Mobile App Developers in Kampala, Uganda

At Kico, a simple app starts from UGX 4,000,000, a business app with user accounts, payments and an admin dashboard starts from UGX 9,000,000, and a custom multi-role platform starts from UGX 20,000,000. The final price depends on the number of screens, the integrations (mobile money, maps, chat, video) and whether you need a backend and admin panel. You get a fixed written quote after a free discovery call.

A simple app usually takes 4 to 6 weeks. A business app with payments and an admin dashboard takes 8 to 12 weeks. Larger platforms with real-time chat, video calls or offline sync take 3 to 6 months. We agree the timeline in writing before work starts and ship in stages so you can test early builds.

Start with Android if most of your customers are in Uganda. StatCounter data for September 2026 shows Android on 93.09% of mobile devices in Uganda and iOS on 6.86%. If you also serve diaspora customers, corporate clients or high-income users, we build both from one Flutter or React Native codebase so the extra cost is small.

Choose Flutter or React Native when you want Android and iOS from one codebase at a lower cost. Choose Kotlin when the app is Android-only and needs deep access to the phone, such as background services, Bluetooth or heavy camera work. We build with all three and recommend one after we understand your features and budget.

Yes. We integrate payment gateways that support MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money and cards, such as Pesapal and Flutterwave. The gateway handles the payment screen and the confirmation, and your app and admin dashboard record the order or booking automatically.

It can. We design Ugandan apps to cache data on the phone, queue actions while the user is offline and sync when the connection returns. We also keep images small and API responses light so the app is usable on budget Android phones and limited mobile data.

Yes. We prepare the store listing, screenshots, privacy information and app build, submit it, and respond to review feedback. You will need a Google Play developer account (a one-time $25 fee) and, for iPhone, an Apple Developer account ($99 a year). Apple and Google review times vary, so we plan for them in the timeline.

We test every build on real Android phones, including budget models, and on different Android versions, then test iPhones if you need an iOS app. We check sign-in, payments, notifications, poor-network behaviour and what happens when the app is closed or the phone loses signal. You also test each build yourself during development.

Launch is the start. Phones, Android versions and your business all change, so apps need bug fixes, security updates and new features. We offer support and update plans, quoted separately from the build so you know the cost before you commit.

Yes. We are based in Kampala and work with clients in Wakiso, Entebbe, Mukono, Jinja, Mbarara, Gulu and the rest of Uganda. Discovery calls, design reviews and test builds all happen online, so you do not need to travel to our office.