Service · App Maintenance
App Maintenance & Update Plans
Your app stays working as iOS and Android evolve — OS compatibility updates, bug fixes, and feature additions on a month-to-month plan.
Apps don't maintain themselves
- iOS and Android release new versions every year and deprecate APIs that your app may depend on — without maintenance, your app accumulates compatibility debt until it stops working.
- Bugs that surface after launch don't fix themselves, and waiting for them to pile up means a bigger fix later.
- App development agencies disappear, freelancers become unavailable, and codebases become orphaned — leaving businesses with a live app and no one to maintain it.
What a maintenance plan includes
- Annual OS compatibility pass included on every plan — your app runs correctly on current iOS and Android.
- Bug fixes addressed within the plan's SLA.
- Feature additions scoped and quoted with priority scheduling for active maintenance clients.
- App Store and Play Store update submissions handled.
- Crash monitoring via App Store Connect and Play Console with proactive alerting.
- Month-to-month billing — cancel any time with 30 days notice, receive current source code on exit.
How it works
1
Onboarding
Access handoff, codebase review, monitoring setup.
2
Ongoing
Monthly check-in, bug triaging, patch deployment.
3
Annual OS pass
Compatibility testing before major iOS/Android release.
4
Feature additions
Scoped per request, prioritized in the monthly queue.
Frequently asked questions
What's included in the monthly fee?
The base maintenance plan covers uptime monitoring, crash alerting, one round of bug fixes per month, and the annual iOS/Android compatibility pass. App Store and Play Store update submissions are included. Feature additions are scoped separately and quoted at a reduced hourly rate for active maintenance clients.
What happens if I cancel?
Your account closes at the end of the 30-day notice period. You receive the current source code (all files, clean repository) and any store account credentials at that point. Your app continues running — nothing stops working. Future updates and bug fixes become your responsibility or can be contracted separately.
Do you maintain apps built by other developers?
In most cases yes — after a codebase review to confirm it's in a maintainable state. Apps written in React Native or Flutter are easiest to take over. Older native Swift or Java codebases are evaluated case-by-case; if the technical debt is significant, a partial rebuild may be recommended before a maintenance agreement starts.
How is this different from the App Store management service?
App Store management focuses on the store listing — submission, metadata, review responses, version pushes. Maintenance plans cover the codebase — bug fixes, OS compatibility, feature additions, and crash monitoring. Many clients have both.