Start with the job
Ask what people must do and how often. A tool used daily, offline or with the camera and notifications may justify an app. A booking page or portal used occasionally is usually better as a web app.
- Web app: one codebase, no store approval, instant updates, works on every device
- Cross-platform app (Flutter, React Native): one team, iOS and Android, good performance
- Native app: best access to device features, highest cost
- Progressive web app: installable and offline-capable without the stores
Cost and time
A web app is usually the fastest and cheapest way to validate an idea. Cross-platform apps cost less than two native apps. Native pays off when the product depends on device-specific features.
Swedish context
BankID sign-in, Swish payments and GDPR-ready data handling can be built into any of these routes; plan them early because they affect the design.
How we help
Globalsoft recommends the lightest option that does the job, and builds so you can start small and grow.
Globalsoft TeamGlobalsoft · Erbil · Istanbul