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Top Mobile App Development Companies in Ireland (Updated August 2026)

The companies in this list are ordered alphabetically by name. That is the only ordering applied, so a company's position implies no ranking, preference or assessment of quality.

An app is a subscription, not a purchase. Building it means design, backend, payments and integrations, then submission to both stores; keeping it alive means shipping an update for every operating system release whether you changed anything or not. Starting budgets here run from 900 to 20,000 euro, and at the bottom of that range you are usually buying a mobile-friendly website rather than a native app.

Before comparing quotes at the top of that range, check what the app is actually for. If it exists mainly to hold points, tiers and rewards, a ready-built rewards platform covers that logic for a fraction of building it from scratch.

A native app, or a mobile-friendly website?

  • Starting budget as a filter. Below 10,000 euro, ask carefully what is actually being built.
  • Store presence. Ask for their apps by name in the App Store and Google Play, then check when each was last updated.
  • Native or cross-platform, with a reason. Either answer is fine. No answer is not.
  • Maintenance, quoted up front. Every OS release is a maintenance event whether you change the app or not.
  • Who designs the screens. Retention is decided there, and several firms here bring in one of the UX and UI design agencies to do it.

An app is a subscription, not a purchase. If nobody has quoted you an annual maintenance figure, the project is not fully costed.

Checking store presence and who writes the code

The starting budget filters this list roughly in half, but price alone will not tell you who can actually ship and support an app.

  • Read the minimum against what it buys. A 900 euro minimum and a 20,000 euro minimum are not the same service tier discounted, they are different products. Confirm what the lower figure actually includes before assuming it scales down cleanly.
  • Ask for named apps, not a portfolio page. Request the App Store and Google Play links for apps the team has shipped, then check the update history yourself rather than taking the pitch at face value.
  • Decide native or cross-platform before you shortlist. This changes both cost and which firms are even a fit, since not every team here works in both.
  • Price maintenance as part of the decision, not an afterthought. A firm that quotes maintenance unprompted has done this before. One that has not thought about it will not have a plan when an OS update breaks something.

Reviews help less here than in most categories, since only five of the ten firms carry verified ones. Weight a firm's shipped apps above its star rating.

Design, backend, store submission — then the updates forever

Core scope is designing and building a native or cross-platform app, including the backend, accounts, payments and integrations it needs to function, then submitting it to the App Store and Google Play. Several firms in this file also cover web development and digital strategy alongside app work, while a few listed under this category are primarily web agencies building something app-like rather than a genuine native or cross-platform product. Post-launch maintenance, pushing updates for each new OS release, sits with the same firm in most cases but is not always included in the build price. An app is usually the visible third of a larger system, and the rest of it — the backend, the integrations, the internal tooling — belongs with the software development companies on this list. Businesses usually bring this work in once a web presence exists but a mobile-specific experience is needed, once device features like push notifications or offline access become a requirement, or once an existing app needs rescuing from a stalled build.

The €900 to €20,000 gap, and what sits in it

Published starting budgets in this file run from €900 to €20,000. At the low end, Ireland Website Design, Realisticitsolution.ie and OWI Web Development all start at €900, which buys a simpler build closer to a web agency's output. At the high end, Wolfpack Digital and Purpledecks both start at €20,000 for full app engineering. In between, Realweb starts at €4,500, and iDigitalise.net and Snapp Technology both start at €9,000. RaftLabs is the only firm here publishing an hourly band, at €25 to €45. That spread tracks what is actually being built: a native app with a real backend, user accounts and payment processing costs several times a simple app-like site, regardless of which firm quotes it. Treat anything quoted well under €10,000 as scoped for the lighter end of that range, and ask exactly what "app" means in the quote before comparing numbers across firms.

We have selected and reviewed these companies based on factors such as their services, industry experience, reputation, client portfolio, pricing where publicly available, market presence, and other relevant business metrics. The information and pricing mentioned are based on details available at the time of publication and may change over time. We recommend verifying the latest information directly with each company.

  1. 1. FUSIO Ltd

    Best for web and app strategy together

    Location
    County Dublin, Ireland
    Team size
    1-10

    FUSIO opened in 1996, making it one of the longest-established web and application companies in Ireland, and runs from central Dublin with a team of under ten.

    Recent work

    The named builds are the reason to take it seriously: the official Met Éireann weather app and the Bar of Ireland's professional directory. Both are nationally used, publicly checkable products.

    What sets them apart

    Services cover apps, website and online shop builds, SEO, and hosting and support, planned together rather than sold separately. Sectors are government and public sector, legal services, tourism and non-profits. No project minimum or rate is published. It suits an organisation that wants one supplier for a site and a companion app on shared hosting, and thirty years of trading is the reassurance on a long-lived public service.

    Services

    • Mobile Apps
    • Website Design
    • Online Shops
    • Search Engine Optimisation
    • Hosting & Support

    Industries

    • Government & Public Sector
    • Legal Services
    • Tourism
    • Non-profit

  2. 2. iDigitalise.net☑️

    Best for apps across multiple markets

    • Highly recommended
    • Top awarded
    Location
    Dublin, Ireland
    Rating
    4.9 (47 reviews)
    Team size
    51-200
    Min project
    From €9,000

    iDigitalise runs its Irish operation from Dame Street in Dublin, part of a multinational agency with staff across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America and a team band of 51 to 200.

    Recent work

    Its distinguishing feature is review volume: 47 verified reviews at 4.9, the most on this list by a wide margin, plus recommendation and top-awarded badges. The service list is broad — apps, websites, online shops, SEO, paid advertising and video.

    What sets them apart

    Projects start from 9,000 euro. Sectors are retail, hospitality, education and professional services. It suits a business needing an app plus the marketing around it in more than one market. A service list that wide means asking specifically who does the app engineering.

    Services

    • Mobile Apps
    • Website Design
    • Online Shops
    • Search Engine Optimisation
    • Paid Advertising
    • Video Production

    Industries

    • Retail
    • Hospitality
    • Education
    • Professional Services

    Languages

    • English
    • Albanian

  3. 3. Ireland Website Design.

    Best for apps alongside a digital presence

    Location
    Dublin, Ireland
    Team size
    11-50
    Min project
    From €900

    Ireland Website Design is a Dublin agency of 11 to 50 people whose core business is e-commerce and websites, with app work alongside.

    Recent work

    The platform expertise is named: Shopify, WooCommerce and Magento, with conversion as the stated focus. It is also a partner to Retail Excellence, the largest retail association in the country, which is a checkable relationship rather than a claim.

    What sets them apart

    Projects start from 900 euro. Sectors are retail, hospitality, healthcare, education and manufacturing. It suits a retailer that wants a shop and a mobile experience from one supplier at an accessible entry point. At the bottom of this page's price range, establish early whether the deliverable is a native app or a mobile-optimised site.

    Services

    • Online Shops
    • Website Design
    • Mobile Apps
    • Search Engine Optimisation
    • Paid Advertising
    • Hosting & Support

    Industries

    • Retail
    • Hospitality
    • Healthcare
    • Education
    • Manufacturing

  4. 4. OWI Web Development

    Best for simple apps for small businesses

    Location
    County Dublin, Ireland
    Rating
    5.0 (1 review)
    Team size
    1-10
    Min project
    From €900

    OWI Web Development trades as Operating With Integrity, a Dublin agency of under ten covering websites, online shops and apps, with graphic design, content writing and email marketing wrapped around the build.

    Recent work

    The portfolio spans health clinics, independent hotels, regional radio stations and lifestyle brands from Galway to Cork to Donegal — small-business work across the country rather than Dublin-only. Every package includes baseline search visibility and post- launch support.

    What sets them apart

    Projects start from 900 euro, and the listing shows 1 verified review at 5.0, too small a sample to read. It suits an owner-run business that does not want to coordinate three suppliers. For a complex native app, the engineering-led firms further down this list are the brief.

    Services

    • Website Design
    • Online Shops
    • Mobile Apps
    • Graphic Design
    • Email Marketing
    • Content Creation

    Industries

    • Hospitality
    • Healthcare
    • Retail
    • Automotive
    • Construction

  5. 5. Purpledecks

    Best for senior-only product engineering

    Location
    Longford, Ireland
    Team size
    11-50
    Min project
    From €20,000

    Purpledecks is a software engineering firm in Longford, operating since 2012 with a team of 11 to 50, working on custom software, apps, medical device software, technical due diligence and legacy system rescue.

    Recent work

    Two policies define it. The team is senior-only, with no junior or offshore delivery, and no work is handed to subcontractors, so the firm keeps control of security and quality end to end. Named clients include RTÉ, Musgrave and state tourism boards.

    What sets them apart

    Projects start from 20,000 euro, at the top of this page. Sectors are medical devices, retail, broadcast and media, financial services and government. It suits a regulated or high-stakes build where a defect is expensive. The minimum rules out anything exploratory.

    Services

    • Custom Software Development
    • Mobile Apps
    • Medical Device Software
    • Technical Due Diligence
    • Legacy Software Rescue

    Industries

    • Medical Devices
    • Retail
    • Broadcast & Media
    • Financial Services
    • Government

  6. 6. RaftLabs

    Best for AI-first mobile products and MVPs

    raftlabs.com - RaftLabs website, opens in a new tab
    Location
    Dublin, Ireland
    Rating
    4.9 (50 reviews)
    Team size
    10 - 49
    Hourly rate
    €25 - €45
    Founded
    2015

    RaftLabs is a product development studio in Dublin, founded in 2015 with a team of 10 to 49, taking apps from wireframe through backend engineering to App Store and Google Play submission under one point of contact.

    Recent work

    Recent work centres on automated and AI features built into the applications themselves rather than added later. Services also cover web applications, product design and loyalty programmes.

    What sets them apart

    Rates are 25 to 45 euro an hour, and it holds 50 verified reviews at 4.9 — the highest review count on this list. Sectors are hospitality, loyalty, B2B SaaS and healthcare. It suits a startup building a first product or an established company adding a modern service, and the review volume is the reason to shortlist it.

    Services

    • Mobile Apps
    • Web Applications
    • Product Design
    • Loyalty Programmes

    Industries

    • Hospitality
    • Loyalty
    • B2B SaaS
    • Healthcare

  7. 7. Realisticitsolution.ie

    Best for smaller budgets needing delivery certainty

    Location
    Longford, Ireland
    Team size
    1-10
    Min project
    From €900

    Realistic IT Solution works from the Dublin Road in Edgeworthstown, County Longford, with a team of under ten, led by a qualified Cisco instructor.

    Recent work

    That background sets the approach: custom software, apps and websites built from networking and security foundations rather than from the interface inwards. Services also include systems design and network and security support.

    What sets them apart

    Projects start from 900 euro, one of the lowest entry points here. Sectors are government and administration, education and professional services. No website appears on the listing and there are no verified reviews. It suits a public sector or professional services buyer on a small budget where infrastructure and security matter more than design polish; the missing detail means establishing scope on a call.

    Services

    • Custom Software Development
    • Mobile Apps
    • Website Design
    • Systems Design
    • Network & Security Support

    Industries

    • Government & Administration
    • Education
    • Professional Services

  8. 8. Realweb

    Best for apps for regulated industries

    Location
    Dublin, Ireland
    Rating
    4.7 (1 review)
    Team size
    11-50
    Min project
    From €4,500

    Realweb is a Dublin software consultancy operating since 2018 with a team of 11 to 50, building secure apps and business systems for industries with strict record-keeping requirements.

    Recent work

    The work is operational rather than consumer-facing: secure client portals, internal management tools, automated document approvals, and apps that trigger alerts from readings on factory machinery. Connected device platforms are a named service line.

    What sets them apart

    Support and maintenance are part of the core service, which matters because every Apple and Google OS release is a compliance event for a regulated app. Projects start from 4,500 euro, and the listing shows 1 verified review at 4.7. Sectors are legal services, financial services, manufacturing and healthcare.

    Services

    • Mobile Apps
    • Custom Software Development
    • Website Design
    • Connected Device Platforms
    • Support & Maintenance

    Industries

    • Legal Services
    • Financial Services
    • Manufacturing
    • Healthcare

  9. 9. Snapp Technology

    Best for fixed price and fixed date delivery

    Location
    Cork, Ireland
    Team size
    1-10
    Min project
    From €9,000

    Snapp Technology is a Cork team of under ten senior engineers with over a decade in mobile development, building for iOS and Android plus the web systems behind them.

    Recent work

    The production credits are unusual for a team this size: apps delivered for Bosch, Mercedes, the British Film Institute and major banking groups. App rescue and modernisation is a named specialism — taking over an older or poorly built app and getting it running properly on current devices.

    What sets them apart

    The commercial model is fixed price and fixed date. Projects start from 9,000 euro. No website appears on the listing. Sectors are automotive, media and entertainment, sport and financial services. It suits a buyer who wants to talk directly to the people writing the code.

    Services

    • Mobile Apps
    • App Rescue & Modernisation
    • App Design
    • Web Applications

    Industries

    • Automotive
    • Media & Entertainment
    • Sport
    • Financial Services

  10. 10. Wolfpack Digital

    Best for award-winning app engineering

    Location
    Dublin, Ireland
    Rating
    4.5 (10 reviews)
    Team size
    51-200
    Min project
    From €20,000

    Wolfpack Digital is an application engineering firm headquartered in Romania with a Dublin office serving Irish and European clients, and a team band of 51 to 200.

    Recent work

    Two named awards sit behind the work: a Webby Award for a healthcare project on responsible artificial intelligence, and a European Technology Award for mobile application development. Testing is a stated discipline in its own right, which follows from the sectors it works in.

    What sets them apart

    Projects start from 20,000 euro, joint highest on this page, and it holds 10 verified reviews at 4.5. Sectors are fintech, healthcare, energy, transport and logistics, and agriculture. It suits an enterprise build where security and uptime are non-negotiable; note the delivery team sits primarily outside Ireland.

    Services

    • Mobile Apps
    • Web Applications
    • Product Design
    • Product Discovery
    • Testing & Maintenance

    Industries

    • Fintech
    • Healthcare
    • Energy
    • Transport & Logistics
    • Agriculture

A well built app gets a customer to download it and use it the first few times without friction. What it doesn't guarantee is that they'll open it again a month later. Getting installed and staying relevant are different problems, and most apps lose users to the second one. Brandfire designs and builds loyalty and rewards programmes for brands across Ireland, giving a customer a reason to keep opening the app long after the novelty wears off.

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to build an app in Ireland?
Starting budgets on this list run from 1,000 to 20,000 euro. The low end is a web agency building something app-like. A native app with a backend, accounts and payments starts around 20,000 euro and rises quickly. Treat anything under 10,000 euro with care.
Should I build native or cross-platform?
Cross-platform, using React Native or Flutter, covers both app stores from one codebase and suits most business apps. Native is worth the extra cost when you need heavy device features, demanding graphics or platform-specific behaviour. Ask which the firm defaults to and why.
What does app maintenance cost after launch?
Budget 15 to 20 per cent of the build cost annually as a working figure. Apple and Google release OS updates every year, and an app that is not maintained will eventually break or be removed from the store. Confirm what maintenance is included before signing.
How do I know a firm can really build apps?
Ask for their apps in the App Store and Google Play, by name. Then check the update history. A firm with apps that have not been updated in two years is not maintaining what it ships, whatever the portfolio page says.

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