BUILDING SUCCESSFUL APPS THAT DELIVER RESULTS
An app is not just a piece of software anymore, it’s the engine room to run your business from. They can automate decisions, provide clarity on whats going on and give your customers access to information they have never had beforeOur London app developers design and build across mobile, web, and desktop creating app platforms such as SaaS products, internal tools and AI-driven systems that automate the mundane processes.
We work with founders and leadership teams who want both control and ownership and a platform that becomes a company asset. What makes us different is the layer that sits above the code, as we start with strategy as business owners and founders ourselves, before creating compelling user experiences that are designed to convert. Then once its live we have the CRO experience and digital marketing expertise to get you users and signups.
EXPERIENCED APP DEVELOPERS
What Success Looks Like
We see success as people coming back for more, using it daily and recommending it to others. A good app is a it’s a mobile product that drives sales or signups, a desktop app that automates admin or web platform that proves a concept.
Problems We Solve
We solve clunky user experiences, confusing user journeys and a lack of users coming of back for more. From legacy internal platforms to MVPs that never seemed to get traction.
We Optimise
We study your targets audiences user behaviour by looking at where they go and where they avoid, we look at you keyword rankings and optimise the site for SEO and CRO and we adapt looking to increase engagement, sales and sign ups.
Apps That Work: Built, Launched, Used
CYSIAM
Making cybersecurity assessments simple
ROCKETER
Bringing clarity to paid media reporting
CATCH
Taking angling bookings digital
OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
What We Build
Customer Apps: For scale-ups and enterprises that need to win and keep users through engaging user journeys and intuitive user interfaces that keeps users coming back for more.
SaaS Platforms: Sometimes the product is the business and you need a stream of new users, subscription models, user management and billing portals.
Enterprise Applications: For larger organisations that need additional level of compliance through security, access control and integrations to automate internal workflows centralise data.
Booking & Ticketing: With powerful discovery engines, instant availability and an infrastructure to cope with huge traffic spikes.
Commerce & Loyalty: Buying online should be easy and intuitive, we build ecommerce platforms and loyalty platforms that drive retention and increase checkout journeys.
Marketplaces & Platforms: Similar to SaaS but this is two sided onboarding with Customers and Suppliers and designed to grow communities and scale with demand.
Operational Tools: We turn spreadsheets and repeatable, manual processes into automated workflows that work for you.
Dashboards & Reporting: When you have desperate data systems and want to see a centralised reporting dashboard so you can make clearer decisions.
OUR MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
How We Deliver It
Every app starts as an idea, something that can make life easier or perform a process better or join up data systems. Our job is to turn that idea into a product with Strategy, UX, technical build, AI and marketing all working together to give the product the best chances to succes.
Concept to Roadmap: We start with questions, lots of questions like whats the idea, who is for, why do people need it before looking at key functions and features as part of discovery phase.
Design & Prototype: Most people don’t understand a wireframe but they get a clickable prototype which is why we always start here to test hypothesis and get valuable feedback on the experience
Web Apps: Some products just belong in the browser, whether is a custom dashboards, customer portals or internal tools. Web apps are intuitive to use, everyone get the updates at the same time and its available anywhere.
Native Apps: When having an app in your pocket makes sense, your customers expect a high performing and responsive app, with offline access and automated logins so we build native. iOS and Android apps for these scenarios.
Hybrid Builds: For those times when costs and timeline are an issue or you want to rapid prototype your idea, with hybrid apps you get a single code base to maintain.
Testing & QA: We operate two typers of testing, we create test scripts per sprint that validate our builds to you and when the product is ready for App Store release we bring in an independent third party testing company so we don’t mark our own homework.
CRO & Optimisation: Once it’s live we get to see how real users interact with the platform, where they go, what they do and what they avoid, we then use our CRO service to update those user journeys and track the metrics that will drive your growth
MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
Our Point of View
It doesn’t matter how good the technology is that you build, if people are unable to use it will not survive.
That’s why design sits at the centre of everything we build. Our UX and UI designers have spent years creating interfaces that feel natural, engaging and effortless to navigate ensuring that users keep coming back and turn your app from something functional to usable.
We start with strategy, traffic and conversion in understanding who the users are, how they find us and what keeps them motivated to stick with it. Sometimes that begins with a web app to test behaviour and prove demand before investing in a full mobile application.
And because we’re a strategy and marketing agency as much as a development team, we plan how people will find you, what makes them stay and use these insights back into the development backlog.
The Tech We Build With
Mobile Apps
Native or cross platform mobile applications that are designed for everyday use
Mobile App DevelopersWeb Apps
Browser-based tools and dashboards that replace spreadsheets and legacy systems
Web Application DevelopmentReact Native
Cross platform apps with one codebase delivered onto two platforms
React Native DevelopmentBespoke Software
Custom apps and systems built around how you want your business to run
Bespoke Software Development CompanyFAQs
Questions We’re Asked Before We’re Hired
How do you start new app projects?
With a discovery phase at our app development agency and we ask questions, lots and lots of questions trying to understand your target audience and business processes behind them. Then our app development team look into the key functions and features of the app so that we can provide a final cost, fee and roadmap.
Can you build for both iOS and Android?
Yes, our mobile app development services are delivered across both iOS devices and Android devices. Sometimes we deliver full native app experiences and other times these are progressive web apps or custom app development in frameworks like React Native or Flutter.
What does it cost to build an app?
It depends on the scope, the app’s complexity and what platforms you need and how many integrations sit behind it. A simple MVP might be tens of thousands, whist a full blown native application can by low six figures During discovery we break down the strategy the user experience, the software development, testing and maintenance services so there’s no surprise later.
Do you only work with startups?
No, over the years our app development agency has worked with a diverse range of clients, some are early-stage founders with an app idea looking to disrupt an industry , whilst others are established brands rebuilding legacy systems or wanting to reach to new customers. Our experienced team of mobile app developers have built projects for small businesses, scale-ups and large organisations across the UK and globally.
How long does it take to develop an app?
This depends on a lot of factors, technology, requirements, compliance and integrations, there are trends though, a prototype or MVP can take eight to twelve weeks, while product releases tend to take six months or more. them for the larger mobile app development projects with complex integrations can take 9 months for more.
Can you work with our internal team?
Yes, that’s common and often how we are engaged, our UK app developers often join in-house developers who look after the back-end and APIs and marketing teams. As a mobile app development company we are used to working as an external partner or an extension of your own team.
Do you handle app store submissions?
Yes, we take care of everything needed to get you live on apple devices as well as google play, this includes preparing assets, metadata, compliance checks and full regression testing of our builds. We have handled ios app development and android app development for over a decade and we know the pitfalls that can hold up review. We also manage updates, bug fixes and version releases once your app is in store.
Can you help after launch?
Definitely this is key part of what differentiates us and we offer support services and app maintenance to keep everything stable and secure, we also offer digital marketing services like SEO, CRO and paid media to keep new users coming in an your existing one returning for more. Our experienced team monitor your behaviour analytics tools, and manage maintenance services to push new features as your business grows.
Can you work with complex systems?
Yes this is where our development agency in London does most of its work. We work with legacy systems, integrate more modern ones with APIs and rebuild complex app inline with your business processes.
Do you build bespoke software too?
Yes we do as often the application is just a dumb terminal and needs to talk a piece of bespoke software on the back-end to fetch and pull data. Our bespoke app and software development work covers anything from internal platforms, ai automation tools to SaaS platform and marketplaces.
What support do you offer after release?
Our mobile app development agency provides full support services that include app maintenance, bug fixes, monitoring, hosting and feature updates. We can also bring to the table conversation rate optimisation services, search engine optimisation and digital marketing services ensure your product keep growing.
Why choose you over another agency?
Because we are founders just like you, Yes we are mobile app developers but we also understand business models and strategy, we create engaging user experiences and stunning user interfaces and can market your product after launch. We have a long a proven track record of delivering user friendly apps that businesses are built on.
We were going in circles until Ronins stepped in, they got us focused, showed us what mattered, and built a solution that didn’t rip out everything we’d already invested in.
Neil Rafferty