us to help them showcase one of their major projects — The Mactan Newtown.

Symphfolio: Weapons of Mass Distribution

500 Startups is a celebrity when it comes to the tech community, being one of the world’s leading global venture capital seed funds and startup accelerators. So when they emailed us for a website request for their upcoming event, we geeked out an extra bit.

Symphfolio: Geeks On A Beach

Geeks on A Beach is an annual international conference for everyone who is passionate about startups, technology, design, and making the world a better place. Being geeks and advocates to the event’s vision ourselves, we powered the event’s website upon its inauguration last 2012 and to the many of its upcoming events.

Symph Asks vol. 1

We have always Asked Symph, now it’s Symph’s turn to ask.