The challenge
Where teams get stuck
The problems we're most often brought in to solve.
- 01
Platform capabilities out of reach
A cross-platform app cannot access HealthKit, ARKit or other APIs the product depends on.
- 02
Review rejections stall releases
App Store review repeatedly rejects builds over privacy or guideline issues.
- 03
Ageing UIKit codebase
An older Objective-C or UIKit app is slow to extend and difficult to test.
Overview
iOS & Apple Platforms at VulcanTech
iOS app development is the engineering of native applications for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch using Apple's Swift language and frameworks. VulcanTech builds native iOS experiences with SwiftUI and UIKit, integrating platform capabilities such as HealthKit, ARKit and CallKit that cross-platform frameworks cannot reach cleanly. We manage TestFlight betas, App Store review and compliance, and set minimum iOS versions from your users' real device data.
Key deliverables
- SwiftUI or UIKit app aligned to your minimum iOS version
- TestFlight beta programme and release management
- App Store review and compliance management
- Automated build and signing pipeline
What you get
What iOS & Apple Platforms includes
SwiftUI and UIKit
Modern SwiftUI interfaces, with UIKit where older iOS support requires it.
Platform integration
HealthKit, ARKit, CallKit, widgets and other native capabilities.
TestFlight programmes
Structured beta distribution to testers and stakeholders before each release.
App Store compliance
Privacy labels, permissions and guideline checks completed before submission.
Incremental modernisation
Objective-C and UIKit screens moved to SwiftUI step by step.
Automated build pipeline
Fastlane and CI for repeatable, signed builds.
Our process
How we deliver
A delivery process you can see into — from first workshop to production support.
- 01
Discovery
A focused working session on your objectives, constraints and existing systems. It concludes with a scoped proposal and a clear view of value, risk and effort.
- 02
Architecture & planning
We agree the target architecture, data model and integration approach before product code is written, and secure your sign-off.
- 03
Iterative delivery
Working software reaches a staging environment on a regular cadence, giving stakeholders continuous visibility and the ability to steer priorities.
- 04
Assurance & hardening
Automated testing, accessibility and performance budgets, and a security review are completed before anything reaches production.
- 05
Launch & continuity
We manage cutover and remain engaged through an agreed support period, with a structured handover to your teams or ongoing operation by ours.
Engagement models
Work with us the way that suits you
Outcome-based delivery
A defined scope, timeline and commercial model agreed after discovery. We own delivery risk against the agreed outcomes.
Best for: Well-defined initiatives, MVPs and first releases
Dedicated product teams
A cross-functional pod — engineering, design, QA and delivery leadership — aligned to your roadmap and scaled as priorities change.
Best for: Long-term product development and evolving roadmaps
Team extension
Senior engineers embed in your organisation, work inside your processes and report to your leaders — on contracts that assign all IP to you.
Best for: Adding specialist capability without growing headcount
Tools & technologies
The stack we build with
- Swift
- SwiftUI
- UIKit
- Xcode
- TestFlight
- Combine
- Fastlane
Why VulcanTech
A partner, not a vendor
Senior engineering, honest delivery, and work we can name.
Senior engineers own delivery
The engineers who scope your programme in discovery are the engineers who deliver it. There is no hand-off to a junior bench after contract signature.
Engagement models that fit
Outcome-based delivery, dedicated product teams, team extension or global capability centres, matched to how your organisation prefers to work.
A verifiable track record
Every customer story we publish describes real production work, naming the client wherever confidentiality allows, including public-sector platforms secured through competitive tenders.
80+ projects in 16 countries
Delivered since 2021 across the public sector, real estate, healthcare, manufacturing and consumer technology, for regulated and high-growth organisations alike.
Resources
Latest insights
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can't find what you need? Ask us in the discovery session.
Free discovery session
Start your iOS & Apple Platforms project
Tell us what you're building. You'll hear back from an engineer, not an inbox.
- 1We reply within one business day to set up a 30-minute call.
- 2A senior engineer — not a salesperson — walks through your problem.
- 3You get a scoped proposal with timeline and cost. No obligation.
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