Mobile app development

Mobile apps for iOS and Android

Program-Ace builds native and cross-platform mobile apps for iOS and Android, from business apps to AR and 3D experiences, engineered to perform on the devices your users carry.

  • 30+ years on the market
  • Unity and Unreal experts
  • 4.8 on Clutch (46 reviews)
  • NDA, secure SDLC
Trusted by enterprise teams worldwide
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GAP
Hopster
Magrabi Optical
RADWIN
Pixomondo
Totem Learning
Nanopixel
Digimation
What it is

What is mobile app development?

In short

Mobile app development is building applications for phones and tablets, native to iOS and Android or cross-platform from one codebase. Program-Ace covers the standard stack and the harder part most teams cannot, AR, VR, and real-time 3D on mobile, measured by performance on the actual devices your users carry.

Program-Ace carries our AR and computer vision work into the phone, so immersive experiences run natively on iOS and Android.

What Program-Ace delivers

  • Native or cross-platform
    iOS, Android, or one shared codebase.
  • AR and 3D on mobile
    Immersive experiences on a phone.
  • Performance-first
    Smooth on mid-range devices.
  • Integrated
    Connected to your backend and data.
  • Full-cycle delivery
    Design, build, QA, store launch.
The challenge

Mobile development challenges we solve

Mobile is fragmented and performance-sensitive. We handle native-versus-cross-platform, AR, and integration.

Native versus cross-platform

Real-time AR and 3D push phone hardware hard, and most app teams cannot do it; we build immersive mobile as a core strength.

Performance on mid-range phones

An app smooth on a flagship can crawl on a mid-range phone, so we optimize for the actual device matrix, not the demo unit.

AR and 3D on mobile

Picking wrong costs a rebuild, so we choose native or cross-platform by the app's real performance and feature needs.

Backend and integration

iOS and Android and a wide device range behave differently, so we build and test for the spread your users actually use.

App store approval

A mobile app that ignores your backend and data is a silo, so we integrate it with the systems and product around it.

Maintenance across OS updates

A quick build does not survive real users; we build on an architecture the app can grow on, not throwaway code.
Capabilities

What we build for mobile

From a business app to a mobile AR experience, for iOS and Android.

Native iOS and Android apps

Swift and Kotlin apps where performance, platform features, or immersive workloads demand native.

Cross-platform apps

Flutter and React Native where one codebase serving both platforms is the better economics.

Mobile AR apps

ARKit and ARCore apps that overlay interactive 3D on the real world, on the phone in your user's hand.

3D and immersive mobile

Mobile VR and real-time 3D, often in Unity, for training, visualization, and product experiences.

Enterprise mobile apps

Rebuilding or porting an aging mobile app onto a current, maintainable, performant foundation.

App modernization and support

Connecting the app to your backend, data, and APIs, so mobile is part of the product, not a standalone.

Built Platform-Agnostic

Mobile apps for iOS and Android

Native or cross-platform, matched to the product.

LMS integration ERP & operational data Analytics dashboards

iOS

Native Swift apps.

Android

Native Kotlin apps.

Cross-platform

One codebase for both.
Solutions

What we build with it

Productized training solutions we deliver most often, each built to your procedures and standards.

AR development

Mobile AR and WebAR.

Computer vision

On-device vision.

3D visualization

Real-time 3D on mobile.

Product configurators

Mobile and AR configurators.

AI development

AI on the phone.

Game development

Mobile games.
How we deliver

How we build with it

A structured, outcome-driven path from training goals to measurable results, refined over 900+ projects.

01

Concept and scope

Define the app, platforms, users.
02

UX and UI design

Design the mobile experience.
03

Architecture

Native or cross-platform and the stack.
04

Development

Build for the target platforms.
05

Integration

Connect to backend and services.
06

QA and testing

Test across devices and OS.
07

Store launch

Publish to the stores.
08

Support

Maintain across OS updates.
Industries we support

Industries we serve

Mobile delivers wherever your users reach for a phone.

Retail Healthcare Logistics Media & entertainment Marketing & advertising Manufacturing Telecom EdTech
Technology & trust

Enterprise-grade engineering, security-first delivery

We build on the same real-time engines that power AAA games and industrial digital twins, backed by mature enterprise delivery, NDA-protected processes, and secure handling of your operational data.

Unity Unreal Engine OpenXR WebXR C# / C++ Cloud & DevOps Digital Twins
Security-first
NDA, secure SDLC, and protected data handling by default.
Enterprise delivery
Mature, documented processes with QA and clear ownership on every build.
Reviewed by an expert
Oleg Fonarov
Founder & CEO at Program-Ace

"The teams that see the biggest gains treat simulation as a measurement tool, not just a training one. When you can score real competency, you can prove readiness, and that changes the safety conversation entirely."

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Let's Talk

Talk to a mobile expert

Tell us the app and platforms you need. We will map a mobile build and an estimate, with no obligation.

Book a discovery call
By the numbers

Program-Ace by the numbers

30+
Years on the market
900+
Projects delivered
150+
In-house experts
4.8
Clutch · 46 reviews
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Business value

Outcomes you can measure

Every simulation is instrumented, so training stops being a cost center and starts producing data your leadership can act on.

Reach on the phone

Your product where users are.

Smooth performance

Tuned for real devices.

Immersive on mobile

AR and 3D that run on a phone.

Connected

Integrated with your backend.
When to use it

A mobile website vs a native app

A native app is the right fit when performance, device features, AR, or offline use matter more than a mobile web page can deliver.

Consideration
A mobile website
A native mobile app
Performance
Browser-limited
Full device performance
Device features
Restricted
Camera, sensors, AR, offline
AR and 3D
Hard, limited
Native, smooth
Engagement
A page visit
An installed presence
Offline
Rarely
Works offline
Store presence
None
App Store and Google Play
How we work

What works best for your project?

Full-cycle development

We run your project from planning through development and deployment with a dedicated team. Best when you need a complete solution, predictable communication, and clear ownership of the result.

Team augmentation

Our specialists join your team to add training and simulation engineering capacity. Best when you need specific expertise or extra hands without disrupting your current workflows.

Awards & recognition

Recognized by leading industry authorities

Independent ratings and award bodies rank Program-Ace among the top VR/AR, AI, and custom software development companies worldwide.

Forbes Technology Council – Official Member 2026
Top AR/VR Development Company Cyprus – Clutch 2026
Clutch Global – Fall 2023
IAOP – The Global Outsourcing 100
Top Augmented Reality App Developers – TopDevelopers
TechBehemoths 2025 Winner – Custom Software Development, Cyprus
International Virtual Reality Healthcare Association – IVRHA
Top IT Consulting Company – AppFutura
Top Mobile App Development Company – GoodFirms
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FAQ

Mobile app development: FAQ

Mobile app development covers building applications for phones and tablets, native to iOS and Android with Swift and Kotlin, or cross-platform from one codebase with Flutter or React Native. Program-Ace covers that standard stack and the harder part most app shops cannot, real-time AR, VR, and 3D on mobile, all built and optimized to run smoothly on the actual devices your users carry, from flagships down to mid-range phones, rather than only on a demo unit.

It depends on the app. Native (Swift, Kotlin) wins when you need maximum performance, deep platform features, or heavy AR/3D workloads; cross-platform (Flutter, React Native) wins when one codebase for both platforms is the better economics and the performance demands are moderate. We make the call on your specific case, not a default.

Yes, and it is a particular strength of ours. We build mobile AR with ARKit and ARCore, and mobile VR and real-time 3D often in Unity. This immersive-mobile work, overlaying interactive 3D on the real world and keeping it smooth on a phone, is exactly the part standard app teams struggle with.

Mobile development here is the app and stack layer; custom software development is the full product, often web, backend, and mobile together. If you need a standalone app, this is the fit; if the app is one part of a larger system, we start from custom development and build the mobile piece within it. Either way it is one team.

By optimizing for the real device matrix, not the flagship. We set a performance budget for the target devices and tune rendering, memory, and battery against it, with testing on actual hardware throughout. For AR and 3D apps this is the difference between a smooth experience and one users abandon.

The full mobile spread, chosen for your audience:

  • native iOS and Android
  • cross-platform via Flutter or React Native
  • AR-capable phones and tablets (ARKit, ARCore)
  • mobile and standalone VR where it fits

We build and test across the device range your users actually use, not just one reference phone.

You do. All intellectual property, including source code and documentation, transfers to you under contract, so you can extend the app with us or take it in-house.

Cost tracks the platforms, whether it is native or cross-platform, the feature set, and whether it includes AR, VR, or 3D, so a simple app and an immersive one sit far apart. Across 900+ projects since 1992 we scope it during NDA-protected discovery, fixed-price for a defined scope or time and material for evolving work, with a clear estimate up front. For browser products see our web development.

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30+
Years on the market
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Projects delivered
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