◆ Services · Mobile
Mobile App Development. iOS, Android, and the years after launch.
Mobile app development for small businesses and founders. We build iOS and Android apps end to end, from a clickable prototype in three days to App Store and Play Store launch.
- Timeline
- 12 weeks
- Platforms
- iOS, Android
- Stack
- Swift, Kotlin, RN
- Status
- Open
◆ The short answer
Mobile app development is the work of designing, building, and shipping an app to the App Store and Play Store. A typical small-business mobile app takes 12 weeks and starts at low five figures. Thinkmakr scopes, designs, builds, ships, and supports the app end to end with no offshore handoffs.
◆ TL;DR
- Idea to clickable prototype in three days.
- Native iOS and Android, plus React Native or Flutter when cross-platform earns it.
- App Store and Play Store submission included, not extra.
- You own the code and the accounts from day one.
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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
- A live Android app on the Play Store
- A working backend with auth, payments, and analytics
- Crash reporting, error budgets, and uptime monitoring
- A handoff doc and a runbook your team can operate
- Optional retainer for ongoing support and growth
◆ Stack
How we build it.
We pick native when the product genuinely benefits from it, and cross-platform when it does not. The decision is written into the proposal so you can challenge it before we ship a line of code.
- Swift
- SwiftUI
- Kotlin
- Jetpack Compose
- React Native
- Expo
- Supabase
- Stripe
- PostHog
◆ Why Thinkmakr
We run our own mobile products. Crazywicket is a live cricket game with three.js graphics, AI difficulty, and tournaments. Notesmakr ships a Flutter mobile app with offline study and OCR. The same team that ships those builds 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 it cost to build a mobile app for a small business?
A small-business mobile app from Thinkmakr typically ranges from low five figures for an MVP to mid five figures for a full launch with backend, payments, and analytics. We scope and quote in writing before any work starts. See /pricing for ranges and how scope changes the price.
How long does it take to build a mobile app?
Twelve weeks is typical from signed proposal to a live App Store and Play Store launch. The first three days produce a clickable prototype. The next ten weeks are design, engineering, and submission. Apple and Google review usually adds five to ten days.
Should I build native or cross-platform?
Native is best when the product depends on platform-specific features (deep iOS or Android system integrations, performance-sensitive interactions, App Store presence as a brand asset). Cross-platform with React Native or Flutter is best when budget is tight and the UI is mostly forms, lists, and content. We help you choose during discovery.
Do I need an app, or just a mobile-friendly website?
If your users open it more than three times a week, an app probably makes sense. If they open it monthly, a fast responsive website is usually a better investment. We will tell you honestly during the first call.
Who owns the code?
You do, from day one. Repository, deployment accounts, and App Store listings are in your name. We work in a private fork until ready to merge.
What happens after launch?
You can take the code in-house, hire freelancers, or keep us on a retainer for ongoing support, OS updates, and growth experiments. Most clients choose the retainer for the first six months, then either continue or graduate.
Will you work with my existing developer or in-house team?
Yes. We routinely embed alongside in-house engineers. We can lead, support, or hand off entirely. The shape is agreed in the proposal.
◆ Pairs with
Mobile 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