App development company in British Columbia

A cross-platform app is a practical choice when the main tasks involve accounts, forms, bookings, payments or content. We usually use React Native, which shares a codebase across iOS and Android, adding native modules when a feature needs them. We choose a native build when the app needs deep device features. That decision affects how much platform-specific work the project needs.

React Native uses JavaScript or TypeScript and renders each platform’s own interface components. Some logic can also be shared with a React web app. Flutter is another cross-platform option: it uses Dart and draws its own interface, which suits highly customised designs when your team is willing to work in that language.

A progressive web app is worth considering for a staff tool. It skips store review, although it needs packaging to appear in the app stores. On an iPhone, it can ask to send notifications only after someone adds it to the Home Screen. Decide how people need to find and use the product before choosing that route.

British Columbia has its own private-sector privacy law, so the information your app collects needs attention when you plan its screens and data. Apple also requires a privacy policy link in the store listing and inside the app. We set up those links; prepare a policy that reflects what your app actually collects.

Payment design follows what you sell. We set up in-app purchases for digital content and subscriptions used in the app, and a separate card checkout for physical goods or services used outside it. Stripe is available to businesses in Canada as a payment option.

Bring a short description of the tasks and systems the app needs to cover.

• List the actions users need in the first release, in the order they will take them.
• Note the website, booking, CRM or payment systems involved, whether each has an API, and who holds admin access.
• Start registering company developer accounts early; organisation accounts need a D-U-N-S number for verification.
• Decide what people need to see or edit without a signal, and whether their changes must sync later.
• Bring ideas for notification categories, who should receive each message and when.

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  Wrapping a website in an app shell

  Give people useful app features beyond the existing site; a repackaged site risks Apple rejecting it.

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  Demanding sign-up too early

  Let people see value first. Apps without significant account-based features should allow use without login.

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  Asking for notifications at first launch

  Ask when the benefit is clear, such as after an order. On Android 13 and later, notifications stay off until the user allows them.