DapkeSocial video app with live streaming and PK battles.
Lika Real EstateProperty discovery platform for listings and leads.
BurpoutSocial fitness challenges that keep people moving.
ChatLivoConnected customer communication SaaS workspace.
EmoTalesAI storytelling adventures designed for children.
EarnifyTrack Income from Multiple Sources with Analytics & Tax Planning.
We design and build native Android applications in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose — product discovery, UI/UX, backend engineering, Google Play submission, and long-term maintenance — then stay on as the team that maintains and grows them. From phones and tablets to Wear OS, Android TV, Android Auto, and foldables where your product calls for it. You own the source code, the Google Play Console account, and the signing keys — from day one.
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As a full-stack mobile app development company, we handle Android projects end to end — strategy, design, Kotlin development, Google Play submission, and post-launch support — so you’re not coordinating between a design agency, a dev shop, and a maintenance vendor.
Native applications built in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose around your specific business workflows. Includes backend and API integration, Google Play deployment, and an architecture built to be maintained, not just shipped once.
Native Wear OS companion apps — Tiles, complications, and Health Services-connected notifications — built to sync with your Android phone app rather than exist as a separate product.
10-foot UI experiences built around D-pad navigation, focus management, and media playback for streaming apps and smart-TV catalogs on Android TV and Google TV.
Android Auto experiences built around Google’s approved in-car templates and interaction rules, with features such as navigation, media, messaging, parking, or charging where supported.
Apps optimized for foldable phones and Android tablets using window size classes, multi-window support, and adaptive layouts — not a phone UI stretched across a larger screen.
Material 3 design with dynamic color, dark mode, large-screen support, and accessibility considerations including screen-reader compatibility and font scaling.
On-device AI using Google’s on-device model stack and ML Kit where device and API support exists, plus cloud AI via OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, and Gemini for chatbots, computer vision, and voice. See our broader AI integration services.
Migrate Java to Kotlin and legacy Views/XML to Jetpack Compose where appropriate, modernize architecture, and adopt Coroutines and Flow — scoped against your codebase’s actual size and test coverage.
Native Android is particularly valuable when a product depends heavily on Android-specific APIs, Wear OS, Android TV, Android Auto, foldables, background services, deep hardware integration, or platform-specific UX. Flutter or React Native may be a better commercial option when iOS and Android feature parity and shared development are more important than deep Android-specific integration. We build all three and recommend based on your product’s actual requirements — see our broader mobile app development services, or compare with our iOS app development team if you’re weighing platform priority.
Choosing between Android and iOS affects everything — your audience, your revenue model, your tech stack, and your time-to-market. Here’s a transparent comparison of when Android-first makes sense versus when you should also build for iOS or both via Flutter .
| Criterion | Native Android | Native iOS | Cross-Platform (Flutter) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Market Share | ~71% (3B+ devices) | ~28% (1.5B+ devices) | Both platforms |
| Best For Markets | India, SE Asia, Africa, LATAM | US, UK, Australia, Japan | Global / dual launch |
| Revenue Per User | Lower (volume play) | Higher (premium users) | Mixed |
| Development Language | Kotlin / Java | Swift / SwiftUI | Dart |
| Device Fragmentation | High (test 30+ devices) | Low (limited Apple devices) | Moderate |
| App Store Approval Time | Hours (Google Play) | 1–3 days (Apple) | Same as native |
| Development Cost | Similar to iOS | Similar to Android | 30–40% less than both |
| Ecosystem Reach | Phones, tablets, Wear OS, TV, Auto, foldables | iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV, Vision Pro | Mobile + Web + Desktop |
| Best For Industries | Mass-market apps, fintech in emerging markets, IoT, automotive | Premium B2C, healthcare, productivity | MVPs, startups, dual launches |
| When to Choose | ★ Targeting volume markets, Android-first audience, deep system integrations | Premium audiences, Apple ecosystem features | Tight budget, fast time-to-market |
Android cost depends on scope — screens, backend, integrations, device coverage, security, and compliance all move the number. The tiers below are planning guides; every engagement gets a written, itemized estimate after a free discovery call.
Best for validating an idea with real users before investing in scale.
Best for funded startups and SMEs launching a full commercial product.
Best for enterprises and regulated industries — scoped and quoted after a technical discovery phase.
Cost decisions happen in the first two weeks of a project, before most of the code is written. Every factor below is scoped and priced individually during discovery.
A phone-only app costs less than one that also covers tablets, foldables, Wear OS, or Android TV. Each additional form factor adds design and testing scope, sized during discovery rather than assumed upfront.
A managed backend like Firebase keeps early costs minimal. Custom microservices with authentication, payments, and analytics pipelines are a significant, separately scoped investment.
Templated Material 3 UI ships fast. Custom-illustrated, animation-heavy interfaces add design and engineering time on top of the base build.
Standard integrations like payments, maps, and social login are quick individually. Healthcare or fintech compliance APIs carry more certification and testing overhead.
LLM integrations, real-time chat, video calling, and live GPS tracking each add development and ongoing infrastructure cost that scales with usage — modeled before you commit.
HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, and GDPR alignment add architecture and audit work measured in weeks — non-negotiable in regulated industries, and far cheaper designed in than retrofitted.
An Android MVP typically reaches Google Play submission in 6–10 weeks; growth-stage products take 3–5 months; enterprise platforms run 6+ months depending on device scope, backend, integrations, and compliance. Discovery, feedback cycles, backend complexity, and QA all affect timing.
| Phase | MVP Android App | Mid-Complexity | Enterprise Android |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery & Validation | 3–5 days | 1–2 weeks | 3–4 weeks |
| UI/UX Design (Material 3) | 1–2 weeks | 3–5 weeks | 6–10 weeks |
| Android Dev (Kotlin / Compose) | 2–3 weeks | 5–8 weeks | 10–14 weeks |
| Backend & APIs | 2–3 weeks | 4–8 weeks | 10–14 weeks |
| QA & Firebase Test Lab | 1 week | 2–3 weeks | 4–6 weeks |
| Google Play Submission | 2–3 days | 3–5 days | 1 week |
| Total Timeline | 5–7 weeks | 10–14 weeks | 16–22 weeks |
Eight-plus years, Clutch-recognized Android expertise, and a 100% Upwork Job Success score — these are real, shipped products live on Google Play, several still maintained by our team today, not portfolio filler.
We build with current Android platform capabilities so your app feels native to the OS today and stays current as Google ships new releases.
Where supported, on-device models like Gemini Nano can reduce latency and keep selected workloads — chat, summarization, smart replies — on the device; cloud models are used when broader reasoning or model capability is required. Device and API support varies.
Wallpaper-driven dynamic colors and Material 3 components for an Android experience that feels personalized to each user’s device.
Glanceable home screen widgets, Wear OS Tiles, and Quick Settings tiles for real-time updates without opening the app.
Modern back-navigation animations and custom back handlers for smoother transitions, on devices and OS versions that support the feature.
Fingerprint and face unlock, passkeys via Credential Manager, Sign in with Google, and Android Keystore-backed secure storage for sensitive data.
Google Pay checkout and Google Play Billing for subscription management, free trials, and promotional offers, built to current Play policy.
Health Connect for unified health data, plus Wear OS Health Services for heart rate and fitness tracking across supported watches.
ARCore for augmented reality, CameraX for advanced camera features, and ML Kit for real-time image and pose detection.
Android’s device breadth and platform depth make it a particularly strong fit in these categories.
Social Media & Content
On-Demand Application
Local Business & Directory
Automotive & Fleet Management
Real Estate
Education
Healthcare & Fitness
Ecommerce & Shopping
Banking & Finance
Food & Restaurant
Media & Social
Hotel Booking
Sports & Fantasy Gaming
Agile Scrum, two-week sprints, regular demos, and testable builds throughout development — so progress is something you can review and experience, not just read about.
We audit your business goals, target users, and competitor apps, then run a feasibility pass on your Android concept before any code is written.
A validated concept, defined scope document, and a signed SOW with a fixed price and timeline — typically within 5–7 days.
We lock the tech stack (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, backend choice), break features into sprints, and map dependencies to a real delivery calendar.
A sprint-by-sprint roadmap with named milestones, resource allocation, and a timeline you can hold us to.
Our designers build wireframes and clickable Figma prototypes using Material 3, tested against real user flows before development starts.
A full clickable prototype you can test and sign off on, so nothing gets built on unvalidated screens.
We build in Kotlin with Jetpack Compose, wire up your backend and APIs, and push code through weekly sprint demos so you see progress live.
Working builds you can test every sprint, clean version-controlled code, and full visibility — no black-box development.
We run functional, performance, and security testing across our device matrix, plus regression passes before every release candidate.
A bug-tracked QA report and a release candidate tested across your target devices — not just the one it was built on.
We handle Play Store submission and policy compliance, configure production servers, and monitor crash and performance data post-launch.
A live app on the Play Store, plus a defined support window for fixes, updates, and monitoring after launch.
Google’s modern Android toolchain paired with battle-tested architecture patterns — chosen to keep the app fast in production and easy to maintain as Android evolves, so you’re never stuck maintaining a stack no other developer can pick up.
Four ways to bring our Android team onto your project — pick the one that matches how defined your scope is.
As specialists within the broader mobile app development practice, we know when Android-first makes sense and when to ship both Android and iOS via Flutter. Here’s what that means in practice:
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Projects are built in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose by engineers who work directly with Android’s current libraries and Compose features rather than legacy View-based patterns carried over unnecessarily.
Projects are led by experienced Android engineers who work directly with clients throughout discovery, implementation, and release — not through an account layer.
Phones, tablets, Wear OS, Android TV, and foldables — we build for the form factor your product actually needs, not just the phone screen.
Every engagement starts with discovery that produces scope, flows, and an architecture recommendation you own — so budget goes to a validated plan, not assumptions.
Our team prepares Google Play listings, app signing, Data Safety disclosures, policy requirements, and release artifacts, and helps address review feedback. Final approval and review timing are controlled by Google.
Source code, designs, and agreed intellectual property are transferred according to the project contract. Wherever practical, your Google Play Console account, signing configuration, and repositories remain under your ownership from the start.
Weekly demos, a shared project board, and milestone-based billing. When something takes longer than planned, you hear it from us first — with a revised plan, not an excuse.
Annual Android OS upgrades, Kotlin and Gradle migrations, and dependency updates handled on an ongoing basis, plus takeovers of existing codebases starting with an honest audit before quoting anything.
Real feedback from founders and CTOs who’ve shipped Android apps with us — read the full, unedited reviews on Clutch (16 reviews), Google (30+ reviews), and Upwork (100% Job Success).
Our B2B and B2C platform helps Nigerian manufacturers sell at wholesale prices and suppliers offer competitive retail pricing, with a strong focus on Made in Africa products and easy local and international distribution. The app has received excellent user reviews for its design and unique features. Communication with the Primocys team was smooth in an agile setup, even beyond office hours when needed. Their mobile app development expertise is excellent—highly professional and reliable.
We hired Primocys to develop a highly complex and specialized mobile application, and they delivered outstanding results. The app includes advanced features such as timeline mixers, classifieds, payments, advertisements, GPS functionality, and more. Their technical skills, timely delivery, availability, and the personal attention Arpan Sagar brings to each project truly stand out. The team stays focused and committed from start to finish—an excellent experience overall.
The dating app was delivered successfully and approved by both Apple App Store and Google Play. Our users are highly impressed with the design, UI, and overall functionality. The project was well planned with clear milestones, and all modules were delivered on time. The team is talented, patient, and flexible, accommodating multiple scope revisions as requirements evolved. Their 24/7 development and support availability made the entire process smooth and reliable.
Great team with excellent communication and a strong commitment to on-time delivery. They developed a fully customized mobile app for both Android and iOS, perfectly matching our requirements. The entire process was smooth and professional, with clear updates at every stage. They are reliable, skilled, and very easy to work with. We’re continuing our partnership on more projects, and choosing them has been one of the best business decisions I’ve made.
The products below reached Google Play through our team’s product engineering, though built on Flutter rather than native Kotlin — shown here as evidence of successful Google Play delivery, not native Android architecture.
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AI Creation Time
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iOS & Android Ready
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Smart Coaching Engine
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Android’s reach and platform depth change how a business connects with customers. Here’s what that means in practice.
Get a free 30-minute consultation with a senior Android architect. We’ll review your idea, propose a tech stack, and give you a fixed price + timeline within 24 hours.
Book a Free Strategy Call →Every technology below is chosen to solve a specific business problem, matched to your product’s actual requirements.
WebSockets, Socket.io, and Firebase Realtime Database power live chat, real-time notifications, live tracking, and instant data sync.
Where a use case genuinely requires decentralized trust or immutable records, we integrate blockchain via Ethereum, Solana, or Hyperledger.
ARCore-based augmented reality for virtual try-ons, 3D product viewers, and interactive real estate tours.
On-device ML models and ML Kit for image recognition, natural language processing, recommendation engines, and predictive analytics.
Bluetooth, BLE, Wi-Fi Direct, and MQTT protocols connecting Android apps to smart home devices, wearables, and industrial sensor dashboards.
Android backends on AWS, Google Cloud, or Firebase, sized and engineered around expected traffic, availability requirements, and growth plans.
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"Our B2B and B2C platform helps Nigerian manufacturers sell at wholesale prices and suppliers offer competitive retail pricing, with a strong focus on Made in Africa products and easy local and international distribution. The app has received excellent user reviews for its design and unique features. Communication with the Primocys team was smooth in an agile setup, even beyond office hours when needed. Their mobile app development expertise is excellent—highly professional and reliable."
"The dating app was delivered successfully and approved by both Apple App Store and Google Play. Our users are highly impressed with the design, UI, and overall functionality. The project was well planned with clear milestones, and all modules were delivered on time. The team is talented, patient, and flexible, accommodating multiple scope revisions as requirements evolved. Their 24/7 development and support availability made the entire process smooth and reliable."
" We hired Primocys to develop a highly complex and specialized mobile application, and they delivered outstanding results. The app includes advanced features such as timeline mixers, classifieds, payments, advertisements, GPS functionality, and more. Their technical skills, timely delivery, availability, and the personal attention Arpan Sagar brings to each project truly stand out. The team stays focused and committed from start to finish—an excellent experience overall."
" Great team with excellent communication and a strong commitment to on-time delivery. They developed a fully customized mobile app for both Android and iOS, perfectly matching our requirements. The entire process was smooth and professional, with clear updates at every stage. They are reliable, skilled, and very easy to work with. We’re continuing our partnership on more projects, and choosing them has been one of the best business decisions I’ve made."
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