UK App Developers
Make apps that
make a difference.
We're an app development company that helps purpose-led brands amplify their impact with engaging mobile experiences, scalable digital platforms and data-driven growth marketing.
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Let's face it, there's a lot of naff apps out there.
It's too easy to be blinded by technology or fixate on pretty design. To truly make an impact, we help you:
- Build the right thing by getting closer to customers
- Make product-led growth central to your offering
- Deliver simpler, higher quality experiences that work
Since 2012, we've applied these principles to help companies build, operate and grow apps that truly make a difference to shareholders and society. *
If you're under pressure to launch a successful app, it's tempting to focus on features and tech. But impactful apps need more, so we help you do the things that get results. *
- Customer Research
- Human-Centered Design
- Cross-Functional Teams
- Product-Led Growth
- Network Effects
- Agility
You've got enough on your plate without blown budgets, stressful communications and poor product execution. We help you navigate the risks and create more impact with minimal time investment*
We provide digital capability and leadership to help you develop market-leading products that improve your customers' lives using mobile, cloud, and AI.
We provide instant digital capability and leadership. working alongside you to research, develop and grow market-leading apps across mobile and cloud.
We're for businesses that have an ambitious vision, but need more software expertise to get there. We'll fill in the gaps and help you research, develop and grow a market-leading product using mobile, cloud and AI.
Supporting leaders in health, transport and manufacturing.
Andy Pennock
Group Operations Director
Some days, more than 80% of our bookings are through the app. We've worked with Pocketworks for over ten years, and they've helped Veezu deliver a great customer experience, handling every aspect of our product development.
Dr. Adar Pelah
Head of LIVE
An easy, open approach to discussions, ideas and working together, and an agile, no hassle, approach to getting things done collaboratively and in a timely manner. And of course the exceptional quality of their work!
Mike Adamson
Head of Systems and Analysis
Our users have a challenging lifestyle, often on the move. We wanted to develop a valuable and convenient tool for them to benefit from every day, and it was vital we partnered with a company that got this vision.
John Bratton
Product Development Manager
Their ability to manage themselves really impressed me. They thought outside of the box and were very agile. They came with lots of communication, lots of information, and some good ideas.
David King
Co-founder and Director
The Pocketworks team is very mature and get heavily involved in the project. I've appreciated their honest communication. They're very open to suggestions and challenge initial decisions.
Our Work
Creating real growth
Partnering with brands in health, manufacturing, travel and more.
What we do
Three ways to get cracking
Access resources, book some consultancy or hire us as your development partner.
Education
Get started for FREE
Courses, eBooks and blog posts that help you develop apps on strong foundations. Learn how to do mobile right, from strategy and design to development and growth marketing.
Advisory Services
From £5,000
Find digital opportunities in your business. Design innovative concepts. Fix your app growth problems or get expert support when building your app business case.
App Development
From £180,000 per year
Hire us as your long-term app development partner focused on quality and growth.
- Design experiences that resonate by employing user-centered design and user research
- Launch native apps or cross-platform Flutter apps complete with back-end infrastructure
- Achieve customer growth with ASO and data-driven conversion optimisation
Our Software Experts
Meet the team
A group of technologists, creatives, entrepreneurs, marketers and strategists.
News & Insights
News & Insights
The role of app reviews and ratings in App Store Optimisation (ASO)
Where to start with paid acquisition for your subscription app
Apps for Impact: The top UK apps for sustainability and net zero
Get Started
Talk to us about your project
"My name is Jenny and I'll help you understand how Pocketworks can create a successful app for your organisation."
Jenny, Sales & Business Support
About
We are UK app developers based in Leeds. Founded in 2012, Pocketworks and has grown to 19 people across five European countries.
Our clients hire us as a long-term partner, assisting them with their mobile strategy, market research, user research, design, mobile development, cloud development, quality assurance and mobile growth hacking.
The mobile technologies we use include Flutter, iOS and Android. For cloud solutions, we tend to use Elixir and Postgres. We also have some solutions in Python, .NET, Rails and Laravel.
We are also a UX research and design studio, helping our clients take a customer-centric approach to modern digital product development. Finally, we encourage joint investment ventures where we share equity and revenue.
Learn more about Pocketworks