iPhone, iPad & Mobile Apps · Murray, Kentucky

iOS and mobile app development from a team that ships its own apps

We design, build, publish, and maintain iPhone and iPad apps and installable web apps. Two of our own apps are live on the App Store today, so we know the whole road: design, real-time data, subscriptions, App Store review, and the updates that come after.

  • Native iPhone and iPad apps
  • Installable web apps that work offline
  • Subscriptions, push notifications, and sign-in
  • App Store submission and ongoing updates

Good reasons to build an app

Your customers live on their phones

Ordering, booking, tracking, or checking status happens in a pocket, and a mobile website is not cutting it.

You need push notifications

Alerts are the product: an order is ready, a flight took off, an incident is happening nearby.

Your team works in the field

Technicians, drivers, or crews need to log work where there is weak signal and sync later.

You want recurring revenue

A subscription app turns an audience or expertise into monthly income, handled through Apple’s billing.

Real-time maps and data

Live locations, weather, or status that must render smoothly on a phone without draining the battery.

Your web platform needs a companion

You already have the software; customers want it on their home screen with sign-in and notifications.

What we build

We will recommend the simplest option that does the job. Sometimes that is a native app; often an installable web app gets you there faster and cheaper.

Native iOS apps

iPhone and iPad apps built for performance, with maps, real-time data, and native features like widgets and notifications.

Progressive web apps

Installable apps that run from one codebase on iPhone, Android, and desktop, with offline support. FlightWay works this way.

Subscriptions and in-app purchases

Free and paid tiers, trials, and subscriptions set up through the App Store, plus web checkout where it fits.

Push notifications and alerts

Watchlists, proximity alerts, and status updates with quiet hours and limits so people keep them turned on.

Backends and APIs

The servers, databases, and APIs behind the app, hosted and monitored by us.

App Store launch and maintenance

Listings, screenshots, privacy disclosures, review submissions, and the yearly iOS updates that keep an app alive.

Proof, Not Promises

Apps we built and keep running

A real-time flight tracker with live radar, a local scanner app with AI transcripts and alerts, and an installable club management app that works offline.

Airplanes.live live map showing thousands of aircraft over North AmericaOur product

iOS app

Airplanes.live for iOS

A native iOS flight tracker built on the community airplanes.live ADS-B network, with live NOAA radar, an ATC-style scope, and push alerts. No accounts, ads, or trackers.

  • Native iOS app
  • Real-time data
  • Map & weather infrastructure
Read the case study
Murray Scanner homepage with the live Calloway County scanner stream and local weatherOur product

Local media platform + iOS app

Murray Scanner

Live scanner audio for Murray and Calloway County, with AI transcripts and summaries, a live callout map, and alerts near your address. On the web and the App Store.

  • Streaming platform
  • AI transcription
  • iOS app
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FlightWay flying club software homepage with the club financials dashboardOur product

Aviation SaaS

FlightWay

Scheduling, flight logging, maintenance, and member billing that post straight to a real double-entry ledger, so a volunteer treasurer runs one system instead of three.

  • SaaS product
  • Accounting engine
  • Installable web app
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From idea to the App Store

  1. 1

    Shape the idea

    We pin down the one thing the app must do brilliantly, who pays for it, and whether native or web is the right fit.

  2. 2

    Design and prototype

    Clickable screens you can hold in your hand before a line of production code is written.

  3. 3

    Build and test

    Working builds on your own phone through TestFlight every week or two, so feedback happens early.

  4. 4

    Launch and keep it alive

    We handle App Store submission and review, then keep the app updated as iOS changes every year.

Why build your app with us

We publish our own apps

Airplanes.live and Murray Scanner are live on the App Store, built and published by us. We have done the review process, the privacy forms, and the subscription setup for real.

We build the backend too

Most apps are only as good as the servers behind them. We build and host those, including real-time data and self-hosted map and weather infrastructure.

Privacy as a feature

Our flight tracker runs with no ads, accounts, or third-party trackers. We can build yours the same way, which makes App Store privacy labels easy.

Local and accountable

We are in Murray, Kentucky. You can meet the people building your app, and they will still be here for version 2.

What an app costs

An installable web app built on an existing platform can be a modest project. A native app with real-time data, subscriptions, and a new backend is a bigger one. We scope every app in writing with a fixed price or capped range before work starts.

Plan for upkeep too: Apple updates iOS every year, and apps need small changes to keep working and stay listed. We offer maintenance plans so that is never a scramble.

  • Free consultation and written estimate
  • Native vs. web recommendation based on your budget
  • App Store submission included
  • Maintenance plans for yearly iOS updates
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App development in Murray, Paducah, and Clarksville

We build apps for businesses and founders across western Kentucky and northwest Tennessee, including Murray, Paducah, Mayfield, Benton, Hopkinsville, Clarksville, and Paris, and for clients nationwide.

Many "app developer in Kentucky" results are out-of-state studios with templated city pages. We are here, and our apps are on the App Store for you to download and judge for yourself.

Murray · Calloway County · Paducah · Mayfield · Benton · Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN · Paris, TN · and clients nationwide

Frequently asked questions

It depends on what the app does. An installable web app on top of an existing system is the least expensive route. A native iOS app with its own backend, real-time data, sign-in, and subscriptions costs more. We provide a free consultation and a written estimate with a fixed price or capped range before any work begins.

If you need top performance, rich maps, widgets, or App Store discovery, native is worth it. If you need to reach iPhone and Android users quickly on a budget, an installable progressive web app often does the job from one codebase. We will recommend the cheapest option that genuinely meets your goals.

Yes. We prepare the listing, screenshots, privacy disclosures, and subscription setup, submit the app for review, and handle any feedback from Apple. We have taken our own apps through the same process.

A focused first version can often launch in a few months. We aim for a small, excellent version 1 in your customers’ hands quickly, then improve it based on how people actually use it.

Yes. Progressive web apps run on Android and iPhone from one codebase, and we can plan for native Android when the audience justifies it. Our own products are iOS-first, so that is where our App Store track record is.

You do. For client apps, the code and data are yours in writing, and the app can be published under your own Apple developer account.

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Got an app idea?

Tell us what it should do and who it is for. We will give you an honest take on native vs. web, a realistic timeline, and a path to a written estimate.

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