App building
Android and iOS apps, shipped to the stores — not a mockup that never leaves Figma.
Two apps from this studio are in production. CampusCart runs a React Native Android app against a Go API. BookChain runs two separate Flutter apps — one for the business, one for their customers — over a shared core and a FastAPI backend.
Getting an app built is the easy half. Getting it through Play Store review, signed, versioned and actually installed on someone's phone is where most app projects die. That part is included here, not quoted as an extra afterwards.
If a full app is more than you need right now, the cheapest honest answer is usually a fast web app installed to the home screen — we will tell you when that is the case rather than sell you an app you do not need.
Android MVP
from K12,000
6–8 weeks
One platform, the core feature, in real users' hands.
- Android app, built in React Native or Flutter
- Connected to your existing website or API
- Push notifications
- App icon and store graphics
- Play Store listing written and submitted
- Signing, versioning and release handled
- 3 months of support
Start with Android MVPNot included
- iOS build
- A backend built from scratch — see Platform below
- Most chosen
Cross-platform
from K22,000
10–12 weeks
Android and iOS from one codebase, both stores.
- Everything in Android MVP
- iOS build and App Store submission
- Offline support
- Analytics and crash reporting
- Over-the-air updates for fixes without a store review
- 6 months of support
Full product
from K38,000
4 months+
App, backend and admin — the whole thing, from nothing.
- Everything in Cross-platform
- A backend API built for it
- Database design and migrations
- Admin dashboard for your team
- Payments
- Multiple apps over a shared core where it makes sense — BookChain's shape
- 12 months of support
50% to start, 50% on delivery. Prices in ZMW and exclusive of domain, hosting and store fees — those are listed per service so there are no surprises.
Add to any tier
- Website turned into an installable app (PWA → Play Store)K3,500
- Extra app on the same backendfrom K9,000
What it costs to keep running
These are not paid to us. They are what you owe third parties once the work is delivered, and they are listed here so nothing arrives as a surprise in month two.
- Google Play developer accountUSD 25 oncea one-off, for life
- Apple Developer ProgramUSD 99 / yeariOS only, and Apple does not waive it
- Backend hostingK180 – K900 / monthscales with real usage, not with guesses
- Push notificationsK0 / monthfree at the volumes a Zambian SME sends
- Do I really need an app?
- Often not. If your customers visit occasionally, a fast website beats an app they have to be persuaded to install. Apps earn their cost when people come back weekly, when you need push notifications, or when you need the phone's camera, location or offline storage.
- How long does the Play Store take?
- Review is typically one to three days for a new app, and a first submission is often rejected over a privacy policy or a screenshot. That back-and-forth is included — we have been through it.
- iPhone too?
- Yes, from the Cross-platform tier. Note that Apple charges USD 99 every year and it is in your name, not mine — it is listed under running costs so it never arrives as a surprise.