iPhone App Development
Native iOS products that feel like they belong on the platform.
Software & Product Engineering
Apps that earn their place on the home screen
A mobile app is the highest-commitment thing you can ask a customer for: space on their device and a slot in their attention. We build products worth that trade.
- Engagement
- Fixed-scope release or dedicated product team
- Typical timeline
- 12–20 weeks to first release
- Delivered across
- All 50 US states
Overview
Most apps fail not because the engineering was poor, but because they replicate a website in a smaller frame. A mobile app justifies itself when it does something the browser cannot — work offline, use the camera or location, send a notification that is genuinely welcome, or reduce a repeated task to two taps.
We start by pressure-testing that premise. If the honest answer is that a fast mobile web experience would serve your users better, we will say so before you spend six figures. When an app is right, we design for the specific realities of mobile: interrupted sessions, thumbs, patchy signal, battery, and platform conventions users already know.
We ship to both stores, handle review and compliance, instrument the funnel from install to activation, and keep the app healthy as iOS and Android change underneath it — because launch is the start of the work, not the end.
- Typical store rating maintained post-launch
- 4.6+Typical store rating maintained post-launch
- Cold start on mid-range Android hardware
- <2sCold start on mid-range Android hardware
- Shared codebase across iOS and Android
- 1 teamShared codebase across iOS and Android
Business benefits
What mobile app development changes for you
The reasons this work earns its budget, stated as outcomes rather than features.
One codebase, two platforms
React Native and Expo cover the vast majority of products at roughly half the cost of two native builds, with native modules where performance demands them.
Native where it counts
When the product needs heavy graphics, deep hardware access or platform-specific polish, we build fully native in Swift or Kotlin without hesitation.
Offline-first behavior
Local persistence and background sync mean the app works in a basement, a warehouse or a rural delivery route, then reconciles cleanly.
Release pipeline included
Automated builds, over-the-air updates for JavaScript changes, staged rollouts and crash reporting from the first beta.
Store launch handled
App Store and Play Console setup, privacy declarations, screenshots, listing copy and review responses — the unglamorous work that delays launches.
Growth instrumented
Install attribution, activation funnels, retention cohorts and push strategy wired in so you can improve the product from evidence.
Problems solved
If any of this sounds familiar
These are the situations clients describe in the first conversation, and what we do about each.
“Users install the app and never open it again.”
We redesign onboarding around a single first-session success moment, then use behavioral triggers rather than blanket notifications to bring people back.
“Maintaining separate iOS and Android teams costs double.”
A shared React Native codebase with platform-specific modules consolidates the work while preserving the native feel on each platform.
“App Store review keeps rejecting the release.”
We handle guideline compliance, privacy manifests, account deletion requirements and data disclosures ahead of submission, and manage the appeal when needed.
“The app drains battery and gets uninstalled.”
Profiling of background work, location accuracy tuning, network batching and render optimization, verified on real mid-range devices, not simulators.
Our process
How we deliver it
Each stage has a defined output, so you always know what you are getting and when.
- 01
Product definition
Jobs to be done, platform decision, feature prioritization and a first-release scope that can genuinely launch in twelve weeks.
- 02
Experience design
Platform-appropriate interaction patterns, prototypes tested on real devices, and a component library covering both platforms.
- 03
Engineering
Two-week increments with TestFlight and internal-track builds so stakeholders use the real app throughout, not screenshots.
- 04
Store readiness
Metadata, assets, privacy declarations, compliance review, beta program and a staged production rollout.
- 05
Post-launch iteration
Crash triage, review monitoring, activation analysis and a prioritized improvement backlog for the first ninety days.
Technologies used
The tools behind the work
Chosen for maintainability and hiring depth rather than novelty. We will justify any choice on request, and we avoid technology that makes you dependent on us.
- React Native
- Expo
- Swift
- Kotlin
- TypeScript
- Firebase
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- Fastlane
- Sentry
- RevenueCat
Industries served
Where this work lands most often
Sector context changes what good looks like. These are the industries where we have delivered this service repeatedly.
Why Mova
What working with us on mobile app development is like
The same commitments apply to every engagement, regardless of size or service.
A defined first step
We scope a fixed-price starting point so you can evaluate us on mobile app development before committing to a program.
Senior people, named
The team you meet is the team that delivers. You will know exactly who is accountable.
You own the output
Code, accounts, files and documentation are yours from day one, with no lock-in of any kind.
Measured, then reported
We baseline before starting and report against it honestly — including the months that fall short.
Questions
Mobile App Development: common questions
The questions we are asked most about mobile app development, answered directly.
Cross-platform for roughly 80% of business apps: the cost and speed advantage is decisive and the user experience is indistinguishable when built well. Go native for graphics-intensive products, heavy real-time processing, or where platform-specific capabilities are the product itself.
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Next step
Ready to talk about mobile app development?
Thirty minutes with someone who has delivered this work. We will tell you what it would take, roughly what it would cost, and whether Mova is the right fit.
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