AWARD-WINNING
APP DEVELOPERS,
RIGHT HERE IN LA

WHAT IS DISTILLERY?

WHO WE ARE

Distillery is an international full-service software design and development company based in Los Angeles, California. We are an award-winning mobile app developer with an absolute commitment to helping our clients succeed. When entrepreneurs and enterprises need a software development company they can trust to deliver clean, top-quality, no-nonsense work on time and on budget, they call Distillery.

HOW WE WORK WITH YOU

We help startups and entrepreneurs to accelerate, scale, grow and thrive. We help enterprises to expedite development while staying lean and agile. Our trusted software developers will work with you in a co-sourcing arrangement or on a project basis. Either way, we become part of your team and invested in your success. We stay by your side from idea through launch and beyond.

WHY LOS ANGELES?

LA IS STARTING UP

The Los Angeles area nurtures one of the world’s most diverse startup ecosystems. Our startup community is robust and growing. In today’s marketplace, web and app development companies in Los Angeles play a crucial role in helping local startups build a strong foundation for success.

LA IS FOCUSED ON TECH

Alongside Silicon Valley, Los Angeles is widely acknowledged as a leader in the global technology industry and a breeding ground for tech startups. More and more, Los Angeles is where the tech leaders of tomorrow are gathering to stake their claims and build their dreams.

BY THE NUMBERS

#3

LA's ranking for startup activity among the 40 largest US metropolitan areas¹
#5

LA's ranking among the top ten global startup ecosystems²
#1

California's ranking for startup activity in the state trend analysis¹
$4.2B

Total LA-area startup funding raised in 2016¹
$6.5B

Total LA-area dollars raised in 2016 from exit events with amounts disclosed³
231

Total number of LA-area tech startups that raised funding in 2016³

¹Kauffman Institute's 2017 Kauffman Index of Startup Activity
²SparkLabs Global Ventures' 2016 ranking
³Built in Los Angeles 2016 LA Startup Report

We are proud of the role we play in supporting the LA tech industry and the startups that are disrupting and shaping the future of technology.

AS A MOBILE APP AND WEB DEVELOPMENT COMPANY BASED IN LOS ANGELES, WE ARE ABLE TO:

Provide locally based professionals to act as your primary points of contact, enabling face-to-face meetings, consistently responsive service, and fast decision-making and problem-solving
Readily draw upon an international workforce of expert software developers based in Russia – while still providing exclusively local US billing and payment
Stay on the leading edge of developments and innovations in the Los Angeles-area and California tech communities
Leverage our strong, locally based network of tech leaders and business partners to connect you with the right resources to help you grow and thrive
Make an ongoing contribution to the dynamic, inspiring Los Angeles startup and business community, helping transform innovative vision into practical reality

HOW WILL YOU WORK WITH ME?

You want to work with people that don’t waste your time, money, or focus. You can’t afford to follow a path that won’t get you to your end goal. You don’t want “yes men” who’ll simply do what they’re told. You want to work with people who are committed to helping you find the right path forward – the path that genuinely helps you build the right foundation for sustainable success.

Whether you bring us an idea scribbled on a napkin or a project already in progress, we will help you distill your project down to what really matters. We bring a strong point of view focused on helping you achieve your end goal, providing ideas and recommendations that help you find the right path forward. We are 100% committed to doing what’s right for the project, and we’ll always be honest with you about our views. Working with Distillery, you can count on a no-nonsense, no-fluff, no-bull approach to helping you get it right. We are company that genuinely knows how to turn an app idea into reality.

WHICH PLATFORM SHOULD I USE?

Building the right foundation for sustainable success includes helping you choose the right platform(s) for your app. Drawing upon our decades of experience and our immense Distillery network of expert app developers, we will help you weigh the pros and cons of each platform, ultimately making a recommendation on the right path for your app. To help you make the right decision about your platform(s) – Apple iOS, Android, or both – it’s important to understand the basic considerations of each. Essentially:

ANDROID

Android has the advantage of size. It carries the largest market share of the industry (~80%). Android generally allows access to a much larger pool of users. It has a clear advantage in emerging markets (e.g., Asia, Africa, South America). Android also has several different distribution platforms, including Google Play, Amazon, and several others.

APPLE iOS

Despite carrying only 15% market share, Apple iOS continues to be the moneymaker, dominating profits. Apple's loyal user base is well-known. Apple iOS tends to generate more revenue per user for in-app purchases, and Apple users are more likely to make in-app purchases.

Your choice of platform also depends on your target audience. Identifying your audience will enable you to market your app more strategically, helping you get your app into the right users' hands more quickly.

HOW MUCH WILL DEVELOPMENT COST?

Ultimately, no entrepreneur or enterprise can afford to disregard the cost of mobile app development. Costs vary widely and are based on the unique needs of each project. Costs will also vary depending upon the resource mix among developers, designers, information architects, strategists, and other support professionals: Are you staffing a portion of the project in-house? Or do you need a mobile app development company that can help you with 100% of the development-to-launch life cycle?

Distillery’s trusted software developers will help you make the right decisions for a cost-effective approach that makes sense for your goals and timeline. You can count on us to recommend what’s right for your project, and to be transparent about our pricing and level of effort.

HOW CAN AN APP HELP ME GROW?

If you’re reading this, you probably already understand some of the countless ways mobile apps can help companies to build or strengthen their businesses. Your Distillery team will talk with you about your objectives in developing your app, making sure we clearly understand your motivations to develop functionality that helps you achieve your goals.

The list below summarizes some of the primary benefits our clients have reaped by developing mobile apps:

Improved ability to connect/interact with customers
Increased brand recognition
Increased customer engagement
Cultivated customer loyalty
Created competitive advantage in the marketplace
Increased productivity (e.g., using a workplace app)
Increased business visibility to audience/customers
Improved targeting of marketing/sales efforts
Expanded audience or customer base
Generated income to support the business
Increased the value provided to customers (e.g., social platforms, rewards and loyalty programs)
Augmented web presence/capabilities/interactivity
Developed a better understanding of customer base needs/interests through app analytics
Delivered more information about businesses/products

We have been privileged to play a central role in countless LA success stories.

Let us become part of yours.

AWARD-WINNING APP DEVELOPERS, RIGHT HERE IN LA