Top 100 Mobile App Developers in the United Kingdom

Digiruu worked with a children's book app developer to develop the app itself. Digiruu handled iOS development of the app and currently provides ongoing maintenance for it. Digiruu was also able to find an illustrator for the app, which helped provide illustrations for the book.

"They help single-person operations and small businesses just starting out and don’t charge high prices, which is what I needed. A lot of the bigger companies I did go to were a lot more expensive because their focus was more on medium to large companies." - Founder, Children's Book App Developer

hedgehog lab created a series of successful apps for a large Norwegian energy company. Designed for both iPhone and iPad, the apps were made to inspire creativity and engagement within key audiences. Workmanship aside, the client also recognized their professionalism and proactive approach.

"We really enjoyed working with the hedgehog lab team. Their company is efficient, helpful, friendly, and delivered perfectly on time to a very high standard." – Web Editor, Norwegian Energy Corporation

GoodCore Software transferred a paper-based database for NHS patients to a searchable online system. The client required an online database of rehabilitation services and providers with a structured user permissions hierarchy. GoodCore took a specification/brief and translated it into a detailed system specification. The solution was developed along agreed milestones and deployed onto servers.

“The system is currently live and saving significant amounts of time and improving services for patients. GoodCore Software demonstrated a clear understanding of our needs from the outset. Excellent user interface design has made the system very appealing to our users." – Managing Director, advisory firm for patients of NHS hospitals

DCSL Software redeveloped the recruitment software system of a construction firm. The firm laid out what they wanted and DCSL designed, tested, and delivered on the system. The client was pleased with the project and felt that DCSL's skills made the collaboration extremely easy. 

"We were able to see straightaway how the system would look and work. That’s another reason it went so smoothly." – Manager, Support Department, Construction Firm

Apadmi developed an app that enables customers of a large digital retailer to make in-store purchases and manage their accounts. From technical development to ongoing support and expertise, the client enjoyed the company's skill and flexibility and continues to trust in their partnership.

“Our collaboration has led to a number of successes with the mobile app — I wouldn't change a thing.” – Channel Manager, Global Financial Service

The Distance App Developers worked on mobile app development for a self-guided walking app. They designed and developed native mobile apps for iOS and Android. In addition, the team integrated a GPS tracking system into the app to enhance the user’s experience and provide additional functionality. The client was impressed with the positive feedback the project received.

“The app has received positive feedback and was the subject of an article in GQ magazine. The initial reviews on The App Store have been great.” – Founder, Self-Guided Walking App

Rantmedia developed an app for a cybersecurity firm. They used the client’s existing assessment methodology, which was spreadsheet based, to develop an app that would perform the same tasks but be much more user friendly while still being extremely secure. The client was still in the testing phase of the project but reported being extremely happy with the product so far. 

“They never encountered something that was too challenging for them to handle, and it was quite a complex program. They were always very accommodating and took on the work with an incredible amount of grace.” – CTO, Cybersecurity Firm
 

Zudu worked with an interview platform. The team conducted research and developed an iOS and Android app allowing mobile use of a complex video web platform for corporate environments. Rather than seeing the project as a one-time development or opportunity for upselling, Zudu's team had an awareness and appreciation for the ultimate goal of the platform.

"They [Zudu] have a commercial awareness of what we’re trying to achieve. Rather than trying to upsell us, they talked to us in terms of what we needed on a step-by-step basis. This commercial awareness is different than most developers (app developers in particular), in my experience." – Managing Director, Interview Platform 

Fueled designed a bidding-style app for a company that deals with nightlife reservations. They built the app from scratch, taking into consideration what the company wanted, as well as giving advice. The app had a lot of functions, such as a list of venues, submission options, and tools that allowed notifications to be sent from venues.

“They’re incredibly efficient in the work that they do and know what they're doing in design, coding, and executing their ideas. They have a great understanding of what's current and get things done very quickly compared to others.” – Founder, Mobile App

3 SIDED CUBE developed a suite of disaster preparedness apps to help keep communities safe during natural disasters. Using location-targeting and emergency alerts to develop an app across iOS and Android that help people prepare for, respond to and recover from all kinds of natural disasters. The suite of apps has garnered over 10 million global downloads and delivered more than 500 million emergency alerts in a year. The team has been praised for their agility and knowledge while the suite of apps has been recognized for their reach and impact during times of crisis.

“They’re very knowledgeable and often suggest additional functionality or features that you wouldn’t have thought of otherwise. They’re one step ahead of the game.” – Digital Manager, Civic Organization.

Foonkie Monkey developed a mobile app for a startup based in Colombia. The platform connects users who need temporary storage space with those who can provide it to avoid expensive storage facilities. The Foonkie Monkey team built out the app with extensive functionality, including integrated payment and shipping solutions. The project has exceeded the client's expectations.

"Without them, we wouldn’t even have a project. Their development work has been essential for us to get to this point." — CEO, Storage Startup

A university wanted a WordPress website for a conference it was hosting. Netsells designed and developed the site, and they also created a logo for the conference.

"We were really pleased with the services received from Netsells. The Conference Chair and our team were very happy with the final result. Netsells ensured the website was suitable and made to our specifications." - Marketing & Development Officer, University

Tapptitude developed an app prototype for a food ordering company. They executed the food ordering company’s vision perfectly and were retained to develop the full product. Some app features Tapptitude developed included platform signup, payment systems, and restaurant menu integration.

“The proof that I’ve been happy with Tapptitude is that we’ve continued working long-term, even though I’ve had the option to use in-house developers. I felt that the communication was great and, most importantly, the quality Tapptitude provides is amazing, as is the communication.” – CEO, Food Ordering App

A beauty salon hired Digiryte for their digital development services. The agency developed a customized software that included automated billing, customer reviews, and more. The software is easy to use and has brought in new customers. 

"I’ve shown my website to a few people, and they’re all impressed. I can use the software with ease, and it captures all the data that I wanted. People come to the salon after seeing the look and feel of the webs."–VP Technology, Beauty Salon

DMI developed a mobile app on Windows for a large hotel group, providing extensive user experience research and design input such as wireframes and mood boards. Their work stands out for mobile, branding, and data management.

“They tend to think about the end product as a more marketable product. They don't just look at achieving the KPIs [key performance indicators] of the product owner here internally, but also looking to provide fantastic feedback in terms of how certain features or functions can be marketed.” – User Experience Lead, Large Hotel Group

Despite the ambitious timeline and unforeseen technical obstacles, Innofied Solution returned a high-quality app for both iOS and Android that accommodated the client’s existing wearable app. On time and within budget, the team received praise for their front- and back-end interface designs, as well as positive demeanor.

"The Innofied team was professional, competent, responsive, and dedicated." – Director, Global Healthcare Company

DIGIS developed a platform for a media company. They created a platform that would allow the client to make changes to all 27 of the sites that they controlled. They performed an architectural migration to Microservices and connected all the sites to the same backend. The client was very happy with the finished product and impressed with the quality to cost ratio of the work.

“They offered very competitive prices and adhered to the schedule we set.” – Senior Contractor Manager, Media Company
 

3Advance rebuilt a website for a legal nonprofit to update security, improve email capabilities, and streamline UX. The website is a free service for journalists who have First Amendment or Freedom of Information questions.

“Feedback from users has been very positive. It was our first professional site; our old site was very static, and on this one, everything is updated without having to refresh a single URL.” – Legal Defense Director, Advocacy Nonprofit

Waracle developed an intuitive and easy-to-use app to showcase the client’s intellectual capital and real estate information. Faced with a rigid timeline, the firm delivered an innovative and successful product from their deep experience in development.

"Their technical expertise with mobile apps is second to none." – Director, Real Estate Company

Chelsea Apps built an SDK for a customer feedback corporation. The SDK was to be inserted in customers' own mobile applications for better testing. It needed to be easy-to-understand for development teams to work with easily. Chelsea Apps made an SDK that was compatible for both Android and iOS.

"We're in the early days, but we've had 3 clients sign up to use the SDK and 2 of those clients are releasing updates to there own apps in the next month, so we're excited to see the user feedback, but the developer feedback so far has been great." - CTO, Customer Feedback Co.

Under a tight deadline, Ready4S developed and implemented an app solution to give the client’s employees easier access to customer data. The team earned praise for its cooperative approach, project management skills, and quality results.

“I am pleased with our effective cooperation with Ready4S. … I highly recommend Ready4S as a reliable partner.” – Former Sales Support Director, Global Bank

Sonin built an app and website for a custom afterlife messages service. They developed the app to be very user friendly, with the ability to upload photos and letters, and to merge audio, video, images, and text. The client was happy with the finished app, and said that it was simple and intuitive. 

“Their technical competency was the most impressive thing. Some of the features we wanted in the app were quite complex.” – Operations Director, Custom Afterlife Messages Service
 

Brightec developed the front and backend of an iOS and Android app for a global housewares company. App users responded favorably, while the client appreciated the team’s savvy branding, responsiveness, and high quality deliverables.

“The app works really well and has a clean look and feel to it. Brightec did a great job.” – Digital Manager, Global Housewares Company

Novoda configured a desktop application and built an Android prototype for a system-optimization software company. Their team coded the main functionalities and inserted an in-app purchasing feature. The app gained over 50 million downloads and a 4.4-star rating on the Google Play Store.

"Last December, monthly revenue for CCleaner was about $100,000. I attributed these metrics to the freemium model and Novoda’s collaborative efforts." – Head of Product, System Optimization Company

MyOxygen developed a multi-device mobile app for an ambulance service to help map field resources, assess incident impact, and coordinate routes more effectively. The app is widely used by its target audience. The client found the team to be highly attuned to their needs throughout the project and pleasant enough to share a laugh with.

“I’ve always been impressed with their innovation, approachability, professionalism, flexibility, and ability to look forward.” – Resilience Officer, Emergency Ambulance Service

iTechArt Group is assisting with the development of a content management software for video advertisements. The team is building the system to accommodate multiple social media platforms like YouTube and Facebook.

“The engagement has been very successful overall thus far. The work we've been able to quickly launch wouldn't have been possible without iTechArt's help. In addition to the quality of their code, they've also integrated extremely well into our team, adapting to our internal processes relatively seamlessly.” – Founder & CTO, Software Consulting Agency

Nodes designed and developed a mobile app for a beer retailer to drive traffic to its customers and communicate to them its various sales and promotions on offer. Nodes' app uses its own design ideas, with a heavy dose of backend development and API integration. The app was downloaded 130,000 times and has become the biggest food and beverage app in Denmark.

"Their work was very good in understanding consumer behavior within mobile applications and developing a framework that could be driven." — Group Marketing Technologist, Beer Retailer

Red C London worked with an event advertising startup to create an iOS application. They provided development services to design and build an iOS-based mobile application.

“Red C displayed great communication and development skills throughout the project. They worked at a competitive price and willingly performed corrections when necessary.” – Founder, Event Advertising Startup

Corporation Pop started working with a sports network company and created their iOS and Android app and product branding. The client was particularly pleased with their attention to UX.

“They’re fantastic. They kept me updated every week. If there was something I needed that was going to delay the project and go over the budget, they weren’t bothered.” – CEO, Sports Network Company

Thoughtbot’s team helped the client develop a custom software solution aimed at enhancing consumer advocacy. With deliverables mostly on the back-end, the client valued the estimable coding skills, rapid completion time, and commitment to quality.

“They provide a consistent level of service that I haven’t seen from agencies or even our in-house team. Their engineering standards, development standards, and the way that they have that consistently through their team is very impressive.” – Head of Product, Consumer Interest Nonprofit

Offering both a strategic perspective and development skill set, Mubaloo developed a native iOS and Android app to facilitate exchanges between investment managers and investors. The project was successfully completed on time and on-budget and convinced the client to retain Mubaloo as a digital consultant.

"Mubaloo was refreshing to have for this initiative; their insight, approach, and knowledge was invaluable." – Solutions Director, Investment Firm

Exploding Phone Limited worked with a paper and plastic retailer and developed a B2B e-commerce mobile application for PC, iOS and Android. Key features on the app include SAP ERP integration for orders and inventory and custom UI/UX templates for customers. The client was impressed with the team's work.

"They never made the process difficult. The team explained their work so that even someone with a non-IT background could understand it. They were upfront about their capabilities and the challenges of what we’d ask for, but they fully committed to the work." – Group IT Director, Packaging Company 

Studio Graphene developed an Android-based application for an IoT startup based in Dubai. The client wanted to build a physical kiosk for customer feedback in the retail sector, and needed digital support due to their smaller staff. Studio Graphene started by building a simple application that included form-based pages and interactive feedback gathering, and expanded into developing a custom CMS and marketing support for the product. The interface won 4 product design awards for the client.

"We’ve won four different product design awards for the interface, graphic design, and animations. They integrate well with all of our teams and consistently produce high-quality materials." — Founder, IoT Startup

Glance Creative worked with a military post office by creating a mobile app. This app provided customers with military shipping protocol information ranging from prohibited items to overseas shipping costs based on weight and size. The team offered the best combination of cost, quality, and experience.

"Glance Creative designed an app with a clean, intuitive look that provided a wealth of information to our customers." – Technical Director, British Military Agency

Ampersand & Ampersand worked on mobile app development for a healthcare platform. They developed iOS and Android apps for the healthcare sector, capable of integrating with various APIs. The client was impressed with the positive feedback the project received.

“People like the app so far. Ampersand takes their work very seriously.” – Entrepreneur, Healthcare Platform

Intellectsoft created an e-commerce app with matching backend infrastructure, then integrated it into the client’s blockchain technology. Transforming the given creative demands into a satisfactory product under a strenuous deadline was deemed impressive, as were their communication skills and determination.

“We've given them a challenge, and they've met it, which is why Intellectsoft has become our leading service provider for technology development.” – Program Manager, Holding Company

Appoly Ltd was hired by a Waste Logistics Business to develop mobile apps that do business functions like fleet management and customer service. Appoly Ltd has developed two apps: one for drivers to coordinate with the transport hub at the main office, and the other is for customer interaction. The app developed for professional kitchen and bathroom fitters can pass on a diary of works that allowed tracking of the business to go ten times faster.

"In each project, Appoly contributed ideas and listened to ours, suggesting ways to implement them." - Head of IT, Waste Logistics Business    

Found through a recommendation, Intelivita helped a production agency by designing and developing a bespoke app for the Microsoft App Store. The team worked within the budget, fixed bugs promptly, and was enjoyable to work with. 

The Sound Pipe Media partners with a software firm to create various major apps. The team has created a variety of apps with them, including apps for a major soccer club and a global car company. Overall, the client was impressed with the work. 

"They [The Sound Pipe Media] gave great advice regarding enhanced features and user acquisition. They understand the app business and how people consume and choose apps. They treated the project like their own and really put in a lot of effort to make it successful." – Manager, Boutique British Software Firm

Empire Elements designed, developed, and optimized sites for a software company. A company homepage and product site were built to convey the brand image and be maintained internally. The client was pleased with the team's work.

"The two areas they have excelled in are cost and responsiveness. Their project management skills are phenomenal. They’re price was very good, and anytime we need help, even on nights or weekends, they are available." – Managing Director, Software Company 

Kin + Carta built a native mobile app for a health care nonprofit in advance of open enrollment, upgrading their old platform. They built the app for iOS and Android with a focus on human-centered design,

"They helped us go beyond the average of health care to meet the expectation of digital." - CIO, Nonprofit Health Insurance Provider

EGO Creative Innovations developed a pilot version of a software program that helped to integrate QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop with a client's web app. They coded the front end of the software using AngularJS. The client was impressed with the level of service and continuing maintenance.

“They’ve been very thorough and have been open to answering questions and reviewing anything that’s been done.” – CEO, IT Services Company

Nimble AppGenie developed a powerful digital solution for their fitness influencer client. They designed a fully tailored product based on their client’s unique needs and specifications, garnering positive reviews as a result.

"They worked very quickly and completed all elements of the scope on time. I was able to communicate ideas effortlessly, and they were receptive to all of my input." –Project Manager, Influencer Brand

Sugar Rush Creative redesigned a website for a baby skincare products company. They also produced videos and graphics for the company. The client was pleased with their engaging work.

"The video was creative and broke down the status of our business and what makes us different from other companies. It explained us in a simplistic manner but with a bit of fun as well, to engage people. It was first class." - Director, Baby Skincare Products Company

Theodo UK developed the platform for an online marketplace after the previous developer proved unsatisfactory. The team took wire frames and a prototype provided by the client to build a minimum viable product, using AWS, React, Python, and Django for the framework. The client spoke highly of the engagement.

“They’re extremely knowledgeable and work closely with us to make sure we know what’s going on. Their team is phenomenal and have both dev and interpersonal skills.” — Executive, Digital Office Marketplace

DOIT Software was hired by a consultancy to built an iOS app to accompany an existing Android app. DOIT Software also assisted with a digital business card product the consultancy created.

"Before major releases, a part-time QA person spends a few days testing it before we push it to the App Store which results in a smooth launch and everything working great." - Business Consultant, Consultancy

Pocketworks designed and developed a mobile app for a drain camera systems company. The application was successful and used throughout the business.

"Having an application was new to our side of the business, but now it's the thing that everyone wants to use." –Research & Development Manager, Drain Camera Systems Company

GearedApp developed apps for a poultry breeding company. The client needed three different apps for its separate global brands. GearedApp took over from another developer and added several new functionalities, improving the design of the apps and decreasing their download times. The client was impressed by the improvements that were made to the product and the speed with which they were implemented.

“They’ve improved both the apps’ design and functionality and dramatically reduced their download time.” – Assistant Marketing Manager  

Indiespring developed a mobile app for an online gambling platform. The team also built an accompanying website. They managed servers and third party relationships with clients.

"They take criticism and direct feedback very well; they don’t get defensive." – CMO, Online Gambling Platform

xDesign developed to help a modular building manufacturer better monitor its product delivery. The client mapped out its goals, from which they designed wireframes, prototyped, and ultimately delivered the app. The client was impressed with their ability to understand the project goals and provide input to improve the product. 

"They picked up our business process very very quickly and they were very good at pointing out things they thought might be better." – IT & Digital Manager, Modular Building Manufacturer