Solution

Mobile app design and build

Catch Design are award-winning, expert mobile app designers and developers. We combine creativity, innovation, and expertise to deliver cutting-edge mobile apps for New Zealand's leading private and public sector organisations.

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Beautiful mobile apps

We design award-winning mobile app experiences that deliver value and connection with customers. There's a high chance you regularly use an app created by our team at Catch.

We are experts at designing products that dramatically improve self-service, increase engagement, and reduce customer churn. Whether it's using augmented reality, in-built health kits or location services, we intimately understand the intersection between software, hardware and great UX.

Whatever your goals may be, reducing friction, increasing engagement, or launching a brand campaign or product, we can help you create a mobile app experience that is fun, entertaining and brand-defining.

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Mobile app development

Our talented team of mobile app developers have built, shipped and continues to support countless award-winning mobile apps in the New Zealand market. Whether you're looking to develop a new app or improve one that already exists, our world-class team can help.

We build using native iOS and Android and cross-platform technologies like React Native and Flutter. We integrate with whatever existing or future system makes up your broader technical stack. Each approach has its unique benefits—it's about choosing the right solution to meet your customers' needs, organisational goals, and security and data privacy compliance requirements. Whatever the challenge, our team will partner with you to determine the right approach.

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How we can help

Mobile app product strategy

You might have an existing mobile app that needs to evolve, be replaced entirely or want to add a new product to a current portfolio. Our mission is to do good by our clients and help them make smart digital decisions. We can help validate your ideas, research your customers and competitors, validate solutions via rapid proof of concepts, ideate solutions, establish a Product Strategy and create a prioritised Product Roadmap.

Mobile app user experience and product design

Our team of expert UX and product designers will make your mobile app more human, a joy to use, and meet customers' needs with surprise, delight, simplicity, and elegance. We have designed some of New Zealand’s most popular and widely used mobile apps. Whatever the problem is to solve, we love a challenge and excel at making the complex simple with our human-centred design approach.

Device feature integration

Developing applications that seamlessly integrate with various device features, such as camera, GPS, accelerometer, compass, and contact list, to provide enhanced functionality and a more engaging user experience.

Performance optimisation

Implementing best practices and optimisation techniques ensures native apps deliver fast, responsive, and resource-efficient experiences, maximising user satisfaction and engagement.

App Store submission and distribution

We guide clients through the app store submission process, ensuring that native applications comply with all requirements and assisting in managing and distributing applications through Google Play or Apple's App Store.

Accessibility and localisation

Developing native applications with accessibility in mind, catering to users with diverse needs and abilities, and incorporating localisation features to reach a wider audience by supporting multiple languages and cultural adaptations.

Independent Mobile App Audit

Catch Design provides Independent Mobile App Audits that assess the effectiveness, business ROI, accessibility, user experience, performance, and technical implementation of your existing mobile app solution. We can help introduce metrics for measuring success and effectiveness and identify sensible improvements so you can make the most out of your investment and current situation.

Platform-specific development

We develop native applications for Android (using Java or Kotlin) and iOS (using Swift or Objective-C), ensuring optimal performance, seamless integration with platform-specific features, and adherence to platform guidelines.

Seamless API and System Integration

We understand that mobile apps often need to connect with various external systems and data sources to function effectively. That's why our team is highly experienced in API and system integration, ensuring that your app communicates smoothly with existing databases, software solutions, and third-party services. We prioritise data security and efficiency, employing industry-standard practices to guarantee the seamless exchange of information. Whether your app requires integration with payment gateways, social media platforms, or custom-built APIs, we have the know-how to create a cohesive, fully functional solution that harmoniously connects the various components of your digital ecosystem.

Platform-specific testing and quality assurance

Rigorously testing native applications on their respective platforms and devices, addressing platform-specific issues, and ensuring compliance with platform guidelines to provide a stable, high-quality user experience.

Continuous updates and maintenance

Providing ongoing updates, bug fixes, and maintenance to ensure native applications remain current, secure, and compatible with the latest platform updates and features.

Security and data protection

Implementing industry-standard security practices and data protection measures to safeguard sensitive government and user data within native applications, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards.

Mobile app product strategy

You might have an existing mobile app that needs to evolve, be replaced entirely or want to add a new product to a current portfolio. Our mission is to do good by our clients and help them make smart digital decisions. We can help validate your ideas, research your customers and competitors, validate solutions via rapid proof of concepts, ideate solutions, establish a Product Strategy and create a prioritised Product Roadmap.

Independent Mobile App Audit

Catch Design provides Independent Mobile App Audits that assess the effectiveness, business ROI, accessibility, user experience, performance, and technical implementation of your existing mobile app solution. We can help introduce metrics for measuring success and effectiveness and identify sensible improvements so you can make the most out of your investment and current situation.

Mobile app user experience and product design

Our team of expert UX and product designers will make your mobile app more human, a joy to use, and meet customers' needs with surprise, delight, simplicity, and elegance. We have designed some of New Zealand’s most popular and widely used mobile apps. Whatever the problem is to solve, we love a challenge and excel at making the complex simple with our human-centred design approach.

Platform-specific development

We develop native applications for Android (using Java or Kotlin) and iOS (using Swift or Objective-C), ensuring optimal performance, seamless integration with platform-specific features, and adherence to platform guidelines.

Device feature integration

Developing applications that seamlessly integrate with various device features, such as camera, GPS, accelerometer, compass, and contact list, to provide enhanced functionality and a more engaging user experience.

Seamless API and System Integration

We understand that mobile apps often need to connect with various external systems and data sources to function effectively. That's why our team is highly experienced in API and system integration, ensuring that your app communicates smoothly with existing databases, software solutions, and third-party services. We prioritise data security and efficiency, employing industry-standard practices to guarantee the seamless exchange of information. Whether your app requires integration with payment gateways, social media platforms, or custom-built APIs, we have the know-how to create a cohesive, fully functional solution that harmoniously connects the various components of your digital ecosystem.

Performance optimisation

Implementing best practices and optimisation techniques ensures native apps deliver fast, responsive, and resource-efficient experiences, maximising user satisfaction and engagement.

Platform-specific testing and quality assurance

Rigorously testing native applications on their respective platforms and devices, addressing platform-specific issues, and ensuring compliance with platform guidelines to provide a stable, high-quality user experience.

App Store submission and distribution

We guide clients through the app store submission process, ensuring that native applications comply with all requirements and assisting in managing and distributing applications through Google Play or Apple's App Store.

Continuous updates and maintenance

Providing ongoing updates, bug fixes, and maintenance to ensure native applications remain current, secure, and compatible with the latest platform updates and features.

Accessibility and localisation

Developing native applications with accessibility in mind, catering to users with diverse needs and abilities, and incorporating localisation features to reach a wider audience by supporting multiple languages and cultural adaptations.

Security and data protection

Implementing industry-standard security practices and data protection measures to safeguard sensitive government and user data within native applications, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards.

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Screenshots of the AA Smartfuel Mobile App.

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