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Mobile Engineering

The App Is the Easy Part. The System Behind It Isn't.

Enterprise mobile applications are frequently developed without due consideration of the systems behind the user interface, resulting in syncing nightmares, expired sessions in a warehouse basement, connectivity issues, and release cycles measured in years. We can deliver the app and the systems behind it, including offline, identity, distribution, and release processes.

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Problem

Where Enterprise Mobile Goes Wrong

Enterprise mobile development is rarely about the application itself. The real challenges begin when the finished product must operate reliably in the field, on diverse devices, for different user groups, and with various back-end systems.

Offline Connectivity

Field technicians, drivers, warehouse workers, and clinicians do not always have the luxury of a stable and continuous connection. An application that assumes constant connectivity will frustrate and hinder these professionals.

Sync Conflicts

Working offline means there is potential for conflicting edits when syncing with the back-end. If two users make different changes to the same record, one user's work is at risk of being overwritten without warning. We design sync logic around your business rules so that conflicts are handled deliberately rather than defaulted to last-write-wins.

Identity and Access

Enterprise users are demanding more robust authentication than most consumer apps require. We design mobile apps around enterprise identity providers (IdPs) such as single sign-on (SSO), session management, device restrictions, entitlements, and other security and auditing requirements.

Distribution

Enterprise apps are distributed internally through mobile device management (MDM) and enterprise mobility management (EMM) tools, rather than public app stores. Enrollment, provisioning, application distribution, and private publishing are all part of the process of getting an enterprise app to users.

Release Velocity

A critical application update can take days to deploy if it must go through an app store approval process. We support staged launches and over-the-air updates so that the mobile application does not slow down your product releases.

The Backend

Enterprise applications are often API and integration-heavy, making the efficiency of data synchronization, payloads, caching, and back-end responsiveness integral to the excellent performance of the application in the field.

What We Deliver

What We Deliver

Enterprise Workforce Apps

We build apps for field workers like inspection, dispatch, logistics, clinical, and retail workers. These are apps for people working at the edge of the network or with devices that need to function reliably in the presence of gloves, limited network bandwidth, or harsh environmental conditions.

Enterprise Customer Apps

We build mobile experiences for enterprise account management, order management, booking, loyalty programs, and customer service processes. These can be native mobile apps, or they can be built on top of your systems of record and business platforms.

Cross-Platform Native Mobile Apps

We utilize React Native or Flutter if you need a shared codebase or cross-platform application that delivers an appropriate native experience for each device.

Native Mobile Apps

We employ Swift, SwiftUI, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, or other native development tools to take advantage of advanced hardware capabilities, deliver exceptional performance, or achieve deep platform integration when needed.

Mobile Backend Services

We can design and implement APIs and back-end services to support your mobile application, including synchronization, push notifications, delta processing, payloads, and other mobile-specific needs.

Device Integrations

We can integrate your mobile application with cameras, barcode and RFID scanners, GPS, Bluetooth/BLE devices, NFC, biometrics, printers, and other compatible hardware.

Enterprise App Distribution

We can deliver enterprise apps through MDM/EMM platforms such as Intune, Jamf, and Workspace ONE, including private distribution channels, enrollment, provisioning, and other tools.

Modernization of Legacy Applications

We can help you migrate away from legacy applications to more modern and sustainable solutions while balancing the risks and costs of transitioning users from legacy applications.

Native vs. Cross-Platform Overview

When to Use It

Cross-platform (React Native or Flutter)

Cross-platform development is best when the UI is relatively simple, the app is data-driven, both platforms have similar sets of functionality, and you want to benefit from a shared codebase for team productivity. This approach is often well-suited for enterprise workforce apps.

Native (Swift or Kotlin)

You may prefer native development for apps that require deep hardware integration, critical performance, or access to the latest platform capabilities. This applies to some clinical apps or applications requiring AR or intensive use of sensors.

A Combination of the Two

You can also build enterprise mobile apps that selectively use native platform components (such as specific UI controls or hardware features) while developing the rest of the app in a cross-platform framework. We can help you choose between the options based on your needs.
Technologies We Work With

Technology stack

We utilize modern mobile technologies, and we choose between the options depending on the needs of the application and the constraints of the platform.

Native
  • Swift
  • SwiftUI
  • Objective-C
  • Kotlin
  • Java
  • Jetpack Compose
Cross-platform
  • React Native
  • Flutter
  • .NET MAUI
Backend
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • .NET
  • Java
  • GraphQL
  • REST
Sync
  • WatermelonDB
  • Realm
  • SQLite
  • CRDT syncs
Identity
  • Okta
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Auth0
  • biometrics
  • certificates
Distribution
  • Intune
  • Jamf
  • Workspace ONE
  • App Store Connect
  • Google Play Console
Testing
  • XCTest
  • Espresso
  • Appium
  • Detox
  • Firebase Test Lab
  • BrowserStack

The choice of a technology stack is driven by product requirements, infrastructure considerations, device capabilities, security, and long-term maintenance requirements. We can take over maintenance and updates of your application if it is built with modern technologies and a maintainable architecture.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

A focused workforce application with a particular set of backend and integration requirements typically takes [3] months to reach a production-ready state. Backend requirements, security, integration complexity, device constraints, and system architecture will affect the timeline more significantly than the mobile apps.

Yes, we can. We will review the codebase and architecture to see if there are any critical issues impacting stability or performance before making any changes. Taking over an application should not be your first option if you are dissatisfied with an existing mobile app.

Yes, we can handle app store submission, MDM enrollment, distribution, private publishing, and all other aspects of getting an enterprise app to end-users.

We implement an appropriate local-first database and sync protocol with conflict resolution strategy. Sync logic is always designed around your business rules because “last write wins” is a business decision, not a technical requirement.

Yes, we can help you set up maintenance and update procedures so that your team continues to support the application after launch. We use mainstream technologies with decent documentation so that your team can maintain the application without our involvement. We can also provide ongoing support and maintenance under a dedicated managed services contract if you want us to host and maintain the application for you.
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What are we building?
Which platforms? (optional)

The ERP, the scheduling system, the device or scanner — whatever it reads and writes.

Start with a mobile architecture assessment

Two weeks. Requirements, platform decision, backend implications, and a delivery plan with a real number.

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