A beacon is a small device that transmits a radio signal that other Bluetooth-enabled devices can see. The signal is just some data with a beacon’s unique ID number, and it tells other devices which beacon is near. If you crack a beacon open, you will see a CPU, radio, and batteries inside. Some beacons are also packed with accelerometers, temperature sensors, and other add-ons.

IoT Mobile App Development Services

Q: What platform should I target? iOS, Android, or both?

iPhone and Android are the two most popular smartphones. When choosing the first platform to build an app for always consider your target market: what does your audience use? It might make sense to build an app for both platforms simultaneously, but we recommend that you launch the product on one platform first, collect user feedback, improve the app, and only then move on to the other platform.

Q: Do you develop indoor positioning systems?

Yes, absolutely. We can create an application that will read data from cameras, wifi-modules, beacons, RFID-labels, internal sensors, and other devices installed inside buildings, and identify its own position based on these data.

Q: Do you develop outdoor positioning systems?

Of course, we do. Outdoor positioning systems are built using GPS and high-precision algorithms for accurate location tracking.

Q: What communication protocols have you worked with?

We’ve worked with Bluetooth/BLE, NFC, Wi-Fi, and even IR port.

Q: What’s the difference between Bluetooth and BLE?

Bluetooth is a wireless technology standard used for connecting devices with one another. There are two types of Bluetooth. One is Classic Bluetooth, and the other is Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). The key difference is in BLE’s low power consumption. BLE is used in devices that need to exchange small amounts of data over a long period of time. These devices can run for weeks, months, and even years on a small battery. Examples include beacons, smartwatches, and fitness trackers. Classic Bluetooth is used in devices that need to exchange large amounts of data. In other words, bandwidth is more critical for these devices than power consumption. Devices that use Bluetooth remain in sleep mode until they’re initiated. Examples include headphones and communication devices such as file transmission devices. Bluetooth consumes battery quicker than BLE and costs a lot more.

Q: Do you have experience in beacon app development?

Yes, we do. We have significant experience in developing mobile applications that connect to beacons through iBeacon, Eddystone, and AltBeacon beacons.

We create mobile applications for IoT systems using our expertise in wireless technologies, backend and API development, data analytics software, beacon technologies, and cloud platforms. We make secure and reliable applications for positioning systems, smart homes, smart city projects, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, and other industries.

We provide mobile application development services for IoT projects, ensuring high security and reliability levels for our solutions.

What we do

We provide mobile application development services for the Internet of Things projects. We have expertise in implementing IoT solutions and creating smart devices capable of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. We enable connectivity between devices using multiple wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, ZigBee, LTE, RFID, NFC, and Lora or your own connection protocols and gateways. With our thorough understanding of the technology of things, we can help you develop a mobile app that controls and monitors IoT devices.

What's included?

Our IoT app development services cover all three layers required to build an IoT solution: IoT endpoints or devices and sensors, IoT software that includes data management and analytics, and IoT apps that allow for complete control over features provided by all the different machines and gadgets. We ensure a high level of security and reliability for all our IoT solutions.

Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS) development

We use Bluetooth beacons or Wi-Fi technology to build location-aware mobile applications for indoor navigation and positioning systems. These systems determine the position of persons or objects inside buildings in real time. We have experience in building IPSs for asset monitoring and automation at the enterprise level.

Bluetooth app development

Our team of IoT developers builds applications that collect data from Bluetooth-connected devices and sensors. We work with Bluetooth v4.x/Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to build apps for wearables, personal electronics, and other applications.

Beacon & iBeacon app development

We offer app development for beacons – low cost, low powered and low energy Bluetooth devices. With the help of Apple’s iBeacon technology and Google's Eddystone open beacon format, we enable mobile apps to understand their position and deliver content to users based on location. You can use our Eddystone and iBeacon app development services to build solutions for any retail and industrial use.

Voice-enabled IoT application development

If you want to enable your customers to talk to their products, we can add voice interaction to your IoT application. The range of possibilities for voice may include short commands such as “turn on” or “turn off.” It can also include AI assistants implemented using Amazon Lex or Google Cloud APIs, and environment sensing enabled with local speech recognition, far-field digital signal processing, and microphone technology. We also can integrate Alexa (Amazon), Siri (Apple), Google Assistant (Google) and Cortana (Microsoft) with your app.

Data analytics application development

We develop data analytics software for Industrial IoT (IIoT), retail, healthcare and other industries. This software collects and analyzes data from sensors to extract meaningful conclusions with the help of machine learning technology. IoT analytics applications help companies reduce maintenance costs and improve business operations.

Backend & API Development

Backend takes care of device setup and management, remote firmware updates, sensor data collection, and analysis. It collects, processes, and distributes data over APIs to mobile apps and IoT devices and handles integrations with third-party systems.

IoT cloud platform services

At Integra Sources, we use leading cloud infrastructures and services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud IoT, IBM Bluemix and Microsoft Azure. We take care of cloud setup and configuration, security, and regular back-ups.

App security consulting

When developing IoT projects we make sure to secure data in case of any attacks or vulnerabilities. Security is embedded within all IoT products we build. We stick to the Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL), an industry standard for building secure applications.

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Beacons Custom software development IoT Logistics and asset tracking Mobile app development

PaaS Solution for Building Location-Aware Services for Enterprise

The solution is an asset and people tracking system that consists of a network of Bluetooth beacons, a special gateway device, and an SDK for developers to build location-aware services

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We’ve worked with more than 40 companies and individuals in healthcare, education, consumer electronics, and other industries

How we work

Check out the table below to learn more about how we work and where your involvement is most needed depending on the type of collaboration model.

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY	PROJECT-BASED OUTSOURCING	DEDICATED DEVELOPMENT TEAM	RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS	YOU	SHARED	YOU
UI DESIGN	SHARED	SHARED	SHARED
MOBILE APP ARCHITECTURE	INTEGRA	INTEGRA	INTEGRA
APP DEVELOPMENT	INTEGRA	INTEGRA	INTEGRA
TESTING	INTEGRA	SHARED	SHARED
DELIVERY MANAGEMENT	SHARED	SHARED	—

Frequently Asked Questions

Read this information to better understand the process of mobile IoT app development.

IoT Mobile App Development Services

What we do

What's included?

Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS) development

Bluetooth app development

Beacon & iBeacon app development

Voice-enabled IoT application development

Data analytics application development

Backend & API Development

IoT cloud platform services

App security consulting

Check out our recent case study

PaaS Solution for Building Location-Aware Services for Enterprise

How we work

Frequently Asked Questions

What platform should I target? iOS, Android, or both?

Do you develop indoor positioning systems?

Do you develop outdoor positioning systems?

What communication protocols have you worked with?

What’s the difference between Bluetooth and BLE?

What is a beacon?

Do you have experience in beacon app development?

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