Top 30 Publishing App Development Companies in the United Kingdom

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

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

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

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.

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

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

A fitness club hired Softwire for several projects after a successful website redesign. Softwire redesigned the client's booking system based on PHP and MySQL. Softwire then created a corresponding mobile app for booking. They also provide general maintenance and support, advise the client on branding and lead generation, and develop any custom software.

" Their mobile app, connected to the booking system, reduced the number of customers booking through our receptionists from 75% to 5% and allowed customers to easily schedule courses. Their stabilization to our main site helps bring in new members all the time. They cut down a significant amount of labor cost and continue to improve the membership experience." -IT Director, Fitness Club

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

Clock Limited redesigned a website for a news and media outlet. The team also built a custom CMS for the client. The site forms the foundation of the internal team's business.

"The CMS is fantastic and they have been very receptive to our ideas, no matter how big or small." – Site Editor, News Outlet

Entropy created an app for a media company. They designed and developed apps for Android and iOS that allowed users to stream and download content produced by the client. The client was impressed with the results of their work. 

“Because they had so much expertise in developing mobile apps, they were able to offer incredibly helpful advice on how to build the product.” – Managing Editor, Media Company
 

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

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

Tivix worked with an intergovernmental military alliance to rebuild a mission-critical software system. If and when submarines in international waters come into distress, the organization plans and coordinates the rescue effort of such submarines. Tivix was given complex system requirements and asked to come up with an effective design and solution that would replace a decades-old system. The client was incredibly impressed at every stage of the engagement, with Tivix delivering detailed systems and user-experience design, followed by robust development and operationalization of the system internationally. 

“Every single milestone has been met exactly on time. The company has met every requirement, both in terms of time as well as quality.” Maritime Service Owner, Intergovernmental Military Alliance

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

ustwo partnered with a large bank to assist with a geolocation-based project. The team provided UX strategies to use in the development of the prototype. They pleased the client with their productive work ethic and range of skills.

“Their ability to move very quickly was something that set them apart when we were observing how they work. They had a fantastic developer with us early who was great regarding business.” — Executive Manager, Large Bank

Foresight Mobile worked on various projects for a clothing maintenance service. The project initially covered completing the company website, but after completion of that project, Foresight Mobile was then tasked to work on the service's bespoke order management system as well. The service is satisfied with Foresight Mobile's work and looks forward to using their work in the future.

"Compared to the previous agency, Foresight were much easier to communicate with. We had a strong cultural alignment and bounced ideas off one another during our ideation phase. Their development process is very collaborative and transparent, so I always felt in control of direction and spend." - CEO, Clothing Maintenance Service

Lightflows worked with a pawnbroker to develop a mobile app for iOS and Android. The app does valuations and e-commerce sales. 

"They were very innovative." – Senior Creative Designer, IT FirmFl

Somo created an overarching mobile strategy for a magazine publication group. They worked on several projects, including a new app. They delivered over 100,000 installs during the course of two and a half months. The client appreciated their creativity and small agency feel. 

“A really great thing about Somo is that they are able to draw on a diverse set of previous client experience.” – Head of Digital Marketing, Magazine Publication Group

DabApps built an app for an illustration agency. They created apps for Android and iOS that fit the client's specifications and incorporated their visuals, artwork, and custom emojis. The client was very satisfied with the product, and with the professional partnership. 

“They were really good. They stuck to all the deadlines we set which were quite tight at times. They had very good project management overall.” – Agent, Illustration Agency
 

NewRedo Ltd. developed a backend web API to a game development company. The company was impressed with the team's ability to deliver a high-quality product.

"NewRedo is really communicative and really friendly." – Technical Director, Game Development Company

Gorrion Software House worked on various e-commerce development needs for an e-commerce platform. The team has created large CSMs, mobile applications, and rapid shipping management. The client was pleased with the team's work. 

"The project management was very effective." — CEO, E-Commerce Platform

DEGO worked with a spirits supplier to assist with its brand activation campaign, which included site development, promotional video production, and the creation of a VR app for iOS. They redesigned the site's UI, filmed a promotional video, and worked with Google Cardboard for the VR app; DEGO made sure to implement offline capabilities in the mobile app, and included an intuitive interface for staff and users alike to use without directions.

"We appreciated DEGO’s quick turnaround." - Marketing Manager, Spirits Supplier

An enterprise consulting firm wanted to create a market research platform for a new business opportunity. AppDrawn created a market research portal on the client's website that has created a new revenue stream for the company.

"Tim [owner, AppDrawn] is super responsive, helpful, and proactive. He's a trusted advisor to us when it comes to IT, and isn't afraid to push back when he thinks we should take a different direction." — CEO, Consulting Firm

Webdesign7 designed and developed a new website for a property investment company. They provided end-to-end development and marketing services, which included landing pages and branding and advertising services. The client was impressed by the scope of their work.

“Their great service, quality, excellent value for money, attention to detail, great design, and outstanding results in terms of online visibility. All our requests have been handled with dedication, patience, and the determination to satisfy our needs.” – Director, Property Investment Company

A moving company hired Hustle to build most of their site content. Later, the scope was expanded to include upgrading and overhauling the website, dealing with security issues, and providing technical support. Hustle has been meeting expectations in this ongoing engagement.

"They’ve never told us that they can’t do something that we ask. Instead, they try to discover creative solutions for us." - General Manager, Moving Company

20miles developed a mobile app for a ballroom dance coaching company. Their team built versions for iOS and Android, and the platform can be used by both dancers and coaches. The app is of high-quality and received positive feedback.

“With their knowledge, we can easily ask questions and discuss concepts with the team, and they can provide the best service possible to us.” – Founder, Ballroom Dance Coaching Company

Prudensio Digital developed a software solution for an art management company. The solution involved the synchronization of the company’s own web platform with a mobile app. The project was completed on schedule.

“There’s nothing that they could’ve done better.” - Founder & CEO, Art Management Company

Codener developed a website for an accounting agency. The client had an existing website, but it was outdated. Codener developed a new website that generated significantly more traffic.

“They provide a full admin panel where we can manage our site by own.” - CEO, Accounting Agency

Artecha developed a website for a real estate company. The team consulted on, built, and designed the platform. They also identified and created a brand identity for the client.

"Our platform works good and looks really great. We have positive feedback from the users we’ve tested with." – Founder, Real Estate Company

The company behind a sports platform hired Plank AI to automate the platform's data and figure collection. Plank AI integrated the platform database with the company's Google Sheets using an API, allowing for automatic, real-time input of data. This setup also negated the need to create an analytics platform. 

"Plank AI’s work has saved us 3–4 hours a week, because we no longer have to manually input data." - Operations Manager, Sports Platform