Mobile apps · iOS & Android
Mobile apps, built your way.
Brightray builds mobile apps for iOS and Android using React Native and native Swift — internal business apps, public App Store apps and loyalty apps, across any industry. Our ready-to-brand loyalty app starts at £995 plus £99 a month; fully custom apps are quoted per project, with fixed-price, revenue-share and NDA options.
- Loyalty apps from £995
- React Native & native Swift
- Fixed price, revenue share or NDA
- iOS + Android, both stores
Four kinds of app, one team.
Unlike a website, an app can’t go live in 7 days — the timescales below are typical and include the Apple and Google review process, which we handle but don’t control.
Digitise how your team works — jobs, field data, inventory, inspections and approvals. Distributed privately to your staff, never on the public store.
Timescale: Typically 4–8 weeks
Consumer-facing apps published to the App Store and Google Play — designed, built, submitted and supported.
Timescale: Typically 6–12 weeks
Points, stamps, tiers, referrals and push notifications you own, not rent. Our ready-to-brand loyalty app is from £995 plus £99/mo.
Timescale: Typically 3–4 weeks
See our loyalty appFrom ideation and a clickable prototype to the first real version — fast to test, ready to scale if it lands.
Timescale: MVP from 8 weeks
As flexible on the deal as the tech.
Defined scope, fixed price, and the app and its code are yours outright. No lock-in.
Best for a clear brief you want built and handed over.
Lower cost up front in exchange for a share of the revenue or a stake. We back ideas we believe in.
Best for new products and founders testing a market.
NDA-first, your IP, full confidentiality. Nothing leaves the room and you own everything we build.
Best for sensitive, competitive or pre-launch builds.
OS updates, store rules and new features keep coming — a monthly plan keeps your app current.
Best for any live app you want kept healthy.
Three ways in — every one starts with a chat.
For founders and new ideas. Ideation, prototypes and MVPs, with the option to share the cost and the upside.
Talk it throughFor established businesses. Internal or public apps, fixed-scope and handed over — the code is yours.
Talk it throughFor larger or organisation-wide needs. Multiple apps, deeper integrations, security and support built for scale.
Talk it throughThe right tool for the job.
One codebase for iOS and Android — the cost-effective route for most apps, with near-native feel and over-the-air updates.
Native iOS when performance, hardware or the latest Apple frameworks matter — no compromise where it counts.
Databases, secure auth, real-time sync and integrations — the engine behind the app, built to scale.
Modern, well-supported frameworks so your app is fast, accessible and won't need a rebuild in a year.
Asked and answered.
How much does it cost to build a mobile app?+
Apps are bespoke, so we scope your idea and give a clear fixed price for the first version rather than a sticker price. Cost is driven mainly by how many features you need, the backend behind it, and whether you launch on one platform or both. For startups and new ideas we also offer a revenue-share option to lower the up-front cost.
Do you build for both iPhone and Android?+
Yes. We usually build with React Native so a single codebase serves both iOS and Android, which keeps cost sensible, and we use native Swift when performance or platform features demand it.
Can you build a private app just for our staff?+
Yes. We build internal business-process apps — job cards, inspections, stock, approvals — distributed privately to your team rather than published on the public App Store.
Do you offer revenue share or work under NDA?+
Yes to both. We work on a fixed price, on a revenue-share or partnership basis for new products, and NDA-first for confidential builds. Either way, you own the IP and the code.
What kinds of apps do you build, and for which industries?+
Internal business-process apps, public App Store apps, loyalty and rewards apps, and fully custom apps or MVPs from a brand-new idea — across any industry, from trades and hospitality to health, retail and startups.