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frequently asked
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- What type of apps do you develop?
- Do you provide UI/UX design services?
- What types of companies do you work with?
- Do you provide a fixed price?
- How much does custom app development cost?
- How long does it take to develop a custom app?
- Do you have examples of some of the applications you’ve created?
- Do you use offshore developers?
- Do you outsource, or do the work in house?
- We need someone to fix our existing app, can you help?
- What is your technology stack?
- Native iOS apps: Swift
- Android apps: Kotlin and Java
- Cross-platform apps: Flutter/Dart
- APIs: .NET and C#
- Web Applications: PHP, Angular, HTML, CSS and TypeScript
- Hosting: Microsoft Azure
- Will your designers/developers work from our office?
- What happens when I "start the conversation"?
- Will you sign an NDA before we talk?
- Do you participate in profit share, or invest in mobile apps for startups?
- My question was not answered.
We specialize in developing cross-platform mobile apps for iOS and Android. This means apps that work on both iPhones and Android devices. We also develop APIs and web-based applications.
Absolutely. We provide UI and UX design as part of all our software development projects.
We have extensive experience designing and developing field service apps. That is to say, apps that are used by a dispersed workforce – in the field. We’ve developed custom apps for construction companies, healthcare companies, electrical providers, logistics companies…and more.
Yes, we do fixed price when the scope is also fixed and clearly defined. For highly complex projects that span many months, or when the scope can’t be defined upfront, fixed price is not a good fit. We’ll let you know ahead of time if we think this is the case.
To have a mobile app with limited features designed and developed you might invest $15,000 to $35,000. For a large, more complex project, expect to invest $35,000 and up to have your custom software designed and developed. If this sounds feasible and you’d like to discuss, please request a quote.
Expect it to take 1 to 2 months to develop a simple app, or 3 to 6 months to develop version one of a complex app.
We do, please take a look at Our Work for examples of apps we’ve designed and developed for our clients. We also have a Behance profile that showcases some of our software designs.
No. Our entire team (including all of our developers) is located in the United States and one in Canada.
We do not outsource locally or abroad. Mobile application design and development is our specialty. Our company founder wrote an article in our blog about why we don’t outsource, which you can read to learn more about our take on this topic.
Maybe. Our minimum budget for fix-it projects is $15,000. The code also needs to be written in a language we support: Swift, Kotlin, Dart (Flutter), Java, C#, Angular. If the app you need fixed meets those criteria, please reach out to talk to our team.
It may be necessary to for us to visit your office as part of a consulting engagement. But, sending our developers to your location for ongoing work is not necessary, and not part of our culture at Big Fish.
When you fill out the contact form on our Start the Conversation page, a member of our team will read your message and visit your company website to determine if the project looks like a good fit for our team. It’s helpful if you provide a little information about what you need in the “How can we help you?” section.
We’ll then reach out via email to schedule a call if the project sounds like a good fit.
If it’s not a good fit we’ll send you a message to explain, saving everyone’s time.
An NDA is a contract. We only sign contracts with our clients. So no, we won’t sign your NDA before talking. That said, a confidentiality agreement is part of our Terms and Conditions when you hire us. If you’re concerned about protecting your app idea we wrote some thoughts and advice in our blog. In short: an NDA really isn’t necessary before you hire us.
We do not. Big Fish is a team for hire and we do not participate in profit share, equity deals or other similar arrangements.
If you’re with a company that may be interested in hiring Big Fish please contact us so we can answer your questions directly.
