Mobile apps for iOS and Android, from one codebase.
We design and build mobile apps for iOS and Android from a single codebase, connected to the systems you already run, and we keep them working through every operating system update that follows.
What we build
Apps for your customers, for your people in the field, and for your own teams.
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Customer apps
Accounts, ordering, bookings, payments and support in your customers' pockets, with notifications that bring them back at the right moment.
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Field and staff apps
Inspections, work orders, deliveries and timesheets for people away from a desk, with photos, signatures and location where they help.
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Apps that work offline
Apps that keep working without a connection and sync safely when it returns, for remote sites, rural areas and travel.
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Companion apps for your platform
A mobile side to your web application or SaaS product, sharing the same accounts, data and APIs.
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Identity and verification
Secure sign-in, biometrics, and document and identity checks. Our own IDClear product does identity verification on mobile.
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Payments and mobile money
Card and mobile money payments through trusted providers, with receipts and a clear record of every transaction.
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Internal apps for your teams
Private apps for your staff only, for approvals, checklists and messages, installed without going through the public stores.
What goes into every app we build
Behind this work
IDClear, our identity verification product, runs on mobile and web and has an SDK for developers.
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One codebase, two platforms
React Native and TypeScript, so iOS and Android stay in step and new features arrive on both at once.
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The phone features you need
Camera, location, biometrics, notifications and secure storage, using each platform's own capabilities.
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Accessible
Screen reader labels, support for larger text and enough contrast, so the app works for everyone.
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Secure
Sign-in tokens kept in the device's secure storage, encrypted connections, and no sensitive data left in logs.
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Ready for the stores
We prepare the store listings and privacy details and handle each release and review with you.
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Kept current
Every new version of iOS and Android brings changes. We test against them and update your app so it keeps working.
Technology we use
We'll suggest the simplest set of tools that does the job, and that your own team can live with after we're done.
Cross-platform
- React Native
- Expo
- Flutter
- Ionic
- Capacitor
Native
- Swift and SwiftUI
- Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
- Objective-C
- Java for Android
Languages
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Dart
- Swift
- Kotlin
Back end
- Node.js
- NestJS
- Python
- Django and FastAPI
- Firebase
- Supabase
- AWS Amplify
- REST APIs
- GraphQL
On the device
- Push notifications
- Secure storage
- Biometrics
- Offline sync
- Maps and location
- Camera and QR codes
- In-app payments
Local data
- SQLite
- Realm
- Cloud Firestore
- WatermelonDB
Testing and release
- Detox
- Appium
- XCTest
- Espresso
- Fastlane
- TestFlight
- App Store Connect
- Google Play Console
Cloud
- AWS
- Azure
- Google Cloud
What you get
Everything your team needs to run it, change it and understand it.
- Apps for iOS and Android, published in the App Store and Google Play
- Source code with automated tests
- The back-end APIs the apps need
- A release process for future updates
- Store listings and privacy details
- Documentation and a runbook for your team
How a project runs
Nothing starts without your sign-off, and you'll see working software every two weeks.
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A free call
Thirty minutes to talk through what you need. If we're not the right fit, we'll say so.
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Discovery
A few short workshops to agree goals, users, constraints and what success looks like.
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Design
Screens you can click through and test with real users before we write any code.
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Build
Two-week sprints. Each one ends with a demo of working software you can try and comment on.
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Launch
Automated tests, security checks and a go-live plan with a way back if something goes wrong.
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Looking after it
Your system moves onto a Managed Services retainer, supported by the people who built it.
What happens after launch?
You can keep us on to look after it. The people who wrote the code are the ones who keep it running, so nothing gets lost in a handover.
Common questions
- Do we need separate apps for iOS and Android?
- Usually not. One React Native codebase serves both, which keeps the effort down and the two versions in step.
- Can you take over an app someone else built?
- Yes. We start with a short review of the code, the release process and the risks, and tell you what we find before we take it on.
- Can the app work where the signal is poor?
- Yes. We design offline-first apps that save work on the device and send it when the connection returns.
- How do you charge?
- Build work is billed by the hour against an estimate we agree before we start, and you see hours and progress every sprint. Looking after a live system is a monthly or yearly retainer.
- Where do we start?
- With a free 30-minute call. If we're not the right fit, we'll tell you. If we are, we agree goals and an estimate before any work begins.
Tell us what you're working on
The first call is free and there's no sales pitch. We reply within 24 hours.