Foresight Mobile is a mobile app development agency that partners with you to shape your app strategy, not just execute your brief. We bring together strategists, designers, and developers under one roof so you get consistent guidance from first conversation to live product and beyond.
You could hire freelancers. You could go offshore. You could try a no-code platform. But if you're reading this, you've probably realised that building a successful app involves more than writing code.
An app development agency brings together multiple disciplines: strategy, user experience design, development, quality assurance, and ongoing support. You don't manage five separate relationships. You work with one team that understands your business context and takes collective responsibility for outcomes.
The difference shows in the conversations. A freelance developer asks what features you want. An agency asks what problem you're solving and whether an app is the right solution. That shift in perspective is what separates projects that launch and succeed from those that launch and languish.
We've been building mobile apps since 2003. In that time, we've seen the same patterns: projects that fail due to unclear requirements, technology choices made for the wrong reasons, and budgets that balloon because nobody asked the hard questions upfront. Learn more about how we work.
Our approach addresses these patterns directly.
Every agency engagement starts with The App Gameplan, a fixed-price discovery phase that answers the questions that matter before you commit significant budget. In four weeks, you get:
The Gameplan costs £3,500. If you proceed to development, that fee is credited against your first sprint. If you don't proceed, you still walk away with documentation you can take to any development partner.
This approach means we can be genuinely consultative. We're not trying to sell you the biggest project possible. We're trying to help you make an informed decision.
Once we move to development, you'll work with the same team throughout. No handoffs between sales and delivery. The engineer who plans your architecture writes your code. The designer who maps your user journeys stays involved through implementation.
We run two-week sprints with weekly demos on real devices. You see progress continuously, not just at milestones. If something needs to change, we catch it early when changes are cheap.
We don't disappear at launch. Most of our clients work with us for years, iterating based on user feedback, adapting to platform changes, and expanding functionality as their business evolves. Our support packages range from pay-as-you-go maintenance to dedicated monthly retainers for active development.
We offer two ways to work together, depending on your situation and internal capabilities.
Not sure which model fits? The Gameplan phase includes a recommendation on the right engagement structure based on your requirements, timeline, and internal capabilities.
We've built apps across healthcare, fitness, education, field service, retail, logistics, and hospitality. Each sector has different requirements: HIPAA compliance for healthcare, real-time tracking for logistics, payment integration for retail.
We don't claim to be experts in every vertical. But we've solved complex problems across multiple sectors, and part of our value is understanding your domain quickly and building software that fits your business context. View all industries we serve.
We're based in Manchester with offices in Birmingham and London. You can meet us face-to-face for workshops, planning sessions, or just a conversation over coffee. We find that in-person collaboration often accelerates the discovery phase and builds stronger working relationships.
That said, we work effectively with clients across the UK and beyond. Video calls, shared documentation, and weekly demos keep everyone aligned regardless of location.
Agency rates in the UK typically range from £75 to £175 per hour, depending on seniority and specialism. For project-based work, you're looking at:
We quote fixed prices for fixed scopes. If the scope we agree in The App Gameplan doesn't change, neither does the price. Our estimates have historically been accurate within 10%.
The only honest answer to "how much does an app cost?" is "it depends." That's why we start with The App Gameplan: £3,500 gives you a detailed, accurate quote based on your specific requirements, not a ballpark guess.
Start with a 30-minute call. No sales pitch, no pressure. Just an honest conversation about your project and whether we're the right agency to help.
If you're further along and ready to commit, you can go straight to The App Gameplan. In four weeks, you'll have a board-ready answer on what to build, what it costs, and whether it makes strategic sense.
An actionable four-week plan with clear deliverables and an unbeatable £3,500 price point, credited against your first development sprint.
Total client time commitment: 5-7 hours across 4 weeks
We meet with your key stakeholders to understand your business goals, user needs, and technical constraints. You'll share any existing research, designs, or documentation you have.
Our engineering team assesses the technical feasibility, identifies integration points with your existing systems, and evaluates architecture options.
We determine whether Flutter, native development, or another approach makes the most sense for your specific requirements.
We create clickable prototypes so you can experience your app before it's built. You'll test navigation flows, validate the user experience, and gather feedback from stakeholders.
Alongside this, we prioritise features based on business value and technical complexity, mapping out a phased delivery plan with a detailed cost estimate.
You receive your complete Gameplan pack, plus a presentation walkthrough with Q&A. Your team walks away with everything needed to make a confident decision.
What Sets Our Agency Apart
We don't disappear at launch. Most of our clients work with us for years: iterating based on user feedback, adapting to iOS and Android platform changes, and expanding functionality as their business evolves.
Your app is a living product. We're the partner that helps it grow.
Ongoing Support • Feature Enhancement • OS Updates • Years of Partnership
Offices in Manchester, Birmingham, and London. Meet us face-to-face for workshops, planning sessions, or ongoing collaboration. We find that in-person time accelerates discovery and builds stronger working relationships.
We're not an offshore team you'll never meet. We're down the road, available for a coffee and a whiteboard session when that's what the project needs.
Manchester HQ • London • Birmingham • Face-to-Face Collaboration
Choose how you want to work with us. Full-service engagement means we take complete ownership from strategy to support. Team extension means our developers join your existing team, working within your processes.
Not sure which model fits? The Gameplan phase includes a recommendation based on your requirements, timeline, and internal capabilities.
Full-Service • Team Extension • Staff Augmentation • Your Choice
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Every engagement starts with The App Gameplan: a £3,500 fixed-price discovery phase that answers the hard questions before you commit significant budget. Technical feasibility. Architecture planning. Accurate costing.
70% of app projects fail due to misaligned expectations. The Gameplan catches these issues early when they're cheap to fix, not halfway through development when they're expensive.
£3,500 Fixed Price • 4 Weeks • Board-Ready Answer
Strategy, design, development, and quality assurance under one roof. You work with one team that takes collective responsibility for outcomes, not five separate vendors pointing fingers when things go wrong.
The same people who understand your business context are the ones writing your code. No handoffs between sales and delivery. No lost-in-translation moments between design and development.
Strategy • UX/UI Design • Development • QA • One Team
We're not order-takers. Before writing any code, we work with you to understand your business goals, user needs, and market context. Sometimes that means challenging your assumptions. Sometimes it means recommending you don't build an app at all.
This consultative approach means you get advice on what to build, not just how to build it. The result is software that solves the right problem, not just software that matches a specification.
Business Strategy • User Research • Competitive Analysis • Honest Guidance
You don't need detailed specifications or polished designs. We can start from a rough idea. But having answers to these questions will make initial conversations more productive:
Business context:
Constraints:
Helpful (but not required):
If you have existing documentation, bring it. If you don't, that's fine too. Part of The App Gameplan is helping you articulate requirements you haven't fully defined yet.
Most mobile apps take 4-6 months from first conversation to App Store launch:
Simple MVPs can be delivered in 3-4 months. Complex enterprise apps with multiple integrations and compliance requirements can take 9-12 months or longer.
The discovery phase (The App Gameplan) gives you a realistic timeline based on your actual requirements, not optimistic guesses. We'd rather set accurate expectations upfront than promise fast delivery and disappoint later.
No-code platforms like Glide, Adalo, or FlutterFlow can work for simple apps with standard features. They're faster and cheaper for basic use cases.
Consider no-code when:
Consider an agency when:
We're honest about this: if a no-code platform genuinely fits your needs, we'll tell you. Part of The App Gameplan is assessing whether custom development is the right approach or whether simpler alternatives exist.
In practice, these terms are often used interchangeably. Both refer to businesses that build mobile apps professionally. However, there are subtle connotations:
"Company" tends to emphasise technical capability: the ability to build and deliver software. The focus is often on development execution.
"Agency" tends to emphasise partnership and strategic guidance: working collaboratively with clients to shape strategy, not just execute briefs. Agencies often have stronger design and discovery capabilities.
At Foresight Mobile, we offer both: the technical capability to deliver high-quality Flutter, iOS, and Android apps, plus the strategic guidance to ensure you're building the right thing in the first place. Whether you search for "app development agency" or "app development company," you'll find a team that can help.
The important distinction isn't agency vs company. It's whether your development partner challenges your thinking and helps you make better decisions, or just builds whatever you ask for.
A freelance developer is an individual specialist. An agency is a team with multiple disciplines working together.
Freelancers can be cost-effective for specific, well-defined tasks. But you'll need to manage them directly, provide clear specifications, and potentially coordinate multiple freelancers (designer, iOS developer, Android developer, backend developer) yourself.
Agencies provide a complete team: strategists, designers, developers, and QA specialists under one roof. You work with one point of contact. The agency handles coordination internally and takes collective responsibility for outcomes.
Choose a freelancer when:
Choose an agency when:
Look for these indicators when evaluating app development agencies:
Portfolio relevance: Have they built apps in your industry or with similar complexity? Ask about challenges they faced and how they solved them.
Discovery process: Do they have a structured way to understand your requirements before quoting? Agencies that skip discovery often underestimate complexity.
Team structure: Will you work with senior people who understand your business, or be handed to juniors after the sale? Ask who you'll actually work with day-to-day.
Communication style: Do they ask challenging questions or just agree with everything you say? You want a partner who pushes back when your assumptions are wrong.
Post-launch support: What happens after the app is live? Apps need ongoing maintenance, OS updates, and iteration based on user feedback.
Pricing transparency: Do they quote fixed prices for defined scope, or work on time-and-materials with vague estimates? Understand how they handle scope changes.
At Foresight Mobile, we recommend starting with a 30-minute call to assess fit before committing to anything. No pressure, just an honest conversation about your project.
UK app development agencies typically charge between £75 and £175 per hour, depending on team seniority and specialism. For project-based work, expect:
We quote fixed prices for fixed scopes. If the scope agreed in The App Gameplan doesn't change, neither does the price. Our estimates have historically been accurate within 10%.
The only honest answer to "how much does an app cost?" is "it depends on what you're building." That's why we recommend starting with The App Gameplan (£3,500): you get a detailed, accurate quote based on your specific requirements, not a ballpark guess.
An app development agency partners with you through the entire app lifecycle: strategy, design, development, launch, and ongoing support. Unlike freelancers who focus on specific tasks, or offshore teams you manage remotely, an agency brings together multiple disciplines and takes collective responsibility for outcomes.
A good agency does more than execute your brief. They help you define the brief in the first place: understanding your business goals, researching your users, and recommending the right approach. They challenge assumptions, identify risks early, and help you build the right thing, not just build the thing right.
At Foresight Mobile, our agency services include:
The best apps come from close partnership. You'll work with us as an extension of your team: your vision drives every decision while our mobile app development experience guides you around common pitfalls.
70% of app projects fail due to misaligned expectations and market misunderstanding. The App Gameplan catches these issues before you've committed significant budget.
Start with a 30-minute call. No pressure, no sales pitch. Just an honest conversation about your project.
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Laying the Foundation for Success
It's your concept, your dream. You'll share your vision, target audience, and business objectives. We'll listen, research, and recommend until we've transformed your initial idea into a clearly defined mobile app concept.
You'll get competitive analysis that identifies opportunities and potential challenges. We'll outline key features and create a detailed project roadmap together.
Thorough planning and research are crucial for mitigating risks, ensuring a smooth development process, and maximising your app's chances of success.
Creating an Engaging and Intuitive Experience
Good design drives engagement and retention. You'll work with our in-house designers to map the user journey, ensuring intuitive navigation throughout. We design wireframes and mockups so you can visualise the product before any code is written. Once we've agreed on core functionality, you'll test high-fidelity interactive prototypes on a real device with real users.
You'll validate ideas before committing to development. Interactive prototypes catch usability issues early, when they're cheap to fix.
Building Future-Proof Code You Can Scale
Your design becomes a working app. We use Flutter with industry best practices to build scalable, maintainable code that grows with your business. Easy updates, straightforward feature additions. Every app undergoes rigorous automated and manual testing across multiple devices and platforms before you see it.
Your app won't become technical debt. Our architecture and documentation standards make it a valuable business asset that's cost-effective to maintain and enhance.
Ensuring Long-Term Success Through Partnership
You'll get guidance through App Store submission, ensuring your app meets all requirements and regulations. We work with you on App Store optimisation to increase visibility and drive downloads. After launch, we proactively monitor performance, address issues quickly, and collaborate on updates and enhancements.
Your app's success doesn't end at launch. Ongoing support maximises reach, generates revenue, and builds long-term success.
Your app, your way. Here's how we make it happen.
Our process begins with a comprehensive project plan and a transparent, fixed cost agreement. This ensures you know exactly what you're getting and how much it will cost, eliminating any unwelcome financial surprises. Regular progress calls with live demos give you a front-row seat to your app's development, keeping you informed and involved at every stage.
We're not just here for the build, we're here for the long haul. From navigating the App Store maze to providing ongoing technical support, we're with you all the way. Our expertise doesn't end at launch; we offer cost-effective maintenance plans and helpful guidance to ensure your app continues to thrive and evolve with your business. Your success is our success, and you can count on us every step of the way.
We believe the best apps are born from real user experiences. That's why user testing is at the core of everything we do. We involve real people from your target audience throughout the development process to ensure your app is intuitive, engaging, and truly meets their needs. Their honest feedback helps us to refine and enhance your app, resulting in a product that's not only user-friendly but loved by your users.
You know your business inside and out and we know how to make successful tech businesses. With years of hands-on CTO and app development experience, we're experts at understanding your needs and crafting innovative solutions that fit your budget and exceed expectations. Our collaborative process and hands-on prototyping ensure your final product isn't just an app – it's the realisation of your vision.
Our founder has been making mobile apps since 2003, before they were even called apps! Founded in 2017, we've got quite a few projects under our belt and a wealth of experience to call upon. Our core development team have been with us since the start, and one of the reasons we're considered the most experienced Flutter app development company in the UK.
We believe in the power of face-to-face collaboration. That's why we encourage you to visit us at our Manchester offices whenever you like. We're a friendly bunch, and we thrive on the energy and clarity that comes from an in-person chat. Building strong relationships is key to our collaborative approach, and we want you to feel comfortable dropping by for a brainstorming session, or just for a brew if you fancy.
