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Mobile app development in Auckland
Native-quality mobile apps people actually keep on their phone
Native-quality, end to end
Mobile apps people actually keep on their phone.
iOS and Android apps designed and engineered for real users, from first concept and prototype through to store launch and ongoing growth. We've built apps since the early iPhone era, and that depth shows in the polish.
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Why build your app with Putti?
Quality tech, inspirational design and approachable people: the combination that produces apps people love to use.
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Native-quality craft
Fast, considered interfaces that feel great in the hand, the polish users expect from a top-tier app.
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Designed for real people
User-centred design, with offline support where it matters, so the app works for the people doing the job.
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Built to grow
We stay involved after launch and iterate on real usage, an app that keeps improving, not guesses.
When should you call Putti about an app?
We listen first, then build the app that's right for you. Get in touch when:
- You need a genuinely native, high-craft app, not a clunky wrapper.
- Your current app is slow, dated or hard to maintain.
- A project has stalled and you need trusted experts.
- You're ready to launch across iOS and Android.
Recent app work
A few of the iOS and Android apps we've designed, built and shipped.
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Emergency Q
Working with businesses across New Zealand
Kitset Assembly started in Christchurch and runs a multi-country franchise network on the portal we built. Gull's head office sets fuel prices daily from our app, hundreds of thousands of people read NZ Herald on ours, and 7,000 Fletcher Building staff check in through theirs. Where you're based has never been the hard part.
Operations
Kitset Assembly Services
An end-to-end operations portal for Kitset Assembly Services, handling job scheduling, quoting, invoicing, and client management across a franchise network spanning multiple countries.
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Energy
Gull
A mobile app for Gull New Zealand that aggregates competitor fuel pricing in real time, letting head office review and update prices daily with speed and accuracy.
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News
NZ Herald
Rebuilt and ongoing support for the NZ Herald mobile app, sharpening speed and stability for hundreds of thousands of readers and launching premium subscriptions.
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Construction
Fletcher Building
A COVID-19 employee engagement app for Fletcher Building, launched by Putti in under a week and now used by 7,000 staff across New Zealand and Australia, with push notifications, health check-ins and custom FAQs.
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Legacy
Building apps since the early iPhone era: 100+ projects, zero failures.
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Trusted
A proven track record across native mobile, full-stack web and AI.
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Committed
Easy to work with, and in it with you for the long haul.
Let's talk outcomes
World-class apps for iOS and Android: usable, performant and secure, and grown with you long after launch.
Book a free discovery call →- 16+
- years building apps since the iPhone era
- Zero
- project failures
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Frequently asked questions
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How much does a mobile app cost in NZ?
A focused first release of a mobile app in New Zealand commonly starts in the low tens of thousands of dollars. A full platform with integrations and an admin back end runs higher and is delivered in stages. Scope, integrations and offline requirements drive the number far more than day rates do. Putti scopes it with you first, then fixes the price. What drives the cost of an app.
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How long does it take to build a mobile app?
A focused first release typically ships in 8 to 16 weeks, from design through App Store and Google Play submission. Larger platforms with several integrations run 4 to 12 months and are delivered in stages so you see working software early. Third-party integrations and store review, not the platform choice, are what stretch a timeline. How we estimate.
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Native or cross-platform for a NZ business app?
Cross-platform, with React Native or Flutter, suits most business apps and roughly halves the build effort with one codebase for iOS and Android. Go native when you need deep hardware access, heavy background processing or platform-specific interfaces that have to feel exactly right. Putti builds both and recommends per project, not per preference. More answers in our guides.
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Do you maintain the app after launch?
Yes. We hold long-term support and maintenance arrangements, including for codebases we did not originally write. Apps decay from neglect faster than from bad code.
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Is the app built in New Zealand?
Yes, by the same senior team in Takapuna, Auckland that scopes it. Design and engineering sit in one room, nothing is offshored, and the people you meet at the first meeting are the people shipping the app at launch.
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Do you handle App Store and Google Play submission?
Yes. Store listings, screenshots, review submission and the back and forth with Apple and Google are part of every launch. We also set up crash reporting and analytics before release, so the first weeks in the wild are measured rather than guessed.
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Do you build apps for businesses outside Auckland?
Yes. Kitset Assembly started in Christchurch, Fletcher Building's app reaches staff across New Zealand and Australia, and NZ Herald's readers are everywhere. The build runs the same way wherever you are: one senior team in Auckland, working software every couple of weeks, and the same people from scoping to launch.
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How do we work with you if we're in Christchurch or Wellington?
Scoping starts with a video call, and we're happy to come to you for the kickoff when it helps. From there you get a working build at the end of every sprint, a shared channel with the people writing the code, and a short review call to decide what's next. Nothing waits on a plane. Everything we'd show you in Takapuna, you see on screen the same day.
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Which NZ apps have you built?
NZ Herald, Wendy's, Fletcher Building, Gull and Neighbourly all run on apps Putti designed and built: a news app with hundreds of thousands of readers, mobile ordering with in-app payment, an employee app launched in under a week for 7,000 staff, a fuel pricing tool for head office and a private neighbourhood network. We've also reviewed and fixed apps we didn't write, Emergency Q among them. Each has a case study.