Mobile Apps
Most apps are built without a clear reason to exist
An app is commissioned because competitors have one. It replicates the website, offers nothing the browser could not, and is deleted after a single use. Apps earn their place when they use something only a device can offer — location, camera, offline capability, push notification, biometrics — or when usage is frequent enough that installation pays for itself.
- No clear answer to what the app does that the site cannot
- Existing app with poor retention after install
- Users who need offline or field capability
- Push notification as a genuine requirement
- Device hardware needed for the core task
What we build
Native iOS and Android
Platform-native applications where performance, hardware access or platform conventions justify building twice.
Mobile-first interface design
Designed for one-handed use, interruption and small screens rather than adapted from a desktop layout.
Backend and API
The server infrastructure the app depends on, built alongside it rather than assumed to exist.
Offline capability
Local data and queued actions that sync when connectivity returns, which is what separates a usable field app from a frustrating one.
Push notification
Notification infrastructure with segmentation, so messages are relevant enough not to get permission revoked.
Device integration
Camera, location, biometrics, Bluetooth and sensors where the task genuinely needs them.
Store submission
App Store and Play Store submission handled, including the review process and the listing itself.
Analytics and crash reporting
Instrumentation so you can see real usage and failures rather than relying on reviews.
What you get
Native
iOS and AndroidOffline
Capable where neededOwned
Source and backend4-8 mo
Typical deliveryBuilt for
- Businesses with field or mobile workforces
- Companies where usage frequency justifies installation
- Products requiring camera, location or sensor access
- Services needing reliable offline operation
- Organisations replacing an app that failed to retain users
Built with
- Swift and Kotlin for native builds
- Node.js and Python backends
- AWS and Firebase infrastructure
- Push notification services
- Payment and authentication providers
How we deliver it
Four to eight months for a native application with its backend.
Book a CallBook a Call- Weeks 1-3
Define and challenge the case
What the app must do that a website cannot. If the answer is thin we will say so — a well-built responsive site is often the better investment.
- Weeks 4-8
Design
Interface design per platform, respecting each platform's conventions rather than shipping one design twice.
- Months 2-5
Build
App and backend developed in parallel, with builds released to your team throughout rather than at the end.
- Month 6
Test on real devices
Device matrix testing, poor connectivity testing and beta distribution to real users.
- Months 7-8
Submit and launch
Store submission, review handling, listing optimisation and post-launch monitoring.
Frequently asked
Often not, and we would rather establish that at the start. Apps make sense for frequent use, offline needs, or device hardware. If your case is none of those, a strong responsive site will usually outperform an app nobody installs.
Native for performance-critical work, heavy hardware use or strict platform conventions. Cross-platform for most business applications, where it delivers effectively the same result for meaningfully less. We recommend based on your case rather than preference.
We handle submission and review. Rejections are usually predictable — privacy declarations, account deletion, payment rules — and we build to those requirements rather than discovering them at submission.
Budget for ongoing work. Operating systems update annually, devices change, and stores tighten requirements. An app left untouched for two years generally stops working properly.
Mobile apps
Cross-Platform Apps
One codebase, both platforms, most of the benefit.
Progressive Web Apps
App behaviour without the app store.
Hybrid Apps
Web technology, native container, faster to market.
Tell us what you are trying to fix
A short call is usually enough to establish whether this is the right answer for your operation, and what it would take. No obligation and no pitch deck.
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