Mobile App Development (iOS & Android)
Cross-platform mobile apps for iOS and Android — one codebase, both app stores, backed by a real backend you own.
If your customers live on their phones, your business should too. We handle app development for South African startups and businesses end to end — design, development, backend, and submission to both app stores.
What we build
Native-quality iOS and Android apps from a single codebase, using React Native or Flutter. That means one build, both stores, and roughly half the long-term maintenance cost of two separate native apps.
Every project includes:
- UI/UX design that follows mobile conventions — apps that feel right on the platform, not shrunken websites
- Cross-platform development with a shared codebase for iOS and Android
- Backend integration: user accounts, data, authentication, and push notifications
- Payment flows where needed, from once-off payments to in-app wallets
- App Store and Google Play submission, handled by us, registered to you
We've built multi-app platforms — rider apps, driver apps, and admin portals all talking to the same backend — so a consumer app with a companion dashboard is well within range.
How it works
We start with the problem your app solves and who it solves it for. Mobile is unforgiving: people delete apps that don't earn their place. So before building, we scope the smallest version that delivers real value, and grow from there.
Then we build fast and clean, in milestones you can install and test on your own phone. Most apps take 8–12 weeks to reach store submission, depending on scope.
Pricing is a build fee plus a monthly. Mobile apps genuinely need it — operating systems change, devices change, and stores enforce updates — so the monthly covers OS compatibility, bug fixes, and steady improvement. It's your app: you own all the code, assets, and store accounts outright, and you can take it in-house whenever you want. Most clients keep us on as their app team because it's the easy way to stay shipped.
Why x Create
An app is only as good as its backend. We build the full system — the app, the server, the admin dashboard, the payment integration — not just the screens. That's why our apps handle real operations: live data, notifications, wallets, scheduling, and role-based access.
We've shipped a complete transport platform with separate rider and driver apps, payments, and live trip tracking. See our work for the detail. If it runs on a phone, we can build it.
We build. You grow.
Fair questions.
No. We build cross-platform with React Native or Flutter — one codebase that ships to both the App Store and Google Play. It's faster to build, cheaper to maintain, and indistinguishable from native for most apps.
Typically 8–12 weeks from kickoff to store submission, depending on scope. App store review adds a few days at the end. We agree milestones upfront so you see working builds along the way.
A build fee scoped to your app, then a monthly for updates, OS compatibility, and improvements. Apps genuinely need it — iOS and Android change every year — so most clients stay on it to keep the app current.
You do. The code, the backend, the App Store and Play Store accounts — everything is registered in your name. We just build and maintain it.
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