App developers are responsible for building, testing, and deploying mobile apps. They are skilled in programming languages best for mobile apps across multiple platforms. These app development programming languages include Java, Swift, Python, Objective-C, Ruby, PHP, and more.
As you look for an app development company to help you with your mobile app, consider platform compatibility – Android, iOS, cross platform – and the programming languages the developer may need experience with. These criteria will narrow your search. Next, consider the features your app needs. More complex apps require more development skill and will be more expensive.
Luckily, Boston has some of the best mobile apps company to hire. Use our list to find and connect with mobile apps company in Boston. Evaluate their case studies, project types, and client reviews to determine which company is the best fit for you.
List of the Best App Development Companies in Beantown
Where do companies turn when their current mobile app development isn’t making the grade and they need a fast course-correction? Brands like Toyota turn to Hedgehog Lab, a London-based agency that delivers mobile app development to organizations and companies that need results.
AkzoNobel is a paint and performance coating company that needed to create a mobile app with e-commerce capabilities. They employed Hedgehog Lab, who were quickly able to analyze their existing mobile app, then develop and execute a more effective approach that led to a measurable increase in KPIs.
We partnered with tech unicorn Deliveroo to design and develop a new ingredient sourcing platform for restaurants on iOS, Android and Web.
The platform, which includes bespoke apps for both restaurants and suppliers...
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Fitch Learning
Fitch is a leader in training and development for the financial services sector. By its own admission, however, its apps had been built for function over form and were lacking strong design. Management, therefore, decided...
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Santander - Fueling FinTech...
The global banking group, Santander, recognised the banking industry is about to change rapidly, with the growth of FinTech digital technologies that are set to disrupt the industry. With this in mind, Santander's...
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Royal Pharmaceutical BNF App
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society supports the pharmacy profession in England, Scotland and Wales and since 1949 they have published the British National Formulary (BNF), a reference book that provides guidance on...
ChopDawg.com has created over 225 digital products, working with key brands like Hilton and Six Flags. The team mainly specializes in web and mobile app development for clients ranging from growing businesses to Fortune 500 companies.
An example of their development work is an iOS application and a WordPress website for Niche Sports Connect. The social networking system allowed sports fans to connect with other users in a virtual, dynamic way. Users can connect in virtual tournaments and schedule in-person meetups.
Mari Fitness wanted to engage their million strong social media fanbase via their own unique mobile platform.
The team at Mari Fitness, led by fitness entrepreneur and well-known healthy lifestyle influencer Mari...
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Mister Softee
Take a few moments, close your eyes, and visualize the most perfect hot summer day. Odds are, you start to hear a jingle in your head. You know the one.
The one that plays on the neighborhood ice cream truck. That vision...
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Steps Insitu
Steps Insitu is a training application built for nurses in the NICU to teach them how to handle high-pressure situations while making the right decisions to save lives.
Steps Insitu serves as a dashboard for trainers to...
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LA Gear's Greater Than Dance App
A beloved American lifestyle brand, LA Gear wanted a dance-workout app to bring their retro-inspired shoes and apparel to a new generation.
The Greater Than Dance app brings fun, competitive workouts to users, with...
Over 25 years old, Zco is committed to getting the most out of technology, adopting new trends to deliver custom solutions to clients like Samsung. Offering both design and development services, the team mainly works with small to mid-sized businesses in the gaming and IT industries.
Working with Gig Development, Zco built an iOS 3D-gaming app called Dino Fight, which allows users to pose as one of several dinosaurs and challenge friends in either a single-player or multiplayer fight mode. The interface features life-like animations of the prehistoric era.
Start winning cash now with SuperDraft and experience one day fantasy sports like never before. Get ready to prove your skills, get competitive, and take control of your fantasy. SuperDraft’s mission is to deliver...
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GolfLogix
GolfLogix helps players read the greens like professionals. The app lets players know exactly how their approach shots will roll and how their putts will break. The app works across many courses, with additional courses...
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eKeystone
The eKeystone business to business app is the automotive aftermarket industry's best parts lookup and order tool, developed exclusively for Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc customers.
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MIND LAMP
MindLAMP is a neuropsychiatric research app that runs on both iOS and Android devices. Designed to help users Learn, Assess, Manage, and Prevent, LAMP is a versatile tool that can be customized for numerous clinical and...
Rightpoint is a digital consultancy agency based in Chicago whose past clients include Macy’s and many more significant brands across multiple markets. What sets them apart is their ability to deliver mobile and web development that doesn’t just look good—it actually delivers on key performance indicators to help brands drive real growth.
One of Rightpoint’s most recent successes comes from their work for Care.com, who sought them out in need of mobile app development that would help them reach mobile users. Rightpoint gave them the resources and expertise to confidently improve their brand presentation, resulting in lasting effects on their bottom line.
Rue La La is a fashion leader in the highly competitive private sale space. There were in search of a mobile app to revolutionize their e-commerce. Rightpoint helped launch Rue La La's mobile experience, making them the...
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Mobile App Development for Virgin...
Rightpoint worked with Virgin Pulse on their mobile fitness application. The product paired with a BTLE device and allowed users to track fitness and health progress and challenges via the application.
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Mobile App Development for EMC
The EMC architect application was an enterprise application that allowed employees to sketchout network diagrams and present and plan enterprise networking concepts and proposals. The application was developed over...
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Schneider Electric
Raizlabs worked with Shneider Electric to centralize their whitepapers into a mobile application across iPad, iPhone and Android.
Thoughtbot design and develop solutions to solve problems for clients like Postmates, Yammer, and Iora Health. Their service line includes mobile app development, web development, and interface design for mid and small-sized clients across industries.
Bark, a startup that delivers toys and treats to pet owners, hired thoughtbot to launch a business-critical subscription product in time for the holiday season. The thoughtbot team worked quickly to rewrite the checkout flow to accommodate the new subscription option.
When Teikametrics reached out for help with their platform, thoughtbot initially built out a rapid MVP using Ruby on Rails.
As customers started getting accepted into the system, it became clear that more firepower was...
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Building a secure, compliant...
PathCheck is an organization founded out of MIT, that coordinates and empowers a global community of organizations, researchers, health officials, and volunteers.
The focus of the PathCheck organization is building open...
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Rapid validation of a therapist...
Health Match 360 had a pre-revenue and bootstrapped first-iteration MVP and needed guidance in design and product direction.
thoughtbot ran a design sprint for Health Match 360 in order to test the assumptions that were...
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Integrating a Content Management...
DigitalOcean hired thoughtbot in a period of rapid expansion.
The company website needed fast updates, but the marketing team was feeling blocked.
thoughtbot suggested integrating a Content Management System (CMS) with...
What do Ziko and Bigzz have in common? They’ve both turned to Axora for UX/UI design expertise. This Belarus-based agency has already made major waves with work for enterprise clients and startups alike.
When Belveb launched a platform targeting their unique users, Axora analyzed the entirety of their approach to create key features and design a strategy that would bring together all elements of the client’s brand. The result was a huge success, and continues to drive progress for the brand today.
The app is intended to host functionalities for audio and video recording, filters and after effects, and social networking.
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IOS app Metronome ONE
Task: to develop a convenient metronome in which there would be soft clicks from which the head would not hurt. Clicks should be familiar to musicians who work in popular DAW.
Solution: The metronome is able to save...
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Liebestipps Mobile App
Mobile app which main focus is to help women in their personal relationships and provide it's clients with professional experts in this field.A client is able to book a phone call with an expert to solve all the existing...
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Web platform for education in the...
Every Voice Counts is a simple, cost effective and powerful tool to boost engagement and communication within schools. The idea is the brainchild of an expert in IT and web based software and an educator who has taught...
95% of 923 Digital, LLC’s customers have worked with them more than once, a testament to their quality of service. This software development agency specializes in web, mobile app, and IoT development for clients of various sizes and industry backgrounds, with a mobile focus on CRM sales enablement, business intelligence, and e-commerce, among others.
923 Digital, LLC was tasked to develop My Tax Butler, an app that manages taxes and accounting for users at an affordable price. It aims to maximize the productivity and profitability of users.
On Preneur, you can learn as a community through live teaching sessions. Exclusive content can be repackaged as a live presentation for your community.
Attendees can sit at a table or in a watch party where you and three...
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Dorel Baby Monitor
Challenge
Our team was hired to introduce concepts, designs, and market research to Dorel's baby product group - Safety 1st. The scope was broad at first, looking into different technologies mothers use in 2014 and...
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Altar Live
Altar Live is an online church platform for interactive online church services & live streaming. Start an online church today & increase engagement.
It allows you to join an event or meeting as a member or guest....
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Community App
Migrate your people and content to a modern social space that is safe and secure. Communication channels are organized like Slack yet free flowing like Facebook - taking the best design from all platforms. Finally, a...
With partnerships alongside Fortune 500 companies and academic institutions like MIT and Harvard, BTC is here to stay. The web development agency has been in business since 2004 and reached Inc’s list of America’s fastest-growing private companies.
One example of BTC’s work is their app for Hey There, a futuristic dating app that uses social networking as the foundation for an entirely new way to date. BTC integrated Hey There’s media-rich story profiles, patented co-chat technology, and other groundbreaking features in one pleasing interface.
My Gene Counsel provides Living Lab Reports (LLRs) for patients and clinicians to understand the implications of patients’ genetic testing lab results in a better manner.
My Gene Counsel provides Living Lab Reports...
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MIT VoiceUp
MIT VoiceUp is a cutting edge app designed to help researchers elucidate the links between vocal biomarkers and neuropsychological disorders.
This app seeks to use state-of-the-art neuroimaging techniques and vocal...
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MediDate - Mock Study App
MediDate was built as a mock research study iPhone app for the Medidata Symposium – October 2016 held at Phoenix, Arizona. The study, that was run by Medidata mHealth, aimed to identify trends in reaction time, motor...
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Hey There
Hey There is a futuristic app with the wings of technology and the roots of social networking and friend circles to help one find the right match. Not just for themselves but it also allows people to play matchmaker...
Clients like Samsung, Intel, and T-Mobile trust Rocket Farm Studios for mobile apps that tie innovation, deep technical expertise, and stylish design. A premier mobile design and development company, they partner with clients of all sizes across a multitude of industries.
They collaborated with Yamaha and Noteflight to create an iTunes-like sheet music store. The product, NoteStar, incorporates two of the largest sheet music libraries in the world and the most advanced iPad playback experience on the market for musicians, garnering 4.5-stars on the App store and rave reviews from musicians.
SERMO is a social network for physicians where they can congregate to discuss and share ideas. SERMO wanted to make itself a global player in this niche market. Their critical issue was designing a mobile app that...
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QuickKey
Video IQ
VideoIQ is a preventative video surveillance solution that aims to provide users with real-time surveillance of their home or office. Rocket Farm’s mobile design phase solved critical issues regarding how end users...
Since their founding in 2006, SYNERGY Consulting has worked with small and medium-sized businesses, helping build and launch their products. They specialize in custom software, web, and mobile app development, and have also now worked with enterprise-level clients from various industries.
As an example of their work, SYNERGY Consulting worked with Boston Platinum Jewelry, a jewelry retailer. SYNERGY Consulting developed an iOS and Android app for the retailer, and also provided assistance in web development, CRM development, and more.
Boston Platinum is one of New England’s most exclusive jewelry retailers founded by international jeweler Haig Anthony Faniants. They specialize in custom one of a kind handcrafted pieces by Mr. Faniants himself and...
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Uplift App & Website
Uplift Ventures is a new company that has a simple mission to improve the wellness and recovery experience of global business travelers. By disrupting the treatments around jetlag, this company is lead by a prominent...
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NeedAnything? iOS and Android App
NeedAnything? is an intuitive mobile app that sends out notifications when a user is nearby a store of their choosing. The app asks whether a user wants to send an alert and message to their groups to see if they need...
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Bellagio Salon and Spa
Bellagio Salon is a haircare provider with over a decade of success and awards in its industry. Founded by an industry influencer in beauty, Bellagio continues to empower women and men in the Boston market with the...
Devscale has worked with startups and Fortune 500 companies alike with the help of their mobile app development services. They also offer custom software developments, offering their services to clients ranging from small businesses to large firms in the fields of financial services, business services, and marketing, among others.
One of Devscale’s projects involved working with Campbell’s Soup. Campbell’s Soup needed assistance in implementing a bespoke SAP marketing dashboard. The local IT team worked with Devscale to develop the dashboard, which was to be used internally.
We worked closesly with Campbell's IT team to implement a custom SAP Marketing dashboard for internal use.
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SoulCycle - UltraCore Shopping...
Devscale built a unique online/in-store shopping experience for the Ultracore brand within SoulCycle locations. Our team created a 3D environment to customize high-end, luxury leggings. The experience took place via...
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Made in America Mobile App
Each year, Budweiser and Roc Nation partner up to run the Made in Ameria Music Festival. Devscale was tasked with updating their existing mobile app with a new 'Scavenger Hunt' feature. We utilized LISNR SmartTone...
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Clockwork.ai
Clockwork is a tool that creates your financial model, cash flow forecast, metrics, and scenarios all in one place, in real-time. The application fully integrates with both Quickbooks Online and Xero accounting software...
AndPlus transforms businesses like Bloomberg and Medica Corporation, following a proven agile methodology to deliver custom solutions and experiences. Mainly developing mobile and web software, the team works with larger clients in the consumer products and IT industries.
When the Harvard School of Public health needed support for their sophisticated web infrastructure that spans 1,000+ websites, they turned to AndPlus. The agency provided custom content management systems and a reliable network architecture for the university.
Bloomberg is a leader in the financial services information space. They developed and launched a sophisticated information tool to help major banks with risk management. AndPlus designed an intuitive web application that...
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Phoenix Controls - BACnet Android...
A subsidiary of Honeywell, Phoenix Controls is the world leader in precision air flow systems for critical applications. However, an “old” control interface was beginning to hurt sales. Phoenix needed a digital...
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Heatable - Transforming Oil...
This application was designed and engineered from the ground up at AndPlus. Our goal was to create a one-stop-shop for anyone buying oil. No more calling around to find the lowest price, no contracts, no fishing for...
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Onset - HOBOmobile
Onset’s HOBOmobile app, a free download from the Google Play app store, makes it a snap to configure MX Series data loggers and manage the collected data. Right from a mobile phone or tablet, users can connect to...
ADK partners with businesses that share their vision for creating work rooted in philanthropy, powered by technology, and inspired by adventure. Their team wields a diverse skill set that includes web development, user experience design, and digital strategy.
A recent project they worked on was developing an app for a hospital to keep patients on top of Peripheral Vascular Disease. The team created a program that used smartphone cameras to analyze changes in skin color over time to monitor at-risk patients and relay that information to their physicians at the hospital.
We worked with Dr. Kevin Elias to create a mobile app experience that facilitates the new standard in recovery from surgery.
Read more about it here:
https://www.adkgroup...
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eCommerce for Toyota
Our team worked with Toyota to develop and improve the ecommerce experience for their Material Handling company.
Read more here: https://www.adkgroup.com/case-studies/ecomm-enabled-interactive-solutions-toyota/
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Launch + Scale Services for Wasabi
From stealth mode, to a $68m funding round, to partnerships with huge international companies like NTT Communications Corp we continue to help Wasabi's digital brand, marketing, and platforms scale with their hypergrowth...
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mHealth App for Firefly Health
A custom telemedecine app for a startup revinenting the primary care experience.
Read the full case study here:
https://www.adkgroup.com/case-studies/firefly-m-health-app-telemedicine-platform/
CodeToArt clients include Appetize, and they specialize in providing a design-centric approach to mobile app development for their clients. With a focus on emphasizing the most vital elements of brand messaging, CodeToArt was founded on forward-thinking principles in India.
When QuestaGame needed a complete overhaul of their brand approach, they turned to CodeToArt. The agency provided them with an end-to-end analysis of how they could make their approach more targeted, impactful and successful.
Project Idea
Janatrak app is a powerful tool for janitorial management thereby helping facility management companies lower cost and stay on budget. It also protects the building's assets and reduces workload. The user can...
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Costamar Travel
Project Idea
Travel needs to be fun, hassle-free and where you are not jumbled up with multiple apps to manage itinerary. Costamar Travel gives the user ease to book flights, transfers, cars, hotels and much more from one...
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Baby Sidekick
Project Idea
“BabySideKick” is the platform that lets you keep track of your infant’s most important information from sleep, vaccines, diaper changes, weight, and much more.
Challenges
The client wanted us to...
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India Biodiversity Portal
Project Idea
The objective of BioDiversityIndia is to aggregate biodiversity data of every kind on an integrated platform where environment enthusiasts can easily interact. India has some of the world's most biodiverse...
This established mobile app development company counts major brands like Akamai among their clients. Based in Boston, Rocket Insights brings a bright and impactful approach to each unique enterprise project they take on.
Bose creates products for clients around the world. They turned to Rocket Insights for a focused strategy that would highlight their unique brand voice and audience. Rocket Insights delivered with highly modern and striking approach focused on making an impact.
We helped accelerate Goldfinch Bio's innovative approach to kidney disease treatment by automating the processing of large scale genomic and longitudinal patient data, streamlining complex workflows while reducing...
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eMoney - Transforming the Future...
We helped eMoney Advisor create a new mobile app designed to bring financial wellness and the benefits of financial planning to a new audience.
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Indigo Transport
Indigo Transport is a native application that works like a marketplace. Beginning with just an idea of building an ecosystem to help farmers ship grain more economically, we launched the minimum viable product (MVP) for...
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SmartVid.io - Web App
An ambitious product launch with advanced voice recognition, image markup, streaming video, real-time alerts, collaboration tools and flying drone support.
Cross platform app development uses a single coding system such as JavaScript that allows developers to create a mobile app that’s compatible with multiple smartphone platforms like Android and iOS.
The cross platform app development approach allows companies to release mobile apps to a broader audience quickly, all while maintaining app quality.
Which Programming Languages Are Best for Cross Platform App Development?
Mobile app developers use a variety of programming languages for cross platform app development. These programming languages include:
JavaScript:. A core element of the Internet and an ideal language for those who are new to coding, JavaScript is highly rated for web applications and mobile app development.
Java: A reliable language that keeps development costs low and facilitates innovation, Java is one of the preferred languages for cloud computing and enterprise architecture.
C++: A general-purpose language, C++ is capable of running on virtually every platform, including Windows, Mac, Unix, and Linux.
HTML5: When paired with JavaScript, HTML5 is a robust language that makes mobile apps compatible with desktop computers.
How Do I Make a Cross Platform App?
Mobile app developers build native applications, which work on single platform such as iOS, or cross platforms apps, which are compatible with multiple platforms such as iOS and Android. If you want a cross platform app, the first step is finding an app development company that has experience with the right framework for cross platform app development.
There are several frameworks suitable for cross platform mobile development.
React Native: Created by Facebook, React Native is a framework that works well with programming languages like JavaScript. It allows 80% of its codebase to be shared across platforms, making it an ideal cross platform framework for building apps.
Xamarin: Acquired by Microsoft in 2016, Xamarin launched in 2011 as an independent cross platform development framework. Its open-source nature provides a solution for disjointed native technology stacks and can be used with programming languages such as C#.
Flutter: An open-source framework suitable for cross platform app development, Flutter enables "hot reloading," meaning developers can see changes in code in a matter of seconds.
Standard project management processes, such as defining objectives, creating a strategy, identifying a development resource, building the app, and testing before deploying, are necessary when building cross platform mobile apps. The specific difference in this approach is selecting which framework to use and understanding which language offers the most flexibility to deliver your mobile app.
