Technology · Cloud & DevOps
Ready-made building blocks for mobile apps, such as push notifications, phone OTP login and crash reports, so you launch sooner.
How we use it
Firebase provides ready-made building blocks for mobile and web apps. We use its messaging, crash reporting and sign-in tools in many projects, and for some MVPs it replaces a custom back end entirely.
Official site: firebase.google.com (opens in new tab)
Firebase is a set of ready-made cloud services for mobile and web apps: sign-in by phone OTP, push notifications, crash reports, file storage and a live database. Instead of building these from scratch, we switch on the pieces your app needs. For you, that means a faster first release and early warning when the app crashes on a customer's phone.
For MVPs with simple data, Firebase can shorten the path to a first release: authentication, a real-time database, file storage and hosting are ready to use. Its notification, crash reporting and remote configuration tools are useful in almost every mobile app, even one with a custom back end.
Use cases
Order updates, reminders and campaigns through Cloud Messaging.
Firebase Authentication with App Check against abuse.
Crashlytics alerts with device and OS details.
Remote Config to switch features without a release.
Firestore, Storage and Cloud Functions for early products.
Managed services with SDKs for Flutter, Android, iOS and web cut weeks from a first release.
Real-time sync pushes changes to connected apps instantly.
Free usage tiers suit early products.
Analytics, test distribution and monitoring sit together.
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Services
Native and cross-platform Android and iOS apps, from first release through regular store updates, built by our in-house designers and engineers.
Android and iOS apps from one Dart codebase, built by engineers who know when Flutter is the right call and when native code is needed.
Native Android apps in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, designed for entry-level phones, patchy networks and the background limits of popular Android brands.
Native iPhone and iPad apps in Swift and SwiftUI, built to Apple's review guidelines and privacy rules and tested on the devices your customers use.
Solutions
Food ordering and delivery apps for restaurants, chains and cloud kitchens, with menus and add-ons, kitchen displays, prep-time ETAs and delivery tracking.
Booking apps and front-desk software for salons, spas and beauty chains: stylist calendars, packages, memberships, product billing and reminders.
Subscription apps for milk, curd, bread and daily essentials, with delivery calendars, prepaid wallets, route sheets and next-day demand planning.
Work
Illustrative projects that show how we plan and build products that use Firebase. They are samples, not client work.
Delivery app development
An illustrative platform for neighbourhood grocery stores: slot or express delivery, store picking, batched delivery runs, and payment by UPI or cash on delivery.
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Healthcare software
An illustrative patient app, doctor app and clinic admin for in-person and video consultations, with digital prescriptions and consent-based record access.
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Industries
Industries whose typical builds with us include Firebase.
FAQ
Firebase suits MVPs with straightforward data, small teams and a need to launch quickly. A custom API with PostgreSQL suits products with complex business rules, payments, reporting, several user roles or integrations with other systems. Many apps combine both: a custom back end for core data, with Firebase for notifications, crash reporting and remote configuration.
It works in India and is quick to add, but each verification SMS is billed, and OTP flows attract abuse from fake sign-ups. We enable App Check, add rate limits and watch for unusual patterns. At higher volumes, some products move to an Indian SMS or WhatsApp OTP provider through their own back end to control cost and delivery rates.
Yes, with planning. We export collections, transform documents into the new schema, backfill a new database and switch the app over, often through a new API version, while older app versions still in use keep working. Designing Firestore data with clear, consistent structures from the start makes any later migration much easier.
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Next step
Tell us about your first release and we'll show where Firebase helps.
