Description
What this service covers
The point of a first release is to find out whether people will actually use the product. We write one shared codebase and build a single core journey well, rather than spreading effort across many. Releases run through a managed build service, and over-the-air updates let us fix problems without waiting for store approval. Push notifications, offline handling and crash reporting are all included, because users judge an app harshly without them, and we manage the submissions to both app stores for you.
What you receive
- A single codebase that builds apps for both leading mobile platforms
- Up to 15 screens forming one complete user journey
- Login, push alerts and offline-friendly data handling for patchy networks
- Crash and error reports sent to a monitoring service
- Store listing materials prepared and both app store submissions made
- Over-the-air update route for fixes after release
- Source code, signing keys and store accounts held in your name
The work in 4 stages
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Stage 1: Journey selection
We trim the feature list down to the single journey worth testing.
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Stage 2: Fortnightly builds
Work runs in two-week cycles, each ending with a build you can try.
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Stage 3: Closed testing
Your chosen testers use the app through each store’s internal testing channel.
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Stage 4: Store launch
We submit to both stores, respond to reviewer feedback and watch the launch.
Who it suits, and what we need from you
Ideal for
- Founders validating an idea before funding a full product
- Businesses whose customers keep asking for an app
- Teams with a working web product but nothing on mobile
What we need from you
- A developer account with each mobile platform, or budget set aside to open them
- A firm choice of the one journey this first release must prove
- Someone available each week to try new builds and settle product queries
You share these through the brief on your order page after checkout.
What changes for your team
- One codebase covers both platforms, so each change is made once
- A working product with real users in weeks, not months
- Store accounts and signing keys are yours from day one
Questions about this service
Why not build a separate native app for each platform?
Who pays the app store fees?
What support follows the launch?
This is a remote service: nothing is shipped physically, and the work is delivered into systems you control. See delivery and handover and refunds and cancellation for the full terms.
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