Found cheaper? We match it — see conditions. Every service also carries a 30-day money-back guarantee.
You want to be the icon on their phone. Not a website they have to go looking for again.
Not a build you finish once — a release process that never really stops.
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app stores that can pull your listing if nobody keeps it current
What actually makes a mobile app different from a website
Four things, or it's decoration
REVIEW
Approved before it's live
Every version has to clear Apple's and Google's own review before a customer can download it — not instant, and not guaranteed to pass on the first try.
UPDATES
Kept current, or it stops working
Phones get a new OS roughly once a year. An app that isn't rebuilt against it eventually breaks, or quietly disappears from the store.
DEVICES
Right on every screen it lands on
Different phone sizes, OS versions and manufacturers all render it slightly differently — a website adapts itself; an app has to be built and tested for the difference.
RELEASE
A process, not a page you can just edit
Fix a typo on a website and it's live in seconds. Fix one in an app, and it goes back through review before a customer ever sees it.
+ a website has none of these constraints — no review queue, no forced updates, no store to be delisted from
+ most SMEs asking for 'an app' are actually asking to be findable and look legitimate on a phone — a mobile-friendly website does exactly that, without any of the four above
What actually happens after launch
This is an illustrative build, not a real client's timeline — but it's the shape of what happens after most apps ship:
Nothing about the app itself changed. The phones underneath it did — and unlike a website, that isn't something you can just leave.
Delivering the code doesn't hand off who keeps the account current
A published app sits under a developer account that has to stay active, verified and in good standing — or the listing stops working regardless of how well the app itself was built. That responsibility doesn't end when the build is handed over.
Apple's and Google's developer terms require an active, verified developer account behind every published app — a standing requirement, not a one-time signup. The exact terms, and who this account is registered to, are being confirmed with the module owner before this page states it either way.
The one question that decides this
Anyone can build an app that works on launch day. Almost nobody is still the one rebuilding it two OS versions later.
What happens the first time a phone update breaks something
A one-off app studio and OCTIS do the same build work. The difference shows up after launch, the first time a phone update breaks something:
What a one-off build can't stay around to do
What they do well
A good app studio genuinely earns its fee on the build itself — the design, the code, the first submission. That part doesn't need OCTIS.
What their shape can't reach
A project that ends at handover has no reason to still be checking Apple's and Google's requirements a year later. Nobody is watching for the policy change that quietly breaks the app, because the engagement that would have caught it already closed.
The line an OS update draws
It isn't gradual. The app works, until the version it was built against is no longer accepted — and then it doesn't.
What has to be wired up separately
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extra systems to connect — the app's payments, CRM and customer records run on the same OCTIS account the rest of your business already uses.
One codebase, not two
There's no price yet — this is the actual sequence
A mobile build is scoped, not shelf-priced. This is what actually happens, and where most other quotes stop:
You tell us what the app needs to do
bookings, ordering, loyalty — whatever the actual job is, not a feature list copied from someone else's app
We scope it against a fixed quote
agreed once, before the build starts — not billed by the hour
We build once, submit to both stores
one codebase for iOS and Android, review handled by us
We stay on it after launch
OS updates, store policy changes and fixes are part of the engagement — the stage every other quote usually leaves out
The build is the part every quote already includes. Stage four is usually the one that's missing — and it's the one an app can't actually skip.
Who does the work
OCTIS's own IT team
The build, the store submissions and the ongoing maintenance are handled in-house, by the same people — not handed off once the app is live.
What you bring
What the app needs to do, your brand, your SSM number
We turn that into a scope and a fixed quote before any build starts.
Timeline
Not instant
Store review alone can add days once the build is otherwise ready — Apple and Google set their own review queue, not us.
Who this isn't for
You mainly want to look legitimate and be found on a phone
A mobile-friendly website does that job for a fraction of the price, with no store review and no forced update cycle. Most people asking for 'an app' actually want this instead — worth ruling out before requesting an app quote.
Not covered
- Approval from Apple's App Store or Google Play is never guaranteed on the first submission — both platforms can reject a build and ask for changes, on their own timeline, not ours.
- If what you actually need is to look legitimate and be reachable from a phone, a mobile-friendly website almost always does that job faster and cheaper — no store review, no forced update cycle, nothing to resubmit. Ask us honestly which one fits before requesting an app quote.
- The 30-day money-back guarantee covers exactly two services — new company incorporation and transfer of company secretary. It does not apply here. What applies instead: the quote is fixed once agreed, and staying current after launch is part of the engagement, not a recurring surprise.
- We don't control how long Apple or Google take to review a submission, or when either platform changes its requirements — only how quickly we respond once they do.
What is OCTIS?
A business-in-a-box app. Every service a company needs, such as accounting, tax, audit and company secretary, is ordered, tracked and delivered in one place.
Is the lowest price guarantee real? How does it work?
Yes. Moving to 
from another firm? Send us your current bill. We match the price, or take 10% off it. Move more services and you save more: 10% for one, 20% for two, 25% for all three (accounting and bookkeeping, audit, tax).
Is the money-back guarantee real? How does it work?
Yes, on every service. Ask in writing within 30 days of paying. Read the Money-Back Guarantee terms
How does OCTIS help me get more done?
One app and one chat instead of a firm for each service. You upload a document once, and you see where every order stands without asking.
How does OCTIS help me cut extra costs?
We automate the whole process, so your company's compliance and the back-and-forth cost less to run. That is why we can charge less and deliver faster. A live company health check in the app also shows where you are spending more than you should, alerts you, and suggests a better option that costs less.
How does OCTIS help me keep risk under control?
Reminders for your company's deadlines, so nothing is missed, and a professional legal team when you need one.
Is everything in OCTIS done by AI?
No. Licensed professionals do the work. AI helps them work faster, and helps you understand and analyse your own company quickly.
The build was never the part that mattered most. Still being the icon on their phone a year from now is.
Tell us what the app actually needs to do. We'll scope it, build it once for both stores, and stay on it after launch — or tell you honestly if a website would do the job for less.