App development in Austin, from napkin sketch to five-star launch.

Yes. We build native iOS and Android apps, and cross-platform apps when that fits your budget and timeline better. As an Austin-based team we scope the right approach for your product rather than forcing one stack on every client. You get one team that owns both platforms end to end.

It depends on how complex the app is, whether you need one platform or both, and how much design and backend work is involved. After a free consultation we give you a fixed, itemized quote with no surprises, so you know your number before you commit to anything.

A focused first version usually takes 3 to 5 months from kickoff to a live App Store and Google Play listing. We ship a lean, polished version one first, get it in front of real Austin users, then build the roadmap from what the data tells us instead of guessing.

Yes, and this is where most agencies stop. We handle App Store Optimization, a fast marketing site that ranks in Google, and the discovery work that turns a live listing into real downloads. Building the app is half the job. Getting it found is the other half.

We are based in Austin, TX and we love working with local founders, from South Congress storefronts to venture-backed startups in the tech corridor. But we build apps for clients across the United States. The discipline is the same wherever you are.

Apps are never done. We offer ongoing maintenance, OS updates, new features, and growth work so your app keeps earning five-star reviews instead of slowly rotting on the store. You will never be left holding code you cannot maintain.

Yes, completely. Your contract states in writing that you own the source code, the designs, and the App Store and Google Play developer accounts your app ships under. If we ever part ways, you take everything a new team would need. Any agency that keeps your code or publishes under its own account is holding your business hostage, and that should be a dealbreaker.

Usually, yes. We start with a paid code audit: we read the codebase, check the backend, and tell you honestly whether it is worth rescuing or cheaper to rebuild. Many Austin businesses come to us after an offshore build stalled or a freelancer disappeared, and you deserve a straight answer before spending another dollar on it.

For most local businesses and startup MVPs, React Native or Flutter is the right call: one codebase, both stores, lower cost, faster launch. We recommend native Swift and Kotlin when your app leans hard on performance, heavy animation, AR, or platform-specific hardware. We scope this in discovery and explain the tradeoff in plain English.

Apple's App Store review commonly takes about 24 to 48 hours, and Google Play review often completes within a few days, though first submissions and sensitive categories can take longer. Rejections happen even to well-built apps, usually over metadata or privacy details. We prepare listings to minimize that risk and handle any resubmission cycle ourselves, so store review is our problem to manage, not yours.

Plan for a real ongoing budget, commonly a meaningful percentage of the original build cost per year. iOS and Android ship major updates every year, devices change, and libraries deprecate. Maintenance covers OS compatibility, crash fixes, security patches, and small improvements. We put a written support plan and price in every proposal, because an unmaintained app has an expiration date.

Both, and we would argue the design is where most apps are won or lost. Every project includes UX flows, wireframes, a clickable prototype, and a full UI design system before engineering starts. You approve what the app looks and feels like on your own phone before we build it, which is far cheaper than discovering a confusing layout after launch.

In most cases, yes. Modern POS, reservation, and scheduling platforms expose APIs we can build against, so orders, bookings, and customer data flow between your app and the systems your staff already use. During discovery we confirm exactly what your platforms allow, because integration scope drives both cost and usefulness.

Yes. We are based in Austin at Balcones Drive, and we are happy to meet over coffee or at your business for discovery and milestone reviews. Day-to-day collaboration happens over calls and shared boards because it is faster, but there is real value in a partner who can sit across the table and who lives in this market.

An MVP, or minimum viable product, is the leanest polished version of your app that real users can pay for or benefit from. We push for it because the market's reaction to version one is the best roadmap for version two. Founders who spend the whole budget on a feature-packed first release get no second chance. Ship lean, learn, then invest where the data points.

We build appointment, intake, and patient-communication apps with a privacy-first architecture: encryption in transit and at rest, access controls, and audit trails. For apps that handle protected health information, we scope compliance requirements during discovery and are direct about what needs your compliance officer's sign-off. We treat HIPAA as an engineering requirement, not a marketing sticker.

Not all of them, and we will tell you if yours does not. An app earns its keep when regulars reorder weekly, when third-party delivery commissions eat your margin, or when a loyalty program would change behavior. If most customers are one-time visitors finding you on Google, a fast mobile site and strong local SEO will do more for less money.

No, and no honest developer can. Store rankings and download volume are controlled by Apple's and Google's systems and by real user behavior, not by any agency. What we control is the quality of the build, disciplined App Store Optimization, a marketing site that ranks locally, and honest reporting on installs, activation, and retention, so you always know what is working.