MOBILE APP DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

Build the Experience Your Customers or Team Need on the Go

Some workflows make sense in a browser. Others work better when they are designed around the phone from the beginning.

We help businesses turn field workflows, recurring customer experiences, and product ideas into focused mobile applications for iOS and Android, from product strategy and UX through backend development and launch.

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Based in Santa Rosa · Serving businesses throughout the Bay Area and beyond

Product Strategy
UX/UI Design
React Native
Backend & APIs
App Store Launch
THE PROBLEM

When the Workflow Needs to Happen Away From the Desk

Not every business process works well in a browser or on paper.

Your team or customers may be dealing with:

  • field work that depends on memory, paper, or spreadsheets
  • employees who need access while moving between locations
  • customers who expect a dedicated mobile experience
  • workflows that depend on GPS, camera, notifications, or device features
  • a web experience that technically works on mobile but is awkward for repeated use
  • separate iOS and Android needs that feel expensive to maintain independently

Then consequence

When the workflow happens on the go, forcing it into the wrong interface creates extra steps, missed information, inconsistent usage, and more manual follow-up.

Then bridge

If that sounds familiar, here’s an example of what that can look like when the workflow is designed around mobile from the beginning.

That sets up Proof perfectly.

MOBILE APP RESULT

Yard Sign Tracker

A field operations app built for teams placing and retrieving yard signs across large geographic areas.

The workflow previously depended on remembering sign locations and landmarks manually. We built a mobile application that records locations, organizes field activity, and helps users return to signs later.

Key capabilities

  • GPS-based sign tracking
  • Drive mode
  • Interactive maps
  • Landmark tracking
  • Route guidance
  • User accounts
  • Role-based access
  • Cloud-backed data
The result:
A manual field workflow turned into a purpose-built mobile experience.
iOS + Android from one shared React Native application.
How we work

A Clear Path From Idea to Mobile Product

Our phased process connects product requirements, UX, backend architecture, development, testing, and launch, and creates clear review points before the project advances.

01

Define the Right Mobile Experience

We identify the users, business problem, core workflows, device needs, backend requirements, and what belongs in the first release.

02

Design & Build the Product

We create the UX, application, backend, integrations, permissions, and testing around the approved product scope.

03

Launch, Validate & Improve

We prepare production builds, support App Store releases, monitor the product in real use, and refine it as actual needs emerge.

One app foundation. Two platforms.

Build for iOS and Android Without Maintaining Two Separate Products

For many business applications, React Native lets us share much of the same code across iOS and Android.

That can reduce duplicated development, simplify maintenance, and make it easier to release features across both platforms.

01

One shared development foundation

Much of the application logic and interface can be shared across both platforms.

02

Two production releases

Deploy to both Apple’s App Store and Google Play from the same core application.

03

Platform-specific flexibility

When iOS or Android requires platform-specific behavior, we can implement it without rebuilding the entire product.

04

More Consistent Improvements

New functionality can often be developed once and rolled out across both platforms.

BUILT FOR YOUR NEXT STAGE

Mobile App Development for Every Product Stage

Whether you are starting with an idea, moving an existing workflow to mobile, or improving an application you already have, the first step is defining the right scope.

Launch a New Mobile App

For businesses turning an idea or existing workflow into a new mobile product.

Common needs:

  • Product discovery
  • UX/UI
  • MVP development
  • Authentication
  • Backend setup
  • App Store launch

Bring an Existing Product to Mobile

For businesses that already have a website, platform, or web application and need a dedicated mobile experience.

Common needs:

  • Existing API integration
  • Shared authentication
  • Mobile-specific UX
  • Push notifications
  • Mobile workflows
  • App Store distribution

Improve or Rebuild an Existing App

For products that have become difficult to maintain, slow to improve, or inconsistent across devices.

Common needs:

  • UX redesign
  • Performance improvements
  • React Native migration
  • Backend modernization
  • Technical debt reduction
  • Feature expansion
Mobile development services

From product planning through launch

We coordinate the product experience, mobile development, backend systems, integrations, testing, and release requirements as one connected project.

Product Strategy & MVP Planning

Turn the idea into a defined first release before committing to unnecessary development.

  • Feature prioritization
  • User flows
  • Technical planning
  • MVP scope

Mobile UX/UI & Prototyping

Design the flows and screens users will interact with before development begins.

  • Wireframes
  • Interface design
  • Interactive prototypes
  • Design system

React Native App Development

Develop the production mobile application for iOS and Android.

  • React Native
  • Expo
  • Native integrations
  • Production builds

Backend, APIs & Admin Tools

Build the systems behind the app that manage users, data, permissions, and business logic.

  • Authentication
  • Databases
  • APIs
  • Admin dashboards

Testing & App Store Launch

Validate the product across devices and prepare production releases.

  • Device testing
  • iOS builds
  • Android builds
  • Store submissions

Maintenance & Product Growth

Continue improving the product after real users begin using it.

  • Bug fixes
  • Platform updates
  • New features
  • Performance improvements
WHY SOLORIO DESIGNS

A Mobile App Is More Than the Screens

Production applications often require authentication, databases, APIs, admin tools, third-party services, analytics, and deployment infrastructure. We plan those pieces together instead of treating the mobile interface as an isolated project.

01 / PRODUCT

One Connected Product Plan

The mobile app, backend, admin tools, integrations, analytics, and release requirements are treated as parts of the same product.

02 / EFFICIENCY

Cross-Platform Development

Use one shared React Native foundation instead of funding two completely separate app projects from the beginning.

03 / FULL STACK

Beyond the Mobile Screens

Support the app with authentication, databases, permissions, APIs, payments, cloud services, and administrative dashboards.

04 / CLARITY

Defined Phases & Review Points

Understand what belongs in the first release, what can wait, and how new requirements affect the budget and timeline.

05 / TEAM

Capabilities Matched to the Project

Product, design, development, QA, and specialist support are coordinated according to the actual application requirements.

06 / LOCAL

Bay Area & Remote Collaboration

Based in Santa Rosa and serving Sonoma County, the North Bay, the wider Bay Area, and remote clients.

TYPICAL MOBILE APP INVESTMENT

Clear starting ranges before a detailed proposal

Every application has different workflows, user roles, integrations, backend requirements, device features, and release needs. These ranges help establish the expected level of investment.

Focused Mobile MVP

$5K–$10K

For a tightly scoped first product with a small number of core workflows.

Recommended

Production Mobile App

$25K–$50K

For a polished production product involving custom UX, authentication, backend services, integrations, and App Store launch.

Complex Mobile Platform

$50K–$100K+

For advanced applications involving multiple roles, significant backend functionality, integrations, location services, payments, complex workflows, or continued product development.

These are planning ranges, not fixed package prices. Final scope depends on features, integrations, backend requirements, design complexity, and launch requirements.

Not sure which range fits your app?

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Frequently Asked Questions

Most production apps vary significantly based on functionality. Focused MVPs may begin around $5K–$10K, while custom business applications commonly require larger budgets depending on backend functionality, integrations, and product complexity.

Yes. We typically use React Native to build a shared application for iOS and Android while retaining the ability to implement platform-specific functionality when needed.

Often, yes. If your existing platform has reusable APIs and authentication, the mobile application can connect to the same backend rather than rebuilding the entire system.

Yes. App Store and Google Play preparation can be included in the project.

Yes, when the existing system provides a suitable integration path. We review the platform, available APIs, authentication, data structure, and security requirements first. Older systems may require a new API or integration layer.

Yes. We can build or integrate authentication, databases, APIs, admin tools, and other services needed by the mobile application.

That depends on how users interact with the product. Apps make more sense when users return frequently, work in the field, need device capabilities, or benefit from a dedicated mobile experience. We can help determine the right approach before development.

Ownership, repository access, developer accounts, source-code responsibilities, third-party licenses, and handoff requirements are documented in the project agreement before development begins.

Ready to Define the Right Mobile Product?

Tell us what users need to do on the go, what systems the app needs to connect with, and what the first release needs to accomplish.

During a 30-minute discovery call, we’ll help determine whether mobile is the right solution, what belongs in the initial scope, and what the next step should be.

PLAN YOUR MOBILE APP

5.0 client rating · Based in Santa Rosa · Serving the Bay Area and beyond