Mobile app development company in Poland

Mobile App Development Company in Poland for US and European Businesses

Apps Value is a mobile app development agency in Kraków that builds iOS and Android apps in Flutter and React Native. Companies outsource to us for senior engineers, a fixed price agreed before the build, and a team that works inside the EU legal framework with a daily overlap on US and European hours.

30 minutes with the CEO. You leave with a straight answer on fit, scope and timeline.

iOS Android One codebase Flutter or React Native
19+Mobile projects delivered
6 yearsBuilding apps from Kraków for clients abroad
2Frameworks, Flutter and React Native, one codebase each
Fixed priceAgreed after scoping, paid against delivered milestones
The short answer

Why companies choose a mobile app development company in Poland: senior engineers, Central European Time, and EU contract law, GDPR and IP protection, at a cost structure without US or Western European salary overhead. The saving comes from where the company sits, not from cutting the engineering.

What Apps Value does: designs, builds and publishes iOS and Android apps in Flutter or React Native, with the backend and web admin the product needs, then supports them after launch. Most work runs as a fixed price project; ongoing capacity runs as a dedicated team.

Who it fits: startups building a first version, and established companies in field service, booking, marketplaces and operations that need an app connected to the systems they already run.

  • CompanyApps Value, mobile app development agency
  • Locational. Powstania Warszawskiego 15, 31-539 Kraków, Poland
  • FrameworksFlutter and React Native for iOS and Android
  • BackendNestJS or Supabase, PostgreSQL, Stripe or store billing
  • ClientsUnited States, European Union, Switzerland and the Nordics
  • Engagement modelsFixed price projects and dedicated development teams
  • OwnershipCode, repositories and store accounts in the client's name from day one
Why Poland

Why do companies outsource mobile app development to Poland?

Most buyers arrive with the same four questions. These are the answers that decide whether nearshore mobile app development in Europe works for them.

Working hours, shown in Kraków time 8:0012:0016:0020:0024:00New YorkLondonKrakówZurichCopenhagen Shared window with the US East Coast morning

Is the engineering as good as at home?

Poland has one of the largest software engineering markets in the European Union, and most senior developers have shipped products for international clients. The difference you pay for at home is overhead, not skill.

Is the work legally safe?

Poland is an EU member state. Contracts sit under European law, personal data under GDPR, and the IP transfers to you in writing. EU hosting is available when your data has to stay in Europe.

Will the time zone slow us down?

Kraków is on Central European Time, the same working day as Berlin, Amsterdam, Zurich and Copenhagen, and one hour ahead of London. The US East Coast morning overlaps our afternoon, which is when standups, reviews and demos happen.

Will we talk to the people building it?

Yes. There is no account manager in the middle. You work in English with the engineers and the tech lead on your product, in your Slack and your standups.

How a cross border engagement runs in practice, from who signs to who owns the store accounts, is covered in our guide to nearshore app development. What Polish law requires for the code to become yours, how VAT invoicing works for EU and US clients, and which Polish holidays move release dates is set out in hiring Flutter developers in Poland.

What we build

What does a mobile app development agency in Kraków actually deliver?

The full product, not only the screens. Each item below is part of a normal project, scoped and priced before the build starts.

Cross platform apps

iOS and Android from one codebase. We build in Flutter and in React Native, and recommend the one your future team can maintain.

UX and UI design

User flows, wireframes and a design system before code, so scope and price are agreed on something you have already seen and approved.

Backend and admin panel

Authentication, database, business logic, payments and a web admin where the product needs one, on NestJS or Supabase.

QA on real devices

Unit, widget and integration tests, plus manual testing on physical iPhones and Android phones before every release, not only on simulators.

App Store and Google Play submission

Store listings, review, rejections and the account setup that sets the launch date, done on accounts in your company's name. What that requires is in app publishing requirements.

Support after launch

OS updates, store policy changes, fixes and new features on a monthly basis, described under app maintenance services.

How to work with us

Fixed price project or dedicated team: which one do you need?

Two engagement models, for two different situations. Most companies know which one they need after the first call.

Fixed price mobile app development

For a defined product with a date. We scope first, you approve one number, and payments are released against delivered milestones. Delivery closes with a signed acceptance protocol, and larger contracts carry a one year warranty.

Best forA first version, a new product, a rebuild with a clear scope.

Dedicated mobile app development team

For ongoing capacity inside your own roadmap. Engineers from the same team join your process month to month, and you interview the specific people before anything is signed.

Best forCompanies with a product and a backlog that outgrew their in house team.

If you are weighing the two contract models on their own terms, we compared them in fixed price or time and material. Price bands by project shape sit on our pricing page.

Outsourcing works when three things are true on day one: the scope is written down, the accounts are in your name, and you can talk to the person writing the code.

Comparison

How does a Polish agency compare with a local agency or a freelancer?

Three realistic ways to get a mobile app built, compared on what usually decides the choice.

What decides itLocal agency or freelancerApps Value, Poland
Seniority per budgetLocal or freelancerLocal senior rates, or a freelancer whose seniority variesApps ValueSenior engineers without local salary overhead
Who carries scope riskLocal or freelancerUsually you, on hourly billingApps ValueThe agency, on a fixed price agreed after scoping
ContinuityLocal or freelancerA freelancer is a single point of failureApps ValueA team, with documented knowledge and a tech lead
Working hoursLocal or freelancerYour hoursApps ValueFull overlap with Europe, a shared window with the US East Coast morning
Legal frameworkLocal or freelancerYour jurisdictionApps ValueEU contract law, GDPR, written IP transfer
Scope of deliveryLocal or freelancerOften the app onlyApps ValueDesign, app, backend, QA, store release and support

The in house option is a different decision with its own tradeoffs, covered in building in house or outsourcing.

Proof

Which apps has this team already shipped?

Products with real users on the App Store and Google Play, across the shapes we build most often.

Loopy Jobs marketplace app built in Flutter by Apps ValueLoopy Jobs screen
Loopy JobsMarketplace
Evesport personal trainer booking app built in Flutter by Apps ValueEvesport screen
EvesportBooking
TimeFix field service app for technicians built by Apps ValueTimeFix screen
TimeFixField service
Liniowiec offline waterway navigation app built in Flutter by Apps ValueLiniowiec screen
LiniowiecOffline navigation

Loopy Jobs, two sided marketplace

Clients and independent professionals in one Flutter app, with job feeds, messaging, payments and a web admin, delivered on a fixed price. Read the case study

Evesport, booking platform

Personal trainer booking with session payments, trainer payouts and cancellations handled end to end. Read the case study

TimeFix, field service tool

Job and time tracking for technicians working on site, replacing notes kept on personal phones. Read the case study

Liniowiec, offline navigation

A Flutter app that loads routes at startup and keeps working on the water with no signal. Read the case study

We go deepest in field service app development, booking apps, marketplaces and offline first apps, and in first versions under MVP app development for startups.

Process

What happens after the first call?

A sequence built so you know the price and the date before you commit to the build.

1Week 1Intro callfit and access2Weeks 1 to 3Scope and priceone fixed number3Every 2 weeksSprint demoworking software4LaunchStore releasesigned acceptance
Week 1

Intro call and fit

You describe the product, the users and the deadline. We tell you whether we are the right team, what is realistic, and what we need from you, starting with store accounts in your company's name.

Weeks 1 to 3

Scoping and fixed price proposal

User flows, a feature list with what is in and out of version one, technical risks, then one price and a milestone plan. If you want this step on its own, it is our app discovery workshop.

Build

Two week sprints with live demos

Working software at the end of every sprint, tested on real devices, with one decision maker on your side approving each step. Where the weeks go is in our mobile app development timeline.

Launch

Store release, acceptance and support

Submission to the App Store and Google Play, a signed acceptance protocol, and then monthly support, a handover to your own team, or a clean stop.

Existing apps

Can a company in Poland take over an app another team built?

Yes, and it is a large share of the work we are asked for. It starts with access, not code: developer accounts, repositories, signing material and the backend move into your hands, then a code audit tells you what the app needs before anyone quotes a fixed price. The full sequence is in taking over a live mobile app, and projects that are already in trouble run as app rescue.

FAQ

Questions buyers ask before hiring a mobile app development company in Poland

What does it cost to outsource mobile app development to Poland?

It depends on the shape of the product: how many user roles it has, whether money moves through the app, and which systems it connects to. We agree one fixed price after scoping. Bands for each shape are on our pricing page.

How long does it take to build an app with your team?

A focused first version typically reaches both stores in 8 to 12 weeks. Marketplaces, booking systems and field tools run 12 to 22 weeks and are scoped in stages.

Do you build in Flutter or React Native?

Both. We recommend the one your future maintainers can read and that fits your existing stack. Both give you iOS and Android from one codebase.

Who owns the code and the store accounts?

You do. Repositories, developer accounts and infrastructure are in your company's name from the start, and IP transfer is written into the contract under EU law. Why the written transfer matters under Polish copyright law is explained in hiring Flutter developers in Poland.

How do you work with clients in the United States?

The US East Coast morning overlaps the Kraków afternoon, which is when standups, code review and demos happen. Contracts are in English. For New York companies we described the setup for NYC businesses.

Is Poland a good choice for nearshore mobile app development in Europe?

For most EU and Swiss companies, yes: the same working day, EU contract law and GDPR by default, and invoicing in euros. The European setup is on app development for European companies.

Do you sign an NDA before the first call?

Yes, if you want one. We do not name clients or show their products publicly without written permission.

What should we prepare before contacting an agency?

What the app must do for each type of user, the systems it has to connect to, your deadline and who decides on your side. The full list is in how to brief an app development company.
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Before you choose a partner

Thomas Siudut, Co-Founder and CEO of Apps Value

Thomas Siudut, Co-Founder and CEO

Tell us what you are building

In 30 minutes you will know whether we are the right team, what the first version should contain, and how we would price and schedule it.