Custom mobile app development covers discovery and prototyping, UI/UX design, native or cross-platform engineering, QA, app store submission, and post-launch iteration. A custom build runs from $20,000 to over $100,000 and takes 3 months to over a year, with hourly rates ranging from $20 in Southeast Asia to $150 in North America. The custom and native app development providers below work across every market, ranked by client reviews. Searching specifically for mobile app development companies in the USA? Start there instead.
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We have a narrow focus on mobile app development that allows us to create awesome products...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Minsk, Belarus
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We are dreamers, problem-solvers, and passionate tech enthusiasts on a relentless pursuit of crafting unmatched digital experiences and solutions for our clients that deliver unparalleled results...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Mad About Apps is a well-established mobile app development company in Sydney with considerable recognition not just in Australia but also across Asia. We provide Android, iOS and cross-platform app development services that can be tailor-made for start-ups, small micro-enterprises and enterprise-level...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $30/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
At Bixlabs we join our clients to be successful in their digital endeavors and products...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
We're a team of Ruby on Rails developers with full stack experience who want to help small and medium sized businesses...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Belfast, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $90/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
hedgehog lab is a global digital product consultancy that partners with brands and enterprises to help them achieve their business goals using emerging technologies...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Newcastle, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Ukranian company with experience in development and support of complex software Web-projects, RESTfull Web-services and rich Javascript applications...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
ANIXE Polska Sp. z o.o. - High-flying, first class software house :) Pioneer in the European market of tourism-based technology. And great team of people with 'can do' attitude!...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Wroclaw, Poland
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
Magic Hues Ltd - Digital Marketing Company, SEO, Web Design, Mobile app development, Branding Agency Aylesbury, London UK...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Broughton, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Bluecast is an established name in the Middle East in Digital Transformation - expertise in AI/ML/DL, Big Data Analytics, Blockchain, Enterprise Mobility, Cloud and Cyber Security...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Symphony Software are a leading Web Design, Custom Software Development and a Mobile App Development Company in Milwaukee area...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Diverse skills in data architecture and mobile application design and deployment. We have a solid background with experience in Objective-C, Java, ASP.NET, VB.NET and C#.NET...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Plano, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $110/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Steve Sims is a UK website designer for affordable wordpress, web, and app development...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Croyde, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Freelance User Experience Designer & Web Application Developer...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Epsom, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Rob vLS is a creative individual whose work bridges music and technology. He offers services that combine musical artistry with computer coding, producing content and projects that reflect both disciplines...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- San Ramon, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Odenity is a game studio based in Vänersborg, Sweden. We focus on creating games for PC and consoles with support for the latest VR technology...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Vänersborg, Sweden
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
HVNT is a startup building some of the most adventurous and immersive apps and technologies in the world...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
Were Thunderful! We develop and publish video games!...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
Tension Graphics thrives on innovative technology using gamification, getting end-users interested, engaged and rapt in various topics...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Falun, Sweden
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
East Sweden Game is a workspace and community for entrepreneurs and creators of games, visualisation and digital experiences. We are located at Ebbepark in Linköping, Sweden...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Linköping, Sweden
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Futuregames is a Rookies Certified School. At Futuregames we offer a range of programs & courses in game development, game design, games marketing and more!...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
We love games! Our mission is to make engaging board games, mobile games and VR games...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Vellinge, Sweden
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
PocApp is an independent mobile-first development studio based in the middle of Sweden, Skövde...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Skövde, Sweden
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Swedish development company making great things happen on the Web, iOS and Android. Check out our games!...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Kalmar, Sweden
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Hyper Games is a game development studio based in Oslo Norway...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Oslo, Norway
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Award winning game studio - making products for a generation of streamers...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Copenhagen based game development and publishing studio for mobile and PC!...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Makers of award winning digital betting products used by millions all over the world...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Virtual and Augmented Reality solutions !...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Horsens, Denmark
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Tenacious Techies is a 11 years old company providing complete digital marketing and strategy to small to medium size businesses. Till date we have completed more then 353+ Projects on Websites, Apps, SEO, Video and IT Strategy. We believe in customers first approach and have positive reviews from clients...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Brisbane, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $40/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
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Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Simply Software are custom software developers that develop apps for Googles Android, Apples MacOS and Microsoft's Windows operating systems...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
We provide design and software development services for startups and businesses . We also into the mobile app business of building and monetising in-house digital products ( Mobile and Web apps )...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Stonewall offers custom capabilities designed to bolster the processes and systems you've come to rely on. Beyond our core applications, Stonewall works closely with government, law enforcement, higher education and commercial sectors to develop and refine the systems that they rely on to keep moving forward...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Pawtucket, Rhode Island
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Drago's House is a software factory that provides customized technology solutions for businesses of all sizes. As a leading enterprise mobile app development house, we are committed to helping businesses view technology as a partner rather than an obstacle...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- San Jose, Costa Rica
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Since 2008, Polymorph has specialised in creating mobile and web apps as well as IoT solutions that deliver great business value for our clients. The majority of Polymorphs new contracts originate in referrals from satisfied clients which speaks volumes of Polymorphs high quality service and development...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Giving you a chance to make digital transformation a reality...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Mississauga, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $35/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We have a team with a high level of experience in the development of mobile applications, with more than 350 of them in the market...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Murcia, Spain
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
In order to help you grow your business, our carefully selected experts can advise and develop mobile and web app in addition to Machine learning, data science and AI solution for you...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $140/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
InspiringApps designs and builds mobile, web, and custom apps, providing strategic business solutions and immersive experiences. Their mission guides them to transform ideas into reality. Yes, they build web and mobile apps, but what we offer is something above and beyond that. What we offer is an...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Boulder, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
IT company that cares...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Lexington, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees
- 1000 & Up
IT Services and IT Consulting...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Irvine, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
Knowledge Builders Inc. is a dynamic Information Technology Consulting Services Firm, specializing in providing a wide range of skilled IT professionals to business and governmental entities...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Albany, New York
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
SaQus, a woman-owned custom software development and consulting firm located in the Capital District of New York State, is dedicated to helping businesses achieve their long-term goals through the right application and management of information technology. We work with businesses and teams that are looking...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Albany, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
AppVizo, LLCDelivering custom software solutions, native apps and innovation to businesses of all sizes...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Augusta, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
IT Services and IT Consulting...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Arlington, Virginia
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
Multi-award winning ServiceNow Elite Partner designing, enabling and sustaining digital transformation on ServiceNow...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- San Diego, California
- Number of Employees
- 250 - 499
Rocket Software partners with the largest Fortune 1000 organizations to solve their most complex IT challenges across Applications, Data, and Infrastructure. Rocket Software brings customers from where they are in their modernization journey to where they want to be by architecting innovative solutions that...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Waltham, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees
- 1000 & Up
UX Builder is known as the iOS app builder. We offer custom mobile app development, design and services. We have a unique platform from which you can create and operate with your iPhone/iOS app easily and quickly...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
ProSe is a software as a service that assists online users in managing online agreements whenever they download an app, sign up for a new web service, or are presented with updated policies. ProSe guides end users through the complicated legal environment of GDPR-governed privacy rules, terms and conditions...
Top Services:
- Mobile App Development
- Location
- Novi Sad, Serbia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $15/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Mobile App Development Specializations
- Accessibility Mobile App
- Android
- App Development Consultants
- Application Modernization
- Consumer
- Cross-Platform
- eCommerce
- Educational
- Enterprise
- Entertainment App Development
- Field Operations
- Financial
- Fitness App Development
- Food Delivery App Development
- Freelance
- Gambling
- Games
- Government
- Healthcare
- HTML5
- Hybrid
- Insurance
- iPad
- iPhone
- Media App
- Mobile App design
- Nonprofit
- Publishing
- React Native
- Restaurant App Development
- Small Businesses App Development
- Social Network Apps
- Sports App Development
- Startup
- Telemedicine App Development
- Thunkable
- Travel App Development
- Wearables
- Windows
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Frequently Asked Questions About App Development Companies
What services do app development companies typically offer?
App development companies usually handle strategy, UI/UX design, development, testing, launch, and ongoing maintenance. Some also provide product research and app store optimization.
How much does it cost to hire an app development company?
App development agencies typically charge between $30,000 and $500,000+, depending on the scope and complexity of the project.
Typical custom app costs by scope include:
- Simple app: $10,000 to $35,000
- Medium-complexity app: $35,000 to $150,000
- Complex app: $150,000 to $300,000+
How long does it take to develop a mobile app?
Most apps take around 3 to 7 months to develop, though the timeline depends on complexity, features, technology, and the development team. Changes in scope, integrations, and testing requirements can also extend the timeline.
- Simple apps: a few weeks to 3 months
- Medium-complexity apps: 3 to 7 months
- Complex apps: 7 to 12+ months
How do I choose the right app development company?
Look at relevant experience, past projects, technical expertise, communication, and post-launch support. The company should also understand your business goals and target users.
What should I look for in an app development company’s portfolio?
Check whether they have built apps similar to yours and review the usability, design quality, and functionality of their work. Pay attention to projects in your industry or with comparable technical requirements.
What track record should I look for in an app development company?
Ask for launch counts, instead of project counts. An app development company that has shipped dozens of live apps has already solved App Store review, retention, and post-launch iteration. Designli, for example, lists more than 200 product launches and traces its process back to Applits, an app studio its founders ran before the agency existed.
What are the top mobile app development companies in 2026?
The top mobile app development companies in 2026 are:
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