MOBILE SOLUTIONS

App development for iOS

Swift, a modern interface, App Store. High-quality native iPhone apps built end to end — development, testing, and long-term support

500+
Projects delivered
23
years of experience
98%
Client satisfaction
iOS development — apps for iPhone and iPad
1.46B
active iPhones worldwide
×2.5
average spend vs Android
95%
pass review on the first try
4 platforms
from one codebase
THE PROBLEM

Why build an app for iOS?

Reaching a wider audience, communicating with customers effectively, and showcasing your products the right way keep your company competitive and set it up for growth. Ad costs go down, customer loyalty goes up, and your financials improve as a result.

Losing your audience

Without a mobile app, you lose potential customers who would rather use apps than websites

High marketing costs

An app cuts ad spend and lifts ROI through direct engagement with your users

Low loyalty

An app boosts customer loyalty through push notifications, personalization, and a friendly interface

SERVICES

End-to-end iOS app development

Research and planning

In-depth competitor study, market analysis, marketing research, and a functional specification

  • Competitive analysis
  • Target audience research
  • Technical specification

UX/UI design

Intuitive interfaces designed to Apple's Human Interface Guidelines

  • Wireframing and prototyping
  • UI/UX design
  • Usability testing

Development

Code written in Swift using modern approaches and best practices

  • Swift and a modern interface
  • API integration
  • Performance optimization

Testing

Thorough testing at every stage and on real devices

  • Unit testing
  • QA testing
  • On-device testing

Launch

Preparing and publishing your app to the App Store in full compliance with Apple's requirements

  • App Store preparation
  • Version management
  • Monitoring and support

Analytics

Analytics integrated to track user behavior and app metrics

  • App analytics
  • Stability monitoring
  • Behavior analysis
Guarantees

Why Clients Trust Us

Concrete commitments we honour on every single project.

12-Month Warranty

We fix defects for a year after launch

You Own All Source Files

Full code and files handed over — zero lock-in

2 Revision Rounds per Stage

Revisions within the agreed scope at no extra cost

NDA & Confidentiality

We sign an NDA — your data stays protected

30 Days of Support

Post-launch technical support included

Staged Payment

Pay per delivered stage — a stage not delivered as agreed is refunded

WHAT WE BUILD

iOS solutions for every business model

A consumer-facing app, a B2B tool, or an IoT companion — we architect native iOS apps that use the full power of the Apple ecosystem, tuned to how your business actually makes money.

Consumer iPhone apps

Social platforms, fintech, health & fitness, lifestyle — apps that delight millions. Native interfaces with local data storage, push notifications, and in-app purchases built in from day one.

Swift · SwiftUI · Core Data

iPad & universal apps

Multi-window productivity tools, point-of-sale systems, catalog browsers. Adaptive layouts that exploit the iPad's larger canvas with Split View, Slide Over, and Apple Pencil support.

Split View · Slide Over · Apple Pencil

E-commerce & marketplace apps

Native shopping experiences with Apple Pay, AR product preview, personalized recommendations, and real-time inventory sync with your existing store.

Apple Pay · ARKit · StoreKit

Enterprise & B2B apps

Internal tools, field-service apps, CRM companions. Managed deployment for your team, single sign-on, and offline-first architecture that syncs when back online.

MDM · CloudKit · SSO

Health & fitness apps

Workout tracking, telemedicine, medication reminders with HealthKit integration. Privacy-aware architecture with encrypted data and secure communication.

HealthKit · WidgetKit

IoT & wearable companion apps

Apple Watch extensions, Bluetooth device control, smart-home dashboards. Real-time sensor data, Watch complications, and reliable device communication.

Apple Watch · Bluetooth · HomeKit

The mobile app build cycle

01

Project discovery

Competitor analysis, market research, marketing audit. The output — a functional specification for the app.

02

UX/UI design

Interaction flows, wireframes, and the design of every screen to Apple's Human Interface Guidelines.

03

Development

Code written in Swift, API integration, and features built to the specification.

04

Testing and QA

Testing on real devices, load testing, and validation of user scenarios.

05

App Store launch

Preparing assets, passing Apple's review, and optimizing the listing (ASO) for maximum visibility.

06

Post-launch analytics

Install tracking, push analytics, and study of user behavior. The data that shapes the next updates.

BUSINESS VALUE

Why an iOS app is an investment in growth

iPhone users are a premium audience with high purchasing power. Here's what an app does for your business:

A direct line to customers

Push notifications, company news, promotions — your customers hear it first. No middlemen, no ad budgets.

Loyalty programs

Built-in rewards, tiered discounts, personalized offers. Repeat sales climb 30–40%.

Deep analytics

User behavior, install sources, conversions — your marketers get real data to drive growth strategies.

Lower ad costs

Launching new products through the app costs 3–5× less than traditional channels. Testing is instant.

Stay ahead of competitors

Apple Pay, ARKit, Siri Shortcuts — technologies that competitors without an app simply can't use.

Brand value

A genuinely useful app lifts how people see your brand. Customers feel looked after — and loyalty grows on its own.

WHY AWDS

Native iOS expertise vs a generic agency

The gap between a native iOS specialist and a general agency shows up where it hurts — performance, App Store approval, and the Apple features your users expect.

CriteriaAWDSTypical agency
TechnologyPure Swift / SwiftUI nativeCross-platform or web wrapper
Performance60fps animations, under 2s launch"Good enough", with jank
Apple featuresAdvanced features using Apple's core technologies: Widgets, ARKit, HealthKitLimited to cross-platform APIs
✓ App Store reviewFirst-submission approval strategyMultiple rejections common
ASOKeyword research + screenshot A/B tests"Just upload it"
After launchCrash monitoring + ongoing support"Call us if it breaks"
Common Questions

iOS Development Questions, Answered

Clear answers on how we work and what it costs

MVP: from $20,000. Standard: from $40,000. Enterprise: from $75,000. The Apple Developer Program ($99/year) is separate.
from $20K
MVP
By 40%. One project = iOS + Android. We recommend it for 80% of business apps that don't require deep hardware integration.
Yes. Apple requires regular updates. New iOS versions ship every year — adapting is a must. Support: from $3,000/mo.
Yes. We offer two approaches: native development (separate Swift for iOS and Kotlin for Android) for maximum performance, or cross-platform development to save budget. The choice depends on your priorities — speed to market or the best possible UX.
95% of our apps pass review on the first try. We know all of Apple's requirements and account for them during design. If review turns up issues, we fix them free of charge under warranty and resubmit.
Yes, we work in Agile. Two-week sprints with a demo after each one. You see the progress and can reprioritize. Significant changes affect timeline and budget — we always flag them in advance.
Native: maximum performance and access to every Apple capability. Cross-platform: one project for iOS + Android, 40% cheaper. For business apps, we recommend cross-platform.
MVP: 4–6 weeks. Standard app: 2–3 months. Complex (offline mode, health, augmented reality): 3–5 months. First prototype in 2 weeks.
95% of our apps are approved on the first try. We know all of Apple's design and functionality requirements. We prepare screenshots, descriptions, and the privacy policy.
95%
first-try approval
Yes. Universal apps for iPhone + iPad. Extensions for Apple Watch, widgets, Live Activities. The Apple ecosystem is our specialty.
Apple Pay, HealthKit, augmented reality, push notifications, Sign in with Apple, voice assistant. Any business systems and services.
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Architecture

How We Architect iOS Applications

Architecture decisions made in week one determine maintenance costs for the next three years. We make those decisions deliberately, not by default. Here are the principles every AWDS iOS project follows.

Every iOS project starts with a decision: a single modular app or a multi-target workspace? The answer depends on team size, release cadence, and how many Apple platforms you target — not trend following. For most products, a well-structured Swift app with clear feature-module boundaries outperforms a premature split into frameworks. You get simpler builds, shared authentication, and one release pipeline instead of twelve.

When the product grows to iPad, Apple Watch, and widgets, we decompose into Swift packages with a shared domain core. Each package owns its models, communicates through well-defined interfaces, and is tested independently. The app layer handles navigation, dependency injection, and offline sync. Our internal playbook, refined across fintech and retail apps, includes decision matrices for when to split — never before the core proves the domain model.

Architecture Principles

  • Modular-first — prove the domain before splitting into packages
  • Security layers — Keychain storage, certificate pinning, biometric auth at every boundary
  • Feature modules — collocated screens, view models, services, tests per domain
  • Test pyramid — unit > integration > UI tests. 80%+ coverage on business logic
  • Observability — crash reporting, structured logging, performance metrics from day one
Explore Our Services

Free architecture review included

iOS = A HIGH-SPENDING AUDIENCE

iPhone users spend 2.5× more

The iOS audience is a premium segment. Higher conversion, higher order value, fewer returns. If your business targets high-spending customers — start with iOS.

×2.5
Average order value

iOS users spend 2.5× more than Android users. An investment in an iOS app pays back faster.

99.9%
Crash-free

Flawless stability. Apple rewards quality — a high crash-free rate means better placement in the App Store.

1 day
App Store review

Our apps pass Apple's review on the first try. With 40+ published apps behind us, we know every requirement by heart.

SOLUTIONS

Ready-made mobile solutions

Fixed-price mobile app development packages

INVESTMENT

What drives the cost of iOS development

Every app is unique. The cost depends on the scale of the work, interface complexity, and business requirements.

Feature set

A calculator with 5 screens and a marketplace with 50+ screens differ by 10×. We help you define the MVP and scale up after launch.

Interface complexity

UX design isn't about "making it look nice." It's the right button placement, smooth navigation, and conversion-driven flows. Complex UX means more hours of research.

Project team

Junior vs senior, freelancer vs team. We work as one team under a single contract, with a PM and transparent reporting at every stage.

Fixed price vs hourly?

We offer both. For projects with a clear brief — fixed price. For iterative development — T&M with weekly reports.

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What Our Clients Say

Real feedback from the companies we have worked with

5.0
★★★★★
4 reviews

5.0

Quality

5.0

Communication

4.8

Timeliness

4.8

Value

Quality 5
Communication 5
Timeliness 5
Value 5
Our members live between the gym floor and their lock screen, so the home-screen widgets AWDS built matter more than any feature list — streaks and next-class times sit right there without opening the app. The Apple Health hookup means workouts log themselves. Feels like something Cupertino would have shipped, which from our crowd is the compliment.
Dexter Stroud

Dexter Stroud

CEO, Ironvale Gyms

Quality 5
Communication 5
Timeliness 4
Value 5
Patient messaging is not a domain where you wing the review process. AWDS prepared the App Store submission with the same rigour they wrote the Swift code — privacy declarations, data-handling notes, the lot — and Apple approved the first build we sent. Clinics with unreliable wifi were our worry; offline-first synchronisation has made that complaint disappear from our tickets.
Sigrid Antonelli

Sigrid Antonelli

VP of Product, Quaymark Health

Quality 5
Communication 5
Timeliness 5
Value 5
We put iPads in the hands of floor staff across every branch — stock lookups, endless-aisle orders, signature capture with the Pencil. The part I did not expect: training new hires now takes days, not weeks, because the app follows Apple's own interface conventions and people just know where things are. The Apple Business Manager rollout they simply took off our plate.
Quincy Soto

Quincy Soto

CTO, Redbrick Hardware

Quality 5
Communication 5
Timeliness 5
Value 4
Sketches in autumn, App Store by winter. Subscription coffee with live courier tracking — and during the support window they caught an Apple Pay edge case before any customer hit it.
Greta Lindell

Greta Lindell

Founder, Hummingbird Coffee Roasters

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