Northline · Logistics
Mobile App Development
An app has about ten seconds to justify the space it occupies. We build products that earn it — native-feeling motion, offline resilience, and a first-run experience that gets someone to value before they hit a sign-up wall. From single-purpose tools to platforms with millions of records behind them.
99.6%Median crash-free sessions
1.8sAverage cold start, mid-range device
10–16 wksTypical first release timeline
Capabilities
Every mobile app development engagement is scoped from this list. You pay for the parts your problem needs — never a bundle padded out to justify a retainer.
01
iOS Applications
Swift and SwiftUI products that respect the platform: proper navigation semantics, Dynamic Type, haptics and the gestures iPhone users already have in their hands.
02
Android Applications
Kotlin and Jetpack Compose builds tested across the device sizes your audience actually carries — not just the flagship in the studio drawer.
03
Cross-Platform Builds
React Native and Flutter when one codebase is the right economics. We are candid about the trade-offs and where a native module is worth writing.
04
Progressive Web Apps
Installable, offline-capable web apps for when the App Store is friction you do not need. Push notifications, home-screen presence, no download required.
05
Backend & Cloud
The half of the app nobody sees: APIs, authentication, real-time sync, storage and the observability that tells you what broke before your users do.
06
Release & Store Management
Store listings, review submissions, phased rollouts, crash triage and version strategy. We stay on the release train after launch day.
How we run it
- 01
Define the loop
Every app that survives has one habit-forming loop. We find yours, cut everything competing with it, and build the first release around it.
- 02
Prototype on device
Interactive prototypes running on a real handset within weeks. Motion and gesture are judged in the hand, never in a static file.
- 03
Build to TestFlight
Two-week cycles, each ending in a build your team can install. Feedback arrives while it is still cheap to act on.
- 04
Launch and learn
Store submission, phased rollout, crash and funnel instrumentation, then a prioritised improvement backlog from real usage in week one.
What you get
Under-two-second cold start on mid-range hardware, not just flagships
Offline-first data layer so patchy signal never means a blank screen
Accessibility built in: VoiceOver, TalkBack, Dynamic Type and contrast
Crash-free session rates monitored and reported every sprint
Store submissions handled end to end, including rejection appeals
Tools & technology
Swift
SwiftUI
Kotlin
Jetpack Compose
React Native
Flutter
Firebase
Supabase
GraphQL
Fastlane
Questions
If yours is not here, ask it directly — we answer these in plain language on the phone too.
It depends on how much your product leans on platform-specific capability. Heavy camera, sensor, background or performance work favours native. Content, commerce and workflow apps usually do better cross-platform, where one codebase halves the ongoing cost. We make the recommendation during discovery, based on your roadmap rather than our preference.
Mobile App Development enquiry
Book a free consultation call and we will give you an honest assessment of your mobile app development situation — what we would do, what it would cost, and whether it is worth doing at all.
Typical reply within one business day · Mon–Fri, 09:00–18:00 PKT