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Josh Mustapha Pocketworks
By Josh Mustafa,
February 5, 2026

I built three apps in a year. Two worked, one didn’t, and that was fine.

Building apps is the easy part of product development - ensuring they succeed is the real challenge. In this article, I share what I learnt from investing time in a product that ultimately didn't make it.

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Tobin Harris Pocketworks
By Tobin Harris,
October 29, 2024

We just launched AppFlows - a tool to help you visualise app ideas and strategies 🚀

If you're a tech leader who is tasked with taking a mobile app to market, check out AppFlows - a free tool that helps you lock in your mobile strategy and visualise ideas as fast as you can type.

Tobin Harris Pocketworks
Tobin Harris  March 7, 2021
Rory Prior Pocketworks
By Rory Prior,
July 6, 2020

Getting rich with push notifications

Push notifications are a powerful tool for driving app engagement and increasing retention. However, few apps take advantage of some of the newer, richer functionality that is now available. Read on to learn more.

Tobin Harris Pocketworks
By Tobin Harris,
November 25, 2017

Are Agile projects a blank cheque?

Agile budgets are becoming more popular because they allow organisations to make steady progress whilst adapting to the changing world around them. But is this a good thing?

Anna Scandella Pocketworks
By Anna Scandella,
July 17, 2019

App developers Grow innovative office wellbeing project

Over the past few months, we’ve been nurturing a little side-project here at Pocketworks. Called Grow, it’s an app to take the hard work out of caring for office plants.

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