Red Lion Network

Mobile app development for iPhone and Android.

We design and build booking, shopping, and social apps your customers will love, plus field and internal apps that help your team get more done. Based in Bradenton, Florida, serving the Sarasota–Bradenton area and clients nationwide.

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The kinds of apps we build

One app that runs on iPhone and Android, whether it is for your customers or for the people who keep your business running.

For your customers
For your business

Companion Apps

Already have a client portal or custom web app? We build a mobile app that works alongside it, with the same logins and data.

On a limited budget? A custom web app can be a smart place to start. It costs less to build, works on any phone, and can grow into a mobile app when you are ready.

See custom web apps →

How we work together

  1. 01

    Discovery

    We learn who the app is for, what they need from it, and which features matter most for launch.

  2. 02

    Design

    We design the key screens and walk you through them, then refine until they feel right in your hand.

  3. 03

    Build

    We build in short cycles and put a test version on your phone, so you try it for real as it comes together.

  4. 04

    Launch

    We take your app through Apple and Google review and publish it to the App Store and Google Play, publicly or privately for your team.

  5. 05

    Support

    Phones and app stores change every year. We keep your app updated and working, with no commitments or lock-ins.

Questions we get asked

It depends on the screens you need and what the app has to connect to, and it typically starts at $5,000. You get a clear scope, a price, and a timeline before any work starts. If that is more than your budget allows right now, a custom web app starts at $1,600, can be added to a phone's home screen like an app, and can grow into a mobile app later.

Yes. A web app often does the same job and typically starts at $1,600. It works in any phone or computer browser, and it can be set up as a Progressive Web App (PWA) so people can add it to their home screen and open it like any other app. We will tell you honestly which one fits.

No. We build one app that runs on both, so you get the same features on every phone without paying for everything twice.

Through the App Store on iPhone and Google Play on Android. We set up your listings and take your app through Apple and Google review. An app just for your team can be listed privately, so only your staff can find and install it.

Yes. Profiles, feeds, messaging, notifications, and moderation tools are all things we build, sized to where your community is today with room to grow.

That is where most apps start. We help you pick the few features that matter for launch, build those well, and add more once real people are using it.

Yes. Your crew can keep working in a dead zone, and everything they enter syncs once they are back online.

Yes. Most apps need a backend, the part behind the scenes that stores accounts and data, sends notifications, and handles payments. We build it along with your app, and the same backend can power your website or a custom web app too.

Usually, yes. Apps can take payments, sign people in, and connect to your website or a custom web app, so your data stays in one place.

Not usually. We work remotely over calls, video messages, and email. We are based in Bradenton, so in-person is available in the Sarasota–Bradenton area when it helps.

Tell us about your app idea.

Free 15-minute call. We'll tell you what we would build.