Closer than email, faster than the web
An icon on the home screen and a notification that arrives without being asked for. No tab, no inbox, no algorithm in between.
Tuned Tech is a custom mobile app development agency. We design, build and launch iOS and Android apps for founders and businesses, from the first call to the day it goes live.
Why an app
An icon on the home screen and a notification that arrives without being asked for. No tab, no inbox, no algorithm in between.
Streaks, saved history and progress give people a reason to come back. Retention is a feature you design in, not a campaign you run later.
The useful apps replace a process. Scheduling, intake, dispatch, logging. Work that was happening on paper or in a group chat.
Subscriptions, one-off unlocks or memberships, wired through the App Store so billing is handled and receipts are not your problem.
A website is somewhere people go. An app is something they have. That icon sits next to the ones they already use every day.
Types of apps
The category matters less than the problem underneath it, but if you are wondering whether your idea is the sort of thing we take on, it probably is.
and more, including the ideas that do not fit a category
What we do
App design and development
Screens and flows get designed and approved first, so you know exactly what you are paying for. The data model and the logic underneath answer to the same thing: how the work actually gets done.
You see and approve the interface before development starts, so there is no reveal at the end.
Launch and the App Store
Getting live is its own job. We build the listing, produce the screenshots, write the description and set the keywords, then handle submission, review and the response if Apple pushes back. If the app needs a site of its own, we build that too.
Three apps through that process so far, with a 4.8 average across 168 ratings. We also do this for builds we did not write.
Handover
You get the source, the developer and store accounts in your name, and a walkthrough of how the pieces fit together. Nothing is held back and nothing keeps working only because we are still involved.
If you want us to keep shipping updates afterwards, we are here for that. If you would rather take it in-house or somewhere else, you already have everything you need to.
Approach
Usually it stalls. A quote comes back from someone cheap, the build drags, and the thing quietly stops being discussed. We exist to close that gap: scope it properly, build it, and get it in front of real users.
Pure Scan reads a barcode, then grades an ingredient list against a rulebook and returns a verdict fast enough to be useful while you are standing in the aisle. None of that is visible in a screenshot, and it is the first thing a cheap quote quietly leaves out.
That is the work: the logic underneath the interface, shaped around a specific job. The screens are the easy half.
You get what version one is, what it costs and when it lands before any code exists. No open-ended hourly, no discovering the budget halfway through.
A cheap build gets you something that technically works. Design is the difference between an app people open twice and one they keep.
You own the source, the accounts and the listing. Nothing here is held over you to keep you paying, and nothing needs rebuilding if you move on.
Selected work
Blocks distracting apps against a goal you set, then tracks the daily non-negotiables underneath it. The streak measures the habit, not the app.
Case study App StoreScans a barcode or package and grades what is actually in it, with a running history and a catalog of everything graded.
Cofounded, then designed and built in-house.
Case study App StoreSchedules doses and reminders across a protocol, and models what is still active in the system. The next dose becomes a decision, not a guess.
Case study App StoreHow it works
We work out what the app needs to do, what it does not, and what version one should be. You get cost and timeline before anything is built.
Screens and flows designed against real use. You approve the interface before development starts.
Development in visible increments, with working builds on your own device throughout. Nothing is a surprise at the end.
We handle App Store and Google Play submission, including review, then hand over the accounts and the code so the app is genuinely yours.
What users say
This app has consistently kept me motivated to keep working on my tasks, and gives my day structure. 5 stars!
This is one of the best or I should say the Best Food scanner there is, if you want to know what's in your food you need this app.
Nice simple UI. I'm testing this for tracking my own schedules, so far it's been easy to add new items and schedules, seems to do exactly what it's supposed to do.
I really enjoyed using this app and how it combines app-blocking with a to-do list in one place. The design is clean and pleasant, the colors are nice.
Amazing App! Great UI and helpful information for someone wanting to live a healthier lifestyle! Would recommend!
I've used a few peptide calculators and apps before that were mostly clunky and confusing, but after using PepTrack it made things more easy and simple. Would recommend.
Questions
It depends on scope, and we will not pretend otherwise. You get a firm timeline during scoping, before any code is written, plus working builds on your own device throughout so you can see where it stands. More on what actually sets the timeline.
Every project is quoted after scoping. There is no rate card, because a two-screen utility and a multi-role platform are not the same job. You get a fixed figure before work starts. Here is what moves the number.
Yes. You own the source code. No platform lock-in, no monthly licence keeping your own app alive, and no rebuild required if you ever take it elsewhere.
Yes. We lead with iOS because that is usually where the users are, and build Android alongside it when your audience calls for it.
Yes, including the review process. If Apple pushes back, we handle the response rather than sending you the rejection notice. These are the rejections that actually come up.
That is what scoping is for. Bring the problem and we will work out what version one should be, and what can wait.
Get in touch
An idea, a rough spec, or a problem you have not worked out how to solve yet. We will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit.