Customer apps
Accounts, payments, bookings and push notifications, with a design that feels at home on each phone and stays the same across releases.
Mobile engineering
Mobile App Development for iOS and Android
Bluelupin builds iOS and Android apps for customers and field teams, native or cross-platform with React Native or Flutter. We connect the app to your systems, design it to work offline where the signal is weak, secure sign-in and data, and handle App Store and Google Play release. Updates and support continue after launch.
Apps we build
As a mobile app development company in India working with teams in India and abroad, we build apps for two kinds of users: your customers, and the people who work for you. Each app is connected to the systems you already run, and each one is released to both stores and kept up to date after launch.
| You need | Use |
|---|---|
| iOS and Android apps | Mobile App Development (this page) |
| The web version or portal | Web Application and Portal Development |
| The backend and APIs | API and Integration Services |
| Staff apps tied to HR | Employee Portals and Intranets |
Most of the apps we build fall into one of these four groups.
Field service and workforce apps
Field service app development for teams on the move: tasks, forms, photos and signatures that keep working offline and sync when the phone is back online. When an internal app needs to ship fast, we also build on low-code platforms such as Microsoft Power Apps or Kony.
Enterprise mobile app development
Role-based features, sign-in with your identity provider and builds that work with mobile device management (MDM), so IT can roll the app out and control it.
Apps that share a backend
A mobile app that uses the same data and APIs as your web app or portal, so a change made on one shows up on the other. For the web side, see Web Application and Portal Development.
Native or cross-platform: how we choose
Native apps are written for one platform, in Swift for iOS and Kotlin for Android. Cross-platform apps share one codebase across both, and our React Native and Flutter development covers most customer and field apps. We recommend one approach after looking at three things, based on your timeline, budget and features.
- Performance needs: heavy animation, large data sets on the device or real-time graphics point to native.
- Device features: deep use of the camera, Bluetooth, sensors or background tasks is often simpler in native code.
- Time and budget: when the same experience on iOS and Android matters most, one cross-platform codebase saves cost and time.
Offline mode and sync
Field teams work in basements, on sites and on roads where the signal comes and goes. We design these apps to keep working without a connection and to catch up on their own when the signal returns.
- Local storage on the device for the records a user needs during the day.
- A queue of every change made offline, kept in order.
- Sync in the background as soon as the phone is back online.
- Rules for conflicts when two people change the same record, with a person deciding the cases the rules cannot.
Security for enterprise apps
Enterprise mobile apps carry customer data and company data on phones that can be lost. Our standard set covers sign-in, the connection and the data stored on the device.
- Certificate pinning, so the app talks only to your servers.
- Secure token storage in the iOS Keychain and the Android Keystore.
- Biometric sign-in with Face ID, Touch ID or fingerprint.
- Sign-in through your identity provider, so staff use the account they already have.
- Builds that work with mobile device management, so IT can install, update and wipe the app.
How a mobile project runs
Every mobile project follows the same six stages, so you see the plan and the design before development starts.
Discovery and planning
We agree on goals, users and features, and write a roadmap before any code is written.
Design
Mockups and clickable prototypes show the screens and the user flows before they are built.
Development
The app is built in short releases, with code review on every change.
Testing
Testing on real devices and OS versions, plus security checks. Device and app testing is also available on its own through Quality Engineering and Test Automation.
Launch
Store listings, submission to both stores and a phased rollout.
Support
Maintenance, monitoring and new features after launch, so the app keeps up with each new OS version.
How long it takes: A focused module usually takes 8 to 12 weeks, and a larger program 4 to 9 months in phased releases.
App Store and Google Play release
We manage provisioning, store listings, review cycles and phased rollouts for both the Apple App Store and Google Play. Push notifications and analytics are set up before launch, so you can reach users and see how the app is used from the first day. A phased rollout releases each update to a small group first, so a problem can be fixed before every user gets it.
Platforms and technology
We pick the stack for each app based on the choice between native and cross-platform. These are the tools we work with on each platform.
Android
Kotlin, Java, Android Studio, Firebase and SQLite, for phones and tablets.
iOS
Swift, Objective-C, Xcode, Realm and Core Data, for iPhone and iPad.
Cross-platform
Flutter, React Native and NativeScript, with one codebase for iOS and Android.
Backend connections
REST and GraphQL APIs that link the app to your systems. For the APIs themselves, see API and Integration Services.
Mobile work we have shipped
Niwish
With Niwish, we built web and mobile apps for digital gold and silver, with KYC, a secure wallet and an audit-grade ledger, letting users start investing from Rs 10.
Oil & Gas Workflows
Tech Mahindra brought us in to add real-time messaging and task assignment to an offshore drilling client's existing crew app. Crew on the rigs receive messages and tasks on their tablets the moment they are sent. A team of three delivered it in six months.
Mobile app development FAQs
Common questions about mobile app development.
Should we build native or cross-platform?
Native suits top performance and deep device features. Cross-platform saves cost and time when the same experience on iOS and Android matters most. We recommend based on your timeline, budget and features.
Do you handle app store submissions?
Yes. We manage provisioning, store listings, review cycles and phased rollouts for both the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Can mobile apps work offline?
Yes. We build offline-first apps with local storage, sync queues and conflict handling for field teams and places with a weak signal.
How do you secure enterprise mobile apps?
Certificate pinning, secure token storage, biometric sign-in and sign-in through your identity provider are standard.
Can you add features to an app another team built?
Yes. Tech Mahindra brought us in to add real-time messaging and task assignment to an offshore drilling client's existing crew app, without replacing the app crews already used.
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