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Website to Qlik app
2:45 built from nothing
- 9 sheets
- 1,950 calls to Qlik
- Zero clicks
The result doesn't depend on who does it
Your Qlik app, redesigned to look like your product.
Every chart proven identical.
Every change is signed off before it goes in.
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No rebuild. No changes to your script, data model or master items. Nothing to install.
20 minutes · screen share · no prep · no access to your tenant
Founded by Brian Booden, 9x Qlik Luminary and Partner Ambassador, 2016 to 2025. 36 reviews from past Qlik work.
Same app, same numbers · drag to compare
Watch: a website rebuilt as a live Qlik app90-second film · built from nothing in 2:451:30
Sample Executive Dashboard app, sample data in US dollars. Not a client's app.
39/39original charts identical after the redesign
35/35functions kept
294checks run
0differences when replayed onto the live app
Sample Executive Dashboard app, 2 Oct 2026.
Qlik work for
ayeQ
Stonewater
Plus Dane Housing
Luminoso
Model Group
IKEA
UpSociative- JNJamaica National Group
Progressive Building Society
Ruffer
Menzies Aviation
ExecSpace
Cybit
Shepherd and Wedderburn
If Only- WWilko
- HHamamatsu
Butcher's Pet Care
Eminox
British Engines
Three starting points. One process.
A website, an existing Qlik Sense app or a QlikView app. Same process, every app, whoever runs it.
39/39 charts identicalYour Qlik app. Glowed up. Not one number moved.
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Existing Qlik Sense app
39/39 charts identical
- 294 checks
- 35 of 35 functions kept
- 0 differences on the live app
460/460 checks identicalYour QlikView app. Now a modern Qlik Cloud app.
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QlikView to Qlik Cloud
460/460 checks identical
- Converted, redesigned and proved in one working day
- HighCloud Airlines demo app
Sample and demo apps, not clients' apps. One working day is what the HighCloud demo app took, not a promise for yours.
Why fix the look now
Qlik's AI can build a chart. It can't design an app.
Qlik's MCP server creates sheets and charts, but it has no tools for themes, layout or styling. And Qlik says checking AI output is your job.
"It is the user's responsibility to review and verify any GenAI output before using or sharing it."Qlik help: Qlik MCP server
Your theme CSS has a date on it.
Qlik is changing how custom theme CSS works: Qlik Cloud from 18 August 2026, client-managed Qlik Sense in the November 2026 release. Looks built on CSS tricks are the ones at risk.
"Document Object Model (DOM) selectors in custom CSS are not a supported pattern."Qlik Community support update, 30 Mar 2026
A new tool means re-proving every number.
Moving to another BI tool for a modern look means new models, new measures and every figure tested again. A Glow Up keeps the model your business already trusts.
Four sheets. Same data. Different first impression.
It plays on its own; drag the handle to take over. Same app, same selections, same numbers. Only the presentation moved.
Same app, same numbers · drag to compare
Sample Executive Dashboard app, sample data in US dollars. Not a client's app.
Overview
Was: KPI Dashboard
What changed
- A live headline: revenue against budget and last year, in one sentence
- Three gauges become six KPI cards with mini charts
- Pie charts become ranked bars you can read
- Filters in one panel, with a live "Showing" line
What didn't
Same master measuresSame drill-downsOriginal kept as a Classic sheet
Want to see it moving, with the gate report?
20 minutes on a screen share. No prep, no access to your tenant.
AI does the heavy lifting. Every change is signed off before it goes in.
Nothing reaches your app until the values gate says every chart matches.
"name": "Your brand",
"palettes": { ... },
"fontFamily": "Your font"Your brand, as a real Qlik theme
Colours, type and chart palette from your own brand, built as an installable JSON theme: the route Qlik supports.
Rehearsed on a copy
AI restyles a copy of the app the board opens. Every sheet is scored against one written design standard before anyone signs it off.
Values gatePASS
Revenue YTD$11.4M$11.4M
Receivables overdue25%25%
Gross margin45.9%45.9%
The values gate
Every chart, under every agreed bookmark, before and after. One difference and nothing ships: it rolls back.
Then the rest of the estate
The same look on the apps you choose, each with its own values report. Same app IDs, links and bookmarks.
Watch a sample run
- Snapshot39 original charts and tables recorded
- ThemeYour brand applied as a JSON theme
- Design4 sheets designed, originals kept as Classic sheets
- Values gate39 of 39 identical
- Functionality35 of 35 checks passed
- Calc timeevery sheet measured and reported
- StatusReady for sign-off
Sample Executive Dashboard app, 2 Oct 2026
AI
- Builds the theme, sheets, cards and charts
- Records every chart's values before it starts, then runs the gate
- Renders every sheet for review and writes the change log
Sign-off
- Designs to one written standard, the same on every app
- Scores every sheet, card by card, before you see it
- A named approver signs off the gate report before anything goes in
Six rules every Glow Up runs under
1Presentation onlyYour logic is never touched.Script, data model, expressions, master items, variables, bookmarks and section access are never touched.
2Rehearsed on a copyYour app sees it last.Every change is proved on a copy, then replayed on your app after you sign off.
3Values gateEvery chart, every bookmark.Every chart identical under every agreed bookmark, with a test user per section access profile.
4Speed checkedMeasured, not assumed.Calc time for every sheet measured before and after, and reported. Measured and reported, never promised.
5One-command undoOff in one step.The whole glow-up comes off in one step, and your originals stay as Classic sheets throughout.
6Same app IDNothing breaks downstream.Links, bookmarks and community sheets keep working, because it's the same app.
The result doesn't depend on who does it
Anyone can restyle a Qlik app, and anyone can run Qlik's QlikView converter. The difference is how it's done: one process, the same on every app, with the paperwork to prove it.
UsuallyWith Glow Up
The look depends on who you get.One written design standard, scored on every sheet before you see it.
Work changes hands, and the approach changes with it.The same process on every app, whoever runs it, with one change log.
"Trust me, nothing changed."Every chart checked against the original, with the report to show it.
Fixes go in as they're found.Every fix signed off before it goes in, rehearsed on a copy.
A finished app, and nothing on paper.The change log, the values report and the screenshots, handed over.
What you get on paper
- Change logEvery step and every property touched, timed.
- Values reportEvery chart before and after, under the bookmarks you agree.
- ScreenshotsEvery sheet, before and after.
- Rollback fileThe whole glow-up comes off in one step.
- Register, for QlikView movesEvery QlikView item: converted, replaced or retired.
39/39Sample Executive Dashboard: original charts identical after the full redesign.
460/460QlikView demo app (HighCloud Airlines): chart checks identical against QlikView, converted and redesigned in one working day.
Both are sample apps, not clients' apps. One working day is what the demo app took, not a promise for yours.
Runs in your own Slack.
Reviews its own work. Scores it. Fixes it. Scores it again.
- 1Builds on a staging copy, never your app
- 2Reviews every sheet against the written design standard and scores it
- 3Fixes what it finds, re-runs the values gate, then scores again
- 4Takes your changes in plain words in the thread
Proven 4 Oct 2026 on a test copy of the Executive Dashboard: 11 fixes, 1 undo, every values gate passed, the original app untouched.
#glowupHow a thread reads
Glow Bot
Round 1 done on the staging copy. Values gate: PASS.
Glow Bot
Reviewed my own work and fixed what I found. Values gate: PASS. Scored again.
Y
You
3: call it Sales by region
Glow Bot
Done on the staging copy. Values gate: PASS.
Y
You
approve
Design score, round by round (out of 10)
From a real Glow Bot run on 5 Oct 2026, on a test copy of a sample Accounts Receivable app. Values gate: PASS, 112 objects identical.
Every change stays on the staging copy until a named approver says approve.
Proof, not promises
39/39Charts identical
Original objects unchanged after the full redesign of the sample Executive Dashboard, then replayed onto the live app with 0 differences.
How we measured itHow we measured it
Each chart's values are fingerprinted before and after, under agreed bookmarks. One mismatch rolls the change back.
Values gate, sample app, 2 Oct 202635/35Functions kept
Filters, navigation and drill-downs all still working after the redesign: 294 checks in all.
How we measured itHow we measured it
Filters, navigation buttons and drill-downs checked against the engine after the change.
Functionality audit, sample app2:45Website to Qlik app
BB Data Services' website rebuilt as a live Qlik Cloud app from nothing: 9 sheets, zero clicks.
How we measured itHow we measured it
1,950 calls to Qlik in one run, with nobody at the keyboard.
Film 01: website to Qlik app, Oct 20260Invented numbers
Every figure on this page comes from a real build or a real review.
How we measured itHow we measured it
First client case study follows the founding pilots. Until then, the sample app does the talking.
Our ruleA selection of past Qlik work
Pick a sector. Hover a card for the work.
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ayeQSoftware and tech
2025 to nowQlik advisory for a US-based team, including AI and MCP work
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StonewaterHousing
2025 to 2026Stabilising Qlik applications and keeping the regulatory SDR app running
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Plus Dane HousingHousing
2025Senior Qlik consultant
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LuminosoSoftware and tech
2024 to 2025Senior advisory on Qlik and API integration for an AI text-analytics company
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Model GroupManufacturing
2024 to 2025Head of Data Engineering (advisory): Qlik services review, development standards, suppliers and mentoring
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IKEARetail
2024Senior Qlik consultant for six months
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UpSociativeConsulting and IT
2024Qlik support for a data and business consultancy
- JN Jamaica National GroupFinancial services 2024HR analytics designed and delivered in Qlik Cloud, then training the team to run it
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Progressive Building SocietyFinancial services
2023 to 2024Mortgage analytics in Qlik Sense SaaS: SQL logic rebuilt as a data model, master calendar, automated reload chains
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RufferFinancial services
2022 to 2023Led the move from Qlik Sense Enterprise to Qlik Sense SaaS, replacing NPrinting with automations
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Menzies AviationAviation
2019, 2022 to 2023Qlik Sense upgrades on multi-node environments, QMC and NPrinting administration, licensing and optimisation
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ExecSpaceProperty
2022Sales reporting in Qlik Sense, then a more evolved reporting system
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CybitConsulting and IT
2021 to 2022Head of Data and Analytics at Perfect Image, now Cybit: Qlik SaaS managed-analytics roadmap, QlikView to Qlik Sense SaaS migration
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Shepherd and WedderburnLegal
Before 2022Qlik Sense app designed, then presented to the firm's multinational client
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If OnlyTravel
Several yearsQlik design, mentoring and support over several years
- W WilkoRetail 2018 to 2019Qlik Sense server set-up: licensing, streams, security rules, audit and on-demand app generation
- H HamamatsuManufacturing 2012 to 2016QlikView and Qlik Sense solutions, via Cooper Software
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Butcher's Pet CareManufacturing
2012 to 2016A business-changing QlikView implementation, via Cooper Software
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EminoxManufacturing
2012 to 2016QlikView solutions for an emissions-control engineer, via Cooper Software
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British EnginesManufacturing
2012 to 2016QlikView solutions for an engineering group, via Cooper Software
He has helped us with the concepts, application and PoC evaluation of transitioning of our existing Qlik Sense estate to their cloud product.
Brian played a key role in supporting the stabilisation of our Qlik applications and the successful running of the SDR Qlik application.
Brian's deep and practical knowledge of Qlik has helped us to significantly improve the speed and accuracy of the computational engine.
From past Qlik work, not Glow Up projects.
Why I built Glow Up
The numbers were never the problem.
Since 2012 I've been in the room with Qlik teams. The data models are usually excellent. The front ends often aren't, and people judge the numbers by how the app looks.
In February 2026 Qlik's MCP server arrived. It can build apps and charts, but it has no design layer, and nothing checks the numbers afterwards. So I built both, as one process that doesn't depend on who runs it.
Host, The Data MixTech Field Day delegate, Qlik Connect 2025 and 2026Edinburgh
Fixed prices. Every Glow Up starts with a demo.
GBP, ex VAT. No day rates, no surprises.
Founding pilot
£3,250£6,500one app
The full Hero App Glow Up at half price, for a named case study.
- Everything in the Hero App Glow Up
- Your app becomes one of three named case studies
Hero App Glow Up
£6,500fixed
The app the board opens, made to look like your product.
- One app, up to 8 sheets
- Your brand as a JSON theme
- Values gate report and proof pack
- One-command undo
Estate Rollout
£3,500setup, then £850 per app
The same look across the apps you choose.
- Setup puts your theme on every app
- Each chosen app restyled sheet by sheet
- A values report for every app
- Deeper rebuilds quoted
Also available
Brand KitYour brand as an installable JSON theme, templates and a style guide.
£795one-off
Glow CareStyle checks on every Qlik release, so the estate stays right.
£1,250or £2,500 a month
Model from BriefA new app, data model included, tested against your golden questions.
£9,500from
Every Glow Up starts here
A 20-minute demo, on a real Qlik app.
- Two minutes on your estate: how many apps, and the one the board opens.
- The sample app, before and after, live on screen.
- The values gate report: every chart checked.
- What a Glow Up of your app would cost, and when.
Apply for a 20-minute demo
No prep · no access to your tenant · no hard sell
Your demo is with Brian Booden, founder of BB Data Services and 9x Qlik Luminary and Partner Ambassador, 2016 to 2025. Not a sales rep.
Every question we get, answered straight
Pick a topic or search. If yours isn't here, ask it on the demo.
Does this touch our data?Most asked
No. Script, data model, expressions, master items, variables, bookmarks and section access are never touched. Only presentation changes: theme, layout, chart styling, titles. Every chart is checked before and after.
How do you prove no number changed?Most asked
The values gate. Before anything changes, every chart's values are recorded under the bookmarks we agree with you, with a test user for each section access profile. After the change, the same check runs again. One difference anywhere and the change rolls back. You get the report: on the sample app, 39 of 39 charts identical.
Will it slow the app down?
Designed sheets can calculate differently from the originals, so we don't guess. Calc time for every sheet is measured before and after and reported, and you see the numbers before anything goes live. Measured and reported, never promised.
What if we don't like it?
One command takes the whole glow-up off. Your original sheets stay in the app as Classic sheets throughout, so nobody loses the view they know.
Do links, bookmarks and community sheets still work?
Yes. We rehearse on a copy, then replay the same change log on your app after you sign off, so the app ID stays the same and everything pointing at it keeps working.
What access do you need?Most asked
A named user in your tenant (for example glowup@yourcompany) with edit rights in one space that holds the apps in scope. It only sees the spaces you add it to. Your admin does two one-off jobs: create that user, and install the theme.
Do you need tenant admin rights?
Not for the work itself. Themes are tenant-wide, so installing one is usually your Qlik admin's job: they upload it once, or let us do it while they watch.
Do you need Qlik MCP switched on?
No. If your admin has enabled it, it's used for read-only steps such as reading the data model; the restyle and the checks don't need it. Qlik MCP is available on all Qlik Cloud subscriptions once a tenant admin activates it and gives users the Qlik MCP permission.
Does our data go to an AI model?
Only what the job needs, and we agree it up front. The AI sees app structure: object definitions (titles, chart types, dimension and measure names, expressions), sheet layouts, the punch list and your replies to the bot, and sheet pictures, which can show numbers. It does not read data rows or the load script, and the values gate compares fingerprints of each chart's values, not the values themselves. Under the AI provider's commercial terms, this traffic is not used to train models. Prefer no AI at all? The bot can run on offered options only.
Can it run without anyone logged in?
Yes. The Glow Bot runs on its own, as a dedicated user whose only access is the Glow Up staging space. It posts each result and a numbered punch list to your Slack channel; you reply in plain words ("3: call it Sales by region", "undo 2", "approve") and it makes the change on the staging copy, re-runs the values gate and replies with the proof. Nothing reaches your original app until a named approver says approve.
Which channels does the bot use?
Slack, in a channel of your own: pictures, buttons and replies all work there. Microsoft Teams works in part today (text replies, no pictures or buttons), and email is available too. We set it up with your IT during onboarding, and it only acts on replies from the people you name.
Does it use up our Qlik Answers questions?Most asked
Only Qlik MCP tool calls count: Qlik counts every five billable MCP tool calls as one question, from the same monthly allowance as Qlik Answers. Glow Up's heavy work (audits, restyle, values gates) doesn't use MCP tool calls. If you'd rather use no questions at all, we leave MCP off.
Do we need an AI licence?
No. By default we run the Glow Bot for you and the AI usage is part of our price. If your IT policy wants it inside your own cloud, it can run there on your own AI provider account, directly or through your AWS, Google Cloud or Azure contract. Or it can run with no AI at all, on offered options only.
Will it hit Qlik's rate limits?
No. Qlik sets a limit on calls a minute for each user, and a Glow Up stays well inside it: building BB Data Services' whole website as a Qlik app from nothing took 2:45. We can also run the checks out of hours if you prefer.
Do you install extensions or custom CSS?
No extensions. Your colours, fonts and chart palettes go into a JSON theme, the route Qlik supports after its 2026 CSS changes. Anything that still needs a style setting is listed in the change log, so nothing is hidden.
Qlik Cloud or client-managed?
Glow Up is built and proven on Qlik Cloud. Qlik MCP is Qlik Cloud only. Running client-managed Qlik Sense? Ask on the demo and we'll scope it.
How long does it take?
It depends on the app, so we agree a timeline at kick-off once we've seen it, including your review and sign-off. We don't promise a duration up front.
What does the AI do, and what do people do?
AI does the heavy lifting: it builds, records values and runs the checks. Every sheet is scored against one written design standard, and a named approver signs off the gate report. Nothing goes in without that sign-off.
How do we ask for changes after a run?
Reply to the bot in your channel. Every run ends with a punch list: what is left, a picture of each item and one or two proposed fixes. Reply with the item number and what you want; the bot applies it to the staging copy, proves no number moved and replies in the same thread. Anything it cannot do is flagged for a person to do by hand, and it is still re-checked before it ships.
What do we get at the end?
Your app restyled, your theme, the values gate report, the functionality checks, calc times for every sheet, a change log and the one-command undo.
Can you match our brand?
Yes. Send your brand guidelines, or point us at your website. Colours, fonts and chart palettes become your Qlik theme. On its own that's the Brand Kit.
What about QlikView?
Moving a QlikView estate to Qlik Cloud? Qlik's converter keeps the QlikView look. We add a value check against the original, a register of every QlikView item, and a modern Glow Up on top. We've taken a QlikView demo app (HighCloud Airlines) through it end to end: 460 of 460 chart checks identical against QlikView, converted, redesigned and proved in one working day. That's what the demo app took, not a promise for yours. Ask on the demo call.
Isn't this just cosmetic?Most asked
People decide whether to trust a number by how it looks. A clear, consistent app gets opened, read and believed. The data was already right; a Glow Up lets people see it.
Why not rebuild in Power BI?
A rebuild means new models, new measures and every number tested again, plus retraining everyone. A Glow Up keeps the model your business already trusts and proves nothing moved.
What's a founding pilot?
The full Hero App Glow Up at half price, £3,250 ex VAT, for a named case study. There are three places.
We're a Qlik partner. Can we work with you?
Yes. Founding partner pilots are open for co-delivery or white-label work with your clients. Apply for a demo and say you're a partner.
No questions match. Ask it on the demo.
Same app. Same numbers. Finally looks like yours.
Same process, every app, whoever runs it. Three founding pilot places at half price, for a named case study.