Mobile development
Do I need an app?
Maybe. Let's check before you spend the money.
Apps are wonderful when people use them often, need the phone's hardware, or want to work offline. For many other ideas a mobile-friendly website gets there faster and cheaper. We help you decide, then build whichever is right.
Signs an app is worth it
Will people use it every week, or every day?
Apps earn their place on a home screen through habit. If people will visit once a month, a website and an email are usually kinder to everyone.
Does it need the camera, location or Bluetooth?
Deep hardware access, background tasks and reliable notifications are where native apps genuinely beat the web.
Must it work with no signal?
Offline-first behaviour is possible on the web but more robust in an app. We design what each screen does when the connection drops.
Can you afford to maintain two platforms?
Apps need yearly updates for new iOS and Android versions. Cross-platform frameworks such as Flutter or React Native reduce that cost; native Swift and Kotlin suit hardware-heavy products. We will explain the trade-off for your case.
What do I get?
- Source code in a repository you own
- Automated test builds through TestFlight and Google Play testing
- Behaviour defined for offline, errors and empty states
- VoiceOver and TalkBack checks, dynamic text sizes
- Crash reporting with minimal personal data
- Release notes and a handover guide
How does a build run?
In short cycles. Each one ends with a build you can install on your own phone, a short written note and a decision: carry on, change or stop. You see progress constantly, so surprises stay small.
And getting it into the stores?
That is its own question, answered on how do we get it out there?