Our Services
Web Development
Custom websites built with Next.js and React — fast, responsive, and optimized for search. From brochure sites to complex web applications, we build to perform.
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Custom software, APIs, SaaS platforms, and full-stack applications built for Canadian businesses. We own the build from architecture through deployment and ongoing support.
Learn more →App Development
We build with the latest agentic AI engineering practices — cutting speed to market by more than half and passing the savings straight to you. React Native apps that ship to iOS and Android from one codebase, and Progressive Web Apps when a store listing isn't the right answer. Fixed-price proposals, full source code ownership.
Learn more →AI Automation
Business process automation, AI chatbots, LLM integrations, and workflow automation for Canadian SMBs. We build the systems — you reclaim the hours.
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Shopify, WooCommerce, and custom storefronts for Canadian retailers. Payment integrations, product catalogue management, and conversion-optimized UX.
Learn more →Analytics & Optimization
GA4 implementation, conversion tracking, A/B testing, and data dashboards. We turn your website's data into decisions that grow revenue.
Learn more →eCommerce Optimization
AI-powered analytics, A/B testing, and personalization for Shopify and WooCommerce stores. We turn your existing traffic into more revenue — without spending more on ads.
Learn more →Local SEO
Google Business Profile management, local keyword optimization, citation building, and microsite strategy. We get your business found by customers searching in your area.
Learn more →Code Red Malware Removal
Website hacked, redirecting your visitors, or flagged by Google? Code Red is our emergency website malware removal service — same-day response, a flat price quoted upfront, and your site returned clean, patched, and cleared of Google's malware warnings. We remove the infection, close the hole that let it in, and harden the site so it stays clean.
Learn more →Inbox Rescue
Business emails landing in spam — or not arriving at all? Inbox Rescue is our email deliverability fix: we set up the authentication Gmail and Yahoo now require (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), repair your domain's sending reputation, get you off blacklists, and test until your mail lands in the inbox. Flat fee, usually fixed in days.
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📱 App Development Toronto
We build with the latest agentic AI engineering practices — cutting speed to market by more than half and passing the savings straight to you. React Native apps that ship to iOS and Android from one codebase, and Progressive Web Apps when a store listing isn't the right answer. Fixed-price proposals, full source code ownership.
Free discovery call · No long-term lock-in
⚡ AI-Accelerated Delivery
We've cut speed to market by more than half
Our delivery pipeline runs on the latest agentic software engineering practices — AI in the loop for planning, code generation, and testing, with senior developers owning the architecture and reviewing every line. Fewer hours on the same build means a lower fixed-price quote: the savings go to you, not our margin.
Clickable prototype in your hands
Before: 3–4 weeks
Days
Working MVP your team can test
Before: 3–4 months
6–8 weeks
Live on the App Store & Google Play
Before: 8–12 months
3–5 months
Typical ranges for a standard business app, compared with the traditional agency process we ran before adopting AI-assisted delivery.
App Development — DS Web Solutions
App development in Toronto is a market where quotes for the same project can range from $15,000 to $500,000 — and where the most expensive mistake is building the wrong kind of app, not paying too much for the right one. DS Web Solutions approaches app development for Toronto and GTA businesses differently: before we quote anything, we help you decide whether your product needs a native-quality mobile app at all, or whether a Progressive Web App delivered as an extension of ordinary web development gets you to market at a fraction of the cost. When a real mobile app is the right answer, we build it in React Native — one TypeScript codebase that renders real native interface components on both iOS and Android, so your business pays for one build instead of two. Our app development team handles the full engagement as part of our custom software development practice: discovery and scoping, UX design, the app itself, the backend and APIs behind it, App Store and Google Play submission, and the post-launch maintenance that keeps an app healthy as Apple and Google ship their yearly OS releases. We have delivered over 100 software and web projects for Canadian clients since 2016, and every app development project comes with a fixed written proposal before work begins and complete source code ownership when it ends. We are also AI-first in how we build, not just what we build: our delivery pipeline runs on the latest agentic software engineering practices — AI in the loop for planning, code generation, and testing, with senior developers owning the architecture and reviewing every line — which has cut our speed to market by more than half. Because we quote fixed prices on fewer hours, that saving lands in your proposal, not in our margin. If you are comparing app development companies in Toronto, start with our plain-English guide to what a mobile app costs to build in Toronto — it covers the real ranges in this market and the line items most quotes leave out. And if your company is based in the United States, our app development for US companies page explains how the USD–CAD exchange rate lets the same senior Canadian team deliver your build for 25–30% less than a comparable US quote.
What Our App Development Projects Include
An app development engagement with DS Web Solutions covers the full build — from the first scoping conversation to a live listing on the App Store and Google Play. Here is what every project includes as standard.
- Discovery and scoping session — user flows, integrations, and backend requirements documented before any quote
- Platform strategy recommendation — React Native app vs Progressive Web App, with honest reasoning for your product
- UX and UI design for mobile — screens designed for the flows your users actually follow
- React Native development in TypeScript — one codebase shipping to both iOS and Android
- Backend and API development — authentication, data storage, and the server-side logic behind the app
- Payment integration where needed — in-app purchase vs gateway classification, tokenization, and server-side confirmation designed before the first screen is styled
- Third-party integrations — payment gateways (Stripe, Square), CRMs, and the systems your business already runs on
- App Store and Google Play submission — developer accounts, store listings, and the review process managed for you
- Event tracking and crash reporting wired into every build before launch — no black-box apps
- Handover with full source code ownership, documentation, and a post-launch maintenance plan
Every app development project is delivered with complete source code transferred to you. You are never locked into a platform you cannot maintain without us.
Our App Development Approach for Toronto Businesses
App development for Toronto businesses is a ladder, not a leap — and the right strategy is to start on the cheapest rung users won't notice and climb only when the product proves it deserves the next one. Plenty of successful products live their whole lives as Progressive Web Apps: installable to the home screen, working offline, updating instantly with no store review, and costing a fraction of a native build. Others graduate to React Native once store presence, push notifications, or deeper hardware access starts driving revenue. The expensive mistake we see most often in the Toronto app development market is starting at the top of the ladder to feel serious — paying for two native builds when one cross-platform codebase, or even a well-built PWA, would have served the product better. We walk every client through that decision against their actual product before we quote, and we will recommend the cheaper option when it is the right one. When the build starts, we work the same way we run every software engagement: working software demonstrated in two-week sprints, a fixed written proposal you approved before kickoff, and a typical three-to-five-month path from first conversation to a live App Store and Google Play listing.
Technologies We Use for App Development
Our app development stack is chosen for longevity and maintainability, not novelty. Mobile apps are built in React Native with TypeScript — the open-source framework Meta maintains and uses in its own apps — which renders real native interface components on iOS and Android from a single codebase, with native modules underneath for the occasional platform-specific feature. Progressive Web Apps are built on Next.js with service workers for offline support and installability. Backends and APIs are built in Node.js or Python and deployed on AWS, with databases selected by workload — PostgreSQL for transactional data, DynamoDB for event-driven workloads at scale. For apps that take payment, we integrate Stripe, Square, and the major Canadian gateways, with the in-app purchase rules of the App Store and Google Play handled correctly from the architecture stage — the difference between a smooth store review and a rejected release. Every app we ship includes event tracking and crash reporting from day one, so decisions about version two come from what users actually do.
Local Canadian Team Based in Vaughan
We are a Vaughan, Ontario-based agency — not a freelancer marketplace or an offshore outsourcing shop. Your project is handled in-house by Canadian developers who understand the Canadian business landscape, provincial compliance requirements, and the GTA market.
Full-Stack In-House — One Agency for Everything
Web development, software, AI automation, e-commerce, analytics, and local SEO — all delivered in-house by the same team. No handoffs to preferred vendors. One contract, one point of accountability, one invoice.
Transparent Pricing — Fixed-Price Quotes
Every project begins with a detailed written proposal and a fixed price. We do not bill by the hour on scoped projects. The number you approve is the number on your final invoice — no scope creep surprises.
Results-Focused — We Measure What We Build
We set up measurement and reporting on every engagement so you can see exactly what your investment is producing. No vanity metrics — we track leads, conversions, revenue, and the KPIs that matter to your business.
Free consultation for app development — Vaughan & GTA.
No long-term lock-in · Fixed-price quotes
Common Questions
App Development FAQ
Answers to the questions we hear most from Vaughan and GTA clients about app development.
Custom application development with DS Web Solutions starts at $12,000 and scales with complexity — the number of user flows, whether there is a backend, and what the app integrates with. The broader Toronto market quotes anywhere from $15,000 to $500,000 for mobile apps, and our guide to mobile app development cost in Toronto explains what moves a project between those ranges. Every project gets a detailed written proposal with fixed pricing before any work begins.
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