Mobile App Development Salford

Why Salford firms commission apps

Start-ups and spin-outs from the University of Salford often need a first version that tests an idea with users or investors, built quickly but on a codebase that can grow. Studios and digital businesses around MediaCityUK sometimes need an app for an audience, a production crew or a client brief.

Closer to the high street, a gym, salon or venue on Chapel Street might want bookings, loyalty or members’ content on a customer’s phone, and a trades firm may need an app that lets engineers log jobs, photos and signatures on site. The first job is working out whether an app is right at all, or whether a fast mobile website would do.

The way we plan and build is set out on our mobile app development Manchester page.

How we run an app project with you

App projects run over months, so most contact is remote: weekly video calls, a shared board in Trello or Jira showing what is in progress, and test builds on your own phone through TestFlight for iPhone and Google Play internal testing for Android.

Workshops at the start, when we are defining users and features, often work better face to face. Our Cheetham Hill office is roughly 10 to 20 minutes from most Salford addresses by road, traffic depending. Come to us, or we can visit your office or studio by arrangement.

Six stages of an app build

Delivered at the end of the build

• Figma designs and a clickable prototype
• Source code in a Git repository you own
• Published apps on the App Store and Google Play, under your own developer accounts
• A back end and admin panel where the app needs one
• Crash reporting and analytics set up, for example with Firebase Crashlytics
• Written notes on hosting, accounts and how to release updates

Questions we ask before quoting an app

These points show what kind of app you need, if any, and how big the job is.

• Who opens it, and how often? An app used daily by staff justifies more work than one a customer opens twice a year.
• Does it need to work without signal? Engineers in basements and on new-build sites often lose connection, so offline saving changes the build.
• Does it take payments or bookings? That affects store rules, payment providers and the back end.
• Will users log in? Accounts bring password resets, data protection duties and the account deletion option both app stores expect.
• Who updates the content after launch? Someone needs an admin panel to change menus, timetables or news.

For field staff, our field service app work covers job sheets and signatures. For founders testing an idea, an MVP app keeps the first release lean.

Frequently asked questions

App development around Eccles, Prestwich and Stretford

For neighbouring areas, see mobile app development in Eccles, Prestwich and Stretford, or our main app development page. Other local services are listed on the services in Salford hub.

Send a few lines about the app you have in mind, who will use it and any deadline, and we will come back with questions and then a fixed quote. Start an app quote, phone 0161 315 1151 or message 07737 902425 on WhatsApp.