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Mobile App Development in Cardiff · 3 agencies

Mobile App Development agencies in Cardiff.

Mobile App Development is the build of iOS and Android applications, native (Swift or Kotlin) or cross-platform (React Native, Flutter, or Capacitor), covering discovery, UX and UI design, engineering, QA on real devices, App Store and Google Play submission, and post-launch maintenance. It sits next to web development but answers to a different set of platform rules. This page shows every agency on AgencyIndex offering mobile app development in Cardiff.

At a glance
Showing 1-3 of 3 mobile app development agencies in CardiffAll Mobile App Development agencies
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Pobl Tech
Independent·Cardiff·2-10 Employees

Pobl Tech, based in Cardiff, South Wales, introduces inventive approaches that tackle your obstacles through strategic and imaginative thought. As a full-service digital agency, Pobl Tech delivers web design, branding, and digital marketing solutions targeted at propelling your organisation forward. Proud to be a bilingual agency in Wales, Pobl Tech excels in formulating multilingual communicati

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Rant Agency
Independent·Cardiff·11-50 Employees

Rant Agency, a celebrated UK-based mobile app development firm, excels in revolutionising businesses digitally via crafting custom-made mobile and web applications. Catering to a wide array of clientele, from emerging startups to international brands in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, our expertise shines through. Since our inception in 2003, we've forged robust alliances, providing a

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Mamba Marketing
Independent·Cardiff·11-50 Employees

Mamba Marketing, a UK-based, award-winning full-service marketing agency, boasts additional branches in Dubai and the US. Distinguished by an extensive suite of services, Mamba Marketing specialises in B2C and B2B solutions, e-commerce strategies, lead generation, and content initiatives, all tailored to drive short-term victories and sustainable brand expansion. The agency's unique selling propos

Editor's note

AgencyIndex tracks 3 mobile app development agencies in Cardiff. The list above is filtered to that intersection and ordered with verified and featured listings first.

For the wider editor's view on mobile app development agencies in the UK, see the mobile app development service brief. For context on Cardiff's marketing cluster, see the Cardiff location brief. The pricing, timeline and red-flag notes below apply to mobile app development as a discipline; they do not change materially in Cardiff.

Typical cost
£25,000-500,000+
per project

MVP / lean build £15,000-70,000 · Full production app £40,000-180,000 · Enterprise or regulated £150,000-500,000+. Capacitor / hybrid cheapest at £10,000-80,000. Maintenance retainers typically 15-20% of build cost per year.

Realistic timeline
12-32 weeks per app
MVP to production launch

Discovery 1-3wks · Design 2-6wks · Build 4-16+wks · QA on device matrix 1-4wks · App Store / Play submission 1-3wks (review 1-7 days). Complex enterprise builds run 6-12 months. Maintenance is ongoing.

Red flags
6 to watch
in any pitch
  • · Refusal to name the actual delivery team or disclose if work is being subcontracted offshore
  • · QA done only on simulators with no real-device matrix across iOS and Android versions
  • · No App Store Optimisation, no help with screenshots, metadata, privacy labels, or review rejections
  • · No SLA on bug fixes, no warranty period, no defined severity levels in the contract
  • · Proprietary backend or framework with no clear source code, infrastructure, or data ownership at handover
  • · Cannot speak fluently about App Tracking Transparency, Google Play Data Safety, or EU DMA distribution rules
Frequently asked

What brands ask about mobile app development agencies.

The 5 questions our editors get most often, answered honestly. These apply to mobile app development as a discipline regardless of city.

Curated by humans

UK mobile app pricing splits by complexity and team type. A lean MVP from a boutique studio runs £15,000-40,000, mid-market agencies £30,000-70,000, and enterprise dev houses £60,000-120,000 and up. Full production apps with payments, custom backends, and proper QA sit at £40,000-180,000 across the mid-market, climbing past £400,000 for regulated or enterprise work. Capacitor and hybrid builds are cheapest at £10,000-80,000. Maintenance retainers typically run 15-20% of the build cost per year.