Mobile App Development Company

This is usually the first question we get asked, and it’s the hardest to answer. The honest answer is, it depends on the specification of the app, it’s features and functionality. Rest assured, we have a tried and tested process for helping working out the details with you to arrive at a budget.  

Related to the first question – the amount of time to develop an app is determined by a number of factors. The size of the project, the number of platforms, iOS Apple, Android, device format, phone or tablet and what the app needs to do.

Rest assured, we have built many apps, in many cases to tight deadlines. With an initial consultancy and a discovery phase, we can understand your requirements and provide an accurate timeline.

All of our app development takes place in-house, in the UK at our offices in Guildford, Surrey. We’re very particular and only want to deliver at the highest level, for this reason, we keep everything in-house and don’t outsource a single thing. We are registered Apple Developers and Android Developer and can launch your app into both the Apple App Store or Google Play store.

A native app is a software application built in a specific programming language, for the specific device platform, either iOS or Android. Native apps are installed directly onto the device and can take full advantage of all the device features – they can use the camera, the GPS, the accelerometer, the compass, the list of contacts, and so on.

A hybrid app is a software application that combines elements of both native apps and web applications. Hybrid apps are essentially web apps that have been put in a native app shell. Once they are downloaded from an app store and installed locally, the shell is able to connect to whatever capabilities the mobile platform provides through a browser that’s embedded in the app.

Native apps are faster, more reliable, and more responsive. They offer better support for gestures and can tap into the wider functionality of the device including push notifications. Hybrid apps, however, are typically easier and faster to develop for multiple platforms, as they don’t need separate coding for each platform.

The answer depends on your app needs, budget, and time to market. If performance and user experience are top priorities, native apps might be the way to go. But if you need to quickly get an app out on both iOS and Android, and you’re constrained by budget and resources, a hybrid app could be a better choice.

Yes, there are several popular hybrid apps including Instagram, Uber, Gmail, and Twitter. These apps need to be on both iOS and Android platforms, and need to be updated frequently, so the ease and speed of development that hybrid solutions offer can be a big advantage.

Yes, you can, but it involves rewriting your app in the native language for the platform (Swift for iOS, Java/Kotlin for Android). This can be a time-consuming and costly process.

For native apps, Swift and Objective-C are used for iOS development, and Java or Kotlin for Android development. For hybrid apps, technologies like React Native, Ionic, or Flutter are often used, which allow for JavaScript, TypeScript, or Dart programming respectively.

Hybrid apps can be easier to maintain because you have a single codebase for multiple platforms. However, native apps have the advantage when you want to incorporate the latest platform-specific features quickly after they are released.

Yes, hybrid apps can have performance issues. Because they run through a kind of “middle man” (the web view), they can be slower than native apps. However, technologies are always improving, and hybrid app performance is constantly getting better.

Both native and hybrid apps can be built to be secure, but native apps have a slight advantage due to their direct access and control to the underlying operating system features. However, hybrid apps can still be made secure with the right precautions and strategies.