In this report, we share our third-party research team’s findings on the top five mobile app development companies of 2024. During the course of their analysis, they examined 30+ app development firms across multiple specialties to identify the best within each niche. We then ranked them based upon the factors listed below.
- Noteworthy Clients: Since quality app development should meet the needs of a wide variety of users, notable clients with large internal teams and customer bases using their apps are a testament to an app development company’s overall quality level.
- Leadership Experience Score: This score is developed following an evaluation of an app development firm’s leadership based specifically on their app development experience, as some cross-disciplinary firms may not prioritize app-related service offerings.
- Company Size: Larger teams usually result from higher demand for a company’s services, and increased staff availability typically leads to better response times. Both of these elements make company size an important factor in our ranking system.
- Year Founded: App development is a constantly shifting industry, with new teams popping up every year, but firms that stand the test of time can often point to a record of consistent successes.
- Location: App development firms in major cities have access to more robust talent pools, which generally increases the overall quality of their services.
Below the following table, we provide a brief description of each firm’s specialization and the types of applications that each organization is best known for.
Top Mobile App Development Companies
Rank
Name
Notable Clients
Leadership Experience Score
Company Size
#1: 7T
Approach to Marketing: Comprehensive software engineering services for mobile, desktop, and tablet apps for both client-facing and internal applications.
7T creates custom-built software solutions for clients in nearly any industry, with mobile apps being but one manifestation of their Digital Transformation solutions. Not only do they make client-facing, internal, and cross-platform applications, but they are also industry leaders in AI and machine learning automation. This allows 7T to create the most innovative tools of any other firm on this list. They serve businesses of all sizes, but the bulk of their expertise is in enterprise-level solutions.
As a result, they are the best overall choice due to the versatility, impact, and purpose-built nature of the tools they create.
Notable Clients: Pepsi, SiriusXM, Rebel Athletic, PHP
Leadership Experience: 4.8
Company Size: 50-249
Year Founded: 2012
Headquarters: Addison, TX
Approach to Marketing: Comprehensive software engineering services for mobile, desktop, and tablet apps for both client-facing and internal applications.
Contact: 7T Website
#2: Digitlhaus
Approach to Marketing: BigCommerce/eCommerce website and app development.
Digitlhaus specializes in marketing, web design and app development specifically for BigCommerce firms. They have worked with major big-box brands, developing straightforward eCommerce apps with migration services for eCommerce firms looking to switch platforms. Due to their typical clientele, their pricing trends toward the higher end of the scale.
This makes them a great option for eCommerce firms looking to take advantage of Digitlhaus marketing, branding and eCommerce app development services. These are the clients who will get the most bang for their buck with Digitlhaus.
Notable Clients: Lululemon, Lowes, QVC
Leadership Experience: 4.5
Company Size: 10-49
Year Founded: 2014
Headquarters: Miramar Beach, FL
Approach to Marketing: BigCommerce/eCommerce website and app development.
Contact: Digitlhaus website
#3: Naked Development
Approach to Marketing: Client-facing mobile app development and branding for firms with straightforward needs.
Naked Development has established a wide-reaching industry reputation for making simple, user-friendly, customer-facing mobile applications for a wide variety of firms. While they aren’t in the business of creating exceptionally complex software solutions for internal business processes like others on this list, their client-facing app portfolio is impressive for a company their age.
As a result, Naked Development is a solid partner for firms with straightforward needs for their customer/client-facing apps and a desire for simple, user-friendly functionality.
Notable Clients: Quicksilver, PGA, Bank of America
Leadership Experience: 4.3
Company Size: 10-49
Year Founded: 2018
Headquarters: Irvine, CA
Approach to Marketing: Client-facing mobile app development and branding for firms with straightforward needs.
Contact: Naked Development website
#4: BigHuman
Approach to Marketing: Full-service marketing, branding, and app development.
Big Human is another marketing, branding, and app development firm, but its scope is broader than just eCommerce. It offers full-service marketing, brand development, and web/UX design services, with app development as a feature within larger campaigns. Big Human does impressive work for several high-caliber clients, but its leadership’s historical involvement and expertise specific to app/software tool development are limited.
As a result, Big Human is the firm for those looking for full-service branding and marketing, with app creation as a secondary service to meet a larger goal of brand development or rebranding.
Notable Clients: TIME, TD America, Planned Parenthood
Leadership Experience: 3.9
Company Size: 10-49
Year Founded: 2010
Headquarters: NYC, NY
Approach to Marketing: Full-service marketing, branding, and app development.
Contact: Big Human website
#5: Designli
Approach to Marketing: Internal business process application development for business processes.
Designli specializes in internal business process applications, with web and mobile app development available for businesses of all sizes, including enterprise-level. While their services are among the most innovative on the list, their public portfolio is small and lacks the household client names that you may find for others on the list. This makes it tough to evaluate the quality of their work since they create applications primarily for internal business processes, but what they share in their case studies looks promising.
Designli may be a good pick for firms that are primarily looking for internal business process applications and aren’t quite ready to integrate the latest AI and machine learning technology.
Notable Clients: AskIris, Behind the Knife
Leadership Experience: 3.7
Company Size: 50-249
Year Founded: 2013
Headquarters: Greenville, SC
Approach to Marketing: Internal business process application development for business processes.
Contact: Designli website
About 7T
7T specializes in the development of mobile apps, machine learning solutions, artificial intelligence, enterprise software, cloud solutions and visionOS apps for Apple Vision Pro’s spatial video solutions, amongst others.
7T is based in Dallas, with additional locations in Houston, and Charlotte, NC. But our clientele spans the globe. Contact 7T today. to speak with our Digital Transformation and mobile app development experts and get started on app development or another DX project.
