Mobile app development
Apps for your customers and apps for the team behind the counter, designed and built for iPhone, Android or the web, and made to be used every day on the phones people already carry.
For businesses whose customers would use an app, and for teams who need one behind the counter.
Every app includes
The app
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Designed for the phone first
Screens are planned around a thumb and a small screen, then checked at real sizes as the app takes shape.
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iPhone, Android or the web
We build for the platforms your customers and staff actually use, as the project needs, and the scope says which.
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Store listing support
We help you set up the App Store and Google Play developer accounts in your business’s name, then prepare and submit the listings. Under a care plan, we can be added to the accounts to help manage them.
Around it
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An admin side for the business
When the app needs one, your team gets its own screens to manage orders, the menu, products and pages, customers, opening times and more.
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A connection to your website
Where you have a website with us, the app and the site share one set of data, such as the menu, products or bookings, so nothing is entered twice.
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The same standards as our websites
Built to be secure and accessible, with no third-party code we haven’t checked.
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Updates after launch
Phones and app stores change every year, and a care plan keeps the app working through them.
How an app project runs
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01 Discover
We work out who the app is for, what they need to do in it and what the business needs to see behind it. You get a written scope with what will be built, the cost, how it is paid and the timeline.
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02 Design and build together
You follow the app as it is made, at real phone sizes, and changes are made while it takes shape.
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03 Finish and test
Every screen is finished and tested on real devices, on the platforms in your scope.
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04 Launch
We prepare and submit the store listings, and the admin side goes live at the same time as the app.
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05 After launch
A care plan keeps the app updated as phones, operating systems and store rules change.
Dairy King
Dairy King, a fast food business with two branches, had no app, no click and collect and no system for staff to manage orders. We designed and built a new app, a new website and the systems behind them. Click and collect is built into the app, and staff work from their own dashboard. The app is coming to the App Store and Google Play.
See the Dairy King app and website
| Area | Before | Now |
|---|---|---|
| The app | No app | Coming to the App Store and Google Play |
| Ordering | No click and collect | Click and collect through the app |
| Staff | No system for staff to manage orders | Staff work from their own dashboard |
Questions about building an app
Does my business need an app, or is a website enough?
For many businesses a fast website does the job, and it is the right place to start. An app earns its place when customers come back often, for things like ordering, booking or loyalty, or when staff need a tool in their pocket all day. If you want a recommendation, we give one after our first conversation. If you already know what you need, we build that.
Do you build for iPhone and Android?
Yes. We build for iPhone, Android or the web, depending on who will use the app. Your written scope states which platforms are included, so there is no doubt about what you are getting.
Can the app work with our website?
Yes. When we build both, they share one set of data. A customer sees the same menu or products in the app and on the site, and your team manages them in one place. If you would rather keep them separate, that can be done too.
How is an app priced?
Every app is different, so the cost follows our first conversation and sits in your written scope with what will be built, how it is paid and the timeline. You pay an admin fee to start, which counts towards the total, and the balance when the work is finished.
What happens after the app is live?
Apple and Google update their phones and their store rules every year, and an app that is left alone can stop working properly. Our care plans cover updates, backups, monitoring and fixes, with the director as your named contact.
Keep reading
- Web app development: customer portals, dashboards and tools for your team
An app for your team rather than your customers? See web apps and customer portals.
- Online ordering, booking and business systems
Taking orders or bookings through the app? See ordering, booking and business systems.
- Website design and development
- Websites and apps for restaurants, takeaways and cafés
- Website or app: which does your business need first?
Describe the app in a sentence and we will come back with questions or a plan. We usually reply within 24 hours.