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  • Mobile Development

Diffco specializes in native
and cross-platform mobile application
development for iOS and Android

Our mobile development team is fluent in the mobile guidelines, UI standards, and best practices of Apple and Google. With our extensive experience, we see to every detail to make your apps powerful, user-friendly, and successful.

iOS

Native iOS

Android

Native Android

React Native

React Native

Project approaches

Mobile-only

Mobile-only

Our team can fully develop and maintain your iOS and Android mobile applications, or we can collaborate with your project team in a joint development effort.

Mobile + backend

Mobile + backend

When you need to develop a backend solution to support your mobile app, our backend engineering team is ready to help.

Web version

Web version

If you need a web application along with your mobile app, our front-end team will help you achieve your goals.

Admin panel

Admin panel

We design and develop easy-to-use admin panels for mobile and web apps, using popular UI solutions that are reliable and easy to support and extend.

Project Stages and Flow

Based on your current project stage, we will propose the most effective plan to achieve your objectives—within your timeframe and budget.

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Our typical project flow includes the following stages.

01

Discovery stage

To efficiently plan and run your project, we start with discovery. In this four-step stage, we collaborate with you to align functionality, prioritize business goals, coordinate strategy, and prototype future products. During discovery, we also define your deadlines and budget.

02

Design stage

After developing a prototype wireframe, our design team starts to create your application style (the app’s “look and feel”). In this stage, we provide you with a full set of UI screens to use for further development.

03

Development stage

Product development typically evolves across multiple releases, including a minimum viable product (MVP) for the earliest possible release. To speed the process, we use Agile development with short sprints, and we run the development stage in parallel with design wireframes, documentation, and mockups.

04

Ongoing development, support, and maintenance stage

After releasing the MVP, our team performs new sprints to speed new releases with additional functionality. And we support and maintain the latest version of the launched app.

Discovery Stage

Discovery Stage

In Diffco’s project flow, the critical discovery stage includes four segments.

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1.01

PRD (Documentation)

The product requirements document is a comprehensive specification and plan for product creation. The PRD specifies your business needs, describes the associated technical requirements, and helps plan all stages of your product development.

1.02

Wireframes

A wireframe is a visual prototype of your product that shows all application screens and user flows. We can develop a dynamic prototype that you can test with project teams and alpha users., and demonstrate to your investors and business partners.

1.03

R&D

If you need deeper technical research and analysis, more extensive testing of an existing solution, or ideation of a new solution, we will allocate the necessary resources for research and development.

1.04

Product strategy

If you are in the early stages of development, we can help you choose the best ideas to fulfill your product vision. Our team will brainstorm with you on functionality, define the solution scope and logic, develop a wireframe, plan the next stages of development, and schedule releases. Our process ensures that we mutually understand and agree on your product goals.

PRD

Q: Already have a PRD, wireframe, or initial design?

A: That’s great. Our design and engineering team will analyze your project to determine the remaining scope of work and suggest a vision for the next stages of development.

Development formats and billing

Time & Materials

For outsourced software development, a time-and-materials (T&M) approach saves you money—and produces better results—than a fixed-price contract. That’s because the best software requires flexible thinking, tweaks to requirements, and shifts in scope. And because with fixed-price estimates, you always overpay for risk contingencies that you probably won’t need. Read our blog for a full analysis

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Time & Materials
Agile

Agile

Agile software development involves a series of short sprints to ensure rapid, transparent progress toward your product goals. We apply this nimble, responsive approach to incorporate your feedback, adjust priorities as needed, and ensure your approval at every step. We use the Agile best practice because it is more flexible—and less risky—than the linear Waterfall development methodology.

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UI/UX design, prototyping

UI/UX design, prototyping

Your user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) are keys to your success. Our UI development process is dynamic and iterative, based on prototypes, user feedback, and analytics that let us see your UI through your customers’ eyes. Our progressive UI development also saves you time and money, because it eliminates late, unexpected scope changes.

Automated QA and testing

Automated QA and testing

Automated quality assurance and testing are best practices in software development. We implement QA automation solutions and testing tools because they yield significant advantages for our clients, including the highest product quality, lowest costs, and fastest releases.

Adherence to industry best practices and technology standards

Adherence to industry best practices and technology standards

Throughout our software development process, we emphasize clean architecture, design patterns, code readability, and documentation. We follow principles established by Google (e.g., style guides for Javascript, Typescript, Java, and Kotlin) and Apple (e.g., guides for Swift and Objective-C). We also adhere to the general engineering principles of KISS, DRY, and SOLID.

Compliance with security standards and policies

Compliance with security standards and policies

We follow industry best practices to meet each client’s security needs. We can help you comply with security standards and regulations such as SOC 2, PCI DSS, GDPR, and HIPAA. We also provide strict version control and automatic code and data backups to ensure product continuity and protect you against critical data loss.

Analytics and product optimization

To add greater value to your business, we use analytics to refine your product and maximize your return on investment. We make data-driven decisions on UI/UX impact, content, and process flow. And we could help your marketing team maximize conversions, revenue, and profits. Our engineers integrate your goals and metrics to build conversion funnels, going far beyond simple tracking pixels.

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Analytics integration

Our whole-solution approach

The Diffco development team doesn’t just code product functions. We give you our expertise and experience to help your solution succeed. We suggest ideas, build dynamically and flexibly, see you through the initial launch, and help you envision and evolve the future for your business.

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Our stack

Swift Swift
Objective C Objective C
iOS SDK iOS SDK
Java Java
Kotlin Kotlin
C++ C++
Android SDK/NDK Android SDK/NDK
React Native React Native
Typescript Typescript

Application types

Fintech and banking

Fintech and banking

Marketplace

Marketplace

eCommerce

eCommerce

Delivery and taxi

Delivery and taxi

Health and medical

Health and medical

Business

Business

Fitness and lifestyle

Fitness and lifestyle

Entertainment

Entertainment

Social apps

Social apps

Communications

Communications

IoT

IoT

Launch

Launching your application is a critical task that requires careful, upfront planning. Many developers overlook crucial steps that can delay a launch. But launch support is one of Diffco’s core competencies and a vital value-added service.

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Google play, App Store

Google Play/Apple App Store

We know how to organize and manage the entire launch process with Google and Apple. We help you prepare everything you need to publish your app, meet compliance requirements, set up the distribution infrastructure, and establish all necessary external accounts. We know how to get it right the first time, so you can focus on growing revenue instead of fixing launch issues.

CI/CD for deployment

CI/CD for deployment

Product development doesn’t end with launch. We apply the best practice of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) to optimize your ongoing product releases, incorporating what we learn along the way. The CI/CD process reduces the risk of product downtime and lowers the cost of new releases.

FAQ

What is custom mobile app development?

Custom mobile app development is the process of building specialized, innovative mobile applications for specific use cases. The custom mobile app development service offered by Diffco begins with a discovery process, during which our experts collaborate with your business leaders to gain a deeper insight into the goals you want to accomplish with your application.

We’ll learn what kind of audience you’re trying to reach with your mobile app, which features, and functionalities are necessary to create an MVP (Minimum Viable Product), and what kind of unique components you need to include in your project. Based on this knowledge, we develop a bespoke software, specially developed to suit the needs of your company and customers.

Almost all of the top-selling apps in the mobile market are custom created. While some may include off-the-shelf integrated features, they’re designed to address a specific need and market demand. Our custom app development services ensure you can create the ultimate experience for your end users.

How much does it cost to create a custom mobile application?

The costs of any mobile application development project are variable. The exact amount you’ll pay to develop a custom app will depend on the features, functionality, and level of support you may need. The more advanced the app, the more you’re likely to pay for custom guidance and expertise.

At Diffco, we offer a transparent pricing structure to eliminate the confusion and complexities of planning your budget. Our outsourced custom app development prices are based on the “Time and Materials” approach. This means we charge our clients according to the specific resources they need, and the time it takes to produce, maintain, and manage the app.

We believe this is the best way to price custom app development for projects, because the best mobile apps often require flexible thinking, regular tweaks, and shifts in scope. With our quotes, you don’t pay for contingencies and extra features you don’t need either. See why Diffco is a trusted mobile application development company today.

How long does custom mobile application development take?

The time scale involved in developing a custom app can also differ based on a range of factors. Once again, the complexity of your application will usually determine how long it takes to create. Simple apps can be built in just 1-2 months, while others take several months to create.

Fortunately, no matter how advanced your custom app might be, working with Diffco will ensure you can take a viable product to market as quickly as possible. At Diffco, we use an agile development process to design your solution as quickly as possible. We apply a nimble and responsive approach to incorporate your feedback during the development process, and adjust priorities as needed.

Our agile approach means we can create a minimum viable product (MVP) for your app as quickly as possible before rolling out additional features and capabilities to improve the user experience.

What devices do you build custom apps for?

Our custom mobile app development services are suitable for all kinds of mobile applications. Our experienced team can fully develop, manage, and maintain apps for both iOS (Apple), Android, tablets, and various mobie devices. We can also work with your team on a joint development effort for a specific platform.

Throughout our development process, we follow best practices and industry guidelines to ensure the architecture of your app remains clean and compliant. Our teams are committed to ensuring good documentation, code readability and design principles.

We also follow principles pre-established by Google (such as style guides for Java, JavaScript, Typescript and Kotlin) and Apple (Swift and Objective-C) guides to ensure your app is more likely to be approved by your chosen app store.

How is Diffco different from other custom mobile app development companies?

Diffco makes custom mobile app development simple, seamless, and straightforward. Our agile approach to development helps you to bring your apps to market quickly, without compromising on user experience and scalability. With Diffco, you get access to:

  • Expert developers and designers: Our team of expert mobile app developers and designers work together to create secure, robust, and multi-functional apps for a range of use cases. We adhere to the best UI/UX practices to delight your end user.
  • Project management: We work with you every step of the way to ensure you can keep your project on track and bring your solutions to customers as quickly as possible. Our streamlined solutions ensure you’re ready to launch at the right time.
  • Agile methodologies: Our agile methodologies ensure you can access MVP versions of your app quickly, and provide feedback every step of the way. We adapt our services to suit your needs, to ensure your mobile app development is specific to your needs.
  • Transparent billing: Our transparent approach to time and materials based billing means you only pay for what you need and nothing else. We’ll help to keep your mobile app development budget on track, so you can generate the best possible return on investment.
  • Exceptional communication: We consistently connect with your team to keep you in the loop about your mobile app development project. We work hand-in-hand with your project teams every step of the way, to ensure success.

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