Mobile apps built to work, sell, inform or connect your business with its customers.
A mobile app can be much more than a tool for your customers. It can become an extension of your business's software, a work tool for your employees, or a way to collect information right where it's generated.
We build custom mobile apps integrated with each business's processes and systems. We analyse what you need to do from a phone and choose the technology that best fits the project: a cross-platform app, …
Tailored
An app can be an internal tool, an extension of an existing system, a channel for customers, or a way to capture information right where it happens.
Not every business needs an app. And when they do, not everyone needs the same type of app.
That's why we don't start with the technology. We start by understanding what you want to solve.
An app can help you bring part of your management software to mobile, make your employees' work easier, offer new services to your customers, or collect information in places where using a computer isn't practical.
It can be a standalone app or part of a larger system, connecting to the ERP, CRM, WordPress, WooCommerce, databases or APIs your business already uses.
Solutions
The possibilities depend on each project, but here are some of the most common uses.
An app can become a work tool for people who need to access information or enter data while away from the office.
The goal is simple: give your employees the information and tools they need to do their job, on their phone.
We can also build apps that become a new communication and service channel for your customers.
An app can let them:
The app can connect to your systems so the information is always in sync, avoiding duplicate data.
For certain jobs, a phone is far more useful than a computer.
An app can let a field worker collect information directly on the shop floor, on a job site, in a warehouse or during a sales visit.
We can integrate features such as:
And if the project needs it, the app can be built to work offline and sync the data once it has coverage again.
We can also build apps aimed directly at the end user.
A product catalogue, a booking app, an ordering system, a loyalty tool or a specific service for your customers are some examples.
The key isn't having an app just to have one, but finding what value an app adds compared to a website or other channels.
Interconnection
A mobile app doesn't have to work in isolation.
In many projects its real value appears when it connects to the software the business already uses.
We can build the server side, APIs and services needed to connect the app with:
For example, a sales app can look up the company's catalogue and product information in real time. A technician's app can send work reports directly to the management system.
That way, the app doesn't become another isolated system someone has to maintain, but a new interface for the processes that already exist in your business.
Technology
There's no single technology that's always best for building a mobile app. Depending on the project's needs, we can consider different alternatives.
Native apps are built specifically for each platform, such as Android or iOS.
They let you make the most of each operating system's capabilities and can be the right choice when the project needs very specific features or especially deep integration with the device.
The trade-off is that it usually means building and maintaining separate versions for each platform.
Technologies like Flutter or Ionic let you build apps for different platforms while sharing most of the code.
This can reduce development and maintenance time and cost when we need an app for Android and iOS with shared functionality.
The choice depends on the project's characteristics and the features the device needs.
A PWA is a web app that can offer an experience very similar to a traditional mobile app.
It can be installed on the device and use the phone's own features, without necessarily needing a separate app for each platform.
It can be an especially interesting option for internal tools, sales apps, or projects where distributing the app through the app stores isn't essential.
It depends.
At Albin Soft we first study the project's needs and then choose the technology. It doesn't make sense to use a more complex solution if a PWA solves the problem perfectly, nor to limit an app if it needs specific device capabilities.
Features
Mobile devices offer many possibilities that can be useful depending on the project.
An app can use the camera to collect photos, GPS to log locations, NFC to identify items, the code reader to look up products, or biometrics to make authentication easier.
We can also work with:
Examples
A good way to understand what we can do is to look at some examples.
We built an app using Ionic to cover the business's specific needs.
An example of how a mobile app can become a tool adapted to a specific business, rather than trying to fit its processes into a generic solution.
We've also built PWA-based solutions to collect photos directly on the shop floor.
The phone becomes a data-capture tool, avoiding having to do the work first on the phone and then manually transfer the data to another system.
Another PWA-based app lets a company's sales reps browse its tile catalogue from their phone.
In this case, the app works as a sales tool that lets reps bring the product and its information directly to customer visits.
They're different projects, but they all start from the same idea: using technology to make a specific business task easier.
Evolution
When we build custom software, we try to make sure the solution doesn't only solve today's problem.
An app can start as a simple tool for looking up information and, over time, gain new features, users, integrations or processes.
That's why we prefer to build solutions that can evolve.
Your business changes. The software should be able to as well.
FAQs
There's no single price for a custom mobile app.
The cost depends on factors such as the number of features, users and platforms, the design, the integrations needed and the device capabilities it must use.
A simple internal app can have very different needs from an app connected to an ERP, working offline and with different user profiles.
We study each project individually and let you know what solution we can propose and what it would cost.
It depends on the project's complexity.
Building a small app for a specific task isn't the same as a solution connected to several of the business's systems.
Before we start, we can define the project's scope and set a realistic timeline.
It depends on what your app needs.
A native solution can be right when we need to make the most of a platform's capabilities. A cross-platform app can be a good choice when we want to offer the same app on Android and iOS while sharing most of the development. And a PWA can be enough when the needs fit what a web app can offer.
We don't choose the technology because it's trendy, but because of the project's needs.
Yes.
We can handle the process needed to prepare and publish the app on the app stores, in addition to the technical development.
Yes.
We can keep working on the app after its launch to fix bugs, adapt it to new versions of Android or iOS, update its dependencies, add new features or make the changes your business needs.