77% of apps get deleted within the first 3 days. The difference comes down to architecture, performance, and UX. We build iOS and Android apps that stay on the home screen and solve real business problems.
Engineering across platforms — native iOS and Android, or cross-platform apps that share up to 90% of one codebase. We don't just write mobile code; we build products your business runs on.
It's not the idea that fails. It's the execution. We've seen it across hundreds of projects.
53% of users abandon an app if it takes more than 3 seconds to load. We optimize from the first sprint.
Confusing navigation, cluttered screens. We build UX around user scenarios, not technical capabilities.
Business apps have to work without internet. Sync on reconnect is standard.
The app was built "to spec" instead of around real scenarios. A discovery phase fixes that before a line of code is written.
Choosing native where cross-platform would do — or the reverse — is the most expensive mistake in mobile. Correcting course mid-project often costs $50,000+.
Vague requirements and scope creep routinely push launch 4–6 months. Every month of delay is customers captured by a competitor.
The pattern is clear: most app failures are not engineering failures — they are strategy failures. Platform choice, feature scope, UX research, architecture — these decide whether your app thrives or gets uninstalled. Our process addresses every one of these risks before development begins.
A mobile site is the bare minimum. An app is a tool that works for your business 24/7.
Native code runs 3–5x faster than a mobile site. No waiting on HTML/CSS to load.
The app works without internet. Customers can browse the catalog and place an order — data syncs once they reconnect.
A direct channel to your customer: promos, order status, new arrivals. Push open rate — 90%, email — 20%.
Integration with GPS, camera, NFC and biometrics. Navigation to your office, QR scanning, Face ID payments.
Your brand in the most visible spot. Every time customers unlock their phone, they see your app.
Native UI elements. Buttons, forms, swipes — all optimized for fingers, not a mouse cursor.
Your own app = a serious business. 67% of users trust companies with an app in the store more.
A smartphone is always within reach, and your brand icon is a constant reminder to buy. Push notifications win back abandoned carts.
Put loyalty programs, discounts, bonuses, and promos to work. Collect feedback on your products and services.
Personalized offers based on past purchases or current cart contents.
New customers are waiting for you on the App Store and Google Play. Built-in sharing lets users spread the word to friends.
A frictionless interface and saved payment details — checkout in just a couple of taps.
CRM integration delivers business data in real time.
There is no universal best approach — the right one depends on your budget, timeline, and feature set. We recommend what fits your project, not what pays us more.
| Approach | Our recommendation | Timeline | Typical cost | Code sharing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-platform Business apps, e-commerce, startups, MVPs |
Best for 90% of apps | 8–16 wks | $20K–$80K | 80–95% |
| Native (Swift / Kotlin) Games, AR/VR, deep hardware access |
When performance is critical | 12–24 wks | $30K–$150K+ | 0% (separate codebases) |
| App-like web experience Content sites, SEO priority |
Content-first, SEO-driven | 4–10 wks | $10K–$40K | 100% (web stack) |
| Hybrid Web wrapper, simple features |
Existing web team | 6–12 wks | $15K–$50K | 85–95% |
More on app-like web experiences: Developing app-like web experiences. Compared with web: E-commerce solutions.
Concrete commitments we honour on every single project.
We fix defects for a year after launch
Full code and files handed over — zero lock-in
Revisions within the agreed scope at no extra cost
We sign an NDA — your data stays protected
Post-launch technical support included
Pay per delivered stage — a stage not delivered as agreed is refunded
Not every project needs native — and not every project fits cross-platform. Here is how we make the call with you.
Pure cross-platform? See Flutter development.
Our mobile expertise spans four core disciplines that cover the full app lifecycle — from the first wireframe to store release and beyond. Each discipline has a dedicated lead engineer with 10+ years of hands-on experience shipping production apps for business clients.
Swift, SwiftUI, and the full Apple ecosystem. We build interfaces that feel at home on the platform, integrate Face ID, Apple Pay, HealthKit, and widgets, and profile every screen with Instruments so scrolling stays at a locked 60 fps. Our apps pass App Store review on the first submission because we design to Apple's guidelines from day one, not as a pre-launch scramble.
Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Material Design 3. We handle the hard parts of the Android world — thousands of device profiles, background execution limits, and fragmented OS versions — with a test matrix that covers the devices your real users own. Every build ships through Play Console tracks with staged rollouts, so a regression never reaches your whole audience at once.
Flutter and React Native for teams that need both stores from one codebase. We share up to 90% of code between iOS and Android while keeping platform-specific navigation, gestures, and payments native where it matters. In our experience, the right platform choice at the start saves six months of development time — which is why every project begins with an honest platform assessment, not a default answer.
APIs, push infrastructure, offline sync, and CI/CD pipelines built for mobile release cycles. Every project gets automated UI testing on real devices, staging environments that mirror production, and one-tap release automation for both stores. Crash reporting and analytics are wired in from the first sprint — so after launch you see exactly how users behave, not guesses.
B2B portals, telecom carriers, utilities, delivery services. 24/7 customer self-service.
Replace plastic cards with a mobile app. Push notifications outperform email and SMS.
Fast transactions with zero extra steps. Push notifications outperform email and SMS. Social media integration built in.
Beyond the platform choice, the product type shapes everything. These are the app categories we specialize in — pick the closest fit, or combine several.
Gamification, streaming, interactive content. Users engage longer and come back more often.
Augmented reality for retail, education, and industry — the real world blended with virtual objects.
Two-sided platforms — booking, matching, payments, ratings. Marketplace logistics for your niche.
Feeds, messaging, profiles, moderation. Build an audience that keeps coming back.
Every successful app follows a proven path. We have refined our process over hundreds of projects. No step gets skipped, no corner gets cut — because the cost of fixing mistakes after launch is 10x higher than doing it right the first time.
User journey mapping, competitor audit, feature prioritization (MoSCoW method), wireframes. We define what makes your app worth keeping on the home screen — before a single line of code is written.
Platform-native design patterns that match what users expect on each platform. Interactive prototype for stakeholder validation — you tap through the app before code begins. Design system with reusable components ensures visual consistency across every screen.
We work in 2-week sprints, delivering working builds after each iteration. The development of your app's core functionality runs in parallel. Automated systems produce installable test builds for both platforms. You see real progress every 14 days — not a black box that reveals itself at the end.
Device matrix testing across 20+ real devices (not just simulators). Performance profiling, security audit, accessibility compliance (WCAG 2.1). Both automated and manual QA by dedicated testers. We test on the oldest devices your users have — not just the latest flagship.
App Store and Google Play submission — we handle all review requirements, metadata, screenshots, and compliance. Analytics setup, crash monitoring, push notification infrastructure, and ASO (App Store Optimization) for organic discovery. Post-launch optimization sprints based on real user data.
We pick tools to fit the job, not the hype. Every choice is backed by real production projects.
Transparent pricing: you always know what you're paying for
From a simple catalog to a full marketplace with payments, delivery, and hundreds of pages. We pick the right feature set for your budget without cutting quality.
Designers, developers, QA engineers, a project manager. One team for the whole project — a predictable result with no risks or rework.
Concept, UX research, design, development, testing, launch, marketing, support. Choose the package you need — from an MVP to a full cycle with promotion.
No hidden costs, no"that's extra" surprises. Standard in every mobile app we build — regardless of platform or approach.
Not a "raw build on TestFlight," but a production-ready app with tests, monitoring, and support.
Full support for publishing to the App Store and Google Play. Screenshots, descriptions, ASO optimization. We handle review issues.
Bug fixes, updates for new iOS/Android versions, crash monitoring via Crashlytics. At no extra cost.
Tested on real devices. Under 2-second launch, smooth animations, battery optimization. Not "works on the emulator."
Honest answers about how we work, what it costs, and what you can expect
Four pillars of governance that keep your project predictable — no scope creep, no opaque billing, no surprises at launch.
Internal audits of documentation, GitFlow, automated tests (unit, integration, functional), static analysis, and load testing. Every metric is visible to you in real time.
A dedicated project manager and business analyst working to PMBOK: change logs, release breakdowns, user stories, use cases. Team incentives are tied to your satisfaction — tracked via NPS.
Work logged in increments of up to 4 hours, each with a note on what was done. Full access to reports. Automated paperwork — invoices, statements, and digital documents.
One sprint, one goal, one feature. Every feature ties back to a business objective (impact mapping). Flexible inside, disciplined outside — agreements locked in, a clean handoff to support, a smooth go-live.
An honest side-by-side, so you can decide what fits your project — not a sales pitch.
| Criteria | AWDS | Typical agency | Freelancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform strategy | Honest recommendation for your needs | Pushes their preferred stack | Whatever they happen to know |
| UX research | Personas, journey mapping, prototyping | Quick wireframes, if any | Skipped to save budget |
| Testing | 20+ real devices, automated + manual | Simulator only | Their personal device |
| Powerful server infrastructure and seamless data flow for your app. | Full-stack: mobile apps, seamless data exchange, and robust underlying systems. | Outsourced to a separate team | Basic setup, limited |
| Store publishing | End-to-end: submission, review, ASO | Hands you the build file | Not included |
| After launch | Support + monitoring + optimization | Paid support contracts | Already on the next project |
| Pricing | Fixed price, detailed scope, no surprises | Hourly billing, scope creep | Cheap upfront, costly to fix |
Automate your business processes with ready-made mobile solutions. Launch in 2–4 weeks.
An app on your customer's phone is your direct line to them. No middlemen, no algorithms, no competitors on the same page.
Push notifications get opened 4.5x more often than email. Promos, new arrivals, personal offers — your customer sees them instantly.
App users buy 73% more often. The app is always at hand — unlike a website they have to remember and search for.
An app user is worth 2x more over their lifetime. Loyalty, convenience, personalization — the retention formula.
iOS, Android, PWA, cross-platform
Mobile app development: iOS, Android and cross-platform from MVP to store launch.
iOS app development for iPhone: from analytics to App Store launch with native quality.
Android app development: Kotlin, Google Play launch, offline mode and integrations.
PWA development: instant load, offline support and push notifications — cheaper than native.
Cross-platform apps with Flutter — one Dart codebase for iOS, Android and web, native performance, up to 40% lower cost.
23 years of development. iOS, Android, cross-platform. Tell us your goal — we'll quote it and recommend the best approach.
Developing native-feeling web experiences · iOS development · Android development · E-commerce · AI automation
Real feedback from the companies we have worked with
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Quality
4.8
Communication
5.0
Timeliness
4.8
Value
Our technicians service pumps in places where a phone is a flashlight, not a phone. Work orders now live on the device, photos and readings attach offline, and the sync sorts itself out on the drive back. Paper forms are gone, and with them the Friday ritual of deciphering handwriting from a muddy clipboard.
Nils Hartwig
VP of Operations, Fieldstone Field Services
Every couple of weeks a build landed on my actual phone, and I could hand it to groomers and sitters and their notes went straight into the following sprint. That rhythm meant no big-reveal surprise at the end — the version that reached the stores was one my own team had carried in their pockets for a month.
Callie Vaughan
Founder, Brindle Pet Care
Three agencies pitched us native builds without asking what the app actually does. AWDS ran a discovery phase first, then told us a shared codebase would cover our roadmap for years — effectively talking themselves out of the bigger contract. The Bluetooth diagnostics screen was the one piece I doubted, and it performs indistinguishably from the native benchmark we tested against.
Leif Havlicek
CTO, MotorMate
Match-day traffic was our nightmare scenario — every driver in the city opening the app at once. Two seasons in, it has not blinked.
Arjun Padmanabhan
Head of Digital, Windmere Parking
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