◆ Services · iOS
iOS App Development. Swift and SwiftUI, iPhone and iPad.
iOS app development for small businesses and founders. We build iPhone and iPad apps in Swift and SwiftUI, with App Store submission and post-launch support included.
- Timeline
- 10 to 14 weeks
- Stack
- Swift, SwiftUI
- Devices
- iPhone, iPad
- Status
- Open
◆ The short answer
iOS app development is the work of designing and building a native app for iPhone and iPad and shipping it to the App Store. A typical iOS app takes 10 to 14 weeks and starts at low five figures. We build in Swift and SwiftUI so the app feels native, performs well, and ages with the platform.
◆ TL;DR
- Native Swift and SwiftUI. No web view wrappers.
- iPhone first, iPad supported when the app benefits from it.
- App Store submission and review handling included.
- TestFlight builds for stakeholders from week two.
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◆ How we build it
Three phases. Three demos. One live product.
Discover
A short discovery phase. We frame the riskiest assumption first, sketch the user, and agree on what we are actually shipping. By the end you have a written brief, a clickable prototype, and a fixed scope you can sign off.
Build
Iterative build cycles with weekly demos. Engineering joins at the design table from day one, so design and code move together. Feature flags on anything risky. Production observability built in from the first commit.
Launch and scale
Soft launch to a closed beta. Telemetry on every flow. Then a coordinated public launch and the unglamorous scaling work: auth, queue depth, database read replicas. We stay in the trenches after launch, not before it.
◆ What you get
Concrete deliverables.
Every engagement produces artifacts you can hand off, build on, or hold us accountable to. No abstract decks.
- A live iOS app on the App Store
- iPad support when the app benefits from it
- A working backend with auth, payments, and analytics
- TestFlight access for the team from week two
- Crash reporting, error budgets, and uptime monitoring
- A handoff doc and a runbook your team can operate
◆ Stack
How we build it.
Native Swift with SwiftUI for new builds. UIKit when the app demands fine-grained control. We default to Apple frameworks (CloudKit, StoreKit, WidgetKit) before reaching for third parties.
- Swift
- SwiftUI
- Combine
- Core Data
- CloudKit
- StoreKit
- TestFlight
- PostHog
◆ Why Thinkmakr
Crazywicket is a live iOS-first build with three.js graphics, AI difficulty curves, and tournaments. The team that ships and operates it is the team that ships yours.
◆ How we work
- No offshoring. The team that scopes the work ships the work.
- Your code, your repo, from day one. Full ownership at handoff.
- Fixed milestones and written proposals. No surprise invoices.
- Reviewable PRs. You can read every line before it ships.
- We tell you if we are the wrong fit and recommend who is.
◆ Receipts
Live products that prove the studio works.
The strongest argument we can make is the software we already ship.
◆ Common questions
Things people ask before they brief us.
How much does iOS app development cost?
An iOS app from Thinkmakr typically ranges from low five figures for an MVP to mid five figures for a full launch. iPad support, in-app purchases, and CloudKit add scope; we quote in writing.
How long does iOS app development take?
10 to 14 weeks from signed proposal to live App Store launch. Apple review usually adds five to ten days at the end.
Should I build for iPhone, iPad, or both?
Most builds start iPhone-only and add iPad if the product benefits from a larger canvas. Productivity, content, and enterprise apps often justify iPad. Consumer and games usually do not.
Do you handle App Store submission and review?
Yes. We handle the full submission, listing copy, screenshots, and review responses. Your Apple Developer account stays in your name.
What about Apple Watch or Vision Pro?
We can extend an iPhone app to watchOS or visionOS when the product earns it. We will tell you honestly if it does not.
◆ Pairs with
iOS App Development usually pairs with our Engineering service.
Production-grade builds and the runbook to operate them.
Read the Engineering playbook◆ Let's talk
Have an idea?
Let's see if we can make it real together.
Or email us at hello@thinkmakr.com