Mobile app development company for Australian founders, from Sydney to Brisbane
We're the app developers behind Gooday, Bookish, Metaboly and StrongHERside, all built with Australian founders. Whether you're in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane, you work directly with our founder in your afternoon and get iOS and Android apps you fully own.
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- Idea to MVP
- 4-8 wks
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What Australian founders run into when they look for app developers
Finding someone who can build the app is easy. Finding someone who fits a pre-seed budget and your working day is harder.
Local agency quotes built for bigger budgets
Sydney and Melbourne agencies often quote a first app at a level that suits a funded scale-up more than a founder testing an idea with their own money or a small raise.
Offshore teams that only answer overnight
Some cheaper teams work hours with no overlap with Australia, so every question costs a day and you only see progress when a build lands in your inbox.
Apps that stall at App Store review
A first submission can be rejected over privacy disclosures, login requirements or incomplete metadata. If nobody on the team has shipped to the stores before, launch week turns into a cycle of fixes and resubmissions.
What you get from a DevForge app build
A working app in the App Store and Google Play, and everything behind it.
- A phase-1 scope and fixed estimate before any code is written
- UX and UI design for your core journey, on iPhone and Android screen sizes alike
- iOS and Android apps, usually in React Native from one codebase
- A backend, admin dashboard, authentication and push notifications
- Privacy disclosures and data handling mapped out so your app and policy line up with the Australian Privacy Act
- App Store and Google Play submission, set up in your own developer accounts
- Technical records and documentation, plus full repository access from day one
Why Australian founders build their apps with us
Apps already live with Australian founders, live calls in your afternoon, and privacy handled early.
Apps already live in Australia
Gooday, Bookish, Metaboly and StrongHERside are React Native apps built with Australian founders, and we've built Trade IQ's iOS and Android app for Australian tradies ahead of its launch.
Build reviews in your afternoon
Our 9am-6pm IST day is 4.5 hours behind AEST and 5.5 hours behind AEDT, so it overlaps every Australian afternoon. You test the latest build on your phone and talk it through with us the same day.
Privacy Act questions answered at scoping
We list what personal data your app collects, where it's stored and which third parties see it, so your privacy policy and store disclosures match the product. This is general information, not legal advice.
How it works
From first call to live product in 4-8 weeks.
Free 30-min call
Walk us through your idea. You leave with the biggest risks and a realistic estimate. No obligation.
Product blueprint (weeks 1-2)
Scope, tech stack, architecture and a phase-1 roadmap before any code is written.
Build and test (weeks 2-7)
Weekly demos of working software. Security and performance testing before anything goes live.
Launch and grow (week 8+)
Go live, then iterate on real user feedback. Hand off to your own team whenever you are ready.
Work for founders in Australia and beyond
Real projects, including work for clients under NDA.
Metaboly
A Clinic Platform and Client App That Keep Exercise Physiology Clients on Track
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Remittance App
Web, iOS and Android Apps for an Australian Cross-Border Payments Startup
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Gooday
Building a Wellbeing App That Feels as Good as It Functions
Read case studyApp development in Australia: common questions
Tell us what you're building
30 minutes with our founder. You'll leave with a clear next step, whether or not we work together.
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