Northcave

Services / App Development

Mobile app development company Native feel. Cross-platform reach.

Design and build for iOS and Android, from one team, one codebase.

What we deliver

React Native app development, one codebase for both stores

As a mobile app development company based in Dhaka, we design and build apps with React Native and Expo, which means one codebase ships to both the Apple App Store and Google Play. For most products that is the right trade: native look and feel, access to the camera, notifications, location and payments, and roughly half the cost of building two separate native apps. When a product genuinely needs fully native Swift or Kotlin, we say so before any money is spent.

An app project covers the whole path from idea to store listing: a product workshop that decides what the first version is (and what it is not), UI/UX design for both platforms from one design system, the build with weekly test builds on your own phone, a backend on Supabase or Firebase where needed, and submission to both stores under your developer accounts so you own everything.

MVP app development for startups and founders

Most founders do not need a big app. They need a focused first version that proves people want it. We scope MVPs tightly: one core job done extremely well, with the table stakes (sign-in, offline behaviour, push notifications, deep links) done properly rather than skipped. A typical focused MVP takes one to two weeks of design and three to six weeks of build.

App design and development starts at $2,000, app design alone from $1,000 with a full developer handoff kit, and the first core screen of your app is designed free within 6 to 12 hours of the brief. Every app also gets a fast web landing page, so you have somewhere to send people before and after launch.

Our process

01

Define

One screen described in one sentence per feature. If a feature needs two sentences, it's two features, and we say so.

02

Design

Flows and high-fidelity screens. The free draft here is your app's core screen, designed within 6–12 hours.

03

Build

Weekly TestFlight/APK builds from week one. You test on your own phone, not in a slide deck.

04

Polish

Haptics, gestures, launch screens, empty states. This is the feel layer that app reviews end up mentioning.

05

Ship

Store submissions handled end-to-end, including the rejection roulette, until it's live.

See your app's core screen before you pay

App design & build starts at $2,000

Real numbers. Real timelines. Talk to us and we'll scope your exact quote.

Common questions

Native or cross-platform?

React Native (Expo) by default. One codebase, both stores, native feel for 95% of app categories. We'll tell you honestly if yours is in the other 5%.

Can you build just the design, and my team builds it?

Yes. App design alone starts at $1,000 with a full handoff kit.

Do you handle the app stores?

Yes, submission to both stores is included, under your developer accounts so you keep ownership.

What about backends?

Supabase or Firebase for most products. Custom Node APIs when the product justifies it. Backend scope is quoted separately and transparently.

How long does an MVP take?

Design in 1–2 weeks, build in 3–6 weeks for a focused MVP. The single biggest schedule risk is feature creep, and we manage it contractually.

Do you maintain apps after launch?

Yes. See the Care retainers on the maintenance side. App tiers are quoted per project.

How much does it cost to build an app?

App design and build at Northcave starts at $2,000 for a focused MVP. Backends, payments and complex integrations are quoted transparently on top. You see the core screen designed free before committing.

Can you build an app for both iPhone and Android?

Yes. React Native with Expo gives one codebase that ships to both the App Store and Google Play with native feel, which is how we build by default.

The people you'll work with

About the studio →
Iftekhar Newaz, Founder & CEO at Northcave Studio

Iftekhar Newaz

Founder & CEO

Works on your project directly. No account manager in between.

Anika Mehjabin, COO & CMO at Northcave Studio

Anika Mehjabin

COO & CMO

Works on your project directly. No account manager in between.

Supported by a small group of senior developers who build alongside the founders.

Ask about app development

Send a few lines. We reply by email, and the first working draft is free.

Free first draft · 6 to 12 hours · no contract

The app development you're picturing? Draft it free, today.

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