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iPhone and iPad app development

We build native Apple apps with SwiftUI, from first idea to the App Store. We know what it takes because we design, build, and sell our own.

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Overview

Native apps that feel at home on Apple devices.

People can tell the difference between an app built for their iPhone and one squeezed into it. We build native apps with Swift and SwiftUI, Apple's modern tools, so your app looks right, performs well, and takes advantage of features like widgets and Family Sharing.

Our own app, Lesson Garden, is a lesson planner for homeschool families on iPhone and iPad. Building it ourselves means we have worked through the details that trip up many first apps: offline support, syncing between devices, in-app subscriptions, widgets, and App Store review.

Because we also build web applications, we can create the app and the server behind it together, or connect a new app to the systems you already run.

Sound familiar?

When clients usually call us

  • Your customers want an app

    Clients keep asking for a faster way to do something on their phone than your website allows.

  • You have a product idea

    You want to launch a subscription app and need a partner who has taken one through the App Store.

  • Your web app needs a mobile companion

    You already run a web application and want an iPhone or iPad app that works with the same data.

  • Your team works away from a desk

    Field staff need a reliable app that keeps working when the signal drops.

What's included

Everything that goes into a polished app.

  • Native SwiftUI apps for iPhone and iPad, with layouts designed for each screen size.
  • Home and lock screen widgets that put key information one glance away.
  • In-app purchases and subscriptions with StoreKit, including free tiers, paid upgrades, and lifetime options.
  • Cloud sync and sharing backed by a secure hosted database, so data follows users across their devices.
  • Offline-first design so the app keeps working without a connection and syncs when it comes back.
  • Sign-in and accounts including passwordless email sign-in.
  • Notifications and reminders that bring people back at the right moment.
  • Automated tests for app logic and user interface flows.
  • TestFlight beta testing so real users can try the app before launch.
  • App Store submission including screenshots, privacy details, and working through review.

How it works

What working together looks like.

  1. Shape

    We define the core experience and the smallest version worth launching.

  2. Prototype

    We build a working version early so you can hold it in your hand and react to it.

  3. Build and test

    We develop in short cycles and share TestFlight builds with you and early users.

  4. Launch and grow

    We handle App Store submission, then keep improving the app after release.

Experience

Where we have done this before.

Our product ยท Coming soon

Lesson Garden

A lesson planner for homeschool families that paces each child's curriculum across the school year, with daily checklists, widgets, reminders, family sharing, and offline support.

About Lesson Garden
Web and mobile

One team for the app and its backend

We build the web applications and APIs that apps depend on, so your app and server are designed together instead of stitched together later.

Questions

Frequently asked questions.

Have a question that is not answered here? Get in touch and we will give you a straight answer.

Do you build Android apps too?

Our focus is native iPhone and iPad development with SwiftUI. If you need Android as well, we are happy to talk through the options, including partnering with an Android developer.

Can you publish the app under our company's App Store account?

Yes. We recommend that your business owns its Apple Developer account and the app listing. We work within your account and help you set it up if you do not have one yet.

How do in-app subscriptions work?

Apple handles billing through StoreKit and takes a commission. We design the free and paid tiers, implement purchases and restores, and make sure the app behaves correctly when a subscription starts, renews, or lapses.

Can the app work with our existing web application?

Yes. We can add an API to your existing Rails application or connect the app to the services you already use.

Related services

Other ways we can help.

Custom web applications

Tailored Ruby on Rails applications that fit the way your business actually works, from customer portals to internal tools.

Custom web applications

Business websites

Fast, search-friendly websites with the extras that matter: job applications, support requests, and content you can manage yourself.

Business websites

Technical advising

Code reviews, architecture guidance, and a second opinion before you commit to a big technical decision.

Technical advising

Have an app idea?

Tell us who the app is for and what it should help them do. We will help you shape a first version worth launching.

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