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Mobile App Development

Mobile apps, designed, built and shipped

iOS and Android from a single codebase, from a well-scoped MVP in about a week to a full app in about 30 days. Real products, not prototypes, with the code in your name.

Mobile apps, designed, built and shipped

An app is not a website in a phone-shaped frame. It has to earn a place on someone's home screen and survive real conditions, bad networks, real payments, app-store review and a dozen device sizes. That is why the cost lives behind the screen, in the backend, the integrations and the edge cases, not in the parts you can see in a mockup.

Our take: start with a well-scoped MVP, not a feature-complete clone of a mature app. Put a real product in real hands fast, then let usage, not your wish-list, decide what to build next.
What's included

Mobile App Development, end to end

iOS & Android

One codebase in Flutter or React Native, so both stores stay in step without doubling the cost.

MVP builds

A well-scoped MVP in about a week, the fastest honest path from idea to something real users can hold.

Product design

Interface and flow design that makes the app feel considered, not just functional.

Backend & APIs

Auth, data, payments and integrations engineered to scale past the pilot.

Hardware & Bluetooth

BLE and device integration, the same layer behind Roast-Tech, our Bluetooth roaster-control app.

App Store launch

Store setup, review, and a clean launch under your developer accounts.

FlutterReact NativeNode.jsPostgreSQLBluetooth LEAWS
Specialisms

Mobile App Development, by focus

How we work

Scoped, shipped, and yours

1

Scope

Features prioritised into an MVP and a roadmap, with a fixed, milestone-based plan.

2

Design

Screens and flows designed and reviewed before build.

3

Build

One codebase for both platforms, shipped in visible weekly cycles.

4

Ship

QA on real devices, store submission and launch under your accounts.

What to watch for

Where these projects quietly go wrong

The mistakes we have seen cost founders the most, so you can avoid them.

Building everything first

Matching a mature competitor feature-for-feature before launch is the fastest way to run out of money. Prove the core loop in one MVP, then expand.

The silent cost multipliers

Real-time features, payments and integrations look like checkboxes and behave like projects. We scope them honestly so the estimate actually holds.

Features that cannot work

Some sold features, like offline sync for a real-time, multi-party app, can never work as promised. We tell you what is a trap before you pay for it.

Cheap now, expensive later

A cheap app ships slow screens, missed revenue and bad reviews, and users are one-time: they leave for the incumbent and do not return. Lean is the goal, flimsy is not.

Why appico

Made by the team founders re-hire

A well-scoped MVP in about a week, a full app in about 30 days
iOS and Android from one codebase, both stores in step
Proven on real products, Roast-Tech and GoldKitty
Hardware and Bluetooth experience, not just CRUD apps
Full source code and store accounts owned by you
Post-launch support from the team that built it
Common questions

Mobile App Development, asked and answered

How much does it cost to build a mobile app?

It depends on scope, but we start most builds as a well-scoped MVP so you invest in the core first and expand from proven ground. Pricing is fixed by milestone, agreed before we begin, and we will tell you honestly what your budget can and cannot cover.

How long does it take to build an app?

About a week for a well-scoped MVP and about 30 days for a full app. Complex products with hardware or heavy backends are scoped milestone by milestone with the timeline agreed upfront.

Do you build for both iOS and Android?

Yes, from a single codebase in Flutter or React Native, so both platforms ship together and stay in step. That keeps cost and maintenance down without cutting quality.

Can you build apps that talk to hardware?

Yes. We build the Bluetooth Low Energy and device layers too, Roast-Tech, our precision coffee-roasting app, pairs with a roaster over Bluetooth for live control. Hardware integration is a core strength, not an add-on.

Should I start with an MVP?

Almost always, yes. An MVP puts a real product in real hands fast, so you learn what to build next from usage instead of guesswork. It is the cheapest way to be wrong and the fastest way to be right.

Do I own the app and the code?

Yes. Source code, App Store and Play accounts, and all services are in your name from day one. The app is your asset, not a rental.

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