iOS and Android from a single project
One codebase builds the app for iPhone and Android. You pay for one project, not two, and both versions evolve together.
Mobile apps
Apps for your business, on iPhone and Android.
An app for your customers to order, book and come back, or for your team to log their work in the field. One project for iOS and Android, connected to the tools you already use and published on the stores by us.
- iOS and Android
- Store publishing
- Connected to your systems
Signs it's time
Your business already needs an app. It just doesn't have one.
When customers and staff rely on messages, paper and good memory, work gets lost along the way. An app puts that path in the pocket of whoever uses it.
Orders over chat
Orders and bookings arrive by message, get mixed up with everything else, and some slip through.
Paper in the field
Your team takes notes on paper or in a notes app, and someone types it all again at the office.
Stalled information
Information passes from hand to hand and reaches the decision-maker late.
Customers who drift
Customers buy once and forget about you, because nothing reminds them to come back.
Who the app is for
For your customers or for your team.
The app handles one task from start to finish. It can belong to the people who buy from you or to the people who work with you.
Customers
The app that brings customers back.
Customers order, book or track without calling or waiting for a reply, and the right notification brings them back at the right time.
- Bookings
- Orders
- Loyalty program
- Customer portal
Team
Field work logged on the spot.
People in the field log their work on the phone, with photos and location, and the office sees it instantly, with no retyping.
- Field visits
- Photo checklists
- Sales team
- Approvals
What you get
From the idea to an app live on the stores.
Publishing on the App Store and Google Play
We prepare the store listing, submit the app and follow the review. You don't need to learn each store's rules.
Connected to what you already use
The app talks to your system, website, ERP or spreadsheet. If there's no system behind it yet, we build one alongside.
Notifications that bring users back
Reminders, confirmations and updates land on the phone screen at the right moment, without anyone having to send a message.
Tell us your app idea
The conversation and the estimate are free, with no commitment.
How it works
From idea to store, in steps you can follow.
Before we start, you know what the app will do, what it costs and what happens at each step.
- 01
Idea and main flow
You tell us what the app needs to solve. Together we define the core task and who will use it, and you get an estimate. This conversation is free.
- 02
Screens to approve
You see and approve the screens before any code is written. On larger projects, we deliver a clickable prototype to try the flow on your phone.
- 03
Development
We build the app in stages, with deliveries you follow and comment on along the way.
- 04
Store publishing
We handle submission and approval on the App Store and Google Play.
- 05
Evolution, if you want it
Support, updates and new features are available. They're optional, and the decision is yours.
Before you decide
App or responsive website?
Sometimes the answer is a website, and we'll tell you so. An app is worth it when people use it often or it needs the phone's features.
Frequent use
- App
- Icon on the home screen and saved login: one tap away
- Responsive website
- Open the browser and sign in again
Notifications
- App
- Native, straight to the phone screen
- Responsive website
- Limited, especially on iPhone
Camera, GPS and offline use
- App
- Full access
- Responsive website
- Partial access
Being found on Google
- App
- Doesn't show up in search
- Responsive website
- Shows up and attracts new customers
Cost to start
- App
- Higher
- Responsive website
- Lower
First visit
- App
- Must be downloaded from the store
- Responsive website
- Opens straight from a link
No lock-in
The app is yours.
You're never tied to us. What belongs to you is handed over, and anything we offer after launch is optional.
We recommend keeping support in place, because the stores and phone operating systems change every year and the app has to keep up. But the choice is yours.
Code
The app's code is yours. We hand over a full copy whenever you ask.
Store accounts
The app is published under your company's developer account or Herkul's. The choice is yours.
User data
Data from the people who use the app belongs to your company, and you can export it whenever you want.
Switching providers
If you ever want to continue with another team, we hand everything over to them.
Fit
Who it's for, and who it isn't for.
It makes sense when
- your customers use the service often: every week or every month;
- your team works away from the office and needs to log what they do;
- the job depends on notifications, the camera, GPS or offline access.
It may not be the right choice when
- customers use it once or twice a year;
- the goal is to be found and get enquiries;
- the app would only repeat what the website already shows.
If what you need is to be found and get enquiries, a website does it better. See our business websites
FAQ
What people usually ask before starting.
How much does it cost to build an app?
It depends on what the app does: the number of screens, the integrations, and whether it needs login, payments or offline use. That's why we start with a conversation: at the end, you get a free estimate and decide with no commitment.
Do I need two versions, one for iPhone and one for Android?
No. We build a single project that produces the app for both iOS and Android. Both versions launch and update together.
Do you publish on the App Store and Google Play?
Yes. We prepare the store screenshots and copy, submit the app and follow the review on both stores.
Whose name is the app published under?
You choose: under your company's developer account, with its name on the store, or under Herkul's account if you'd rather not deal with it.
Is support after launch mandatory?
No. We recommend it, because the stores and phone operating systems change every year and the app has to keep up. But you can continue with another team or without support.
Does the app work offline?
When the project calls for it, yes: parts of the app work without a connection and sync when the signal comes back. It's common in field apps. We decide this during planning.
Does the app need a system behind it?
Often, yes: that's where the orders, customers and data the app shows are stored. If you already have one, we integrate with it. If not, we build it alongside, as custom software.
Do you build just the app or the admin panel too?
Both, when needed. The panel is where your team tracks orders, manages content and sees what's happening in the app.
Next step
Tell us your app idea.
We work out what the app needs to solve and tell you honestly whether an app is the right path. The conversation and the estimate are free.
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