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Mobile Apps · 6 min read

iOS app development: a guide for UK businesses

The matmad team·

iPhone and iPad users tend to spend more in apps, which makes iOS an attractive platform for many UK businesses. Apple also holds a high bar for quality — here is what to expect when building for iOS.

Apple's standards matter

Apple reviews every app against its Human Interface Guidelines and review rules. Building to those standards from the start is the key to passing review the first time and avoiding costly rework.

The typical process

  • Discovery and feature scoping
  • UX flows and prototypes
  • Build and device testing
  • TestFlight beta and QA
  • App Store submission and launch

What it costs

A polished iOS app starts from around £6,500. Because we build cross-platform by default, the same codebase can ship to Android too — both stores from roughly £9,500, far less than two separate native builds.

A smooth launch

We manage store assets, the listing, App Store Optimisation and the TestFlight beta, so your launch is controlled and your first review goes as smoothly as possible.

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