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Mobile app developers in Portugal
Mobile app
development for
your business
Mobile app development for businesses in Portugal and the UK: iPhone and Android apps for your customers or your team, built by our in-house mobile app developers in the Algarve. A mobile app with Rising Formula is from €2,000 + VAT, and you get the final quote after a free 20-minute call.
One team designs, builds and looks after your app, in English or Portuguese. And if a website or a web app would do the job for less, we tell you before you spend anything.
Updated October 2026
Who it is for
An app that people open every week
A mobile app pays off when someone has a reason to open it again and again. These are the three cases where we build one.
An app for your team
Housekeepers, cleaners, drivers, technicians: people who work in rooms, vans or on site. A simple app for jobs, checklists and photos, with a web dashboard for whoever assigns the work.
An app for regular customers
Customers who deal with you every week: bookings, orders, memberships, check-ins. The app sits on their home screen, sends a reminder and opens in one tap.
An app that needs the phone
Camera, barcode scanning, location, offline work, Face ID, Apple Pay and Google Pay: things a website can't always do reliably in a browser.
Mobile app or MVP?
This page is for businesses that know what the app has to do for their customers or their team. If you are a startup and the app is the product you still need to test with real users, start with MVP development: the smallest version that proves the idea, from €2,000 + VAT.
Not sure you need an app at all? Read our honest guide with a 5-question test. Many businesses are better served by a fast business website or a web app.
Mobile application development
What's included
Every app goes through the same steps, done by one in-house team you talk to directly.
An honest check first
We look at what customers or your team need to do, and how often. If a website, a web app or a ready-made tool fits better, you hear it from us first.
A contract first
The scope, the price and the dates are written down and signed by both sides before any work starts.
iPhone and Android
Native or cross-platform, whichever fits. Often one cross-platform app covers both phones, which keeps the cost and the upkeep down.
A web dashboard if you need one
A mobile app where people are on their feet, a web app where people sit at a desk. We build both sides and the logic that connects them.
Weekly demos
You see the working app every week on your own phone, not a status update, and you approve the design before it is built.
The same team after launch
Apple and Google change their systems every year. We keep the app up to date, fix bugs and add features, with no handoff to someone new.
How long it takes
It depends on how many kinds of users the app has, how many screens and which integrations. We give you a realistic timeline once we have scoped the features together, and the dates go into the contract.
Plan for the app store accounts too: to publish as a company you need a free D-U-N-S number, which Apple says can take up to 5 business days to arrive, and new personal Google Play accounts must run a closed test with at least 12 testers for 14 days before going public.
Mobile app development cost
What a mobile app costs
A mobile app with us is from €2,000 + VAT. Where yours lands depends on a few things, and we show you each of them before you sign.
What sets the price
How many kinds of users the app has, how many screens each one needs, iPhone, Android or both, a web dashboard or not, and the integrations: payments, maps, bookings, or your existing systems.
Costs on top of the build
Apple's developer fee every year, a one-time Google Play fee, and ongoing updates so the app keeps working with new iPhone and Android versions.
How you get a fixed quote
A free 20-minute call, then a written scope with the price and the dates. Both go into the contract, so the number does not move while we build.
Based in the UK? Mainland Portugal keeps the same clock as the UK all year, we work in English, and as a business in Portugal we follow the EU GDPR. See how we work with UK businesses.
How we work
The process
You always know what is happening and why.
Free
call
20 minutes about what the app should do, who uses it and how often. You get an honest answer on whether an app is the right tool.
Scope
& contract
Features, screens, price and dates in writing, signed before work starts.
Design
you approve
The screens and the flow, designed and agreed before a line of code is written.
Build
& demos
Built in sprints, with a working demo every week.
Test
& launch
Tested on real devices and edge cases, then launched, with the same team looking after it afterwards.
Our work
A mobile app we built
An app for a team on its feet, with a web dashboard for the people who manage it.
Housekeeping App
A mobile app that gives hotel housemaids a simple, real-time way to manage cleaning tasks and track room amenities, paired with a web dashboard where supervisors and managers monitor room status, assign work and track consumable usage across the property. It works on phones and computers, updates in real time, has light and dark modes and speaks several languages. Guests never see it: the value is behind the scenes. We also designed its brand identity and landing page.
Questions
FAQ
What business owners usually ask before we start.
How much does mobile app development cost?
A mobile app with Rising Formula is from €2,000 + VAT. Prices are in euros. The final price depends on the users, screens, platforms and integrations your app needs: you get the quote after a free 20-minute call, and the scope, price and dates are written into a contract before any work starts. On top of the build, plan for Apple's yearly developer fee, a one-time Google Play fee and ongoing updates.
Where are your mobile app developers based?
In Portugal. Rising Formula is a studio in Quarteira, in the Algarve, with an in-house team: the people you talk to are the people who design and build your app. We work in English and Portuguese, with businesses across Portugal and in the UK.
Do you do mobile application development for iOS and Android?
Yes. We build for iPhone and Android, native or cross-platform, depending on what the app needs. For most business apps one cross-platform build covers both phones, which keeps the cost and the upkeep down.
Can app developers in Portugal work with a UK business?
Yes. Mainland Portugal keeps the same clock as the UK all year, we work in English, and you see the app in a weekly demo. The scope, price and dates are signed in a contract before we start, and as a business in Portugal we follow the EU GDPR. See how we work with UK businesses.
Mobile app development or MVP development: which do I need?
If your business already knows what the app has to do for customers or staff, that is mobile app development. If you are a startup and the app is the product you still need to test with real users, start with MVP development: the smallest version that proves the idea.
Does my business really need a mobile app?
Often not at first. A fast mobile website brings new customers from Google and Maps; an app helps people who already know you come back. An app is worth it when customers use your service every week, when your team works away from a desk, or when you need the phone's camera, location or offline storage. Our guide to whether your business needs an app has a 5-question test.
How long does mobile app development take?
It depends on the users, screens and integrations. We give you a realistic timeline once we have scoped the features together, and the dates go into the contract. Plan for the store accounts as well: a company account needs a D-U-N-S number, which Apple says can take up to 5 business days to arrive.
What happens after the app launches?
We keep the app working as Apple and Google update their systems, fix bugs and add features based on how people really use it. Same team, no handoff to someone new.
Planning an app?
Let's talk about your app
Tell us what you want your customers or your team to do. We'll write back within 24 hours.
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