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Creating a mobile app for a service-based CMS or platform involves both planning and development. Here’s a complete roadmap tailored for your needs as a mobile app and web developer:
Native or Cross-Platform?
| Approach | Stack | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|---|
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Flutter |
Dart |
Fast dev, beautiful UI |
Larger binary size
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React Native |
JS/TS |
JS ecosystem, hot reload |
Needs native modules for some features
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Swift / Kotlin |
Native |
Best performance |
Two separate codebases
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For most service apps, React Native or Flutter is ideal unless you require native performance or platform-specific features.
src/
├── api/ // Axios/fetch calls
├── components/ // UI components
├── screens/ // Pages (Home, ServiceDetail, Booking, Profile)
├── navigation/ // React Navigation stack
├── hooks/ // Custom hooks (auth, data fetch)
├── context/ // Global state (user, booking)
└── utils/ // Helpers (date formatting, validators)
If you’re using your own CMS (see your previous message), expose REST or GraphQL endpoints like:
POST /auth/login
GET /services
POST /bookings
GET /user/profile
PUT /user/update
Use Axios or Fetch on the mobile app side to call these.
Use
For booking confirmations, reminders, etc.
| Platform | Tool |
|---|---|
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Android |
Play Console (.aab)
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iOS |
TestFlight + App Store
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CI/CD |
EAS (Expo), Fastlane, Codemagic
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