Mobile apps people keep, on iOS and Android.
A mobile app earns its place on a phone or gets deleted. We design and build iOS and Android apps that people keep: quick to open, clear to use, working when the connection drops, and better with every release. Most are built once and shipped to both platforms, which keeps the cost and the release schedule in check without the app feeling any less native.
The people leading this work have run consumer mobile products with very large audiences, so onboarding, retention, notifications and subscriptions are designed in from the start rather than patched in after launch. Where AI makes an app better, it goes in: search that understands a plain question, content that adapts to the person, support that answers inside the app.
Who it's for.
- Companies whose customers expect an app, not a mobile website
- Founders launching a consumer or subscription app who want it right the first time
- Businesses with a web platform that needs a mobile app beside it, on the same backend
- Teams with field staff, drivers or technicians who work far from a desk and a reliable signal
- Owners of an existing app that has become slow, dated or hard to change
What you get.
One codebase, both platforms
React Native or Flutter, so iOS and Android ship together, behave the same and cost less to build and maintain than two separate apps. Native Swift or Kotlin where a feature needs it.
Designed to be kept
Flows, screens and interactions designed before the build: onboarding that gets to the point, a home screen that shows why the app exists, and the details that decide ratings and reviews.
Native feel, offline when it matters
Native components, smooth gestures and fast starts, with local storage and background sync for the parts that must work without a connection and catch up when it returns.
Notifications, subscriptions and retention
Push notifications, in-app messages and deep links that bring people back without nagging, and subscriptions, trials and in-app purchases set up across both app stores and the web.
AI inside the app
Assistants, search, recommendations and content features built on language models, with the guardrails and evaluation we apply to every AI system, so they stay useful long after launch.
Backend and integrations
The APIs behind the app, or a connection to the ones you already have: sign-in, payments, your CRM or ERP, with data kept in step between the app, the web and your systems.
Launch and updates
App Store and Google Play submissions handled, from screenshots and listings to the review process, and after launch a routine of releases, OS updates, crash and performance monitoring and user feedback.
We work with
- React Native
- Flutter
- Swift and Kotlin
- Expo
- Firebase
- REST and GraphQL APIs
- App Store and Google Play
- LLM APIs
How an engagement runs.
Scope
We agree what the first release does, who it is for and how success will be measured, and plan the shortest route to the stores.
Design
Flows and screens, tried with real users on real phones before the build starts.
Build
A working build on your phone within the first weeks, then a new one with every release, tested on real devices.
Launch and grow
Store submission, the first release, and then the measured work of improving retention, ratings and revenue.
Common questions.
Something else on your mind? Email us.
Native or cross-platform?
For most apps, cross-platform. One codebase in React Native or Flutter covers iOS and Android with the same behavior and a far smaller bill. We go fully native, in Swift or Kotlin, when an app depends on something cross-platform does badly: heavy graphics, unusual hardware or very demanding performance. We tell you which before you commit.
How long does it take?
A focused first release takes weeks rather than months; an app with payments, offline work and several integrations takes longer. We scope it before we start and give you a date, and you see working builds on your phone throughout.
Do you handle the app stores?
Yes. Developer accounts, listings, screenshots, review guidelines and the submission itself, for the first release and every update after it. If a review comes back with questions, we deal with them.
Can the app work with our existing web platform?
That is the usual case. The app connects to your existing APIs, shares sign-in and keeps data in step with the web, so a customer can move between the two without noticing a difference.
What happens after launch?
Apps need regular updates for new OS versions, security fixes and new features. We keep watching crashes, performance and reviews and ship the updates, on a retainer or until your own team takes over.
Where does AI come in?
Wherever it makes the app better for the person using it, from search that understands plain questions to support that answers inside the app. It is also in how we build, with AI-assisted testing and code review on every release.
Other ways we can help.
AI automation & agents
Agents that take repetitive work off your team, and in time entire functions. In operations: documents, records, bookings and reports. In engineering: tests, tickets, code review and releases. Built, tested and monitored by engineers.
AI products & systems
Web, mobile and API products and internal platforms designed around AI from the first version, grown into the complete system, and run in production.
Data & decision intelligence
Large volumes of operational and financial data turned into dashboards, analysis and forecasts, with AI writing the read-out, so decisions get made on evidence, in minutes rather than weeks.
Executive & board advisory
An independent sounding board for C-level leaders and board members, and a mentor for the teams below them: AI strategy, pricing and growth, product and mobile UX, data, and organization and change across regions.
Tell us what you're working on.
A 30-minute conversation about your business, and a clear view of what we would do first. No obligation.