Four capabilities that determine whether your app survives launch day.
Most mobile agencies treat these as optional. We treat them as baseline delivery items.
iOS App Store and Google Play submitted simultaneously. React Native or native, your users get a production-grade app on both platforms at launch.
React Native servicesApple and Google guidelines reviewed during architecture, not checked at submission. We manage the submission process and respond to reviewer queries on your behalf.
The mobile app and its backend are designed together. Data contracts are locked in discovery so the build never blocks on a missing endpoint in week eight.
Custom software servicesBug fixes, OS compatibility updates, crash report response, and app store rejections covered for 90 days post-launch. Full source code and runbook delivered on day one.
View support detailsMost mobile apps never survive their first year in the stores.
Three predictable failure points kill most mobile app projects. All three are diagnosable in week one of a proper technical discovery.
We spent 18 months building something that got rejected from the App Store twice, ran 60 percent over budget, and launched to users who churned in the first week. Every single failure was predictable in week one, if anyone had been honest about the scope.
Operations Director, Series B software as a service startup · mobile product team, post-mortem feedback
How we build depends on who your users are and how they open the app.
Consumer apps, enterprise tools, and startup minimum viable products each require fundamentally different architecture decisions. Select your build type below.
Consumer App: conversion and retention from the first launch.
- App store optimization designed in from day one. App store optimization keyword targeting and screenshot hierarchy are part of the scoping phase, not retrofitted before submission.
- Onboarding that converts within 60 seconds. First-launch flow, permissions sequencing, and push notification prompts follow proven patterns tested at volume.
- In-app payments and subscription logic from sprint one. StoreKit 2 and Google Billing are integrated at the start. Subscription state management, trial flows, and receipt validation ship on day one.
- Analytics instrumentation from the first install. Mixpanel, Amplitude, or Firebase are wired to every user action so you have real retention data from launch day.
- App Review compliance built into QA, not bolted on at submission. Apple and Google guidelines are validated during the sprint cycle. We handle submission and respond to reviewer queries.
Enterprise App: security and mobile device management from the architecture phase.
- Single sign-on and zero-trust authentication. SAML, OAuth 2.0, and corporate identity providers are integrated at the API layer. Biometric re-authentication is supported on both platforms.
- Mobile device management-compatible deployment packaging. App packages are configured for Jamf, Intune, and VMware Workspace ONE. Silent install and forced update flows are built and tested before delivery.
- Data residency and encryption standards. On-device data uses AES-256. Network traffic is certificate-pinned. Data residency rules are enforced at the API and storage layer.
- Offline-first capability. Conflict resolution, sync queuing, and partial connectivity states are designed into the data model from the start. Works reliably in warehouses, field operations, and restricted networks.
- Role-based access control enforced at both API and user interface layers. Admin, manager, and operator roles ship with clearly defined access surfaces from the first sprint.
Startup Minimum Viable Product: both stores in 8 to 12 weeks. Architecture that scales.
- React Native as the default. One codebase, two store-ready apps, 30 to 40 percent faster time to market than building natively. We switch to Swift or Kotlin only when the feature set genuinely demands it.
- Feature scoping that prevents rewrites. The two-week discovery phase locks which features are minimum viable product and which are post-launch. Founder scope creep is the leading cause of missed launch dates. We solve it in writing.
- Backend API designed in the same engagement. The mobile app and its backend are designed together. API contracts are defined before the first sprint so you never hit an integration wall at week eight.
- Investor-ready observability from launch day. Analytics, crash reporting, and performance monitoring are set up from sprint one. By launch you have real data, not assumptions.
- Post-minimum viable product scalability documented. Every architecture decision includes a documented upgrade path. You know exactly what to build next without throwing away what you launched.
Which platform supports the features your app needs
For most product scopes, React Native covers everything native does at 30 to 40 percent faster time to market. Click a platform to see the toolchain we use.
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Our React Native stack uses Expo SDK where possible and bare workflow when native modules are required. We recommend React Native for 90 percent of product scopes: equal performance to native on user interface-heavy apps, 30 to 40 percent faster to both stores.
We use Swift 5.9 with SwiftUI for new builds and UIKit for projects needing backward compatibility to iOS 14. ARKit, Core ML, and HealthKit integrations use the native SDK directly. All submissions go through our managed Apple Developer account process.
We use Kotlin with Jetpack Compose for new builds. Material Design 3 guidelines are followed for Google Play feature promotion eligibility. Google Play submissions are managed on your behalf, including staged rollouts and production tracks.
A cross-platform real estate app. iOS and Android. Day-one approval.
Homes and Lands needed a React Native app for iOS and Android that showcased listings, handled agent profiles, included a custom scanning feature, and met strict app store security requirements.
Homes and Lands is a real estate platform showcasing property listings and agent information across digital channels. The project extended their platform to native mobile.
The platform needed a user-friendly mobile application supporting both iOS and Android, with a custom document scanning feature, secure payment gateway integration, encryption protocols, and strict compliance with both app stores guidelines.
Four things that decide whether your mobile app development agency ships or stalls.
Every mobile agency says they ship apps. Fewer do the specific things that prevent store rejections, first-launch churn, and costly rewrites six months after launch.
Most app rejections trace back to architecture decisions made in week one. We run the guidelines through the scope document so compliance is designed in, not retrofitted. Every app we have submitted has been approved on the first attempt.
See our processAPI-first mobile development means the mobile build never blocks on a missing endpoint. We lock data contracts in the discovery phase. The backend team and mobile team work from the same specification document from sprint one.
Web and API servicesThe React Native versus native decision is made in the discovery phase, documented with rationale, and tied to specific feature requirements. Most products benefit from React Native. Some genuinely need native. We document which is which for your scope.
View engagement modelsPost-launch is where most mobile projects break down: OS updates, app store re-reviews, crash reports on devices not tested. Our 90-day support window covers all of that. You also receive full source code and a technical runbook.
View support detailsWhat founders and CTOs ask before engaging.
A production-ready mobile app typically takes 10 to 16 weeks from scoped brief to both app store submissions. Minimum viable product builds run 8 to 12 weeks. Timeline depends on feature complexity, backend integrations, and app store review cycles. We ship a sprint calendar before any work begins.
React Native is the right choice for most products: one codebase, two store-ready apps, 30 to 40 percent faster time to market. We recommend native Swift or Kotlin only when the app needs deep platform-specific APIs, ARKit, on-device machine learning, or wearable integrations unavailable in React Native. The decision is documented in the scope brief with rationale. See our React Native services.
Yes. App store compliance is built into the QA phase, not addressed at submission. We review Apple and Google guidelines during architecture and handle the submission process on your behalf. App store rejections during our 90-day support window are resolved at no additional cost.
Yes. We design the API surface alongside the mobile architecture so data contracts are defined before the first sprint. If you have an existing backend, we integrate against your API. If not, we build it in the same engagement. See our custom software development services.
We include 90 days of post-launch support covering app store rejections, crash reports, OS compatibility issues, and minor iterations. We deliver full source code, a technical runbook, and a recorded walkthrough so your team can maintain and extend the app independently. View our support and maintenance details.
Mobile app development consulting: we are honest about fit before you commit.
Mobile app development is the right investment for specific problems. If yours is a better fit for a different approach, we will tell you in the first conversation.
- You need a native iOS or Android app, or a React Native cross-platform product, that ships to the public stores
- Your product requires device features such as camera, biometrics, offline sync, push notifications, or in-app payments
- You need a backend API built alongside the mobile app, or integration with an existing backend system
- You want full source code ownership, not a licensed software as a service platform that locks you to a vendor
- You have an internal technical stakeholder who can review architecture decisions during scoping
- You need a mobile-responsive website, not a native app submitted to the app stores
- Your total budget is under $20,000 for a production-ready, app-store-submitted product
- You want a no-code or low-code mobile app using a platform builder
- You need the app running in less than six weeks and are not willing to scope it first
Not sure? Tell us what you are building and we will be straight with you.
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