Mobile app development covers your Android app, iOS app or 1 cross-platform app for both, plus the backend, admin panel and API the app runs on. The server, admin and payment work behind an app is the kind of work shown in IELTS Test BD and NextGen Mobile, 2 web apps designed for phone users. It suits businesses that need an app store listing, push notifications or phone features such as the camera and location.
Updated 27 October 2026
| What you get | An Android, iOS or cross-platform app, plus the backend, admin panel and API |
|---|---|
| Platforms | Native Android, native iOS, or 1 cross-platform codebase for both |
| Who it suits | Businesses whose customers or staff return often, or need push notifications, offline use or device features |
| Timeline | Set after scoping, based on the platforms, screens, integrations and store review |
| What you need to start | The main tasks users will do in the app, who those users are, and Google Play and Apple developer accounts before release |
| Published work | Web apps only: IELTS Test BD and NextGen Mobile. No mobile app case study is published yet. |
Each project covers the app on the phone, the server behind it and the admin panel your staff use to run it.
Separate apps written for each platform, for projects that depend on advanced device features, heavy graphics or each platform's own interface conventions. Each platform has its own codebase, so every change is built and tested twice.
1 shared codebase that runs on Android and iOS, so new features and fixes reach both at the same time. It suits most business apps: accounts, catalogues, bookings, orders and dashboards.
The server that stores users, orders and content, the API the app calls, and the admin panel where staff manage records. IELTS Test BD and NextGen Mobile show this layer in 2 published web apps.
Sign-in, user profiles and payments through a gateway, or a manual proof-and-approval flow where cards are uncommon. IELTS Test BD, a web app, accepts mobile transfer proof that an admin approves, with a card gateway ready alongside it.
Order updates, reminders and offers sent to the phone's notification screen, triggered by events in the backend. Users choose whether to allow them, so each message needs a clear purpose.
Store listings, screenshots and privacy details are prepared, then the app is submitted to Google Play and the App Store under your developer accounts. Both stores review each release, including later updates.
3 ways to put your service on a phone, compared on what each can do, what it costs to build and how it is updated.
| Compare | Native apps | Cross-platform app | Progressive web app (PWA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Separate apps built for Android and iOS with each platform's own tools | 1 codebase that produces both an Android and an iOS app | A website that can be added to the home screen and work offline |
| Suits | Apps that rely on heavy graphics, advanced device features or platform-specific design | Most business apps: accounts, orders, bookings, catalogues and dashboards | Reaching users on any device quickly, without the app stores |
| Codebases to maintain | 2 | 1, with some platform-specific code where needed | 1, which can be shared with your website |
| App store listing | Yes, Google Play and the App Store | Yes, Google Play and the App Store | Not required; installs from the browser |
| Device features | Full access to each platform's features | Most features through plugins; newer ones may need native code | Limited to what the browser supports, which is narrower on iPhone |
| Push notifications | Yes | Yes | Yes on Android; on iPhone only after the user adds it to the home screen |
| Performance | Highest, built for each platform | Close to native for typical business apps | Good for content, forms and ordering; weaker for heavy graphics |
| Build cost | Highest: 2 apps to build and test | Lower than native: 1 shared codebase | Lowest of the 3: 1 build for every device |
| Updates | Released through each store's review | Released through both stores' review | Live as soon as they are published, like a website |
Choose native when the app depends on advanced device features, cross-platform for most business apps on both stores, and a PWA when reach and fast updates matter more than an app store listing.
No mobile app case study is published yet. IELTS Test BD and NextGen Mobile are web apps designed for phone users, with the server logic, admin screens and payment flows that a mobile app also depends on.
Each app moves from a first call to a release on Google Play and the App Store in 6 steps.
Describe what users should do in the app, who they are and which phones they carry.
Rizer recommends native, cross-platform or a PWA with the reason in writing, then sends the quote.
Each screen and user flow is designed for small screens and agreed with you before development starts.
The app, the API and the admin panel are developed together, so every screen has the data it needs.
The app is tested on Android and iOS phones, on slow connections and with payments and notifications switched on.
The app is submitted under your developer accounts, then updated as the stores and operating systems change.
Every app is quoted after the free 15-minute call, once the platforms and features are agreed. These 4 things set the cost and the timeline.
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The cost depends on the platforms, the number of screens and features, and the backend the app needs, so Rizer quotes after a free 15-minute call. A cross-platform app with a simple backend costs less than 2 native apps with payments, chat and offline mode. The quote lists what is included once the scope is agreed.
Choose cross-platform for most business apps, and native when the app depends on advanced device features, heavy graphics or platform-specific design. Cross-platform uses 1 codebase for Android and iOS, so features and fixes reach both at the same time. The recommendation comes in writing during scoping.
A PWA is enough when users need to log in, browse, order or book and you do not need an app store listing or deep device features. It installs from the browser, updates as soon as you publish and runs on any device. On iPhone, push notifications work only after the user adds it to the home screen, and some device features are unavailable.
No mobile app case study is published yet. The published evidence is web-app work: IELTS Test BD records Speaking answers in the browser on phones, autosaves through dropped connections and runs an 18-screen admin, and NextGen Mobile takes cash-on-delivery orders with tracking by phone number. Both are web apps with the backend and admin patterns a mobile app relies on.
Yes, the backend, API and admin panel are part of the build. The backend stores users, orders and content, the API connects it to the app, and the admin panel lets your staff manage records, approve payments and see activity.
The timeline is set after scoping, because it depends on the platforms, the number of screens, the integrations and the store review. A first version with the core user flow can be released first, with more features added in later updates.
Rizer prepares the store listings and submits the app under developer accounts registered to your business. Holding the accounts in your name keeps the listing and its users under your control. Both stores review apps before release and again for each update.
Usually yes, because people find a business through search on its website, while the app serves customers who come back often. The app and the website can share 1 backend and admin, so products, orders and accounts stay in 1 place. See web design and web app development.
Describe what your users need to do and which phones they use. Get a recommendation on native, cross-platform or PWA on the free 15-minute call.
