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Android App Development

Native Android apps for the world's largest audience.

Android runs on over 3 billion devices — from flagships to budget phones, tablets, foldables and watches. We build native Android apps in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose that perform beautifully across all of them.

Android development
Android
Overview

Why Android?

If reach is your goal, Android is the platform: it dominates worldwide market share and is effectively the only phone in many fast-growing markets. Native Kotlin gives you full command of that reach — deep OS integration, background work done properly, and performance tuned to run well on budget hardware rather than only on flagships. We build with Jetpack Compose, Google's modern declarative UI toolkit, so the codebase is current and fast to evolve.

Android's breadth is also its superpower: foldables and tablets with adaptive layouts, Wear OS companions, home-screen widgets, and enterprise deployment through managed Google Play. Whether you're chasing consumer scale or equipping a workforce, native Android does things no other approach can — though if you need both stores on one budget, we'll say so and point you at cross-platform.

Best for

Mass-market Consumer AppsEmerging-market ProductsHardware & IoT CompanionsEnterprise & Field AppsWear OS & Widgets

70%+

of smartphones worldwide run Android

3B+

active Android devices

Kotlin-first

Google's modern standard, with Compose

Every screen

phones, tablets, foldables, Wear & TV

What we build

Android solutions we deliver.

Kotlin Apps (Jetpack Compose)

Fully native Android apps on Google's modern stack — fast, maintainable, Material You.

Tablet, Foldable & Large-screen

Adaptive layouts that genuinely use big and folding screens, per Google's guidelines.

Wear OS & Widgets

Watch companions and home-screen widgets that keep your product in sight.

Payments & Google Play Billing

Subscriptions and in-app products wired through Play Billing with clean analytics.

Hardware & IoT Integrations

Bluetooth LE, NFC, cameras and sensors — apps that talk to the physical world.

Play Launch & Compliance

Listing, policy compliance, data-safety forms and staged rollouts — submission handled.

The advantages

Why teams choose Android.

01

Unmatched reach

One store submission puts you in front of billions of devices across every price point and market.

02

Deep OS integration

Background services, intents, widgets and custom launchers — Android simply lets apps do more, natively.

03

Performs on real-world hardware

We optimise for the budget devices most of the world actually uses, not just for flagship demos.

04

Kotlin quality

Null-safe, concise and modern — Kotlin with Compose means fewer bugs and faster feature work.

05

Faster releases

Play review is typically hours, staged rollouts limit risk, and updates reach users quickly.

06

Enterprise-ready distribution

Managed Google Play deploys apps to workforces cleanly — no sideloading workarounds required.

Tech stack

The tools we pair
with Android.

We pick the right stack for your project — not the one we're most comfortable with.

Core

Kotlin
Kotlin
Jetpack Compose
Jetpack Compose
Android Studio
Android Studio

Platform

Play Billing
Play Billing
Firebase
Firebase
Google Maps
Google Maps
Figma
Figma

Backend & Services

Laravel
Laravel
GraphQL
GraphQL
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Launch & running costs

What it costs to ship and run an Android app.

Android running costs are lean: a one-time Play fee, your backend, and standard services. Here's the realistic list — click any provider for current live pricing. All of it configured as part of the build.

Play's $25 fee is one-time — after that, costs are your backend plus Google's commission on paid transactions, which is 15% on the first $1M a year. We map the full run-rate before development begins.

FAQ

Common questions,
honest answers.

Everything people usually ask about Android before starting a project. Still unsure which platform fits your goals? Ask us — we'll give you a straight answer, not a sales pitch.

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When does Android-first make sense?

When your audience skews global or price-conscious, when you need deep OS or hardware integration, or when you're deploying to a workforce. For India, Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America, Android-first is usually just arithmetic — it's where the users are.

How much does an Android app cost?

Comparable to iOS for equivalent scope — a focused MVP at the lower end, feature-rich products higher. If you need both platforms on one budget, we'll tell you honestly whether React Native or Flutter fits better. Fixed quote after scoping.

How long does an Android app take?

An MVP typically ships in 8–12 weeks including Play review. Hardware integrations and Wear OS companions extend that. Internal test builds flow from week one through the Play Console.

How do you handle so many different devices?

Compose's adaptive layouts, testing across a representative device matrix including budget phones, and Firebase Test Lab's cloud device farm. Fragmentation is a solved engineering problem when you plan for it — many teams simply don't.

Will we pass Google Play review and policies?

Yes — we build to Play policies from the start: data-safety declarations, minimised permissions, target-API requirements and content rules. Play review is fast, usually hours, and we handle any follow-ups.

Kotlin or Java?

Kotlin — it has been Google's preferred Android language since 2019, and Jetpack Compose is Kotlin-only. We still maintain and modernise legacy Java apps, migrating them incrementally where it pays off.

Do you support tablets and foldables?

Yes — adaptive layouts are standard in our builds rather than an afterthought. Google's large-screen quality tiers also affect Play visibility, so it's good business as well as good UX.

Can you set up subscriptions and payments?

Yes — Google Play Billing subscriptions and one-time products, plus alternative payment flows where policy allows. Everything is wired with analytics so revenue is visible from day one.

Can we distribute privately to our employees?

Yes — managed Google Play handles enterprise distribution cleanly with private apps, device policies and controlled updates. It's how field-force and internal tools should ship.

What about ongoing Android version updates?

Google raises target-API requirements yearly and ships a major Android release annually. Our maintenance plans keep the app compliant, compatible and taking advantage of new platform features.

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