Mobile app maintenance

Keep your existing iOS or Flutter app healthy.

RapidLabs helps teams maintain production mobile apps with reliable releases, bug fixes, dependency updates, app store support, crash monitoring, and small improvements without hiring a full-time mobile developer.

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Best fit

Use this when...

Your app is already live and needs regular fixes, updates, and release support.
You need mobile expertise, but not enough work for a full-time senior hire.
SDKs, OS changes, dependencies, store requirements, or old build tooling keep creating risk.
You want a steady release rhythm instead of waiting until mobile issues become urgent.
You want one senior engineer who knows your app, not a ticket queue routed through a different person every time.

Scope

What RapidLabs delivers

Monthly senior mobile development capacity for prioritized fixes and improvements.
App Store and Play Store release preparation, signing, metadata, and submission support.
Crash monitoring, analytics checks, dependency updates, and release-readiness review.
Bug fixes, small feature work, performance improvements, and technical debt cleanup.
Security and OS-compatibility patching so the app keeps working through each new iOS release, not just metadata upkeep.
Maintenance backlog with priority, risk, estimate, and business impact notes.
Clear monthly summary of work shipped, risks reduced, and recommended next steps.

Clear next step

Email RapidLabs with the app link, stack, current release cadence, and the maintenance problems you want off your team.

If it is not a fit, RapidLabs will say so early and point you toward a better path.

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Related

Not sure this is the right entry point? Read what mobile app maintenance actually costs for real numbers before committing to a retainer. If the app was left behind by a previous developer or agency, start with an app takeover audit instead. If it is already crashing or blocked from shipping, mobile app stabilization comes before ongoing maintenance.

Mobile app maintenance: frequently asked questions

How much does mobile app maintenance cost per month?

RapidLabs retainers start from $2,500 a month, and the exact scope gets set after a short review of your app rather than guessed from a form. Published industry estimates put mobile app maintenance at roughly 15 to 20 percent of the original build cost per year, and RapidLabs sizes the retainer against your app's actual dependency count and bug history instead of that flat percentage.

What is included in a RapidLabs maintenance retainer?

Monthly senior mobile development capacity for prioritized fixes, App Store and Play Store release preparation and submission, crash monitoring and dependency updates, security and OS-compatibility patching, and a monthly summary of what shipped and what's next. It covers keeping the app healthy, not just answering support tickets.

Do you handle App Store and Play Store submissions?

Yes, RapidLabs prepares builds, signing, metadata, and the submission itself for both stores. Apple and Google control their own review process, so RapidLabs cannot guarantee approval or a review turnaround time, but resubmissions and rejection fixes are part of the retainer.

What if a previous developer or agency built the app?

That's the normal starting point, not an exception. RapidLabs reviews the existing codebase, credentials, and store access first. If the handover itself looks risky, an app takeover audit is the better first step; otherwise maintenance can start directly.

How is this different from an offshore agency with tiered support?

It isn't structured as ticket tiers routed through a queue. You work directly with the senior engineer handling your app, so context doesn't get lost between shifts or support levels, and priority calls come from someone who has actually opened your codebase.

Do you support native iOS and Flutter, or something else?

RapidLabs works primarily with native iOS and Flutter apps, plus the backend services they typically depend on, like Firebase and Supabase. If your app is on a different stack, say so up front and RapidLabs will tell you honestly whether it's a fit before any work starts.

How fast do you respond when something breaks in production?

Response priority is set during the initial review based on your retainer scope, and a broken build or a production crash is always treated as the top priority within that scope. RapidLabs won't promise a blanket response time before seeing the app, because the honest answer depends on what's actually wrong.