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Tideway Works

Mobile apps

Mobile apps, native or cross-platform.

iPhone, iPad and Android apps, built native with Swift and Kotlin or cross-platform with React Native and Expo. We help you choose the right approach, then build it properly.

Two approaches

Native or React Native? Both.

There is no single right answer. We recommend the approach that fits your product, budget and roadmap, and we're comfortable building either.

Native

Swift & SwiftUI · Kotlin & Jetpack Compose

Separate apps written in each platform's own language, with direct access to everything the device can do.

Best for

  • Performance-critical or graphics-heavy apps
  • Deep use of device hardware and OS features
  • Widgets, watch apps and platform extensions
  • Products with platform-specialist teams

React Native & Expo

TypeScript · React Native · Expo

One codebase for iPhone and Android, with native modules wherever a feature needs them.

Best for

  • Launching on both platforms quickly
  • Teams who also work in React on the web
  • Shipping fixes over the air between releases
  • Sharing code with an Apple TV or Android TV app

Capabilities

Everything a modern app needs.

The features that turn an app into something people keep on their home screen.

Accounts & sign-in
Email, Sign in with Apple, Google and passkeys, connected to your Laravel backend.
Payments & subscriptions
In-app purchases, subscriptions and Stripe checkout, handled within store rules.
Push notifications
Targeted, timely notifications sent from your backend, with deep links into the app.
Offline-first
Local storage with careful sync for field teams, patchy coverage and travel.
Device features
Camera, scanning, biometrics, location, maps, Bluetooth and secure storage.
Over-the-air updates
For React Native apps, ship fixes and small features without waiting for store review.

Launch & beyond

From build to the stores, and after.

Getting an app approved and keeping it running on every new OS release is half the job. We handle both.

Store submission
App Store and Google Play listings, screenshots, review notes and signing, handled.
Test releases
TestFlight and Play testing tracks so your team can try every build.
Crash & error monitoring
We see problems before your customers report them.
OS updates
Keeping the app current as Apple and Google release new versions each year.

Questions

Mobile app questions.

Should we build native or with React Native?

If you need both platforms quickly, or want to share code with a TV app, React Native and Expo usually win. If the app leans heavily on device hardware, graphics or platform features, native Swift and Kotlin is the better fit. We will give you a straight recommendation.

Can the app share a backend with our website?

Yes, and we recommend it. Your web app and mobile app talk to the same Laravel API, so accounts, data and payments stay in sync.

Do you handle App Store and Google Play submission?

Yes. We prepare the listings, manage signing and builds, and work through any review feedback until the app is live.

Can you take over an existing app?

Often, yes. We start with a review of the code and build setup, then recommend whether to continue, refactor or rebuild.

Who owns the app?

You do. The code lives in your GitHub organisation and the app is published under your own developer accounts.

Start a project

Tell us what you’re building.

Web app, mobile app, TV app or all three: tell us what you have in mind and an engineer will reply within one business day. The first call is free.

Email
contact@tidewayworks.com
Phone
+61 450 977 421
Studio
307/147 Pirie St, Adelaide SA 5000
Hours
Mon–Fri, 9am–6pm Adelaide time

We reply within one business day.