Mobile app development · PWA
Mobile apps your customers keep on their phone.
I build installable web apps (PWAs) for stores and directories: offline mode, push notifications and your own brand, for a one-time price instead of a monthly app-builder plan.
- Installs from the browser
- Works offline
- Push notifications
- You own the code
Apps from $150. Scope and final price agreed before work starts.
Apps I've built
Two apps, two very different jobs.
Darussalam · PWA
Darussalam App
Customers shop the store of their country, then stay for the Quran: printed Madinah pages, word-by-word meaning, recitation, offline reading, prayer times and reminders at the time they actually read.
- Quran verses, each matched to the reference text
- 6,236Quran verses, each matched to the reference text
- words with meaning and pronunciation
- 77,429words with meaning and pronunciation
Orbi · PWAWork in progress
Orbi
Parents pick their city and find classes, clubs and events by category, age and date, with a real map, saved favourites and one-tap call or WhatsApp. The team runs everything from an admin portal.
- listings load-tested without slowing down
- 20,000listings load-tested without slowing down
- mobile Lighthouse score, median of 5 runs
- 95mobile Lighthouse score, median of 5 runs
Why a PWA
Feels like an app. Ships like a website.
Installs from the browser
One tap on Add to Home Screen and it sits next to WhatsApp, with its own icon.
- Saved on this phoneOffline ready
Works offline
Pages and files are saved on the phone, so the app still opens with no signal.
- Time for your daily read nowContinue from where you stopped
Push notifications
Reminders and updates land on the lock screen, like any other app.
- Fix shipped10:02Live for everyone10:03
Updates in minutes
No store review queue. A fix goes live for every user the moment it's deployed.
On iPhone, notifications start once the app is added to the Home Screen (iOS 16.4 or newer).
PWA or App Store app?
The honest comparison.
A PWA is the right start for most stores and directories. If you later need features only a native app has, like deep device access, the same design and backend carry over.
| Feature | PWA | Store app |
|---|---|---|
| Install | From the browser, one tap | From the App Store or Play Store |
| Offline and push | Yes | Yes |
| Store accounts | None needed | Apple $99/year, Google $25 once |
| Store review | None, updates go live at once | Every update waits for review |
| One codebase | Phone, tablet and desktop | Separate iOS and Android builds |
Start a project
Get a free audit of your store.
Send your store link and what you're aiming for. Within 48 hours you'll get a short video with the biggest wins for conversion and speed. No obligation.
What you get, free
- Your top 3 conversion leaks, with fixes
- Mobile speed check and what's slowing it
- A clear quote if you want me to do the work