Native and cross platform apps for the life sciences, biotech and research driven companies of Raleigh and the Research Triangle.
iOS, Android and Flutter builds from discovery through store submission. You own the code, the developer accounts and the release process from the first commit.
Raleigh sits at one point of the Research Triangle, a research and life sciences hub built over sixty years around Research Triangle Park rather than a downtown startup scene, and that shapes what a mobile app needs to do here. The Triangle ranks among the largest life sciences hubs in the country, with GlaxoSmithKline and Biogen running major RTP campuses that expect clinical and regulatory rigor from any health related build. IBM and Cisco Systems anchor long standing enterprise technology campuses inside the park. First Citizens Bank, headquartered in Raleigh, adds a financial services demand alongside the research economy. NC State University feeds the technical talent pipeline that IBM, Cisco and the life sciences base draw from, alongside Duke and UNC Chapel Hill nearby, so a Raleigh build often gets reviewed by someone who trained at one of those three schools before you see a demo.
Where we cover around Raleigh
We work with teams across Raleigh and the Research Triangle, on site when a project calls for it and remote the rest of the time.
Downtown Raleigh
Glenwood South
Warehouse District
North Hills
Cary
Morrisville
Durham
Chapel Hill
Apex
Wake Forest
Garner
Time zone
Eastern, full working day overlap
Sectors we build for
Life sciences, enterprise technology, research
Engagement start
Discovery in under two weeks
Serving Raleigh and the surrounding area.
Our mobile app development services
Every engagement in Raleigh runs the same way, whether you need one app or a team to run a roadmap.
iOS App Development
Native iPhone and iPad apps in Swift and SwiftUI, built to the App Store review guidelines rather than around them.
Swift and SwiftUI
Current toolchain, no legacy Objective C unless your codebase already has it.
Store submission handled
We prepare the listing, the privacy manifest and the review response.
Apps We Build
Mobile apps we build
Pick the closest match to what you have in mind. Each one says what we mean by it and what a build of that kind usually has to include.
Enterprise & Field Operations
Consumer & Customer Apps
Data, AI & Connected Devices
Enterprise & Field Operations
Enterprise mobility apps
Put the system your staff use at a desk into their pocket, with the sign-on, device policy and audit trail IT will insist on before it goes anywhere near a personal phone.
Typically includes
SSO and MDM enrollment
Role-based permissions
Offline data capture
Field service apps
The technician gets the job, works the checklist, photographs what they found and collects a signature, and the office has all of it before the van leaves the driveway.
Typically includes
Work order dispatch
On-site checklists
Customer sign-off
Logistics & delivery apps
Drivers, dispatchers and customers reading the same delivery status at the same moment, including the stretch of the route with no signal.
Typically includes
Turn by turn routing
Proof of delivery
Live shipment status
Workforce & scheduling apps
Shifts, swaps, availability and time tracking on the phone every employee already carries, with the approval record payroll needs at month end.
Typically includes
Shift bidding and swaps
Geofenced clock in
Manager approvals
Inspection & compliance apps
Inspections that produce a defensible record: the form, the photo, the timestamp and the location captured once on site and never retyped afterward.
Typically includes
Custom form builder
Photo and GPS evidence
Exportable audit reports
On-demand & booking apps
Booking is a concurrency problem before it is a calendar problem. Two customers reaching for the same slot cannot both get it, and neither should sit watching a spinner to find out which one did.
Typically includes
Real time availability
Cancellation rules
Push reminders
Marketplace apps
Two-sided apps where supply lists and demand browses, with payouts, commission, ratings and enough moderation tooling to keep the bad listings off the first screen.
Typically includes
Split payments and payouts
Search and filtering
Ratings and moderation
Fintech & payment apps
Balances, transfers, cards and statements, with identity verification, encryption at rest and in transit, and a transaction record that stands up to an auditor from the first release.
Typically includes
KYC and identity checks
Card and wallet payments
Immutable transaction log
Healthcare & telemedicine apps
Patient scheduling, secure messaging, video visits and care plans, with protected health information handled the way HIPAA expects rather than the way it is convenient.
Typically includes
Video visits and messaging
HealthKit and wearables
PHI safe storage
Retail, loyalty & commerce apps
Browsing, checkout and rewards in one app, tuned so a returning customer can reorder in under a minute and has a reason to open it between purchases.
Typically includes
Apple Pay and Google Pay
Tiered loyalty program
Push driven promotions
AI features in apps
AI put where it removes a step the user resents: reading a receipt from a photo, searching in plain language, or drafting the message they were about to type themselves.
Typically includes
On device inference
Natural language search
Photo and document extraction
IoT & connected device apps
Your hardware gets its interface from a device the customer already owns. The awkward first five minutes, pairing and provisioning, gets as much design attention as the daily use that follows.
Typically includes
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi pairing
Live device telemetry
Over the air firmware
Wearable & smartwatch apps
Apple Watch and Wear OS companions built around a two second glance, with the phone app still doing the work a watch has no business doing.
Typically includes
watchOS and Wear OS
Glanceable complications
Sensor and health data
Mobile analytics & dashboards
Four numbers on the first screen, and the drill down waiting underneath for the one morning a number looks wrong.
Typically includes
Live data feeds
Drill down by segment
Scheduled push summaries
Offline-first apps
No signal in the loading bay, the stairwell or the aircraft, and the app still records the work. When the connection returns, nothing is lost and nothing is entered twice.
Clinical, trial and health data apps for the life sciences base anchored by GlaxoSmithKline and Biogen's Research Triangle Park campuses.
Internal tools and field apps for the long standing enterprise technology campuses IBM and Cisco Systems run inside Research Triangle Park.
Research, student services and administrative apps for NC State University, Raleigh's anchor in the three university Triangle research pipeline.
Account and lending apps for the financial base anchored by First Citizens Bank, headquartered in Raleigh, alongside regional Truist and Wells Fargo operations.
Field and supply chain apps supporting the automotive, aerospace and electronics manufacturers that feed the Triangle's technology and life sciences base.
Case Studies
Real projects, real outcomes. Here's what we've shipped for companies like yours.
The main challenge was improving performance without disrupting active logistics operations.
Solution
The solution focused on targeted React architecture recovery rather than a risky rebuild. FleetGrid kept React and Next.js but changed how dashboard routes loaded, how live updates flowed, how shipment tables rendered, and how heavy map and analytics modules were delayed.
Result
INP improved from 482ms to 181ms at p75 on shipment search and operations dashboard pages.
The main challenge was improving performance without disrupting active learners, instructors, and enterprise clients.
Solution
The solution was a targeted performance recovery rather than a full rebuild. LearnSphere kept React and Next.js but changed how course pages loaded, how learner progress state was isolated, how video and quiz interactions were handled, and how large lists rendered.
Result
INP improved from 432ms to 168ms at p75 on lesson and quiz pages.
The main challenge was improving speed and reliability without disrupting a regulated financial product.
Solution
The solution was a targeted React architecture recovery. WealthBridge kept its existing stack but reduced initial JavaScript, isolated real-time updates, virtualized financial tables, delayed heavy modules, improved chart interaction performance, and added release-time performance governance.
Result
INP improved from 446ms to 169ms at p75 on portfolio and holdings pages.
The main challenge was improving performance without interrupting daily clinical operations.
Solution
The solution focused on reducing unnecessary rendering work and making the dashboard respond faster during real clinical workflows. The team kept React but changed how data updates flowed through the application, how tables rendered, how search executed, and how heavy widgets loaded.
Result
INP improved from 468ms to 174ms at p75 on patient search and queue pages.
The main challenge was improving the performance and maintainability of the React application while the business continued to launch new collections every week.
Solution
The solution focused on targeted architectural recovery rather than a risky rewrite. ModaNest kept React and Next.js but changed how pages loaded, hydrated, rendered, and updated.
Result
INP improved from 412ms to 162ms at p75 on product listing pages.
You're not hiring “an offshore team.” You're hiring a delivery partner accountable for results, with the security posture, communication, and seniority US buyers expect.
01
US Time-Zone Overlap
Real-time collaboration during your working hours. Daily standups, same-day answers, no 12-hour lag on decisions.
02
Senior-Only Engineers
Every engineer on your project has 5+ years shipping production software. No juniors billed as seniors, no learning on your budget.
03
End-to-End Ownership
Product strategy, UX, engineering, QA, DevOps, and post-launch support under one roof. One accountable partner, not five vendors.
04
Security & Compliance First
SOC 2-aligned processes, ISO 27001 practices, and experience with HIPAA, GDPR, and PCI DSS. Your data and your users are protected by default.
Our Process
Our Mobile App Development Process
A transparent, six-phase process with clear deliverables at every step. You always know what's happening and what's next.
1
Discovery
We map your goals, users, and constraints. Deliverables: product requirements, scope, and a realistic roadmap.
~1 to 2 weeks
2
Design
UX/UI design and technical architecture. Deliverables: clickable prototype, system design, tech-stack decisions.
~2 to 3 weeks
3
Planning
Sprint plan, milestones, and team allocation. Deliverables: backlog, timeline, and delivery plan you sign off on.
4
Development & Testing
Two-week sprints with working software at the end of each. Deliverables: shippable increments, automated tests, sprint demos.
5
Deployment
CI/CD release to production with monitoring in place. Deliverables: live product, deployment pipeline, documentation.
6
Support & Maintenance
Ongoing support, monitoring, and iteration. Deliverables: SLAs, bug fixes, and a roadmap for what's next.
1
Discovery
We map your goals, users, and constraints. Deliverables: product requirements, scope, and a realistic roadmap.
~1 to 2 weeks
2
Design
UX/UI design and technical architecture. Deliverables: clickable prototype, system design, tech-stack decisions.
~2 to 3 weeks
3
Planning
Sprint plan, milestones, and team allocation. Deliverables: backlog, timeline, and delivery plan you sign off on.
4
Development & Testing
Two-week sprints with working software at the end of each. Deliverables: shippable increments, automated tests, sprint demos.
5
Deployment
CI/CD release to production with monitoring in place. Deliverables: live product, deployment pipeline, documentation.
6
Support & Maintenance
Ongoing support, monitoring, and iteration. Deliverables: SLAs, bug fixes, and a roadmap for what's next.
Pricing
How Much Do Mobile App Development Services Cost?
Every project is different, but here's honest, real-world budgeting so you can plan, no “it depends” runaround.
Simple App
10,000 to 50,000 dollars
One platform, a focused feature set, a clean release. An MVP built this way usually sits at the lower end of the range, and how far you cut scope decides where you land in it.
Timeline: Typically 2 to 4 months
Most common
Medium App
30,000 to 70,000 dollars
Both platforms, a backend, integrations and an admin side. Most small to mid sized business apps land in this range, and the number of systems your app has to talk to decides where in it you sit.
Timeline: Typically 4 to 7 months
Complex App
60,000 to 200,000 dollars
A multi platform program with real time features, heavy integration work, compliance review and a dedicated team over several releases. Compliance depth and how much custom infrastructure you need decide where you land in the range.
Don't take our word for it. Here's what founders and engineering leaders say about working with us.
Eddie Flaisler, Ex-VP Engineering at Uber: Softaims made hiring remote developers effortless. The talent matched our requirements perfectly, and collaboration with the team was extremely efficient.
Daniel Russo, ScaleUp software: Working with Softaims allowed us to quickly onboard highly skilled engineers who integrated seamlessly with our team. The experience was smooth and the results exceeded our expectations.
Kirill, CT0 at EdAider: The Softaims platform gave us access to developers who immediately added value. Their expertise and professionalism made the entire process seamless.
Spencer Scott, Hello Median: Softaims helped us scale our engineering team quickly. The quality of the developers and the speed of onboarding were impressive.
Yoav Shalmor, CEO at Stads.io: Hiring through Softaims was straightforward and effective. We were able to collaborate with skilled engineers who understood our technical needs.
Nathan Ruff, CEO at Onenine: Softaims provided us with experienced developers who contributed immediately to our projects. The process was efficient and the results were excellent.
Elliot Tousley, CEO at Sparklaunch Media: Softaims provided us access to highly skilled remote engineers who contributed immediately. The process was efficient, and the quality of work exceeded our expectations.
Max Baehr, CEO at Lovart: Hiring through Softaims was seamless. We were able to find developers who perfectly matched our technical requirements and collaborated effectively with our in-house team.
Softaims made hiring remote developers effortless. The talent matched our requirements perfectly, and collaboration with the team was extremely efficient.
eddie flaisler
Ex-VP Engineering at Uber
Working with Softaims allowed us to quickly onboard highly skilled engineers who integrated seamlessly with our team. The experience was smooth and the results exceeded our expectations.
daniel russo
ScaleUp software
The Softaims platform gave us access to developers who immediately added value. Their expertise and professionalism made the entire process seamless.
kirill
CT0 at EdAider
Softaims helped us scale our engineering team quickly. The quality of the developers and the speed of onboarding were impressive.
spencer scott
Hello Median
Hiring through Softaims was straightforward and effective. We were able to collaborate with skilled engineers who understood our technical needs.
yoav shalmor
CEO at Stads.io
Softaims provided us with experienced developers who contributed immediately to our projects. The process was efficient and the results were excellent.
nathan ruff
CEO at Onenine
Softaims provided us access to highly skilled remote engineers who contributed immediately. The process was efficient, and the quality of work exceeded our expectations.
elliot tousley
CEO at Sparklaunch Media
Hiring through Softaims was seamless. We were able to find developers who perfectly matched our technical requirements and collaborated effectively with our in-house team.
max baehr
CEO at Lovart
Softaims made hiring remote developers effortless. The talent matched our requirements perfectly, and collaboration with the team was extremely efficient.
eddie flaisler
Ex-VP Engineering at Uber
Working with Softaims allowed us to quickly onboard highly skilled engineers who integrated seamlessly with our team. The experience was smooth and the results exceeded our expectations.
daniel russo
ScaleUp software
The Softaims platform gave us access to developers who immediately added value. Their expertise and professionalism made the entire process seamless.
kirill
CT0 at EdAider
Softaims helped us scale our engineering team quickly. The quality of the developers and the speed of onboarding were impressive.
spencer scott
Hello Median
Hiring through Softaims was straightforward and effective. We were able to collaborate with skilled engineers who understood our technical needs.
yoav shalmor
CEO at Stads.io
Softaims provided us with experienced developers who contributed immediately to our projects. The process was efficient and the results were excellent.
nathan ruff
CEO at Onenine
Softaims provided us access to highly skilled remote engineers who contributed immediately. The process was efficient, and the quality of work exceeded our expectations.
elliot tousley
CEO at Sparklaunch Media
Hiring through Softaims was seamless. We were able to find developers who perfectly matched our technical requirements and collaborated effectively with our in-house team.
max baehr
CEO at Lovart
Compliance
Frameworks we build against
SOC 2
Control gap reviews
HIPAA
Aligned delivery process
GDPR
Data handling by design
Awards & Recognition
Our industry recognition is a testament to our rigorous vetting process and the impactful digital solutions we deliver. From connecting clients with top-tier global talent to building scalable web and mobile apps, our commitment to excellence sets us apart.
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Horizon Award (Gold)
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Mobile app development in Raleigh, answered
Most Raleigh projects land between 30,000 and 70,000 dollars. A simple app runs 10,000 to 50,000 dollars, a medium app 30,000 to 70,000 dollars, and a complex multi platform program 60,000 to 200,000 dollars. Where you land inside a range depends on how many platforms you ship to, how much backend and integration work sits behind the app, and how much compliance your industry forces on you. A cross platform build in Flutter or React Native typically costs 30 to 50 percent less than shipping two separate native apps.
A simple app typically takes 2 to 4 months. A medium app with accounts, payments and a backend typically takes 4 to 7 months. A complex program with multiple integrations and compliance review typically takes 9 to 18 months. Those are the usual spans, not promises: scope changes, integration work and app store review all move them. You get a written schedule after discovery, not a guess in the first call.
Yes. We build native iOS in Swift, native Android in Kotlin, and cross platform in Flutter or React Native. Which one you should use depends on your budget, your performance needs and how much platform specific behavior your app relies on. We recommend one and explain the tradeoff before you commit.
Yes, on a retainer you can end. It covers OS upgrades, store policy changes, crash triage and feature work. Your accounts, signing keys and repositories stay under your control throughout, so ending the retainer does not strand your app.
Yes. Discovery exists for that. We turn the concept into flows, a scope you approve, and a fixed first release, so you know what you are buying before development starts.
Yes. An MVP sits at the lower end of the simple app range of 10,000 to 50,000 dollars, and how much scope you cut decides where in it you land. We cut that scope with you in writing before we start, and we build it so the code survives into v2 rather than getting thrown away.
Healthcare, financial services, logistics, e-commerce, real estate, travel and energy, among others. We match the engineers on your project to the domain, and to the compliance review your sector runs.
You do, from the first commit. Code lives in your repository, apps ship from your developer accounts, and there is no license fee or lock in. The contract assigns all of it to you.
A shared Slack channel, a board you can read at any time, and a demo at the end of every sprint. You see the same board we do, so progress is not something you have to ask for.
Yes. We prepare the listing, the screenshots, the privacy declarations and the review responses, and we submit from your accounts. If a review is rejected we handle the resubmission.
