Skip to main content
SIMBCO

Mobile Applications

Your product, everywhere your users are.

Cross-platform mobile apps built as Progressive Web Apps and hybrid apps, one codebase for every device, with native development when performance truly demands it. The right approach for your users and your budget, rather than a reflexive “you need a native app.”

Start a Project

PWA and hybrid first

Most businesses don’t need a native app.

Native apps are expensive to build twice, for iOS and Android, and expensive to maintain. For most businesses, a Progressive Web App or a hybrid build delivers the experience users want from one codebase: installable, fast, works offline, and no app-store gatekeeping.

That’s less to build, less to maintain and faster to ship. We start here because it’s usually the right answer.

Native when justified

And when you do need native, we’ll say so.

Some apps genuinely need native: heavy graphics, deep access to device hardware, performance a web layer can’t match. When your requirements justify it, we build native. We won’t talk you into the expensive path when the simpler one serves your users just as well.

Part of a platform

Usually one piece of a bigger whole.

Most of the mobile work we do isn’t a standalone app. It’s the mobile face of a larger platform we’re building: the phone and tablet way into a system that also lives on the web. We build the whole thing to work together, so your users get a consistent experience wherever they are.

Related work

Some of what we’ve built.

All work
  • Web Applications

    VinoSeeker: a wine discovery platform for drinkers and wineries

    VinoSeeker

    A wine discovery app for drinkers and wineries, with tiered Stripe subscriptions, an AI sommelier grounded in its own wine data, and label scanning from a phone camera. It runs on the same AWS stack we build for clients.

Further reading

From the workshop.

  • Why Building Your Application as a Progressive Web App (PWA) is a Game Changer

    As businesses increasingly prioritize mobile and web presence, Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) have emerged as a powerful solution for delivering fast, reliable, and engaging applications. If you’re wondering whether a PWA is right for your next project, you’re in the right place. In this post, we’ll explore the wide range of benefits of Progressive Web Apps,

  • Web vs. Hybrid vs. Native App Development: Which Approach Is Best for Your Business?

    In today’s digital world, apps are everywhere—from shopping and social networking to banking and productivity tools. If you’re a business owner or a developer, you’ve probably wondered: “Should I build a web app, a hybrid app, or a native app?” The answer isn’t one-size-fits-all. Each approach has its own strengths and challenges, and choosing the

Related services

All services
  • Custom Application Development

    Internal tools, customer-facing platforms, and multi-tenant SaaS products. From business-process automation to applications serving thousands of users, we build systems that do real work.

  • Design & UX

    Design and build from one team. A design and UX specialist works on the project from the first conversation, or we build faithfully to the design you already have. Use ours or bring your own.

Let’s work together

Thinking about mobile?

Tell us who your users are and what they need to do. We’ll tell you honestly whether that’s a PWA, hybrid or native, and why.