Mobile development is a systems problem.
BuildApps.ca is a reference for iOS, Android, and cross-platform work: architecture choices, build pipelines, release mechanics, and the practical constraints that matter after launch.
Learning tracks
Small maps of concepts that matter after your app is “working”: reliability, releases, and user trust.
Offline-first and sync
Storage, conflict resolution, background tasks, and making state resilient.
Builds, signing, and releases
Why shipping is its own system: certificates, app bundles, and automation.
Performance budgets on mobile
Startup time, memory, smoothness, and the practical limits of devices.
Platform pages
High-signal landing pages (iOS, Android, cross-platform) that link into guides and shipping references.
iOS Development
Swift/SwiftUI, Xcode project structure, signing, and store submissions.
Android Development
Kotlin/Compose, Gradle builds, app bundles, and Play Console workflow.
Cross-platform Mobile
React Native and Flutter, where they win, and where native boundaries appear.
Featured guides
Fewer, better pages: deep links, push notifications, offline behavior, and the “after launch” reality.
Deep links without chaos
Universal Links, App Links, routing rules, and debugging the real-world edge cases.
Push notifications as a lifecycle system
Tokens, permissions, delivery, and why “it worked once” is not a guarantee.
Offline mode users can trust
Local persistence, retries, sync strategies, and failure modes that don’t corrupt state.
Shipping and operations
Release mechanics, store workflows, and the operational details that decide whether updates are painless or painful.
Signing and provisioning
Certificates, profiles, CI secrets, and why “it worked locally” isn’t enough.
Keystores and app bundles
Bundle builds, signing configs, Play App Signing, and rollout strategy.
Release monitoring
Crash reporting, performance signals, staged rollouts, and rollback plans.
About the structure
This layout is hub-first: platform hubs link to guides; guides link to shipping references and practical patterns.
Apps are lifecycle systems
Install, permissions, upgrades, background execution, store rules, and device constraints shape everything.
Links cleanly to your web hub
Mobile clients sit on APIs. This site can link to your web hub for backend and contract design.
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