Mobile development
Android and iOS applications, designed for intermittent connectivity from the first sketch.
The challenge
An app gets commissioned when a mobile web page would have done, or the reverse — and the offline case is discovered after launch.
By then the architecture has already assumed a connection.
How we approach it
Decide app versus web honestly
In writing, with the reasoning, before building.
Design for intermittent connectivity
Offline is the default state, not the error state.
Minimise install size
Download cost is a real barrier for your users.
Plan release and updates
Store process and update cadence agreed up front.
The same four phases, whatever we are building.
- 012–3 weeks
Discovery
We map your current process, users and constraints, then define scope in writing.
- 022–4 weeks
Design
Interface and data design, reviewed with the people who will use the system daily.
- 036 weeks+
Build
Delivery in two-week increments, each one testable, with progress visible throughout.
- 04Ongoing
Launch & support
Deployment, training and documentation, then optional support at a level you choose.
What you get
- App or web, with the reasoning written down.
- Built and tested on low-end hardware.
- Conflict handling defined for the real cases.
- Prepared and submitted under your account.
- Documented so your team can ship an update.
What changes
The right platform
Chosen with reasoning, not by default.
Works without signal
Offline designed in, not bolted on.
Affordable to install
Small download on an expensive connection.
Often looked at together.
Web development
Accessible, fast web applications with a performance budget agreed up front.
NGO management systems
Programme, beneficiary and field data tools built for low-connectivity operations and donor reporting.
Software development
Custom web and backend systems, built to be maintained by someone else.
About this work specifically.
General questions about scope, ownership and timelines are answered on the resources page.
Frequently, no. If the answer is a mobile web page, we will say so — it is cheaper to build, has no install barrier and updates without a store review. We recommend an app when offline operation, device hardware or repeated daily use genuinely require one.
Tell us what you need built.
We reply within two working days with honest scope and next steps — including when we are not the right fit.