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Apps

Mobile apps you can look inside

We build iOS and Android apps, native or cross-platform, with your team able to follow, test and question every step.

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How an app comes together

  1. Sketch session

    A working session with the people who know the job the app must do. We leave with rough screens and a list of what matters most.

  2. Platform choice

    Native Swift and Kotlin, or a cross-platform framework. We lay out the trade-offs for your situation and decide together.

  3. First build on your phone

    Within the first couple of weeks, a test build installed on your team’s devices. Rough, but real.

  4. Fortnightly increments

    Each cycle adds working features. Your team tests on their own phones and tells us what feels wrong.

  5. Hardening

    Accessibility, offline behaviour, performance on older devices, crash reporting and automated tests.

  6. Release together

    We walk your team through store submission so the next release can be theirs. See shipping.

What you keep

  • Source code in your organisation’s repository
  • Store accounts and signing keys in your name
  • A build and release guide written for your team
  • Recorded walkthroughs of the codebase, if you want them

Good to know

We will not recommend an app if a website would serve your users as well. Apps carry ongoing costs: store fees, annual operating system updates and review requirements. We make sure those are understood before any building starts.