How cross-platform works
Cross-platform development builds Android and iOS versions from a single codebase, using frameworks like Flutter or React Native. The upside is real: roughly one build instead of two, one team maintaining one codebase, and a faster path to having both platforms live. The trade-off is also real, if smaller than it used to be — some platform-specific features and truly custom native interactions still work better built natively.
For most business apps — booking systems, internal tools, customer-facing apps without heavy hardware integration — cross-platform is genuinely the right call, not just the cheaper one. We'll flag it if your specific requirements are the kind that push toward native instead.
What's included
Our process
Requirements
What the app does and whether cross-platform genuinely fits the requirement.
Design
One design system that adapts sensibly to both Android and iOS conventions.
Development
Built in Flutter or React Native, with the same codebase powering both platforms.
Testing
Tested on real Android and iOS devices, not just simulators.
Launch
Submission to both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Who this is for
Businesses that need both platforms live without the cost of two separate native builds — most booking apps, internal tools, and customer apps without heavy device-specific integration. If your app leans heavily on platform-specific hardware or needs the absolute best performance for something graphically intensive, native development on each platform separately is usually the better call.
Engagement & pricing
Priced per project, typically lower than building two separate native apps for the same scope, since development effort is largely shared across both platforms. Quoted in writing after a scoping call — most cross-platform builds run 6–10 weeks.
Frequently asked questions
For most business use cases, yes — modern frameworks like Flutter get very close to native feel. Apps with heavy custom animations or deep hardware integration are the cases where native still has a real edge.
Generally yes, since most of the code is shared across both platforms rather than written twice — though the exact saving depends on how much platform-specific work your app needs.
It's usually a rebuild rather than a conversion, since the codebases work differently. We can scope that as its own project if consolidating onto one codebase makes sense for you.
We pick based on the project's specific needs and your team's future maintenance plans; both are solid choices and we're not tied to selling one over the other.
Yes — submission and publishing to both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store is included.
Talk to us about cross-platform app development.
Free scoping call — we'll tell you what's actually needed, no obligation.