MOBILE APPS IN CHRISTCHURCH
Native where it counts.
iOS and Android apps built to feel like they belong on the device. Swift when performance leads, React Native when reach and budget do.
An app worth keeping installed.
Most apps get deleted in a week. The ones that survive are quick to open, obvious to use, and useful without a connection.
Platform-native feel.
Gestures, transitions and typography that match the platform, so the app reads as part of the phone rather than a website in a shell.
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Works offline.
Local-first data where it makes sense, syncing when a connection returns. Useful in a basement, a paddock, or on a plane.
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Shipped to the stores.
Review guidelines, signing, screenshots and release notes handled. We take it through submission and stay for the updates.
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Fast to open, obvious to use.
Common questions.
Often a website does the job. If your idea works fine in a browser, a web app is cheaper to build, cheaper to run, and there is no download or app store review standing between you and your users. An app makes sense when you need the camera, GPS, offline access, push notifications, or a home screen icon people tap out of habit. We will tell you if we think you are better off without one.
Cross-platform with React Native suits most business apps. You get iPhone and Android from one codebase, so it is faster to build and there is only one thing to maintain. Native makes sense when the app leans hard on the device, needs the smoothest possible interface, or is doing heavy work like live camera processing. We pick based on what your app does, not on what we feel like building.
Yes. We set up the developer accounts, write the listings, produce the screenshots, complete the privacy declarations, and put the app through review. If Apple or Google reject it, we deal with the response and resubmit. Note that you will need your own Apple Developer and Google Play accounts, which carry their own annual fees.
It depends on what the app does. A focused first version with a tight feature set moves quickly. Apps with accounts, payments, and a backend behind them take longer, and App Store review adds time on top that neither of us controls. We scope it properly before we start so you know what you are committing to.
Apps need more upkeep than websites. Apple and Google both ship a major OS release every year and periodically change what they require of apps in the store, so an app left alone will eventually break or get pulled. Most clients move onto a maintenance plan covering OS updates, bug fixes, and new features.