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Mobile App Development Company in India

A mobile app development company in India shipping Android and iOS from one codebase, with the store submission handled for you. Built by a team that has to maintain it afterwards, so it gets built to be maintained.

Tell us your app idea Native or cross-platform

mobile app development company by RankDrive — One codebase, built once and shipped to both Android and iOS

The first decision

Native or Cross-Platform, and Why

This choice sets your budget, your timeline and your maintenance cost for years. It deserves more than a preference.

Cross-platform fits most business apps: One codebase serving Android and iOS. Roughly one build instead of two, one team instead of two, and one bug fix instead of two. Right for the large majority of projects.
Native earns its cost in specific cases: Heavy graphics, complex camera or sensor work, or performance at the edge of what a phone can do. Rare in business apps, essential when it applies.
Android first is normal in India: Android holds the overwhelming majority of Indian handsets. Launching there first and adding iOS later is a legitimate budget decision, not a compromise.
Sometimes you do not need an app: If the goal is content or a simple booking flow, a fast mobile site costs less and needs no download. We will say so before you spend.

What we build

Four App Types This Mobile App Development Company Ships

Commerce Apps

Catalogue, cart, payments and order tracking, connected to the stock system you already run.

Payments
Order tracking
Push offers
Stock sync

Customer Portals

Login, account history, documents and support. Cuts the phone calls your office fields every day, and pairs well with chat automation.

Secure login
Documents
Support chat
Notifications

Field and Staff Apps

For teams away from a desk. Attendance, job cards, photos and forms that work with a weak signal.

Offline mode
Photo capture
Location logs
Job cards

Booking and Service Apps

Slots, reminders, payments and rescheduling. Built for clinics, salons, workshops and studios.

Slot booking
Reminders
Rescheduling
Reviews

Process

From Idea to Both Stores

Twelve to sixteen weeks is typical for a first version. Store review adds days, not weeks, when the paperwork is right.

Define

Screens, user roles and the one job version one must do. Everything else waits.

Prototype

Clickable screens you can hand to a real user before anything is coded.

Build

Two-week cycles. You install a working build on your own phone each time.

Test

Real devices, weak networks and low-end handsets, not just the newest phone in the office.

Submit

Store listings, screenshots, privacy declarations and review responses handled by us.

Maintain

OS updates break apps every year. Ongoing support is offered, never assumed.

Budget

What Moves the Price

Four drivers explain nearly every quote difference. None of them is the number of screens.

User roles
One kind of user is simple. Customer plus staff plus admin means three interfaces, three permission sets and three times the testing.
Payments and compliance
Taking money brings gateway integration, refund flows and security requirements that ordinary screens do not.
Offline capability
Working without a signal means syncing and conflict handling. Essential for field teams, expensive to add later.
Backend or no backend
An app talking to your existing system is one project. An app that needs its own server, database and admin panel is closer to custom software.

Before you commit

The Cost Nobody Mentions

An app is not a one-time purchase. Three ongoing costs arrive whether you planned for them or not.

Store fees. Apple charges an annual developer fee. Google charges once. Both are yours, paid directly.
OS updates. Android and iOS change every year. An unmaintained app breaks within two.
Server costs. If it has a backend, that runs on hosting somebody pays for monthly.

We put these numbers in the proposal rather than leaving them for you to discover. If a fast mobile website would do the job for less, that is what we will recommend.

FAQ

Questions About Hiring a Mobile App Development Company

How long does app development take?

Twelve to sixteen weeks for a first version with a clear scope. Apps with payments, multiple user roles or offline working take longer. Store review usually adds a few days when the privacy declarations and screenshots are prepared properly the first time.

Should I build for Android or iOS first?

In India, Android reaches far more users, so most businesses launch there first. If your customers are overseas or premium, iOS may matter more. Either way people still need to find you first. Cross-platform code lets you ship both from one build, which is why it suits the majority of business apps.

Who owns the app and the store account?

You do. The developer accounts are registered in your company name and the source code is yours. If you move to another team later, nothing needs to be recovered from us and no handover fee applies.

Do I need an app or just a mobile website?

If people use it repeatedly, need offline access or expect notifications, an app earns its cost. If they visit occasionally to read or enquire, a fast mobile site does the same job without asking anyone to download anything. We give you that answer before quoting.

What happens after launch?

Operating systems update annually and apps break when they are ignored. We offer a maintenance plan covering OS compatibility, store policy changes and bug fixes, alongside our other services. It is optional, and you can take the code elsewhere at any point.

First conversation

Describe the job, not the screens

Tell us what your customers or staff need to do. We come back with the shortest route to it, and if that route is not an app, we say so.

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No charge for the first call and no obligation after it.