App or Website? How to Know What Your Business Needs
App or website for your business? Compare what each one does, when a web app or PWA is enough, what the stores require and the questions to ask first.
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iOS and Android mobile app development
Apps your customers download from the App Store and Google Play, built for your business and managed from your own admin panel. You own the code and the store accounts.
- Free quote within 24 business hours
- Code and accounts in your name
- English and Spanish
Mobile app development
What we can build for you
iOS and Android
One project, two apps: your customers get the same experience on any phone.
Store publishing
We prepare and submit your app to the App Store and Google Play under your accounts.
Push notifications
Reach users with reminders, offers and order updates right on their phone.
Offline mode
Key features keep working without a signal and sync when the connection returns.
Admin panel
Manage users, content and orders from a web panel without touching code.
Updates after launch
We fix issues, keep up with new phone versions and add features as you grow.
Client work
What we build for our clients
A sample of the work we deliver, from complete systems with a web version, Android and iOS apps and an admin console to online stores and websites with a blog.
Qoorbell
Smart doorbell for homes and businesses
A project we built for a client. A doorbell that is a QR code: visitors scan it with their phone and get answered by video call or chat from anywhere. Website, web app, and Android and iOS apps.
Caflor
Ornamental plant store in the Dominican Republic
A project we built for a client. An online store for ornamental plants: a catalog by category with photos and care notes for each plant, search, and orders over WhatsApp with the plant already filled in, plus a blog of care guides. Online store, website and blog.
RYD Multiservicios
Electronic security, automatic gates and solar energy in the Dominican Republic
A project we built for a client. An online store for security cameras, electric fences, access control, gate openers and solar energy: a catalog by category and by place (home, business, gated community), a page for each product, search, and quotes over WhatsApp with the product already filled in, plus a blog of guides. In English and Spanish. Online store, website and blog.
Why Ciguabit
A technical partner, not just a vendor
A software company registered in the Dominican Republic, working with businesses across the Americas and Europe.
You own everything
Source code, infrastructure accounts and documentation are yours from day one. No lock-in, no hostage situations.
Senior engineering
The people who scope your project are the people who build it. Nothing gets handed down to a junior bench.
Bilingual delivery
We work in Spanish and English, across Dominican and North American time zones, with documentation in both.
We answer after launch
Support and maintenance are part of the agreement, not an extra cost you discover when something breaks.
How we work
From quote to launch, no surprises
A short, clear process. You know what you get and when, from day one.
- 01
Free quote
Tell us what your business needs and within 24 business hours you get a proposal with scope and timeline.
- 02
Design
We define together how your system will look and work, so you approve it before any code is written.
- 03
Development
Weekly progress you can open and try on your phone and in your browser — not status reports about software.
- 04
Launch & support
We ship your system, watch it under real use and keep answering every month.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to build an app?
It depends on the features. We start with the essentials so you launch sooner, and your proposal includes a clear timeline. You try a working demo every week.
Who owns the app and the store accounts?
You do. The code, the App Store and Google Play accounts and the admin panel are in your name, so you're never tied to us.
Have you built mobile apps before?
Yes. One example is Qoorbell, a project we built for a client: a QR-code doorbell with a website, a web app and Android and iOS apps.
Related services
Web application development
Portals, dashboards and internal tools that run in any browser, built for your process.
Learn moreMVP development
Launch the core of your idea, test it with real users and grow from what you learn.
Learn moreUI/UX design
Research, wireframes and clickable prototypes you approve before any code is written.
Learn more
Ready to start? Get a free quote today
Tell us what you need — a new system, an app, a website or a team — and we reply within 24 business hours. No obligation.
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admin@ciguabit.comLocation
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9:00–18:00 (AST, UTC−4)