Apps
Your website and app, built together in one place: not two separate projects that drift apart.
Most agencies treat your website and your app as two separate projects, with two codebases and two places to keep the same information in sync. We build them together, on one shared codebase, so a change to your branding, pricing or core content shows up in both. Apps are a monthly subscription, not a one-off build. You choose a level by how much the app needs to do. Basic is a content app with pages, news, offers and push notifications. Bronze adds customer accounts and bookings. Silver is an e-commerce app synced with the shop on your Gold website plan.
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Gold is a subscription or platform app, with in-app subscriptions, user roles, an admin dashboard and integrations. If yours is bigger, Custom is scoped together. Every level includes hosting, OS and SDK updates, store compliance and crash monitoring, so the app doesn't fall behind as Apple and Google change their rules. Apple and Google developer account fees are billed directly by them and are not included. The minimum term is 24 months. Your content, data and store accounts are always yours, and the app code is licensed to you while you're on a plan. After the minimum term you can buy it outright for £500 and move it wherever you like. Most small businesses don't need an app at all, and a fast, well-built website covers it. We will say so if that is the case. When an app is the right call, we start with a discovery call and a prototype you can test, then build it and handle store submission to both the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Timeline
How it works
About ten weeks to launch, typically, depending on your plan.
Week 1
Discovery call
A conversation to see whether an app is the right fit at all.
Weeks 2-3
Scope, prototype and choose a plan
A clickable prototype you can test, and the plan level that fits it.
Weeks 4-10
Build
We build the app, which takes longer on the higher plans.
Launch
Store submission
We submit to the Apple App Store and Google Play, then keep it updated.
Goals and requirements can change, and availability can affect this timeline.
Use cases
Booking apps
A dedicated app for regular customers to book, rebook, and manage appointments, synced to the same calendar as your website.
Read the guideMembership apps
A members' area and app for subscriptions, loyalty schemes, or ongoing access, built on the same platform as your website.
Internal tools
A focused app for your own staff (scheduling, stock checks, job sheets) built around one real task rather than a do-everything platform.
Ecommerce companion apps
A companion app for an existing online shop, sharing the same product catalogue and stock as your website.
Guides
- Process and timelineWhat actually happens between a discovery call and a live app, and roughly how long each stage takes.
- iOS, Android, and cross-platformWhy we build from one shared codebase for iOS and Android, and how that connects to the same platform as your website.
- App costsWhat actually drives the cost of a mobile app, and what each of our monthly app plans covers.
- App store submissionWhat's involved in getting an app live on the Apple App Store and Google Play, and who handles what.
Pricing
App plans
Hosting, updates, store compliance and monitoring are included in every plan. Pick the size that fits your app.
Basic
£100/month
A content app: your pages, news and offers, with push notifications, on both app stores.
- Content managed from a CMS: pages, news, offers
- Push notifications
- Store submission
- Hosting, updates, store compliance, crash monitoring
Bronze
£200/month
Everything in Basic, plus customer accounts and bookings.
Everything in Basic, plus:
- Customer accounts and sign-in
- Bookings
- 1 hour of changes a month
Recommended
Silver
£350/month
An e-commerce app, synced with the shop on your Gold website plan.
Everything in Bronze, plus:
- E-commerce app synced with your Gold website shop
- Orders and stock kept in step with the website
- 2 hours of changes a month
Gold
£500/month
A subscription or platform app: in-app subscriptions, roles, an admin dashboard and integrations.
Everything in Silver, plus:
- In-app subscriptions
- User roles and an admin dashboard
- Integrations with your other systems
- 3 hours of changes a month
24-month minimum term. No setup fee. Hosting, OS and SDK updates, store compliance and crash monitoring are included on every plan. Apple and Google developer account fees are not included. The app code is licensed to you while you're on a plan, and after the 24-month minimum you can buy it for £500. Unused change hours roll over for up to 3 months. Extra hours £50/hour. Critical updates are always included and never count against your hours.
Bundle and save
Website and app together? Save every month
Pick a website plan and an app level to see your monthly saving. The saving depends on the plans you pick, from £20 a month (Basic app with Bronze website) up to £100 a month (Gold with Gold). Bronze with Bronze saves £25, Silver with Silver £50. It applies monthly on the 12-month website term, with an active app plan.
Your bundle
Silver website and Silver app: £375 a month, saving £50
Saving applies on a 12-month term, with an active app plan.
Bronze 1 hour, Silver 2 hours, Gold 3 hours of changes a month on website and app plans.
Included
What's included
- Hosting included
- OS and SDK updates
- Store compliance
- Crash monitoring
- Store submission
FAQ
Questions about building an app
Do you build for both iOS and Android?
Yes, from a single cross-platform codebase, submitted to both the Apple App Store and Google Play rather than maintained as two separate native apps.
How long does an app build take?
Typically around ten weeks from the first call to store submission: a discovery call in week 1, scope and a prototype in weeks 2-3, then the build in weeks 4-10. Higher plans take longer, and we confirm a timeline once you've chosen one.
Who owns the code once the app is built?
Your content, data and store accounts are always yours. The app code is licensed to you while you're on a plan. After the 24-month minimum you can buy it outright for £500 and move it wherever you like.
Are Apple and Google developer fees included?
No, those are billed directly by Apple and Google. We'll tell you exactly what to expect before you commit to a plan.
Is there a discount if I have a website plan with you?
Yes. If you're on a Digital Space website plan, pick your website plan and app level in the bundle calculator on the pricing page and the monthly saving is worked out for you.
Ready to talk about an app?
Tell us what you're hoping an app would do and we will be in touch within one business day.