Mobile app development in Sri Lanka
iOS and Android apps for your customers or your staff, designed around what people do on their phones and taken all the way to the app stores.
Software development
Mobile app development from Colombo
An app earns its place on a phone by doing one job better than a website can: reordering in two taps, booking a slot, tracking a delivery, scanning a code or working where the signal drops. We build iOS and Android apps for customers and for staff, from loyalty and booking apps to field tools that record jobs, photos and signatures on site and sync when the phone is back online.
How we work
We start by agreeing the few tasks the app must make easy, and design those screens first, following the habits iPhone and Android users already have. Often one cross-platform codebase can run on both, which keeps cost and upkeep down. Where an app needs deep access to the phone or the best possible performance, native builds may suit better, and we explain the trade-off before anything is built.
Good to know
Most apps also need a back end: an admin panel to manage content and orders, user accounts, push notifications and a link to your existing systems. We build these alongside the app, test on a range of real devices, then prepare store listings, screenshots and privacy details and submit the app under your own developer accounts. Once users arrive, our support team can answer their questions by chat, email or phone.
What is included
iOS apps
iPhone and iPad apps designed to Apple's guidelines, so they feel familiar to users and are ready for App Store review.
Android apps
Apps tested across a spread of Android phones and screen sizes, including the mid-range models many users carry.
Cross-platform builds
One shared codebase for iOS and Android where it suits the app, so features reach both at once and upkeep costs less.
Admin panel and back end
A web dashboard to manage users, content, orders and bookings, plus the server and database the app talks to.
Push notifications
Order updates, reminders and offers sent to the right users, with settings that let people choose what they receive.
App store release
Store listings, screenshots, privacy details and submission to the App Store and Google Play under your developer accounts.
How we set it up
Define the core tasks
We agree who the app is for, the tasks it must make easy and what the first release includes.
Design the screens
Clickable designs of the main screens are reviewed with you, and ideally a few real users, before the build.
Build and test
App and back end are built in short cycles, with test builds you can install and try on your own phone.
Release to the stores
We prepare the listings, submit for review, answer any store questions and release once the app is approved.
Why Elevracorp for mobile app development
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Designed for thumbs
Screens are built around the few tasks users repeat most, so the app is quick to learn and quick to use.
- 02
Tested on real phones
We test on a range of real iOS and Android devices, not just simulators, before anything reaches the stores.
- 03
A sensible build choice
Cross-platform or native is chosen for your app's features and budget, with the trade-offs explained in plain words.
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Support for your users
The same company can run the help desk behind the app, so user questions and bug reports reach people who can act on them.
Related services
Software maintenance and support
Bug fixes, updates, hosting, monitoring and security patches for software already in use.
Technical support (tier 1)
First-line fixes for logins, set-up and connectivity, with clean escalations to tier 2.
Paid advertising (Google and Meta ads)
Google and Meta campaigns run on tracked leads and sales, not clicks.
Questions about mobile app development
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Should our mobile app be native or cross-platform?
For many business apps, such as booking, ordering, loyalty or field service apps, a cross-platform build is the practical choice: one codebase, both stores, lower upkeep. Native development makes sense when the app depends heavily on the camera, Bluetooth, background location or demanding graphics, or must feel exactly like the platform. We look at your features and budget and recommend one, with the reasons in writing.
Do we need developer accounts to publish a mobile app?
Yes. Apple and Google both require a developer account, and we recommend opening them in your company name so the app, its reviews and its users stay yours. Apple charges a yearly fee and Google a one-off registration fee, both paid directly to them. We guide you through sign-up and verification, then publish the app under your accounts.
Can a mobile app work without an internet connection?
Yes, if it is planned from the start. Field and delivery apps often need to record jobs, photos and signatures where the signal is weak, then sync when the phone reconnects. We design which data is stored on the device, how conflicts are handled when two people edit the same record, and what the user sees while offline. Adding this later is much harder, so we raise it early.
What happens after our mobile app is released?
Apple and Google release new versions of iOS and Android every year, and apps need updates to keep working well on them. After launch we fix issues users report, watch crash reports and store reviews, and plan new features from what people actually use. Our software maintenance and support service covers this ongoing work, so the app keeps pace with the phones it runs on.
Get a quote for mobile app development
Tell us what you want to build and who will use it. We reply with questions, then a plan and a price.
What happens next
- We replywith a few questions about the work.
- A short callto agree scope, volumes and timings.
- A written planwith timeline and price.
Thank you. Your quote request is with our team.
- We reply with a few questions about the work.
- A short call to agree scope, volumes and timings.
- A written plan with timeline and price.
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