iOS and Android apps, with a free working demo first

What kind of mobile apps does Varsuite build?

Varsuite builds iOS and Android apps for businesses, from customer apps listed on the App Store and Google Play to internal apps your own staff use on the move.

Typical projects include:

• Ordering, booking and account apps for your customers
• Reward and loyalty apps with points, stamps and push offers
• Field staff apps for jobs, inspections, photos and signatures
• Companion apps for an existing web platform or service
• Member and community apps with logins, content and notifications

Not every idea needs an app store listing. If your customers mainly need something quick to open from a link, a progressive web app installs straight from the browser and can be the cheaper route. We will tell you which fits before you spend anything.

Should my app be native or cross-platform?

For most business apps a cross-platform build is the sensible choice, because one codebase ships to both iOS and Android and keeps build and maintenance costs down.

Cross-platform frameworks such as React Native and Flutter now produce apps that look and feel at home on both platforms. They suit the large majority of ordering, booking, account and content apps.

Native development (Swift for iOS, Kotlin for Android) earns its keep when the app:

• Leans heavily on device hardware such as Bluetooth accessories or the camera
• Needs platform features like home screen widgets or watch extensions
• Has demanding animation or graphics where every frame counts

We recommend one approach after seeing your requirements and explain the trade off in plain English, so the decision is yours.

How much does it cost to build an app in the UK?

The honest answer is that it depends on what your app needs to do, which is why Varsuite builds a free working demo first and then gives you a fixed quote agreed before work starts.

The main things that shape the cost are:

• The number of screens and types of user (customers, staff, admins)
• Whether the app needs its own backend, database and admin panel
• Integrations such as payments, maps, calendars or your existing systems
• Offline support, push notifications and real time updates

Because AI agents do the heavy lifting and a human team focuses on review and polish, most people find it costs less than they expected. Current guidance is on our pricing page. Apple and Google also charge their own developer account fees, which you pay to them directly.

How does the free working demo work?

You tell us what the app should do, and we put a working preview in your hands within days so you can tap through real screens before you commit to anything.

The process is simple:

1. A short call about your customers, the problem and the must have features.
2. Our AI agents build a clickable demo of the key screens and journeys.
3. You try it on your own phone or in the browser and tell us what to change.
4. We give you a fixed quote agreed before work starts, based on what you have actually seen.

There is no charge for the demo. It exists so that you are judging a real app, not a slide deck, and so the quote is built on a shared picture of the finished product.

Do you handle App Store and Google Play submission?

Yes, Varsuite prepares and submits your app to both the Apple App Store and Google Play, including the store listings, screenshots, privacy details and signed release builds.

We publish under your own developer accounts, so the listings, reviews and customer relationship belong to you. If you are registering as an organisation, Apple and Google usually ask for a D-U-N-S number, and we walk you through that.

Review times are set by Apple and Google, not by us. Most reviews are straightforward, but either store can ask questions or request changes before approval, and we deal with those on your behalf until the app is live.

How do you keep a mobile app secure and working after launch?

Every app quote includes a penetration test and a security code review before launch, and automated tests run from day one so new releases do not quietly break what already works.

AI agents do the heavy lifting on the build, and our UK team, based in Lancashire, reviews, perfects and signs off every release. Where your app needs its own backend, we build and secure that too through our API development work, and deeper checks are available from our Testing & QA service.

Apple and Google release new operating system versions every year, so apps need looking after. Ongoing monthly care is available to keep your app updated, compatible and secure. You own the app and its code, and we are happy to hand everything over.