Black Olive is a product engineering studio for iOS, Android and the web. Real Swift and Kotlin, not a cross-platform compromise — shipped with the architecture, tests and release pipeline to keep moving after launch.
Whether it is a new app, a rescue mission on an old one, or a web product that has to load fast everywhere — the same discipline applies: clear architecture, tested behaviour, automated releases.
SwiftUI-first apps built the way Apple platforms want to be built — fluid, accessible and at home on the device.
Kotlin and Jetpack Compose apps that behave correctly across the real spread of devices, densities and OS versions.
TypeScript front ends and marketing sites that stay fast under real conditions, and APIs that hold up behind them.
Most app problems are not missing features. They are slow releases, brittle architecture and performance nobody owns.
Module boundaries, state management and dependency seams that keep a codebase changeable a year from now.
Reproducible builds, signing, automated tests and one-command releases with Fastlane, GitHub Actions or Bitrise.
Tokens, components and documentation shared across iOS, Android and web so products stop drifting apart.
Profiling with real instruments: scroll hitches, cold start, leaks and retain cycles found and fixed, not guessed at.
Event schemas that answer product questions, plus feature flags and rollouts you can trust in production.
VoiceOver and TalkBack support, Dynamic Type, contrast, and automated test coverage where it earns its keep.
No black box. You see working software early and often, and you own everything at the end.
A short paid discovery: goals, constraints, existing code and platform risks. You leave with a scope and an estimate, not a sales deck.
Architecture, data flow and a milestone plan. Design partners welcome — or we work from your Figma as the source of truth.
Weekly builds on TestFlight and internal tracks, pull requests you can review, and a demo every sprint. Nothing saved for a big reveal.
Store submission, staged rollout, crash and performance monitoring — then a documented handover or an ongoing retainer.
Every engagement starts with a conversation and a fixed-price discovery, so the first commitment is small.
A defined product or feature set, delivered against milestones with a fixed scope and a clear definition of done.
Best for: launching something new, or a platform rewrite.
Discuss a buildSenior capacity inside your team on a monthly retainer — your standups, your board, your review process.
Best for: teams that need depth on mobile right now.
Check availabilityA focused review of an existing app: architecture, performance, release process and risk — with a written report you can act on.
Best for: inherited codebases and stalled releases.
Request an auditBecause the details are the product: gestures, transitions, accessibility, background behaviour and OS integrations all behave better when the app is written in the platform's own language. If a cross-platform stack is genuinely the right call for your budget and scope, we will tell you that too — and can work in your existing one.
Yes, and it is a large part of the work. Typically it starts with an audit: build health, architecture, test coverage and release pipeline. From there you get a prioritised plan that separates urgent fixes from longer-term refactors.
Discovery is a small fixed fee. After that, project builds are priced per milestone and retainers are priced per month. Rates depend on scope and timeline, and you get a written proposal before anything starts.
You do — all source, assets, CI configuration and documentation, in your repositories and your store accounts, from day one.
Engineering is the core service, but we work daily with Figma, design systems and design partners. If you need design, we can bring in a trusted collaborator or build against your existing brand and tokens.
Tell us what you are working on and what is in the way. You will get a real reply from an engineer, usually within one business day.