App development company in Nova Scotia

For an app built around accounts, forms, bookings, payments or content, a cross-platform build is a practical option. We usually use React Native, sharing a codebase across iOS and Android while using native modules where a feature needs them. It gives you both platforms without maintaining a separate app codebase for each. We choose native development when the app needs deep device features.

React Native uses JavaScript or TypeScript and renders each platform’s own interface components. If you already have web developers, they can contribute; an existing React web app may also share some logic with the mobile app. The amount of useful sharing depends on what the products need to do, so it is worth looking at the existing code before making that part of the plan.

A progressive web app is another option, particularly for a staff tool. It skips store review, although it will not appear in app stores unless packaged for them. On an iPhone, it can ask for notification permission only after the user adds it to the Home Screen. Check those limits against how your users will reach the tool.

If your app collects personal information during commercial activity, Canada’s federal PIPEDA rules affect how that information is collected, used and disclosed. Tell us what information you need and how you intend to use it; we set up the account and data flows around those choices.

Checkout needs a decision early. Apple and Google have different billing requirements for digital purchases and physical goods or services, with some regional alternatives. We set up purchases and subscriptions for the stores and plan the appropriate payment route for what you sell. Stripe lists Canada as a country where businesses can sign up to accept payments.

These details help us agree on what the first release needs.

• User tasksWrite down the actions people must take, in the order they will take them.
• Existing systemsList your website, booking software and payment provider, along with API availability and who holds admin access.
• Developer accountsStart registering Apple and Google accounts in your company’s name; organisation verification needs a D-U-N-S number.
• TestersNew personal Google Play accounts must complete a closed test before production release.
• Account deletionIf users can create accounts, plan an in-app deletion route and a web request link for Google Play.

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  Asking for sign-up too soon

  Let people see value before creating an account when the app does not depend on account-based features.

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  Requesting notification permission at launch

  Ask when the benefit is clear, such as after an order. On recent Android versions, notifications stay off until the user agrees.

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  Adding an analytics or advertising SDK without updating privacy answers: Check the data it collects and include it in Google Play’s Data safety form.