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// Design

Cross-Platform App Design

Cross-platform apps need to feel native on both iOS and Android, not like a compromise that satisfies neither. We design unified experiences with a shared visual language and platform-specific adaptations where it matters most.

// Key benefits

What makes this service valuable

Shared design language

We establish a design system with shared brand elements, typography, colour, and component patterns that form a consistent product identity across both platforms.

Platform-specific adaptations

Navigation patterns, gesture models, and system UI elements differ fundamentally between iOS and Android. We design platform variants for the components that need to feel truly native.

React Native & Flutter ready

Our cross-platform designs are structured for clean implementation in React Native or Flutter, with shared components documented alongside platform-specific variants.

// Details

One product, two platform personalities

The myth of cross-platform design is that one design fits both platforms. In reality, effective cross-platform design involves a shared visual language expressed through platform-appropriate patterns, iOS bottom tabs and back swipe, Android navigation drawer and predictive back gesture.

We deliver Figma files with shared components and explicit iOS and Android variants. Engineers using React Native or Flutter can implement from the same design system with minimal platform-specific work.

// What this includes

  • Unified brand and visual language
  • iOS and Android navigation pattern variants
  • Shared component library with platform adaptations
  • Typography system aligned to both platforms
  • App Store and Play Store screenshot sets
  • Onboarding flow for both platforms
  • Push notification visual design

// Deliverables

What you receive

Every engagement produces clear, documented deliverables. Here is exactly what is included in our cross-platform app design service.

  • 01Shared design system with cross-platform component library
  • 02iOS and Android platform variant files in Figma
  • 03App Store and Play Store graphics sets
  • 04Platform-specific navigation pattern documentation
  • 05Developer handoff for React Native or Flutter
  • 06Design decision rationale document (cross-platform choices)

// In practice

How cross-platform app design engagements run

Shared Figma components cover 80% of UI; platform sheets document iOS swipe-back vs Android system back, tab vs bottom navigation, and date picker differences. Design reviews include both Human Interface and Material checklists before dev handoff. Prototype tests run separately on iPhone and Pixel reference devices.

// Stack & frameworks

Stack we use for this

Research & strategy

  • User interviews
  • Analytics audit
  • Jobs-to-be-done mapping
  • Competitive UX review

Design systems

  • Figma variables
  • Component libraries
  • Design tokens
  • Accessibility annotations

Validation

  • Moderated usability tests
  • Prototype iteration
  • Conversion funnel review
  • Dev QA partnership

// Delivery

Simplileap execution framework

01

Architecture mapping

Dependencies, API contracts, compliance constraints, and performance budgets documented before sprint one.

02

Secure sprints

Two-week increments with GitHub access, demo recordings, and QA checkpoints, client visibility at every stage.

03

QA & handover

Automated tests on critical paths, security review, runbooks, and knowledge transfer to your team.

// Proof

Real deployments from Bangalore

Facilities management operator

Challenge
Field inspectors struggled with glare, gloves, and unclear offline sync states.
Simplileap solution
Platform-specific patterns, thumb-zone actions, and explicit sync status design.
Outcome
Checklist task time down 38% in pilot cohort.
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// Engagement models

How teams engage us

Currency
PackageIdeal forInvestmentIncludes
UI/UX auditConversion lift₹75K – ₹2L
  • · Heuristic review
  • · CWV benchmark
  • · Funnel analysis
  • · Prioritised fix roadmap
Website or app design / redesignNew launches₹75K – ₹12L
  • · UX research
  • · Wireframes & UI
  • · WordPress / Next.js build
  • · CMS handover
Design system buildScale-stage SaaSScoped within design engagement
  • · Figma library
  • · Component specs
  • · Accessibility notes
  • · Dev handoff

// Company and service positioning

Company and Service positioning is reviewed for production delivery standards by Harsha Parthasarathy (Co-Founder, Strategy & Operations 24+ years IT veteran, IBM, Global Delivery, Program Management) and Keshav Sharma (Co-Founder, Engineering and Lead Architect, Full-stack engineering, product delivery and technical standards).

// Verified entity

Simplileap Digital LLP

// Recognition

Featured in QuickNode Feature Fridays

CIN

AAU-8582

Startup India

DIPP83124

Founded

November 2020

Office

Residency Rd, Bengaluru, India

// FAQ

Common questions about cross-platform app design

When does cross-platform design make sense vs separate native designs?+

Cross-platform design makes sense when you need simultaneous iOS and Android delivery, have a smaller budget, or are building a utility app where platform conventions are less critical. Separate native designs are better for premium consumer apps, platform-showcase products, or when App Store feature placement depends on platform excellence.

How do you handle features that only exist on one platform?+

Platform-specific features (iOS widgets, Android home screen shortcuts, etc.) are designed separately as optional components. The core app experience is shared.

Do you design for tablets in cross-platform projects?+

Tablet support is scoped per project. We design tablet layouts for both iPad and Android tablets as an optional additional deliverable.

Ready to get started with cross-platform app design?

Share your requirements with our team. We respond within one business day with a clear plan from discovery to delivery.