· 01
from £2,000
Discovery phase
Two weeks of work to figure out exactly what should be built. You get a written spec, mockups and a fixed-price quote for the build phase. This is required for every project.
§ 01Build · Mobile apps
Cross-platform mobile apps for small businesses.
iOS and Android apps built in React Native, one codebase across both stores. Field tools, customer-facing apps, internal staff apps. Get in touch with an idea and we will work out what it would look like.
§ 02When an app is the right call
The shapes that make sense.
Three common patterns where a mobile app makes a real difference. If yours is one of these, the conversation is worth having. If you are not sure, get in touch anyway and we will work it out together.
§ 03How a mobile app project runs
Discover, design, build, ship. All in plain English.
01
Discovery
A paid two-week phase where we work out exactly what the app does, who uses it and what the first version needs to include. The output is a written spec, mockups and a fixed-price quote you can sign off.
02
MVP design
Mobile apps need a tightly scoped first version. We design the smallest version that delivers the core value, with everything else parked for later. App scope creep is the most expensive mistake in software.
03
Build (12 to 20 weeks)
React Native means one codebase for iOS and Android. Two-week sprints. You see real builds on a real device every two weeks. We use TestFlight (iOS) and internal testing (Android) so your team can test as we go.
04
Store submission
We handle Apple App Store and Google Play submission. The first submission usually has a couple of rejections (this is normal); we deal with them. Allow two to four weeks for store approval.
05
Ongoing maintenance
Mobile apps need active maintenance more than websites do. Apple and Google change rules every few months, OS updates break things, and stores require you to resubmit at minimum every two years. From £150/month.
§ 04Pricing
What mobile app work typically costs.
Mobile is materially more involved than the rest of our build work because of the discovery phase, the store submission process and the ongoing store-rule changes. Worth being honest about up front.
· 02
£8,000 – £18,000
MVP build
The first working version of the app. Tightly scoped. iOS and Android from one codebase. Submitted to both stores. The most common engagement size.
· 03
£18,000 – £50,000
Full app build
Larger apps with multiple user types, backend integrations, payments, offline-first behaviour. Quoted in phases, with each phase priced separately.
· 04
from £150 / month
Maintenance
After launch: bug fixes, OS update compatibility, store rule changes, small features, security patches. Cancel any time.
§ 05Questions
The ones small businesses ask before committing to a mobile app build.
- A.01
React Native by default. One codebase, both stores, around 80% of the cost of two separate native builds. For most small business mobile apps that is the right call.
- A.02
Apple charges $99/year for a developer account. Google charges $25 once. App store commissions only apply if you sell digital goods inside the app. Both of these are paid by you, not by us, so it stays in your name.
- A.03
A PWA is a website that can be installed on a phone, work offline and send push notifications. It is much cheaper than a real app and good for ~70% of cases. We will tell you in discovery whether a PWA could do the job.
- A.04
Yes. Every code change goes through Apple and Google review (typically 24-48 hours each). Small content changes can use over-the-air updates (CodePush) which bypass the review process for non-binary changes.
- A.05
No, we are honest about this. We are launching this side of the business including mobile work. Our portfolio is currently this website and a few internal tools we use ourselves. If a portfolio is essential for you, we understand and there are good Kent app studios with one.
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§ 06 · Get in touch
Got a mobile app idea? Let us talk it through.
The discovery call is free. We will work out what the app would look like, what it would cost and how long it would take. Honest answers, no obligation.