SiluxWeb

Brighton and Hove · England

App development in Brighton

Brighton is a city in Brighton and Hove with around 285,000 residents, and most of them carry a smartphone everywhere — which makes a well-designed app one of the most direct ways to stay in touch with your regular customers.

We start with a free discovery call and a free app design concept you can tap through on your phone. If you like it, we quote a fixed price. If not, you owe nothing.

App ideas for Brighton businesses

  • Locksmiths — Digital job sheets: Record work, parts and payment on the spot.
  • Cleaning Companies — Cleaner job checklists: Staff tick off tasks and add photos per visit.
  • Photographers — Booking & packages: Choose a package, pick a date and pay a deposit.
  • Hotels — Direct booking: Book rooms without paying commission.
  • Cafés — Offers for regulars: Quiet-time offers and new menu alerts.
  • Sign Makers — Proof approvals: Approve designs from their phone.

How an app project works for Brighton businesses

  • Free discovery call — A relaxed 30–45 minute video call about your customers, what the app must do and what success looks like. No charge and no obligation.
  • Free design concept — We design key screens of your app and share a clickable prototype you can tap through on your own phone — free, with no commitment.
  • Fixed-price build — Agree a fixed-price quote and we build in short sprints, sending you test builds via TestFlight (iPhone) and Google Play internal testing (Android).
  • App Store & Google Play submission — We prepare store listings, screenshots, privacy details and submit to Apple and Google under your own developer accounts, handling any review feedback.
  • Care, updates & growth — Optional monthly care: OS updates, bug fixes, monitoring, hosting for your app’s back end and small improvements as your business grows.

iPhone, Android or both?

Most Brighton businesses launch on both the App Store and Google Play. We usually recommend one cross-platform codebase to keep build and maintenance costs down, and go fully native only where the app genuinely needs it.

Across Brighton, businesses with more than one location can share one app, with each branch managing its own bookings, menus or offers.

Covering Brighton and Brighton and Hove

As well as Brighton, we build apps for businesses in nearby Hove (1 mile), Portslade (3 miles), Rottingdean (4 miles) and Shoreham-by-Sea (6 miles).

We work remotely by video call, phone and email, so Brighton businesses get the same service as anywhere in the UK — and test every build on their own phones.

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Frequently asked questions

Do you build apps for businesses in Brighton?

Yes. We design and develop iOS and Android apps for businesses in Brighton and across Brighton and Hove. We work remotely by video call, phone and email, and you test every version on your own phone.

How much does an app cost for a Brighton business?

Every app is different, so we don’t publish one price. After a free discovery call and a free design concept, we give you a fixed-price quote for the agreed scope — no hourly surprises. Starting prices for our discovery workshop and care plan are listed on our pricing page.

What do Apple and Google charge to publish an app?

At the time of writing, Apple’s Developer Program costs US$99 a year (billed in local currency) and Google Play charges a one-off US$25 registration fee. If you sell digital content inside the app, the stores take a commission — commonly 15% for smaller businesses on their reduced-rate programmes and 30% otherwise. Physical goods and real-world services, such as table bookings, haircuts or food orders, can usually take normal card payments instead. We check the current terms for your app before you commit.

Who owns the app and the code?

You do. Once the project is paid for, the source code and design files are yours, and the app is published under your own Apple and Google developer accounts. If you ever move to another developer, we hand everything over.