Mobile app development · United Kingdom

Mobile appsdesigned and builtfor UK businesses.

A senior product team for founders and operators in London, Manchester and across the UK — building to UK GDPR from day one, integrating the payment rails your customers use, and meeting inside your working day.

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Calls inside UK business hours
UK GDPR & PECR-ready builds
Proposals priced in GBP
In short

Kurchu in the UK.

Kurchu Software Solutions builds iOS, Android and cross-platform apps for businesses in the UK. Products are planned around UK GDPR & Data Protection Act 2018, integrate Stripe and Apple Pay / Google Pay, and support English (British). Lahore is 5 hours ahead of the UK in winter and 4 hours ahead during British Summer Time.

Market
United Kingdom
Key privacy law
UK GDPR & Data Protection Act 2018
Local payments
Stripe and Apple Pay / Google Pay; GoCardless Direct Debit; Open Banking payments and account data
Interface languages
English (British)
Time zone
GMT / BST — Calls, demos and stand-ups are scheduled between 9:00 and 17:00 UK time.
Services
Mobile app strategy, UX/UI, iOS & Android development, backend, QA and launch
Built for the UK

What changes when you build for the UK.

Privacy law, payment providers and user expectations differ by market. These are planned into the product from discovery, not patched in before launch.

Privacy & compliance

  • UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 — lawful basis, data minimisation and retention built into the data model
  • PECR-compliant cookie consent and marketing permissions
  • The ICO Children's Code for apps likely to be used by under-18s
  • Consumer Duty-friendly journeys for FCA-regulated fintech products

Payments & integrations

  • Stripe and Apple Pay / Google Pay
  • GoCardless Direct Debit
  • Open Banking payments and account data
  • Xero and Sage accounting integrations

Localisation & accessibility

  • British English copy, dates and currency formats
  • WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility, in line with the Equality Act 2010
  • VAT-aware pricing and receipts
Time zone · GMT / BST

Lahore is 5 hours ahead of the UK in winter and 4 hours ahead during British Summer Time.

Calls, demos and stand-ups are scheduled between 9:00 and 17:00 UK time.

Official guidanceInformation Commissioner's Office (ICO)

We build to these requirements alongside your legal and compliance advisers — final sign-off on regulatory questions should come from them.

08 — Ways to work together

Four ways in. One standard.

Pick the shape that matches where you are. Most products start with an MVP and move to a dedicated team once they've found traction.

AMost common

MVP Launch

For founders going from concept to first release.

Typical timeline12–16 weeks
TeamProduct lead, designer, 2–3 engineers, QA
PricingFixed scope per phase
  • Discovery & UX/UI
  • Mobile & backend
  • QA & store launch
B

Full Product

For complex, end-to-end platforms with several apps.

Typical timeline5–9 months
TeamCross-functional squad of 6–9
PricingMilestone-based
  • Multiple apps & admin
  • Complex integrations
  • Compliance support
C

Dedicated Team

For funded companies needing ongoing capacity.

Typical timeline6 months minimum
TeamShaped around your roadmap
PricingMonthly retainer
  • Embedded in your rituals
  • Scale up or down monthly
  • Product lead included
D

App Upgrade

For live apps that need modernising or rebuilding.

Typical timeline2-week audit, then phased
TeamSenior engineers + designer
PricingFixed audit, then fixed phases
  • Code & UX audit
  • Incremental migration
  • No big-bang rewrites
FAQ · UK

Questions from teams in the UK.

Something we haven't covered? Write to info@kurchu.com — a senior person replies within one working day.

Yes. Lahore is five hours ahead of the UK in winter and four hours ahead during British Summer Time, so our afternoon and evening cover your entire working day. Calls, demos and stand-ups are booked in UK time, and work continues in our morning, so updates and fresh builds are often waiting for you before your own day even starts.

We design the data model, consent flows and retention rules around UK GDPR and PECR from the first sprint, collect only the data the product genuinely needs, and document every data flow for your privacy notice and records. Final legal sign-off should still come from your own adviser, because we are engineers rather than lawyers, but they will receive clear documentation.

Yes. We integrate Stripe, Apple Pay and Google Pay for card payments, GoCardless for Direct Debit and subscriptions, and Open Banking for account-to-account payments and bank data. Accounting can sync automatically with Xero or Sage, so invoices and payments reconcile without manual work. We recommend the right combination during discovery, based on your customers, margins and how they prefer to pay.

Yes. We design fintech journeys with Consumer Duty in mind: clear pricing, plain-language disclosures, strong customer authentication and complete audit trails. We integrate regulated partners such as Open Banking providers or e-money institutions rather than holding customer funds ourselves. Regulatory approval and final sign-off stay with your firm and its compliance advisers, supported by the technical documentation we provide throughout the build.

We design and test to WCAG 2.2 AA, which supports your duties under the Equality Act 2010. That means sufficient colour contrast, scalable text, clear focus states and every control labelled for VoiceOver and TalkBack. Accessibility is checked in design reviews and again on real devices before release, because fixing it at the end costs far more than building it in.

Yes. We start with a fixed-price, two-week audit of the code, architecture, infrastructure and user experience, then give you a prioritised report of what to keep, fix or rebuild. We favour incremental improvement over risky rewrites, so your app keeps serving customers throughout. Access to repositories, store accounts and cloud services is transferred into your own accounts as part of the handover.

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Let's build the one they keep.

Tell us where you are today — idea, prototype, or existing product — and we'll help define the smartest next step.

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