What we build / Mobile apps
Mobile apps
An app your customers or staff install on their phone, for ordering, booking, loyalty, or getting work done away from a desk.
- Who it’s for
- Businesses whose customers come back often, and teams that work on the move.
- How long it takes
- A clickable design in two to three weeks; most first versions in two to four months.
Is this you?
- Customers ask whether you have an app.
- Your team fills in paper forms and types them up later.
- You want to reach customers with notifications, not just emails.
- Your staff work away from a desk and need the system with them.
What we build
- 01
Customer apps
Customers order, book, pay and get updates, with notifications that bring them back.
- 02
Staff and field apps
Your team logs visits, takes photos and fills in forms on site, even with a weak signal.
- 03
Loyalty and memberships
Points, offers and member cards on the customer’s phone instead of in their wallet.
- 04
Your system, on a phone
Software you already run, redesigned for small screens and busy hands.
What every project includes
- 01
Honest advice first
Not every business needs an app. We tell you when a website that works well on phones will do the job for less.
- 02
iPhone and Android
One app for both, so you pay for one build rather than two.
- 03
App store listings handled
We prepare and submit the app to the App Store and Google Play for you.
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Connected to your business
Linked to your website, orders, bookings or stock, so everything stays in step.
Questions
Do we need an app, or will a website do?
Often a website that works well on phones is enough, and it costs less. An app earns its place when customers use you often, you need notifications, or staff need to work without a signal.
iPhone, Android or both?
Both, from one build. That keeps the cost and the upkeep down.
Who puts it in the App Store and Google Play?
We do, under your company’s own accounts, so the app belongs to you.
What does an app cost to keep running?
Store fees, hosting, and updates when Apple and Google change their rules. We tell you the running costs before you commit.
Who owns the app?
You do: the code, the store listings and the data.
Do I need to be technical?
No. You click through the design on your own phone before we build it.
For your tech teamHow it’s built, in technical terms
Cross-platform builds
- React Native with Expo: one TypeScript codebase for iOS and Android
- Installable progressive web apps (PWAs) when a store listing isn’t needed
Device features
- Push notifications through Apple Push Notification service and Firebase Cloud Messaging
- Offline storage and background sync for work without a signal
- Camera, barcode and QR scanning, GPS and maps, and Face ID or fingerprint sign-in
Back end
- A shared API with your website or business system
- Authentication, roles and audit trails
- Payments with Apple Pay and Google Pay through Stripe, and in-app purchases where the stores require them
Release and growth
- App Store Connect and Google Play Console under your own developer accounts
- TestFlight and internal testing tracks before every release
- Over-the-air updates with Expo EAS for fixes that don’t need a store review
- Crash reporting and analytics (Firebase, Sentry) and store listing optimisation (ASO)