Mobile app development

Mobile app development, built to the same standard as our platforms

Most of the products we ship today are responsive, web-first platforms but the underlying discipline transfers directly to mobile: scoping for real usage, architecting the data layer first, and building for what the product needs at scale, not just at launch. We build native and cross-platform mobile apps when a project calls for it.

iOS & AndroidCross-platformData-layer-first
Quick answer

Mobile app development for iOS, Android, and cross-platform built on the same product engineering discipline behind our web platform work.

Mobile-first doesn't mean mobile-only architecture

A mobile app that's fast to prototype and painful to scale usually skipped the same thing web apps do when they need a rebuild: a data layer and API architecture designed for where the product is going, not just the first release. Native and cross-platform frameworks are a UI layer decision the harder, more consequential decisions sit underneath.

What we build

  • Native iOS and Android apps, or cross-platform builds via React Native or Flutter
  • API and backend architecture designed to serve mobile and web from one data layer
  • Offline-first data sync where connectivity can't be assumed
  • Push notification and deep-linking infrastructure
  • App store submission and release management

How we work

  1. Scope the product around real usage patterns, not just the launch feature list

  2. Architect the backend and API layer first the mobile client consumes it, not the other way around

  3. Choose native vs. cross-platform based on your actual performance and platform requirements

  4. Ship an MVP fast without skipping the data layer everything else depends on

Typical stack

React NativeFlutterSwift / KotlinNode.jsPostgreSQL

Frequently asked questions

Cross-platform frameworks like React Native and Flutter cover the large majority of business apps well and ship faster from one codebase. Native makes sense when you need platform-specific performance, deep OS integration, or app-store category requirements that cross-platform tooling doesn't handle cleanly. We assess this against your actual requirements rather than defaulting to one answer.

Both, and we'd recommend both a mobile app is only as good as the API and data layer behind it. We architect that layer first so it serves web and mobile consistently, rather than building a mobile-only backend that has to be reconciled later.

With an offline-first data sync architecture where connectivity requires it local storage that reconciles with the server when connectivity returns, rather than an app that simply breaks without signal. We scope this explicitly when the use case calls for it, since it adds real architectural complexity.