Android is the phone in most people's hands and on most field teams' belts. If your customers or your crew are on Android, an app that runs well there is not optional, it is where the work happens. Building one that ships to the Play Store, survives Android's huge range of devices, and still works two years from now is the part that needs a real team.
Techalyst is a Vancouver software studio, and Android is one of the things we build. We take an app from idea to the Play Store and look after it once it is there, for businesses across the Lower Mainland.
Native or cross-platform, chosen for the right reasons
There is no single right answer, so we start with your app, not a preference.
- For apps that lean on the device, camera, maps, background location, payments, tight performance, we build native with Kotlin, where Android gives you the most.
- For apps that share most of their logic with an iOS version or a web product, we build cross-platform with Flutter, so one team ships both stores without maintaining two codebases.
We will tell you honestly which fits, including when cross-platform saves you money without costing anything that matters.
Where this fits in Vancouver
Plenty of Vancouver businesses run on Android in the field: trades crews, delivery drivers, home care caregivers, security and logistics teams, often on rugged or budget Android handsets rather than the latest phone. An app built for that reality, offline-tolerant, light on battery, working across old and new devices, is worth far more than a demo that only runs on one shiny phone. On the consumer side, a large share of customers across the Lower Mainland are on Android, so a business app that ignores it ignores half its audience.
What shipping actually involves
A lot of Android projects stall in everything around the build. We handle the whole path: Play Console setup, signing and release tracks, review-ready builds so your submission is not bounced, internal and closed testing so real users try it first, push notifications and in-app purchases wired up properly, and crash reporting and analytics so you can see what happens after launch instead of guessing.
If you already have an Android app that was started elsewhere and is stuck or falling apart, we take those on too. A good share of our mobile work is rescuing builds another team walked away from.
More than the app
An app usually needs a backend, a dashboard or an admin panel behind it. We build that too on our web stack, so the app and the system it talks to come from one team that understands both halves. When you need iOS as well, the same codebase can often ship both.
Built in Vancouver
Mobile work is a lot of small back-and-forth: a build to test, a screen to tweak, a release rejection to sort quickly. A team in Vancouver means those happen in your working day, over a call when you need one. We work with businesses across Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby and Richmond, and across the rest of Canada.
Frequently asked questions
Should I build native Android or cross-platform?
It depends on the app. If it leans hard on the device, native Kotlin. If it shares logic with iOS or web, Flutter usually wins. We will give you a straight recommendation.
Can you also build the iOS version?
Yes. With a cross-platform build, one codebase often ships both stores, which keeps cost and maintenance down.
Do you handle the Play Store submission?
Yes. We handle the Play Console setup, signing, testing tracks and the release, so your app reaches users without the usual hold-ups.
Will it work on older Android phones?
Yes. We build for the real range of Android devices, including older and budget handsets your customers or field team actually use.