Mobile app development

Your service. In their pocket.

Probeck designs and develops mobile applications where an installed app creates real value for customers, members or staff, rather than simply because every business is expected to have one.

Start with what people need to do on the move. The right platform follows from that.

Mobile web application login interface displayed on a smartphone

Previous work

Mobile apps designed around a clear purpose.

Mal De Mer Club, Score My Golf and MyNetworx show how focused mobile experiences can make information accessible, support live events and connect users with wider business systems.

iOS and Android event information app

Mal De Mer Club

Mobile applications and an admin portal bringing schedules, announcements, travel arrangements, venue details and club highlights together for registered event participants.

Outcome: Participants can access current event information while club administrators provide real-time updates through the supporting portal.

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Golfer surrounded by paper scorecards before switching to Score My Golf

iOS and Android golf scoring apps

Score My Golf

Connected mobile apps for organising golf events, inviting participants, recording scores and following a live leaderboard.

Outcome: Players, organisers and spectators can follow competition results as the event progresses.

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Business networking mobile app

MyNetworx

A React Native and Expo app for profiles, groups, meetings, events, referrals and notifications, connected to a bespoke web platform and API.

Outcome: One underlying system supports convenient member access and more detailed organisation administration.

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Choose around the experience

Do you actually need a mobile app?

Not every business needs an application in an app store. A responsive website, web application or customer portal may deliver the same outcome with less complexity.

A mobile app becomes more relevant when installation makes the service easier to return to, device features add useful functionality, notifications matter, or people need a focused experience while away from a desk.

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Responsive website

Useful content and actions available in a browser.

Web app or portal

A browser-based service for customers or staff.

Mobile app

Installed where the mobile experience adds genuine value.

Useful on the move

What could a mobile app do?

The right capabilities depend on the people, task and business system involved. These are possible uses rather than a promise that every project includes every feature.

Your mobile serviceDesigned around a real use
Customer servicesMembership / communityBookingAccount managementNotificationsLocation-related featuresStaff / field workExisting platform access

More than the screens on a phone

The app may be one part of the project.

Many mobile experiences depend on secure services behind them. Probeck can plan the application alongside the wider platform and administration workflow.

Mobile applicationThe customer or staff experience
API
Database / business systemData, rules and connected processes
Secure access
Administration portalManagement, content and reporting

iOS + Android

Plan for the people and devices you need to support.

A mobile project may need to serve both Apple and Android users. That affects design, testing, store preparation and ongoing releases.

The implementation approach should follow the required experience, device features, budget and maintenance plan. The practical question is whether each intended user can complete the important task reliably, rather than which technical framework sounds most fashionable.

App-store release

Building the app is not the final release step.

Publishing may involve developer accounts, store information, screenshots and assets, privacy details, review processes, releases and future updates.

Store requirements and decisions sit with the platform owner. A submission can be prepared carefully, but approval or review timing cannot be guaranteed.

  1. 01Developer accounts
  2. 02Store information
  3. 03Screenshots & assets
  4. 04Review process
  5. 05Release
  6. 06Future updates

A clear development process

From useful idea to supported release.

  1. 01Discovery
  2. 02Planning
  3. 03Design
  4. 04Development
  5. 05Testing
  6. 06Store submission / launch
  7. 07Support

Pricing and timescale

What does mobile app development cost?

Mobile app projects from£8,500Starting price

The final price and delivery range depend on platforms, features, integrations, back-end services and testing.

What affects cost and delivery?

Platforms and devicesFeatures and business rulesAPIs and integrationsData and back-end servicesInterface designNotifications and device featuresTesting requirementsStore preparationSupport and future updates

Scope, access to existing systems, feedback, testing and external review stages all affect timing. Agree a useful first release and known dependencies before relying on a launch date.

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Mobile app FAQs

Questions to answer before development.

How much does a mobile app cost?

Cost depends on platforms, features, device capabilities, integrations, back-end services, administration tools, testing, store preparation and support. Probeck would define the scope before providing a project price.

Do I need an app or a web app?

A web app may be more appropriate when browser access covers the important tasks. An installed mobile app becomes more relevant when device features, notifications, frequent use or the mobile experience create enough value.

Do I need both iPhone and Android versions?

That depends on your intended users and devices. Supporting both platforms affects design, testing, release and maintenance, so confirm the audience before deciding.

How long does development take?

Timescale depends on scope, integrations, content and data readiness, feedback, testing and store review. Typical ranges have not yet been confirmed.

Who owns the app?

Ownership of source code, accounts, designs, data and third-party licences should be agreed in writing before work starts.

What happens after launch?

Plan monitoring, support, operating-system changes, security updates, third-party service changes, user feedback and future releases as part of the project.

How do app-store updates work?

Changes are prepared, tested and submitted as a new release through the relevant developer account. Store review and staged release options may affect when users receive the update.

Can a mobile app connect to our existing system?

Potentially. Feasibility depends on the existing system, its API or other supported access, permissions, data requirements and provider restrictions.

The Knowledge Centre

Decide whether mobile is the right route.

Mobile app vs web app

Compare installation, access, device features and maintenance.

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