UI/UX Design

Our clients use us because of our broad capabilities to successfully deliver complex mobile app and online portal development projects. We have over ten years of experience in solving all kinds of problems, such as working alongside existing development teams, working with legacy systems to support new app developments, building technically complex features, and bringing together systems, processes and applications with seamless integration.

If you have big ideas, find yourself with complex problems and want the very best from an agency, then TechnBrains can help.

Yes, most of the apps we make support both iOS and Android mobile platforms. It’s common for people to want their applications to work across web and mobile devices, so we use development frameworks such as React and React native that enable us to quickly support both platforms.

You will be assigned a dedicated project manager, who will be your primary point of contact throughout the development process.

All of your requests and questions are managed through our support portal CRM, to ensure we give you a swift response, and your work is prioritized appropriately. We also offer a range of support and maintenance options to ensure we are responsive to your requests after the launch date.

Yes, you will be assigned appropriate copyright or license rights for the bespoke code that we write for your project. We are transparent with intellectual property rights, and you will have the opportunity to review our code ownership terms before the project begins.

Many factors contribute to launching a successful project, and some requirements may result in the project taking longer to develop than others. However, for estimation, a good guide is that a project will typically take one month for every $5,000 (+VAT) of development work.

In some cases, yes, in others, no.

Can nine women deliver a baby in one month? This analogy can be applied to tech projects too.

Sometimes, by dedicating more developer resource to a project, it can be completed much faster. But in other situations, we may be restricted by the project, technology or security requirements.

If you have a date requirement, contact us as soon as possible so we can do our very best to meet it.

We like to use open source languages wherever possible with HTML, CSS and JavaScript on the front end, and JavaScript or PHP on the back end. We use React Native for most mobile app projects, but will sometimes use Cordova or PhoneGap should we be working within tight budgets or need to support web, Android and iOS quickly.

For web apps, we use frontend layout frameworks such as bootstrap, foundation, material and SemanticUI in combination with front-end code frameworks such as React or Angular. On the back-end, we usually use a PHP framework such as Laravel or Yii2, with the occasional project in NodeJS.

For small requests, typically $1,000 - $5000, we will invoice a 50% opening deposit and a final 50% deposit on completion of the work.

For larger scopes of work, we will split the payments over the life of the project at monthly intervals. For example, a $12,000 project over three months would divide into four instalments of $3k (25% each).

Any planning day fees are due in advance of the initial planning day meeting.We work this way because it supports your cash flow, and means that you don’t have to pay too much money up front in advance of seeing some output from us.

Many companies have a lot of things to consider when they start an app development. Since mobile apps, demand is growing every year and many IT development teams are unable to keep up with the rate of change.

Answer: When we talk about outsourcing mobile app development, it comes with experience and expertise, early adopters of new technologies and flexibility. Outsourcing mobile app development is the best option for your company if you have various internal projects on the go. This is because it is most challenging for companies to resourcing and recruiting talent. Many times, companies do not have the bandwidth required for the development of internal applications, and it is increasingly difficult to identify and hire the necessary roles to build an application. Companies can leverage their internal development teams in areas where they stand out and outsource for additional experience. Mixed-sourcing is another good option for delivering mobile applications.

Again, depending on your business objectives and overall product goals, this decision can make or break the success of your mobile strategy. Deciding to build your mobile product as either a web, native, or hybrid app involves a variety of factors for consideration.

Native Apps are for specific platforms making them fast and responsive. They are considered to have the best performance and have the best overall user experience.

Advantages of Native Apps

Native apps deliver the best performance of all three development approaches.

Native apps receive complete support from app stores and the overall app marketplace. Distribution in app stores helps with discoverability.

Native apps are interactive, intuitive, and run more smoothly in terms of user input and output. Native development allows developers to access the full feature set of the selected operating system. The user experience of native apps is far superior to web apps or hybrid apps. To the user, the flow is more natural because of each mobile operating system’s specific UI guidelines and standards.

A native app must be approved by its own operating system, which assures quality, security, and device compatibility.

Disadvantages of Native Apps

Native apps use difficult programming languages that require experienced developers. Expenses are more costly upfront for native apps compared to web or hybrid apps.

Native apps are not the best option for simple applications.

Web Apps are easier to build but are often much slower. Web apps are not recommended for a company that is looking to develop an interactive and intuitive experience.

Advantages of Web Apps

Web apps are relatively easy to maintain because they use a joint code base across multiple mobile platforms.

Web apps can be built for all platforms as long as they can run in an appropriate web browser.Compared to native apps, web apps are less expensive upfront.

Web apps don’t adhere to standard operating system protocols and don’t require approval from the app marketplace; they can be released at any time and in any format.Updates to web apps don’t need to go through an app store, meaning the user doesn’t have to manage updates manually. The newest version always loads when a user opens a web app.

Disadvantages of Web Apps

Web apps have a much smaller scope when it comes to leveraging device features and hardware. A browser is required to run a web app. Users have to take more steps to use a web app, whether that’s searching for the page or typing in a URL. Either way, more effort complicates the user experience. Users interact with different web browsers, and as a result, the usage patterns and performance metrics used to create a product roadmap are more challenging to collect. Unless a web app marketed well, web apps have poor discoverability because they’re not listed in the app store.

Web apps are slower and much less responsive than native apps.

Web apps are less interactive and intuitive compared to native apps.

There are fewer branding opportunities with web apps. An app store listing presents an invaluable opportunity to convey an app’s unique value proposition.

With Hybrid Apps, you have to contend with issues that stem from both native systems and web systems, which makes fixing bugs more difficult. Performance is also a disadvantage because hybrid apps load in webview. Additionally, the more customization you want within your hybrid app, the more expensive it will be, and therefore, a native solution may be more cost-effective.

[Infographic] A Guide to Mobile App Development: Web vs. Native vs. Hybrid

Advantages of Hybrid Apps

Hybrid apps don’t need a web browser like web apps. Hybrid apps have access to a device’s internal APIs and device hardware. Only one codebase is needed for hybrid apps.

Disadvantages of Hybrid Apps

Hybrid apps are much slower than native apps. With hybrid app development, you’re dependent on a third-party platform to deploy the app’s wrapper. The more customization the app requires takes away from hybrid development, which costs more money that can be saved with native app development.

Although the initial cost may be higher with a native app, you’ll end up saving a lot of time and money in the long run. By offering a great user experience, better performance, and leveraging the device features, you’re able to provide your users with a more personalized experience.