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Android app development in Kotlin, tested on the phones customers use

Android apps in Kotlin or cross-platform frameworks, tested across the device range your customers actually use, and launched on Google Play.

Android App Development at a glance

Flowmatix provides android app development for businesses in Clients worldwide, from our base in Toronto, Canada. Native and cross-platform Android apps.

Provider
Flowmatix — digital studio in Toronto, Canada
Serves
Clients worldwide, from our base in Toronto, Canada
Includes
Kotlin and Jetpack Compose development; Cross-platform builds (React Native / Flutter); Google Play billing and subscriptions
Typical timeline
8–16 weeks
Pricing
Personalised quote in about 3 minutes, then a fixed-price written proposal
Ownership
You own the code, content, accounts and data
Last updated
October 17, 2026

From our own work: We built Pulse, a fitness membership and coaching platform concept with member accounts, programs and a progress dashboard, to show how app products should look and behave. Read the Pulse case study.

Built for a fragmented device range

Android runs on a huge range of phones from many manufacturers, with different screen sizes, chipsets and versions of the operating system. An app that runs perfectly on a flagship can stutter or crash on a budget handset. Testing across a device matrix chosen from your own audience, or from the markets you sell into, is what keeps one-star reviews away.

Native builds use Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, Google's current toolkit for Android interfaces. Google Play billing, subscriptions, push notifications and analytics are set up as part of the build. Accessibility features such as TalkBack support and scalable text are tested alongside everything else.

Release management on Google Play

Shipping to Google Play is more than uploading a file. Releases move through internal and closed testing tracks before reaching the public, and staged rollouts let a new version reach a small share of users first, so a problem can be caught before it reaches everyone. The store listing, screenshots, content rating and data safety details are prepared with you.

After launch, crash reports and performance data from the Play Console show where the app struggles, and those findings feed the next release.

Kotlin, React Native or Flutter

If your app depends on deep Android features, heavy offline use or tight hardware integration, native Kotlin is the safer choice. If you need iPhone and Android together and the app is mainly content, forms and accounts, a cross-platform build in React Native or Flutter shares most of the code between both platforms and usually costs less to maintain. The choice depends on your product, not on what a developer prefers to write, and the reasoning is set out before a contract is signed.

After launch, the work shifts to keeping the app healthy. Google Play raises its technical requirements for apps from time to time, and new Android versions change how permissions and background tasks behave, so a support plan covers updates, dependency upgrades and testing against each new release. Review replies and crash fixes are handled in the same routine, which keeps your rating from slipping while your attention is elsewhere.

What's included

  • Kotlin and Jetpack Compose development
  • Cross-platform builds (React Native / Flutter)
  • Google Play billing and subscriptions
  • Device-matrix testing
  • Play Store listing and release management

What it means for your business

Built to scale

Architecture chosen for where you'll be in three years, not just launch day.

You own everything

Code, repositories and infrastructure accounts are yours from day one.

Fixed scope, fixed price

A strategy call defines the scope; the quote doesn't move mid-project.

How we work

01

Discover

A short call to understand your business, customers and goals — then a fixed quote.

02

Design

We design around your brand and your customers, and you approve before we build.

03

Build & integrate

We develop, connect your tools and test on real devices.

04

Launch & grow

We go live, then keep improving through a monthly partnership — SEO, CRO, automation and AI.

Frequently asked questions

Will the app work on older Android phones?

The minimum supported version is chosen from your audience data and the features the app needs. Supporting very old versions adds testing time and can limit what the app does, so the trade-off is discussed openly and written into the project scope.

Can you add Android to an existing iPhone app?

Yes. The options are a native Kotlin app that shares your existing back end, or moving both platforms onto one cross-platform codebase. A short review of the current app shows which approach costs less to build and maintain over time.

How much does it cost?

Every Android App Development project is different, so we don't publish a price list. Answer a few questions in our quote builder and you'll get a personalised plan and estimate — compared with market prices and designed around your budget — in about 3 minutes.

Do I own what you build?

Yes. The code, content, accounts and data are yours. No lock-in — leave any time and we'll help you move.

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