I'm Matthew Kennard - a UK based freelance app developer offering native apps for iOS and Android.
I have over 12 years software development experience, and have been working with mobile apps since 2008 when Apple launched its App Store.
I work with agencies and businesses across the UK. In addition to new app projects I offer support and maintenance for existing apps.
Give your users an app which feels like it belongs on their phone or tablet.
Make use of the latest platform features for apps that impress.
If you are looking for a cross platform app I use and recommend Xamarin.
From discovery through to launch, I will help you bring your app to public facing app stores or onto the mobile devices of your employees.
In addition to developing new apps, I can help you with your existing apps and provide mobile app consultancy services.
If you want a cross platform app, that is where the majority of the same code is used in both your iOS and Android app, I recommend Xamarin.
Xamarin gives you native apps but with 60 - 99% shared code. It's not web based like Cordova, Ionic, etc so will feel like a real app.
The process of taking an initial concept and seeing it through to having a successful app in the hands of users requires experience.
I can provide a customised package of services to agencies or other organisations who want to handle most of the app development themselves or outsource parts of the development to a third party.
Finding the right someone to develop an app for you or your client isn’t easy. Here are some questions to ask them to improve your chances of making the right choice. One. What apps have you got on the App Store and Google Play? Your potential developer should be able to point to some apps they’ve published. Even if they are new to working with clients they should have written an app for themselves.
A common scenario: “We are an award winning agency and have the go ahead to develop an app for a fantastic client. We haven’t developed a mobile app before but out client wants one and we should give it a go.” What happens all too frequently is that an agency goes through discovery, creates mockups and specs an app. All without anyone involved who has been on app project before.
A question to ask, ideally before you start coding: “What operating systems should I support?” Let’s look at some popular apps: App Min iOS Min Android Facebook 8.0+ 4.1 Twitter 9.0+ 4.0 iA Writer 10.0+ 4.0 Buffer 10.0 2.2 1Password 11.0 4.0 (Note: for Android it can be a little tricky to quickly find out the minimum version required for the latest version of the app just by looking on Google Play)
My phone is amazing. On an average day it will: Be my book when I take my asleep 7 month daughter downstairs first thing in morning (Kindle app) Check traffic on the school run before heading out (Google Maps) Take phone calls from clients looking for an update on their app See if it’s going to rain before going for a walk at lunchtime (Dark Sky) Generating a banner image for a blog post (Adobe Spark Post) Check and respond to email if out of the office (Inbox by Gmail) Play a podcast on the way home from work (Overcast) Help get my daughter to sleep with some white noise when it’s my wife’s turn to do our son’s bath (Spotify) Catching up on RSS feeds (Reeder), Twitter (Tweetbot), Reddit (Apollo) whilst she’s falling asleep Draft an idea for my latest blog post (Drafts/iA Writer) Keep track of something I’ve thought needs to be done tomorrow (beorg) Put something from Netflix on the Apple TV when the remote had gone missing again (iOS 11 Apple TV control centre function) Thanks to my phone and all the apps I use everyday!
If I work with you on your next project it will be as part of your team, not as a third party. Many of the companies I work with don't want to publicise the fact development isn't in-house. Get in contact to see some of the great apps I've worked on.
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