One codebase, both stores, one set of data.
Most businesses do not need two native teams. They need one app that works properly on both platforms and shares a backend with the website, so a change to your data model does not have to be made in three places. That is what we build, and it is how our own education platform ships.
The problems we are normally called in to fix.
The app and the website disagree
Two systems, two databases and two teams, so the same customer sees different information depending on where they look.
Store rejections and stalled releases
Nobody owns the release process, so updates sit waiting on review with no idea what triggered the rejection.
Built once and abandoned
An app shipped as a project rather than a product, then left until the OS updates break it.
What mobile app development means here.
Cross-platform build
Flutter or React Native from one codebase, so features land on both platforms at once.
A shared backend
The same API and database as your web application, so data and business rules exist in one place.
Offline and sync where it matters
Field, transport and clinical apps need to work with no signal and reconcile afterwards.
Store submission and release
App Store and Play Console setup, review handling, staged rollout and crash reporting.
Ongoing maintenance
OS updates break apps on a schedule you do not control. We keep them working.
The outcome we aim at.
- One codebase to maintain instead of two
- The same data on web and mobile, always
- A release process somebody owns
- An app that keeps working as iOS and Android change
What actually moves the price.
- Whether a suitable backend already exists
- Offline support and background sync
- Device features such as camera, location or push
- Store account setup and compliance review
We quote a fixed shape of work with a price and a date on it, rather than an hourly rate that grows.
Sectors that need this most.
Education
LMS platforms, school management systems and student portals for schools, colleges and training providers.
Health & Healthcare Technology
Patient portals, clinic software and digital health products, built for UK data rules.
B2B & Industrial
Manufacturing, engineering, logistics, wholesale, distribution and multi-location franchises.
Straight answers.
Native or cross-platform?
Cross-platform for the large majority of business apps: one codebase, both stores, far lower cost to maintain. Native only when you need deep platform features or performance that Flutter genuinely cannot reach.
Do we need an app at all?
Often not. If your users would visit occasionally, a fast mobile website serves them better and costs far less. Apps earn their keep with repeat use, offline needs or push notifications, and we will say so if that is not you.
Who owns the App Store listings?
You do. The accounts are registered to your company, not ours, so you are never locked out of your own product.
What about ongoing costs?
Store fees, plus maintenance. Apps need periodic work to keep pace with OS releases, and we would rather quote that honestly upfront than surprise you a year later.
Tell us what you need building.
A couple of lines is enough to start. You will get a straight answer on scope, cost and timeline within one working day.