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Ship an app your customers actually open — built for ₹15k phones, patchy 3G and UPI, not a Silicon Valley demo.
Most Indian SMBs don't need "an app" — they need a specific job done on a phone: customers reordering without calling, delivery boys closing runs without WhatsApp screenshots, your floor staff logging production without paper. We build exactly that. Native iOS/Android where it matters, React Native or Flutter where one codebase saves you 40% on build and maintenance, and an honest answer on the first call about whether you even need an app yet. Every app we ship is engineered for the real India your users live in — a ₹12,000 Android phone on 3G, UPI/Razorpay payments, WhatsApp login, offline-first so it works inside a basement godown, and Play Store/App Store launches that survive review. You own the code, the keystore and the accounts. No lock-in, no "the developer disappeared with our signing key" horror story.
On call one we settle the platform question against your reality: budget, time-to-market, in-house maintenance capacity and what the app actually does. Heavy camera/maps/BLE or a flagship consumer brand pushes native; a CRUD-heavy ops or customer app on a tight budget pushes React Native or Flutter — one codebase, both stores, roughly 40% less build and maintenance cost. We tell you the trade-off in plain rupees, not religion.
We ruthlessly cut v1 to the one workflow that moves money — reorder, book, deliver, log — and ship that in weeks, not quarters. You get a real app in users' hands fast, learn what they actually tap, then we fund phase two from results instead of guessing a 40-screen spec upfront that half goes unused.
We assume the worst phone and the worst network, not the best. Local-first data with a sync queue so the app works in a basement godown or a moving delivery van and reconciles when signal returns; tested on real ₹10–15k Android devices and old iPhones, not just a simulator. If it's smooth on a slow phone, it's instant on a good one.
Code in your Git, app built inside your own Apple Developer and Google Play accounts, the Android keystore and iOS certificates handed over and documented. We architect for handover — clean repo, README, env setup — so any developer can pick it up. The single most expensive mistake Indian SMBs make is letting the vendor hold the signing key; we make that impossible.
We build a single API/backend that feeds the app, your website and your admin panel, and wire it to what you already run — Tally, your ERP/POS, Razorpay, WhatsApp. No duplicate data entry, no app that lives on an island. The phone becomes another window into your business, not a second system to reconcile.
Reorder-in-two-taps apps for D2C, retail, restaurants, pharmacies and clinics — UPI/Razorpay checkout, WhatsApp/OTP login, order tracking, loyalty and push-driven repeat purchase.
Route lists, proof-of-delivery photo + OTP, live GPS, COD/UPI collection reconciliation and offline run-closing for delivery boys, technicians, sales reps and merchandisers who work where there's no signal.
Production logging, stock-in/stock-out, quality checks, attendance and approvals on a phone or rugged tablet — barcode/QR scanning built in, syncs straight to your ERP/Tally.
One codebase shipping to both Play Store and App Store at roughly 40% lower build and maintenance cost — the right default for most ops and customer apps where budget and speed matter more than flagship polish.
Full Swift/Kotlin builds when you need heavy camera, maps, Bluetooth/BLE hardware, deep OS features or flagship-grade smoothness — and the performance headroom that comes with it.
Razorpay, PhonePe, Paytm, UPI intent/collect, in-app subscriptions, COD reconciliation and GST-correct invoicing — payments that match how India actually pays, including App Store/Play in-app billing where the stores require it.
Local-first storage with a conflict-aware sync queue so the app keeps working on 2G, in lifts, basements and dead zones — then reconciles cleanly the moment signal returns.
Firebase/APNs push, WhatsApp and SMS fallbacks, segmented campaigns and triggered re-engagement that bring users back instead of letting your app rot unopened on screen three.
End-to-end Play Store and App Store submission — store listings, screenshots, privacy declarations, data-safety forms, review-rejection handling and basic App Store Optimisation so people actually find the app.
Indians abandon apps at sign-up. We default to phone-number OTP and, where it fits, WhatsApp-based login — no email, no password to forget. First-session drop-off falls hard because the user is in the app in two taps, not stuck remembering credentials they set six months ago.
Every write goes to a local queue first and the UI updates instantly; the network sync happens in the background with conflict handling. A delivery boy in a basement godown or a field rep in a low-signal village keeps working, and nothing is lost — the opposite of apps that freeze on a spinner the moment 4G drops.
We test on actual budget Androids and 2–3 year old iPhones on throttled networks, not just a fast simulator. Most apps feel great in the demo and terrible in your customer's hand; we tune cold-start time, APK/bundle size and memory for the phone your users genuinely own.
We wire native UPI intent (PhonePe/GPay/Paytm pop straight open) and Razorpay so payment is one tap, not a 16-digit card form nobody completes on mobile. Higher checkout completion, lower COD dependence — and COD that does happen is reconciled in-app, not on a paper sheet.
When budget is tight we sometimes launch a fast PWA or a thin native shell to validate demand in weeks, then invest native effort only in the screens that prove they matter. You avoid sinking 5 lakh into a full native build before you know users will open it.
On React Native/Flutter we set up OTA update channels so bug fixes and tweaks reach users in hours without waiting days for App Store review or for customers to manually update. Critical for ops apps where a broken build can stall your delivery fleet.
We create the apps inside your own Apple and Google accounts and formally hand over the Android keystore and iOS certificates with documentation. This deliberately prevents the most common India SMB trap — the vendor controlling your signing key and holding future updates hostage.
iOS users often deny push and many Android users mute it, so we never rely on push alone — we layer WhatsApp and SMS for the messages that matter (order ready, payment due, run assigned). The app stays useful even when notifications are off, which is what actually drives repeat opens.
We pin down the one workflow worth an app, map users and integrations (ERP/Tally/POS/payments), and decide native vs React Native/Flutter against your budget, timeline and maintenance capacity. You leave with a scoped MVP and a fixed cost/time estimate.
We design the core screens and a tappable prototype tuned for one-handed use on a budget phone, get it onto a real device in your hands, and lock the v1 scope before a line of production code is written.
We build the single backend/API, data model, auth (OTP/WhatsApp), payments and the integrations into your existing systems — the foundation the app, website and admin panel all share.
We build the app screen by screen with offline sync, UPI/Razorpay, push and store-ready plumbing, shipping internal test builds you can try every week so there are no surprises at the end.
We test on real low-end and high-end devices and throttled networks, fix crashes and slow paths, prepare store listings, screenshots, privacy and data-safety declarations, and submit to Play Store and App Store — handling any review rejections.
Go live, hand over code, keystore and store accounts with documentation, monitor crashes and reviews, and move into a support/iteration retainer that fixes bugs fast and ships phase-two features from real usage data.
Two-tap reorder, UPI checkout, order tracking and loyalty for repeat-purchase businesses — turning WhatsApp-and-call ordering into a self-serve app customers actually keep installed.
Direct-order apps that cut aggregator commission — menu, UPI payment, KOT to kitchen, and push offers — so regulars order from you, not from a 25%-commission platform.
Route assignment, GPS tracking, proof-of-delivery, COD/UPI collection and offline run-closing for distributors, FMCG, dairy, water and last-mile fleets working across low-signal areas.
Production entry, stock movement, QR/barcode scanning, quality checks and supervisor approvals on rugged phones or tablets — syncing straight into ERP/Tally with no paper in between.
Appointment booking, reports download, payment and reminder push for patients, plus internal apps for staff rounds, sample collection and bed/queue status.
Fee payment via UPI, attendance, homework, results and announcements for parents and students — with offline access for notes and an admin app for teachers.
An SMB validating one clear workflow on mobile fast, on a tight budget — without betting five lakh on an unproven idea.
from ₹2,50,000 one-time
Businesses ready to ship a real customer or ops app to both stores, wired into the systems they already run.
from ₹5,50,000 one-time
Multi-app or multi-role products — customer + delivery + admin — or native builds needing hardware, maps or flagship performance.
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Indicative scopes — every engagement is tailored on a quick discovery call.
Weeks from kickoff to a real app in users' hands — kept short by a ruthless MVP scope and weekly internal test builds, so you learn from actual usage instead of a long-spec gamble.
Share of sessions with no crash, tracked via crash monitoring and tuned on real low-end devices — the number that decides whether users keep the app or uninstall after one bad open.
How fast the app opens on a ₹12–15k Android, not a flagship — because perceived speed on the phone your users actually own drives retention more than any feature.
Whether people come back after a month, driven by a genuine reason to return plus push/WhatsApp re-engagement — the real test of whether the app earns its place on the home screen.
Share of started payments that finish, lifted by one-tap UPI intent over clunky card forms — the metric that turns an installed app into actual revenue.
Star rating and flow of fresh reviews, managed through stability, ASO and in-app prompts at the right moment — what determines whether new users trust the install button.
Indian SMB owners who've outgrown WhatsApp-and-paper for a real mobile workflow — D2C/retail/pharmacy brands wanting reorder apps, restaurants escaping aggregator commissions, distributors and field teams needing delivery/field-force apps, factories digitising the shop floor, and clinics/schools serving customers on a phone. Ideal if you have a specific workflow worth an app (reorder, book, deliver, log), can invest from ₹2.5 lakh upward, and want to own the code rather than be held hostage by a vendor. If an app isn't the right lever for you yet — if a fast website or WhatsApp automation would do the job cheaper — we'll tell you on the first call.
Plenty of SMBs are sold a ₹5-lakh app when a fast PWA or WhatsApp automation would do the job for a fraction. We map the real workflow first and give you the honest answer — even when the honest answer costs us the bigger project.
Offline-first, UPI, WhatsApp/OTP login, low-end device testing and tight bundle sizes are our defaults, not afterthoughts. We design for the ₹12k phone on 3G your customers actually hold, so the app works in the field, not just on stage.
Apps are built in your own Apple and Google accounts, and we hand over source, signing keys and docs. The most expensive India SMB app mistake is a vendor holding your keystore hostage; with us that can't happen.
We already build websites, ERP, POS and automation for the same SMBs — so your app plugs into systems we understand instead of an integration nobody owns. No finger-pointing between the 'app guy' and the 'ERP guy'.
We ship the one workflow that moves money fast, then expand from real usage data — so you fund phase two from results, not from a 40-screen spec where half the screens never get tapped.
For most Indian SMB customer and ops apps, cross-platform (React Native or Flutter) is the right call — one codebase ships to both Play Store and App Store at roughly 40% lower build and maintenance cost, and the performance is more than enough. We recommend native Swift/Kotlin only when you genuinely need heavy camera, maps, Bluetooth/IoT hardware, deep OS features, or flagship-grade smoothness for a consumer brand. We'll make the call with you on the first call based on your budget, timeline and what the app actually does — not on fashion.
A focused MVP for one workflow typically starts around ₹2.5 lakh and reaches users in 6–10 weeks. A full customer or ops app on both stores, integrated with your systems, usually runs ₹5.5 lakh and up. Multi-app platforms or native builds are quoted custom. The honest driver of cost is scope — we cut v1 to the one workflow that moves money so you spend less and launch faster, then expand from real usage.
Yes — that's a core part of how we build. We design offline-first so the app keeps working in basements, lifts, godowns and low-signal areas and reconciles when signal returns, and we test on real ₹10–15k Android phones and older iPhones on throttled networks, not just a fast simulator. If it's smooth on a slow phone, it's instant on a good one.
You own everything, from day one. The app is built inside your own Apple Developer and Google Play accounts, the code lives in your Git, and we formally hand over the Android keystore and iOS certificates with documentation. The single most expensive mistake we see Indian SMBs make is letting a vendor control the signing key — we deliberately make that impossible.
Yes. We wire native UPI intent (PhonePe/GPay/Paytm open in one tap) and Razorpay for cards/netbanking, handle COD reconciliation in-app, and produce GST-correct invoicing. We build a single backend that integrates with what you already run — Tally, your ERP or POS — so there's no duplicate data entry and the app isn't an island.
We don't disappear at launch. We monitor crashes and reviews, fix issues fast, and on cross-platform apps set up over-the-air update channels so fixes reach users in hours without waiting for store review. Most clients move onto a support and feature retainer where we ship phase-two features driven by real usage data — but because you own the code and keystore, you're never locked to us.
Whether you need to replace spreadsheets, connect SaaS tools, build a custom ERP, launch a SaaS product, generate better leads or automate WhatsApp follow-ups — TheManki can help you build the system your business deserves.