App development
App development company for UK businesses
Built, tested and live on both app stores
- iPhone and Android
- App design
- App Store and Google Play
Keep the idea, lose the extras
Most app projects go wrong at the brief, when a clear idea gets buried under features nobody asked for. As an app development company, we keep your idea intact from the first conversation to launch. Everything is scoped and quoted before any building starts.
Start with the job, not the platform
A lot of app projects start with "we need an iPhone app". We start with what someone opens the app to do, then build the simplest version that does it well.
That means not building everything at once. The apps that get finished and used are scoped around one real job, then added to once they've proved themselves.
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What an app build with us includes
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iPhone and Android
We'll help you decide which your customers need, then build for one or both.
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App design
Screens designed around what people are trying to do, so the app is easy to use from day one.
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Scoping and a quote
A clear plan of what the app will do, and a quote for building it, before any development starts.
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App store launch
We handle the App Store and Google Play submissions, with the accounts in your business's name.
The people who build your app
Your app is planned and built in-house by our Manchester team, not sent to an outside developer partway through.
- Developer designs and builds the app for iPhone, Android or both.
- CRM and automations manager connects the app to the systems behind it, such as bookings and customer records.
- Account manager keeps the project on track and is the person you speak to.
Step by step
From the idea to the app stores
- 1
The brief
You tell us what the app is for and what it has to do on a bad day. That might be a double booking or a late customer. We ask a lot of questions and write it all down.
- 2
Is an app the answer?
Before anything is designed, we tell you whether an app is right or whether a mobile website would do the job for less. It's the conversation that saves the most money.
- 3
The quote
A quote for the build, in writing, based on the brief. If the brief changes, the quote changes, and you see it first.
- 4
Screens first
Every screen is drawn and linked, so you can tap through the whole app on your phone before any code is written. Changes are cheapest at this stage.
- 5
The build
The app is built in stages, and you get a working version at the end of each one. If something isn't right, you find out early.
- 6
Testing
Your staff use it on real jobs, on their own phones, before any customer sees it. Anything they trip over gets fixed.
- 7
The app stores
We handle the Apple and Google submissions, the listings and the screenshots, and get your app live on both stores.
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After launch
Phones and operating systems keep changing, and an app needs updates to keep working. We support your app after launch, with fixes and updates when they're needed.
Our apps
An app you can see working
Mr Wet Belt is a lead generation platform we built. It checks a driver's wet belt risk and sends them to a vetted specialist near them.
Ask and we'll talk you through how it was built.
Clients who've been through it recommend us
An app is a big commitment, so most people want to hear from someone who's already been through it. A lot of our work comes from referrals like that.
"A great team to work with. We rank nationally for our highest margin service, and we have doubled the revenue of our business since partnering with Goliath." Rowena K., Hartland Podiatry Clinic
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Where we work
App development from Manchester
We're based in Manchester and build apps for businesses across the UK.
FAQs
App development questions we get asked
Every app is priced on what it has to do. Bookings, customer accounts, payments and links to your other systems all add to the build. We scope your idea first, then send a free quote for the whole job.
Yes. Getting your app live on both stores is part of the build.
Look at who your customers are and which phones they carry. We'll go through it with you before any work starts. Launching on one platform first is often the sensible route.
That comes down to how much goes into the first version. Your quote includes a timeline, and you can test a working version at the end of each stage.
A good mobile website can handle bookings and enquiries for a lot less. If yours can, we'll tell you before you spend money on an app.
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Got an idea for an app?
Tell us what it should do and who it's for. We'll tell you whether an app is the right answer and what it would cost.