Mobile App Development for Teams Who Have to Live With the App Afterwards

• How much does it cost to build a mobile app?

  Cross-platform apps typically run $22,000 to $110,000, with most between $35,000 and $70,000. A dedicated senior mobile engineer is $4,400 a month, about £3,500. Maintenance from $1,450 a month, which is not optional on mobile in the way it can be on web.

• How long does mobile app development take?

  A focused app is eight to twelve weeks. A consumer product with accounts, payments and content is four to six months. Add two to four weeks for first store submission, which we handle but which is not entirely within anyone's control.

• Should we build native or cross-platform?

  Cross-platform for the large majority of projects: one codebase, one backlog, roughly 40 percent less to build and maintain. Native is the right call for heavy graphics, complex camera or sensor work, sustained background processing, or deep platform integration. We tell you which yours is during discovery, in writing.

• Do you handle App Store and Play Store submission?

  Yes, end to end for the first release, including privacy labels, Play data safety, account deletion requirements, subscription configuration and screenshots. Then we document the process and hand you a pipeline your team can run.

• Who owns the developer accounts?

  You do. Apple and Google accounts, signing certificates and store listings are registered to your company from the start, not ours. This sounds obvious and is one of the most common problems we inherit from other agencies.

• What happens if the app gets rejected?

  We handle the response and resubmission at no extra cost. Most rejections are privacy labels, account deletion or subscription rules, all of which we check against before we submit. Budget one to three weeks of calendar time for review either way.

• Can the app work offline?

  Yes, and for field apps it should. We build local-first with a sync queue and conflict resolution you have signed off on, rather than last-write-wins, which is where most offline implementations quietly lose data.

• Do you add AI features to mobile apps?

  Yes. Voice input, on-device document and barcode scanning, semantic search and in-context drafting. On-device where privacy or latency demands it, cloud where the model needs to be larger. That is a per-feature decision, not a platform bet.

• Will you test on old Android devices?

  Yes. Our device lab is deliberately weighted toward mid-range Android from two and three years ago, because that is what a large share of real users hold. Testing only on current flagships is how apps ship slow and battery-hungry.

• Do you offer 24/7 support?

  Yes, as a tier on the maintenance plan. It makes sense for apps that are operationally critical, such as field or logistics tools. For most consumer apps, business-hours support with an escalation path is enough, and we will say so.

• Can you take over an existing app?

  Yes. We start with a short code and release audit, tell you honestly what shape it is in, and propose either incremental work or a rebuild. Certificate and account recovery is often the first thing we untangle.

• What about ongoing OS updates?

  iOS and Android both ship annual releases that break things. The maintenance plan covers keeping the app compliant and functional through those cycles, which is the main reason mobile maintenance is not optional.

Still got questions? Talk to our team.