Top Mobile App Developers in Seattle
List of the Best Mobile App Development Agencies in Seattle
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An independent FileMaker Developer focussed on translating business workflows into user-friendly applications accessible on mobile platforms and computers. Expert integration with web data, bookkeeping and map resources.
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$25,000 +
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Freelancer
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$50 - $99 / hr
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US, Seattle
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DevFactori provides dedicated remote teams that work closely with startups and enterprises to design, build and scale digital products.
Founded in 2016 by experienced former Microsoft and VISA engineers with marketing offices in Seattle and NYC and a state of art offshore development center in Pakistan.
DevFactori for Startups: We work closely with startups to conceptualize, design and develop your startup idea. From a free feasibility report to defining and developing your MVP with our experienced technical team on your side you’re all set for success. Setup your free no-obligation call today!
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$5,000 +
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10 - 49
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$25 - $49 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Were a team of humans transforming business with refreshingly uncomplicated digital products.
We are a design led development team focused on creating multi-context user experiences to serve your business’ goals by delighting your users and customers. We design and build websites and apps from scratch or by leveraging popular platforms. We are easy to work with, strategically helpful, and very effective.
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$5,000 +
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10 - 49
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$150 - $199 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Passionate Teams Highly Specialized in Agile Software Development Services
INALLMEDIA is an International design and software development company specialized in digital orchestration, supporting complete life cycle of a product or service from inception to on-going production and maturity.
We have a successfully and proven track record of bringing creativeness, engineering expertise and operational excellence to clients with needs of scalable, secured and unique web, mobile and cloud based solutions from our offices in US, Europe and LatAM.
Our delivery model is based on Agile, On-site and Near Shore capabilities to maximize our team integration and provide best value by partnering with our clients in the co-creation of services and products with a holistic approach following streamlined agile processes.
Additional benefit to our clients with this model is the opportunity to optimize their budgets as teams can be ramped up and down very easily, based on project needs and most of the expenses can be capitalized.
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$5,000 +
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2 - 9
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$25 - $49 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Enhance your business with creative, digital solutions. Custom enterprise solutions for desktop, web, and mobile.
A boutique consulting firm based in Seattle, WA with offices in Irvine, CA specializing in Mobile App Development and Integration of Enterprise systems. The partners have a varied background in Apparel, Fashion, Retail and Manufacturing industries for companies like Nike, Hurley, Amazon, AstraZeneca, and Rexel. We can accelerate the deliverables of your Technology strategy or consult with you to find ways to unlock systems and technology as a critical enabler for your business.
Let our experience, innovation and execution turn your digital vision into a reality.
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$5,000 +
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2 - 9
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$150 - $199 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Leapfrog is a full-stack technology services company focused on product engineering, data engineering, and AI. Hire us to scale your technology innovation with high performing remote engineering teams.
Leapfrog has designed and delivered over 100 software projects. Whether you’re a big company, or a startup that hopes to be big one day, we commit to being a development partner you can trust to build your next great thing. Tell us whether you need full product development or just some extra engineering or expertise to join the team you already have, we plugin and work how you want. We are headquarted in Seattle and have offices in Portland, Boston and Kathmandu.
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$25,000 +
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50 - 249
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$50 - $99 / hr
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US, Seattle
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We worked closely with them to develop an interactive children’s storybook series called Plug & The Paddywhacks.
In 2011, we had a client we developed a great relationship with – a young, motivated group who were running a branding/design shop in Austin, Texas. We worked closely with them to develop an interactive children’s storybook series called Plug & The Paddywhacks. During that process, we both realized we had complimentary skills and became good friends. Toward the end of the year we had a ‘just–throwing–this–out–there’ discussion and, long-story-short, decided to merge forces and start a new company together.
During some of our initial discussions, Brian decided he wanted to do his own thing instead, but both Derrick and I made the transition to the new company. In working through the details of the new company, we came up with a great name and decided to call the new company… (wait for it)… “Rocket.” Yep, same company name, but a completely new legal entity. But, now we are calling RocketMobile.co home (much more in the works on the new site).
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$10,000 +
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2 - 9
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$100 - $149 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Smashing offers UX design, UX research, visual design and prototyping for digital products, mobile apps, websites & CRMs that enhance the customer experience.
From research to realization, Smashing is a modern product, service, and digital innovation partner that works with you to make things that matter. We work with Fortune 500 clients across each stage of the innovation process to generate breakthrough ideas; plan, design, and deliver digital products and service; and lead teams to unearth new businesses, services, and products that give them undisputed distinction in a crowded market.
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$10,000 +
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50 - 249
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$25 - $49 / hr
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US, Seattle
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This is one of those companies whose team consists of true experts in the field of digital technology. This is why SWECKER brings guaranteed positive results to those organizations that turn to them for help. The office of the company is located in Seattle, but not only local businesses order services from them but enterprises all over the United States.
Since 2003, the agency has been providing such professional services:
- Website development. A striking example of their work is a resource for the company Mackie (a well-known manufacturer of sound equipment) and Microsoft;
- Application development. The team created a Farmers life insurance application, which is compatible with both PC and Mac. The solution helps save access to important documents and distribute them;
- Technology. Mobile applications, WordPress CMS development, Drupal CMS development, software development, VR/AR development, and artificial intelligence;
- Design. Mobile web design, interactive and user interface design, digital UX, motion graphics, VR/AR experience design, advertising design.
SWECKER's work was appreciated by companies like Microsoft, Farmers Insurance, Holland America, Mackie, The Pike Place Market, and House Wine. But that's just a small fraction of the brands.
How can you get in touch with the firm? It can be done through social networks such as LinkedIn and Facebook. Although, it should be noted that customers will not find SWECKER on Instagram. But right now, you can email them to discuss all the details of the project and partnership.
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$10,000 +
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2 - 9
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$100 - $149 / hr
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US, Seattle
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TECLA helps companies recruit and hire top remote software developers via direct-hire or staff augmentation.
TECLA is a staff augmentation company with offices in Seattle, Washington and South America. We partner with clients who are looking to bring on remote full-time developers and designers onto their own in-house development teams.
Work will full-time devs and designers for as long as you need them. On-demand. Fully vetted.
We help awesome tech startups augment their technical teams with the best, vetted, engineers and designers in South America through a network of top talent based in Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.
We work with engineers proficient in:
- iOS
- Android SDK
- JavaScript
- Node.js
- React.js
- AngularJS
- MEAN Stack
- Python
- Ruby on Rails
- PHP
- AngularJS
- React.js
- LESS / Sass / Stylus
- SQL & NoSQL Databases
We've worked with companies that range from pre-seed startups to large enterprise, and collaborated with multi-national brands like BMW, Miller, and Roche.
Because we love working with innovative tech startups, we've had the chance to help staff startups that have raised $30M+ in combined funding and operate in industries such as e-commerce, real estate, social networking, augmented reality, sharing economy, SaaS, fashion, and more.
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$10,000 +
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10 - 49
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$25 - $49 / hr
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US, Seattle
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8/9 of the iceberg is hidden beneath the surface. A metaphor for the things we are interested in.
We design and create augmented and virtual reality solutions for enterprise applications.
We Using holographic data visualization, collaboration and annotation, 8ninths complements existing workflows to solve complex problems and innovate across industry verticals.
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$5,000 +
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10 - 49
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$150 - $199 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Full-service digital company looking for more projects and challenges. We are a team of 20+ people who are experts in 3D graphics and design, Unity, e-commerce, AR/VR, Web AR; winners of IT awards (FWA, Awwwards, Effie, Silver Mercury) and with more than 7 years of experience in advertising.
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$10,000 +
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10 - 49
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$25 - $49 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Since 2000, Aquelon has been expanding teams of companies around the world. From small startups to global Fortune 500 companies, we have developed personalized teams capable of handling any technology project. Our team consists of over 1,200 experts in a variety of technologies with extensive experience building enterprise, CRM, LOB, cloud, AI and machine learning, cross-platform, mobile and other types of applications tailored to our clients' needs and processes
Akvelon offers cutting-edge products and solutions spanning multiple technology areas. As one of the fastest growing private companies in Washington State by the Puget Sound Business Journal four years in a row, Akvelon consistently combines creativity, quality and consistency.Akvelon is a software development organization that helps software-focused companies meet their engineering and business commitments, retain knowledge and grow by building and operating specialized, long-term extensions of software development teams.
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$10,000 +
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250 - 999
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$25 - $49 / hr
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US, Seattle
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We are exprienced team of professionals who create digital products with passion.
We provide software development teams suited to your business needs.
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$5,000 +
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10 - 49
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$50 - $99 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Welcome to software engineering for high-tech analytical instrumentation. Atomicus provides reliable and professional project-based outsourcing of software development for any business area requiring both modern graphical user interfaces and fundamental physical and mathematical kernels. We guarantee cost savings, on-time project completion, and high operational reliability for the products we develop. Atomicus’s business style provides comprehensive services realized under flexible cooperation models. Our development center’s location in Europe delivers attractive tax structures, and our staff’s extensive experience in software development for analytical and life sciences instrumentation ensures high-value products.
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$10,000 +
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10 - 49
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$50 - $99 / hr
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Blank Space is a full-service graphic design studio. We specialize in clean, clear, visual communication design for a variety of environments. From logo design to retail storefronts, from food packaging to website design, when you partner with Blank Space we have you covered! Our user-centered design process allows us to create elegant and functional designs. We take pride in helping our clients present themselves in the best way possible.
We create brands, print and web designs that connect with people.Our design team creates products from the ground up, from strategy to reality. We dig deep to know our clients and the needs of their audiences. Our clients protect our natural resources, help young people reach their full potential, educate children, empower women, draw and have great fun.
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$1,000 +
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2 - 9
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$25 - $49 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Bonsai may be based in Seattle. But we use the best talent from all over the world. That allows us to move fast. Stay ahead of the curve. And work with great people. So, while one team completes the job, another team enters the system. The sun never sets over the Bonsai Empire.
Bonsai Media Group is a digital advertising agency headquartered in Seattle. But our reach is worldwide.We develop intuitive websites and apps for the world's largest and smallest companies. And digital marketing is done the same way. Smart design and data-driven solutions are repeated over and over until every valuable penny is given away.We do it the way you would if you had about a thousand more hours in a day.
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$25,000 +
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10 - 49
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$150 - $199 / hr
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US, Seattle
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We challenge the status quo of IT consulting services. We believe that clients should pay for results, not just effort. way that is fast and affordable. We want to change that.Our team is a group of experienced professionals with proven experience in various aspects of the technology industry. The team has worked with clients to deliver customized software solutions in 24 countries spanning all inhabited continents.
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$5,000 +
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10 - 49
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$100 - $149 / hr
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US, Seattle
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We are ready to work with startups, established businesses, creative agencies or any clients. Who wants a one-stop solution from us.So, dear clients or potential clients, to speed up your business, contact us today! We'd love to work with you.We also have other 250+ reviews, please visit our website and read.
We have been providing websites, apps, software, SEO and digital marketing services since 2014. We help our clients grow their business by providing the best solutions for all kinds of projects in web, apps, software, SEO and digital marketing.
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$1,000 +
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10 - 49
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< $25 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Exo Agency is a digital marketing agency that specializes in web design, mobile development, SEO and pay-per-click management. Our goal is to allow companies from all over the world to realize the potential they crave. We do this by helping with cutting-edge marketing strategies that are proven to help scale businesses in size, revenue and reach.
With over 200 clients and vast experience, we know what it takes to take any business to the next level. We know that every company is unique and will try to achieve different goals. We'll help map out a road map and recommend services that will get you where you want to be.
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$1,000 +
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2 - 9
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$100 - $149 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Whether you work with our creative team on UX design, with our technical team on custom web application development, or with Fresh Consulting to help you find the talent you lack, you'll find that our breadth allows us to navigate a complex digital landscape so that your company can expertly perform across multiple platforms and channels. We believe the integration of business, technology and design is what makes Fresh.
Our interdisciplinary approach combines human ingenuity and technology, enabling us to deal confidently with uncertainty. What got us to today will not get us to tomorrow, so we test our assumptions and always strive for growth. From the products we create to the partners we work with, we believe that people matter.Together with partners and customers, we use strategy, design, development and engineering to harness the power of technology and create what's next.
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$5,000 +
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50 - 249
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$150 - $199 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Guided by a core belief in social responsibility and a commitment to the power of open source technology, Fuse IQ strategizes, designs and develops comprehensive, enterprise-level web solutions for organizations seeking to make the world a better place.
With more than a decade of experience using technologies such as Drupal, WordPress, Zend and Salesforce, Fuse IQ helps organizations strengthen communities and empower people around the world by connecting people to resources, needs to solutions and ideas to action.
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$5,000 +
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2 - 9
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$100 - $149 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Generalsoft Corporation is a software development company based in Seattle, Washington, with offices throughout the United States. In a very short time, we have been able to demonstrate the value we can add to any information technology (IT) project. This is partly because our consultants are experienced IT professionals. And partly because we offer our clients complete satisfaction, backed by our performance guarantee.
At our company, we turn our customers' digital dreams into reality. We work closely with our users throughout development to make sure we continue to stick to the end goal. We strive to produce exceptional software for each of our customers.Once we have completed the initial development of our client's product, we proceed to thorough bug tests. These tests are included in the cost of the development package. After testing, we deliver the software to our customers.
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$1,000 +
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2 - 9
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$25 - $49 / hr
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US, Seattle
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We are a small but talented and experienced team from Russia based in Federal Way, WA.
We are a small but talented and experienced team from Russia based in Tacoma, Washington. Here are a few reasons why Grinev Software is the best choice for you.1. Doing website development of any complexity2. We develop mobile apps for Android and iOS.3.We do SEO for Google, Bing, Yahoo, Yandex.4. We strive to be honest and responsible for the success of our clients.
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$1,000 +
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2 - 9
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$25 - $49 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Inventive Mobile, Inc. - a mobile app development company based in Seattle that specializes in Android and iOS app development. Since 2010 we have developed over 35 apps that have been downloaded over 100 million times on Google Play and App Store.
We work with everyone from startups to Fortune 500 companies and have developed applications for many well-known companies including Intel, Xerox, Oracle and Meijer. Inventive Mobile is a group of developers for fast and professional mobile development. Our stellar team has perfected the art of accurately executing strategic objectives, honing functional design, and doing whatever it takes to ensure that business goals are met.
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$25,000 +
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10 - 49
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$50 - $99 / hr
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US, Seattle
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As our core areas of expertise, we focus on growing business and healthcare/wellness, helping with custom cloud and mobile solutions, business automation, systems integration, BI and data-driven systems.
We truly love what we do. Our deep involvement in every project and with every client makes every member of our team proud to create something new, something unique and something that tens of millions of people can accept!
We firmly believe in a boutique approach to software development in which trusting customer relationships, focus on results, enthusiasm and innovation are placed above scale, HR, marketing and complex organizational structures. What we save by being small, we invest in becoming strong. The ability to quickly learn new technologies, approaches and respond to market changes with our customers.
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$10,000 +
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10 - 49
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$50 - $99 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Not only do we provide general technology solutions such as websites and mobile apps, but we also provide solutions and services for emerging technologies such as data science, machine learning and deep learning.
As an established technology solutions provider, we continually strive to provide our customers with solutions that will benefit them the most. With over 25 satisfied customers, 40 projects and 6 specialties, we strive to become the industry leader in technology services and solutions through our superior standard customer service, free consultations, industry experts, expert advice, unique solutions and everything for the cost-effective.
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$1,000 +
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2 - 9
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< $25 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Our staff includes top-notch designers, programmers and system administrators, ready to help at any stage of the process, with the rare ability to succeed in both large and small projects.We understand that the discipline of product development is a creative process requiring the coordination of several specialists. It is an art that needs to be practiced just like a martial art. It requires knowledge in a variety of skill sets.
PugetWorks has been in business since 2005 and has successfully completed more than 50 software projects. We've created everything from enterprise applications to iPhone games, working with large corporations, small startups and everyone in between. Our vision is for participants to invest their time in the most efficient way to create the most valuable products. The goal is that participants will then collect a monthly dividend based on the effort they previously invested in the life of the product.
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$10,000 +
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2 - 9
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$100 - $149 / hr
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US, Seattle
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We work with a variety of technologies, creating new solutions and building on legacy systems. Having been named Cloud Platform Partner of the Year 2017 by Microsoft New Zealand, we are proud to offer award-winning solutions and software to our customers around the world. With offices around the world, we can serve customers of all shapes and sizes.
We help create state-of-the-art workspaces, develop or migrate core applications to the cloud, and leverage data by improving analytics and implementing AI/ML models.Our clients need proven custom software development. We are experts in managing the modern workplace and employee experience. At a time when employee retention is critical and so closely tied to their day-to-day experience, it's important to provide a world-class workplace collaboration platform.
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$25,000 +
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50 - 249
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$100 - $149 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Founded in 2016, Rainfall is a creative studio and design agency with offices in Seattle and New York, specializing in user experience, visual design and digital product design.
We focus on user experience, visual design and digital product design. Rainfall is built on the simple idea that a brand's "experience" is not just about how it expresses itself visually, but how it makes all of its touchpoints unique and engaging. Rainfall is built on the simple idea that a brand's "experience" is not just about how it expresses itself visually, but how it makes all of its touchpoints unique and engaging.
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$50,000 +
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2 - 9
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$200 - $300 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Founded in 1997 by owners John Chamberlin and Brent Swenson, our goal has always been to offer unique and effective design solutions as well as create pleasing and rewarding designs. With each client and project, we strive to make the process personalized and purposeful, yet casual and even fun. At Rhombus, we are not pretentious designers - our clients have found that while we take their visual communication needs very seriously, we don't take ourselves too seriously.
Rhombus is a graphic design agency that specializes in creating unique and lasting visual communications for their clients. Their team of creative and talented designers offers distinctive and effective design solutions that display their clients' message in an innovative and clear way. They offer a wide range of graphic services such as web design, mobile app user interface design, product branding and packaging, brochures and printed presentation materials.
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$10,000 +
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2 - 9
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$100 - $149 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Since 1998, we have served a wide variety of clients, from start-ups to Fortune 1000 companies. Our success is due to our ability to quickly understand your audience and project requirements, and implement the ideal tools to achieve your communication, marketing, sales and technology goals
Sandcastle is a full-service web design and development company specializing in e-commerce, custom app development, mobile technology, hosting and maintenance. Since our founding in 2001, we've designed and developed websites and applications for companies in a wide variety of sectors at different stages of their growth. Our capabilities focus on creating platforms tailored to the specific needs of your business.
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$5,000 +
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2 - 9
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$100 - $149 / hr
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US, Seattle
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With our "100% Satisfaction" Policy, we deliver excellence to our customers and promise them the app/website of their dreams, so they can be sure they are in good hands.
Our team consists of diverse and talented people with years of experience in their chosen fields. Over the years we've built mobile apps and websites for many clients in a variety of industries. We don't just make the perfect product. We also involve our clients in the development process so you know what's being done.
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$10,000 +
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2 - 9
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$25 - $49 / hr
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US, Seattle
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We believe that every company in every industry has a basic formula for success waiting to be discovered. From start to finish, our experts work from call to call, using a proven, industry-tested roadmap to lay a solid foundation for your growth. By creating an automated web platform and feeding the beast quality traffic, we can quickly develop a customized formula for strategic growth and efficiency that quickly adapts to the changing landscape.
Steelsmith Haus, founded in 2008, is a web and marketing-focused technology company that understands the concept of results marketing first. At other agencies, there is a constant balance between pleasing results and real measurable results.
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$1,000 +
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10 - 49
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$50 - $99 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Our clients are leaders with a problem, visionaries with an idea, innovators with a need, and teams with a deadline. Our team dives in to fill any gaps in knowledge, experience, strategy or speed to help them achieve their goals and move their business forward.
We use user research, UX design and software development to help our clients create better products, maintain longer-lasting customer relationships and increase revenue. We use qualitative and quantitative user research, data analysis, business value alignment, conversion rate optimization and design thinking methodologies to provide actionable information that reveals the right strategy to create better experiences for your users, customers or employees.
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$25,000 +
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10 - 49
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$150 - $199 / hr
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US, Seattle
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"Reliable IT Consulting Services - Our goal is to understand your business, help you solve your business problems and capitalize on opportunities with world-class technology solutions. We will work with you to plan, design, develop and deliver solutions that will help accelerate your growth.
WaferWire develops and shapes digital solutions that solve and enable organizations to overcome business challenges. Strategy-driven business process automation, web, mobile and cloud solutions draw on the latest technology combined with decades of onshore and offshore experience. Enabling companies to build digital resiliency, reliability and embark on a digital transformation that fits the needs of the organization.
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$10,000 +
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50 - 249
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$25 - $49 / hr
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US, Seattle
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WinnComm, LLC is a business development company that helps startups and existing companies launch new products or services from concept to market and any time in between.Our full stack development team has over 75 years of experience and 10 different languages.Our in-house development team has built the current WinnComm product line, including JagCMS and other "forked" products.
WinnComm, LLC is a public relations, software, website and business development company that helps startups and existing companies launch new products or services from concept to sustainability in the marketplace and anywhere in between. Our mission at WinnComm is to provide high quality services to meet all your needs! Whether it's public relations, marketing, software development or just a need for web development guidance, we have the experience, products and services to get the job done, no matter the size!
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$5,000 +
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2 - 9
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$150 - $199 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Our team developed The Everyday Retail Blueprint to configure and customize the tools needed to improve the customer experience, streamline the supply chain, and report across the organization. This proven methodology helps retailers keep critical data, assets, and people connected and in sync everyday.
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$5,000 +
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50 - 249
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$200 - $300 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Leapfrog is a full-stack technology services company that specializes in AI, digital transformation, custom web, and mobile applications. We have designed and delivered over 100 software projects.
Whether you're a big company, or a startup that hopes to be big one day, we commit to being a development partner you can trust to build your next great thing. We are headquartered in Seattle and have offices in Portland, Boston, and Kathmandu.
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$25,000 +
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50 - 249
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$50 - $99 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Our team at Lunarbyte has expertise working with various front-end and server side technologies. We can help you pick a brand new technology stack or evaluate your existing stack.
Superstar developers taking your ideas from zero to launch. We are a passionate, driven and talented team of developers based in Seattle, WA. We work with startups, marketing agencies and enterprise companies to craft and launch big ideas.
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$25,000 +
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2 - 9
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$100 - $149 / hr
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US, Seattle
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Mobile App Development Companies in Seattle
San Francisco, CA, is likely to be the first area that comes to mind when thinking about the American big tech industry, but in 2020, Seattle, WA, reached a major tech market milestone. For the first time in 7 years, SF was no longer at the top of the ladder for the volume of floor space rented out to tech giants: that distinction now lay at Seattle's feet. In doing so, it also overtook well-established tech regions such as Austin, TX, Atlanta, GA, and New York.
There are several reasons for the Pacific Northwest city’s growth spurt, but the COVID pandemic really lit the touchpaper. With businesses locking down elsewhere and more and more people working and entertaining themselves at home, tech industries grew - and found fertile ground in Seattle. There was space for development, as well as a number of college campuses producing an abundance of tech-savvy talent.
What Was the Original Trigger?
Two of the biggest beneficiaries of what was to become the so-called ‘new normal’ were streaming services and eCommerce companies. With more and more business conducted from home, as well as the massive surge in home entertainment, the last 2 years have been ripe for mobile development.
With big names in the neighborhood, more eyes and minds have focused on the Washington region, its potential having now been realized. We are talking about such giants as:
- Microsoft;
- Amazon;
- Zillow;
- Expedia.
With IT heavyweights moving in and a deep pool of fresh new development talent unleashed from the campuses, Seattle mobile app development has been sprinting to the front of the pack.
Make no mistake, this surge hasn’t been an entirely sudden sprint across virgin soil. Seattle app developers and teams had already made a mark and become established. Seattle, surprisingly perhaps, has been home to a large directory of app development firms for some time. Now well-established, for a budding new app developer, Seattle has become a go-to city. In fact, a little under half of all Seattle IT workers were born not just outside of the city but outside of the country, a testament to Seattle’s growing allure for tech professionals.
Native or Not?
To find the ideal solutions for your app requirements depends on what you want the app for and which platform or platforms it is that you wish it to be released on. The two leading operating systems for mobile devices are iOS and Android. iOS is the more rigid of the two platforms, with Apple’s system exclusive to itself. Android, however, isn’t so shackled to the front gate: so long as certain requirements are met, Google will make it available to other firms.
There are two main types of mobile phone apps:
- Native apps: These apps are put together with the use of tools and software known as software development kits - SDKs - that are toolboxes created especially for a designated operating system. Apple and Google will supply developers with the kits in order for apps to be built upon their platforms;
- Cross-platform apps: Written with a merging of coding languages and tools, cross-platform apps are constructed in order to be used across more than just a single platform.
Native Apps vs. Cross-Platform Apps
There are significant differences between the two options, with native being the more robust of the two.
Key points for native apps:
- Platform-specific for maximized integration;
- Optimal performance;
- More secure.
The languages used for coding native apps include Java, C++, and Swift. Being native to the OS, the app works by having full use of the mobile device's software and its numerous functions. To build a bespoke app upon the specific platform, the SDK supplied will contain all that is needed, things like code samples and libraries.
Integrated development environments are also supplied. Known as IDEs, this lets developers not just write but test the software as they create it. One of the most important functions of an IDE is that it provides a debugging tool so that developers can iron out the creases as they find them.
What Makes Native Apps Advantageous?
- The core benefit to a native app over a crossover app is that native apps perform better. Formed with the use of the platform's own DNA, the app can be much better assimilated and feel more natural in keeping with its surroundings;
- Native apps blend seamlessly with the look and the feel of the device they are built for. The symbiotic nature of native applications makes them seem familiar, with a uniform feel that generates an intuitive UX. An app not tailored specifically to fit an OS can feel jarring and very out of place - and cause users to lose interest fast. An app that is non-native, or is even a cross-platform one, can have an awkward feel to it as if you can feel it almost trying to fit in - but not - and will also often look out of place;
- The final strength of a native app is that it is more robustly secure, so long as the coding has been well-written. A native app will be cloaked with the security of the OS it was designed for and have fewer vulnerabilities by default. Non-native apps are a lot more vulnerable to threats or are likely to succumb to weaknesses.
Mobile App Development Companies in Seattle
Today, there are hundreds of mobile app development companies Seattle. Each one of these has played its part in forging a leading edge in the industry. For all the new developers who have emerged over recent years, an app developer Seattle has proven themselves to be more than capable and innovative when it comes to building intuitive apps that are as usable and functional as they are appealing to users on the screen.
How Much Does Mobile App Development Cost in Seattle?
This is one of those questions that is an FAQ favorite but is just as hard to answer as it is common to ask. Ultimately, it depends on innumerable factors, depending on the task and the app-building company and the service it can provide. It’s akin to asking how much would a house cost to be built in a certain field vs. how much would it cost to build a shed in a backyard.
A definitive answer isn’t entirely possible. But, from the general perspective, it’s estimated that the average cost for a full-stack mobile app to be developed in Seattle is $38,000. That price tag positioned next to the approximate costs for the same in the other 49 states places it roughly in the middle of above average.
Conclusion
At the very end of the last decade, Seattle added more tech jobs to its community than any other US city. Today, Seattle is also being recognized for its tech excellence and its local community of talented mobile app developers and developer agency services.