iOS
SwiftNative iPhone and iPad apps built in Swift, submitted under your own Apple developer account so you own the listing, not us.
- Swift and SwiftUI
- App Store submission and review
- TestFlight beta builds
Mobile apps · Knoxville
Native iOS and Android apps — and the servers behind them.
Most app shops build the app and leave the API to somebody else. When the thing your app talks to breaks, that seam is where the finger-pointing starts. We run both sides.
The app is the easy half
An app is a front end. Almost every one worth building talks to a server — accounts, sync, payments, push notifications, whatever data the app shows. That backend is where apps actually fail, and it is usually the part the app studio subcontracted or handed back to the client.
We came up through servers and back-end code before any of this. The API, the database, the caching layer, and the hosting are ours — so there is no seam between the app and the thing it depends on, and nobody to escalate to when something breaks at 9pm.
What that means concretely
- One team, one invoice. App, API, database, and hosting quoted and maintained together.
- You own the accounts. Published under your Apple and Google accounts, with credentials you hold.
- Maintenance is planned, not discovered. Store cycles, OS deprecations, and certificate expiries are tracked.
- Existing systems are fair game. If the app has to talk to an ERP or an in-house database, that is the work we already do.
Platforms
Built natively for each one.
One platform or both. Starting with one and adding the second later is usually the cheaper way in.
Android
KotlinNative Android apps in Kotlin, published to your own Play Console. Tested against the device and OS range your customers actually use.
- Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
- Play Console submission
- Staged rollouts
After launch
An app is not a one-time purchase.
The platforms change underneath it every year. This is the part we would rather tell you before you commit than after.
Store review cycles
Submissions get rejected for reasons that have nothing to do with your code. We handle the back-and-forth rather than forwarding you the email.
Annual OS releases
iOS and Android ship major versions every year and deprecate APIs on a schedule. Apps that are not maintained break on their own.
Signing certificates
Certificates and provisioning profiles expire. An expired one can pull your app from the store. We track the dates.
The backend
The API, database, and servers the app depends on are maintained under the same agreement — not treated as somebody else’s problem.
Straight answers
Including when the answer is “don’t build one”.
Do I actually need a native app?
Often not, and we will tell you. If what you need is a site that works properly on a phone, that is a website — cheaper, no app store in the way of a bug fix, and nothing for a customer to install. Native earns its cost when you need the camera, offline use, push notifications, background location, or genuine store presence.
Native, or cross-platform like React Native or Flutter?
Native is the default here because it ages better and behaves correctly on each platform. But if you need both platforms on a modest budget and the app is mostly screens and forms, cross-platform is the honest answer and we will recommend it.
Who owns the app and the developer accounts?
You do. Apps are published under your own Apple and Google accounts, and you hold the credentials. If you ever leave, the listing, the reviews, and the install base go with you. Shops that publish under their own account are creating leverage over you.
Can you take over an app someone else built?
Usually. It depends on whether the source and signing credentials still exist. Send us what you have and we will tell you plainly whether it can be picked up or needs rebuilding.
What does it cost to maintain?
Budget for ongoing maintenance from the start. An app is not a one-time purchase — the platforms change underneath it every year. We quote build and upkeep separately so you can see both before committing.
Start here
Thinking about an app?
Tell us what it needs to do. If a website would serve you better, we'll say so before quoting a build.