Native-feeling apps, App Store ready.
iOS and Android, native or React Native. Built to ship to TestFlight in week one and to the App Store at the milestone you call it.
- Starting at
- $80k
- Structure
- Phase-by-phase quote, fixed bid
What you get for the work.
- 01
Real performance, not Webview
Native or React Native, never a Webview wrapper. 60fps interactions where the device can support them. We measure on real phones, not simulators.
- 02
TestFlight in week one
A real install on a real device by the end of the first week. Every subsequent change is testable on TestFlight or Play Internal Testing before it ships.
- 03
Backend that scales with the app
We build the API alongside the app, not as an afterthought. Auth, push, offline sync, deep linking all in the codebase from day one.
- 04
Owned by you
Code, Apple Developer account, Google Play Console, signing certs. All transferred. You ship the next release without us if you choose to.
What we build it on.
- Swift / SwiftUI
- When iOS-first or iOS-only is the right answer.
- Kotlin / Compose
- When Android-first matters.
- React Native + Expo
- When cross-platform is the cheaper path to the same UX.
- Fastlane + EAS
- One command to a TestFlight or Play build, every time.
- Sentry + Datadog Mobile
- Crash reporting and traces on real devices, not your laptop.
- RevenueCat
- In-app purchase and subscription management without the App Store headache.
$80k buys this. Bigger scope scales it.
Included at the floor
- One platform (iOS or Android) at the $80k floor
- Auth, push notifications, deep links, offline-friendly data model
- Up to ten screens fully designed and built
- TestFlight or Play Internal Testing build by week one
- App Store / Play Store submission and ASO copy
- Two-week post-launch support window
What scales the number
- Second platform (the other of iOS / Android)
- In-app purchases or subscriptions via RevenueCat
- Real-time features (chat, presence, sockets)
- Native modules (camera pipeline, AR, BLE peripherals)
- Custom backend API with non-trivial business logic
What a starter mobile build looks like
The $80k floor covers one platform, ten screens, auth and push and offline, a real TestFlight from week one, and App Store submission. Eight to twelve weeks. The point is a real app real users can install at the end of the build, not a prototype.
Where the build scales
Second platform doubles a lot of work, including the API surface and the QA matrix. Real-time features (chat, presence, sockets) are a step change in backend complexity. Native modules each carry their own learning curve, especially camera pipelines and BLE. Subscriptions via RevenueCat are mostly mechanical but App Store review on a subscription is its own thing.
What we will not build
Webview-wrapper apps pretending to be native. Apps with no offline story. Apps that depend on a backend nobody is maintaining. Anything where the App Store will reject it on first submission and we can predict that from the brief.
Common questions.
- Native or React Native?
- We choose per project. Native wins when the app is performance-bound or platform-bound. React Native wins when the surface area is broad and the team behind the app is mostly web. We tell you which one fits during discovery.
- How long until App Store?
- TestFlight in week one. App Store submission in week eight to twelve at the $80k floor, longer for two platforms or heavy native modules. Apple review usually adds three to seven days.
- Do you do App Store optimization?
- We write the first version of ASO copy at submission and pair with our SEO service for ongoing ASO work. See SEO.
- What if we already have a backend?
- We can build against it. Discovery includes reading the existing API contracts and identifying anything that needs to flex for the mobile use case.
- How do you handle crashes?
- Sentry from the first TestFlight. Symbolicated stacks, release tagging, and a real on-call rotation for the first 60 days post-launch (paid extra).
- Can the app share a codebase with our web app?
- With React Native, yes for business logic and data layer. UI is rarely shared cleanly across web and mobile so we don't try.
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