Mobile apps people actually keep installed
iOS and Android apps from one codebase — designed, built, and connected to a backend that can keep up.
[ FIG. 01 ] ONE CODEBASE, TWO APP STORES — SHIPPED, NOT SHELVED
The app graveyard is full of beautiful prototypes
They shipped once and never updated, because the team built two separate apps — iOS and Android — and could afford to maintain neither.
We build cross-platform: one React Native / Expo codebase, both stores — so your app stays alive after launch instead of becoming a museum piece. And it is wired to a real backend, because an app is only as good as the data behind it.
We have shipped this for real: the Roots POS driver app runs live GPS, proof-of-delivery capture, and order updates in the field, every day, on real drivers' phones.
What you actually get
One codebase, both app stores
React Native + Expo so iOS and Android ship from the same code — half the maintenance, twice the velocity, and feature parity instead of a permanent backlog.
Designed for a thumb, not a mouse
Native gestures, offline-tolerant flows, and the platform conventions users expect. Apps that feel like apps, not a website in a frame.
A backend that keeps up
Auth, real-time updates, push notifications, payments, and APIs — the same production-grade backend engineering we bring to platform work.
Store launch, handled
App Store and Play Store submission, the review gauntlet, and over-the-air updates so you can ship fixes without waiting a week for re-approval.
From idea to the store
Scope
What the app must do on day one versus someday. The smallest thing that is genuinely useful ships first; everything else is a roadmap.
Design
Flows and screens designed for the device — thumbs, gestures, and the moments a user is distracted, on data, in the sun.
Build
One codebase for both platforms, wired to a real backend, with the unglamorous parts (auth, offline, push) done properly.
Submit & iterate
App Store and Play Store submission start to finish, then over-the-air updates so improvements ship without the review queue.
Under the hood
- React Native + Expo — iOS and Android from one codebase
- Native gestures, navigation, and platform conventions
- Offline tolerance, local cache, and optimistic updates
- Push notifications and deep links
- Auth, real-time sync, and live location (the Roots driver-app pattern)
- Payments and in-app purchases done correctly
- REST / realtime APIs shared with your web platform
- OTA updates + App Store / Play Store submission
Built to stay shipped
Already in the field
The Roots POS delivery system includes a live driver app — GPS, proof of delivery, real-time order updates — running on real phones today.
The questions you were going to email
iOS, Android, or both?
Both, from one codebase. Building two native apps separately is how small teams end up maintaining neither — cross-platform keeps both alive.
Native or React Native?
React Native / Expo for the vast majority of business apps — near-native performance, one codebase, and far cheaper to maintain. We will tell you the rare cases where fully native is worth it.
How much does an app cost?
It is a scoped project — see the PLATFORM track on the services page. App cost depends entirely on the backend behind it, so we scope it honestly together.
Do you build the backend too?
Yes — that is the point. An app is a window onto data; we build both the window and the engine room, so they are designed to fit.
Can it talk to my existing system?
If it has an API (or can get one), yes. Connecting apps to existing platforms and POS systems is exactly what we do.
Will you handle the App Store submission?
Start to finish — provisioning, review, and the resubmissions. We have been through Apple's review process; it is a process, but a known one.