2026 Guide · Lausanne
Lausanne's established agencies know one another, and some projects are delivered together. The right partner depends mainly on your budget, constraints, and the kind of team you need.
Lausanne has several agencies capable of delivering quality mobile and web applications: Liip, Apptitude, Coteries, Antistatique, and Appik Studio. The right choice depends on four criteria — budget, regulatory complexity, business domain, and the kind of working relationship you want.
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Western Switzerland's teams have different strengths. Some projects benefit from bringing several specialists together instead of assigning everything to one firm.
Coteries
Mobile app and website for the Quartier de l'Étang (Canton of Geneva). Delivered in partnership with Coteries, on an original design by adbr. Each brought its strength — them on their ground, us on ours.
Apptitude SA
Flutter mobile app for AudioVitality, Swiss leader in sound and vibration technologies. Co-developed with Apptitude SA: high-quality audio engine, patented RubesaSounds®, Salesforce CRM integration. +400 paying users, 500,000+ listening minutes, 40% conversion, annual churn <20%.
Réseau Socraft
We are members of the Socraft network as web and mobile experts. Recent scoping work within the network includes Le Temps and SwissCaution. It allows several specialists to come together when a project extends beyond the scope of one team.
If another team is a better fit, we say so and point you in the right direction.
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40+ projects delivered since 2021 across health, research, media, institutions, and sport.
Before comparing agencies, clarify what you're really looking for.
Budget determines the appropriate team size and, in the public sector, the procurement route. A specialist agency often suits a clear scope; a larger firm becomes useful when several workstreams need to move in parallel.
Healthcare (IEC 62304, MDR, CE marking, nFADP, HRA), finance (FINMA), and personal data (GDPR) each have distinct requirements. Ask for comparable examples and the agency's exact role in them.
A healthcare product is not managed like an e-commerce site. MedTech, deep tech, sports, media, banking, and government each have their own constraints; sector experience reduces ramp-up time and scoping risk.
Do you want a supplier to execute a specification, or to shape the solution with the technical team? Before choosing, ask who will actually take part in scoping, decisions, and development.
Western Swiss agencies, large consultancies, and distributed teams suit different budgets, capacity needs, and regulatory constraints.
Appik Studio
Lausanne — Avenue de Béthusy 26
Our profile
Experienced, tight-knit team specializing in digital health, academic research, and web and mobile applications, with AI built into its workflow. Team experience in EPFL laboratories (IVRL, LTS5, LASEC) and more than 40 projects delivered since 2021. The person who scopes your project also contributes to delivery: direct communication, no sales layer, and no handoff to a junior team.
Digital health, academic research, cross-platform mobile applications, and SaaS. Projects that benefit from a small, experienced team and continuity from scoping through development.
On the EPFL campus since 2012. Extended team able to mobilize varied profiles on large programs, Swiss and international institutional clients.
Complex web/mobile products for large institutions and enterprises.
Web agency based in Lausanne. Tight-knit team, strong web design and product culture.
Web projects with high UX demands — institutional sites and product platforms.
Network of 100+ senior specialists across consulting, technical strategy, delivery, product, and development. The model makes it possible to assemble a tailored team for each engagement and bring in niche expertise quickly. We contribute regularly as web and mobile experts, including recent scoping work for Le Temps and SwissCaution.
Engagements that require several specialist skills in parallel — product, delivery, data, and development — or strategic scoping led by highly experienced practitioners. Particularly well suited to large Swiss organizations.
Elca, Accenture, Deloitte
Suisse / international
Known from the inside
Ability to mobilize teams of 20 to 100+ people on long-running programs. Expertise in banking compliance, insurance, and federal administration. Our team knows this model first-hand: Mathilde worked at Elca for Retraites Populaires, UCI, the State of Geneva, and the IOC; Gaspard worked with Secutix, an Elca group company.
Programs above CHF 500k with demanding compliance requirements — FINMA, cybersecurity audits, accreditations — or several dozen developers working in parallel.
WIDE et autres agences romandes
Genève, Lausanne
Respected peers
WIDE (Geneva, Ringier subsidiary) brings solid media and branding capability. Other smaller Romandie studios round out the landscape with distinctive identities and tight-knit teams.
Medium-sized projects where team chemistry, a strong aesthetic, or media-group backing matters.
Founded in Lausanne in 2008, strong brand and marketing culture. Strategy, branding, websites, and web apps.
Projects where branding and editorial content sit at the center of the scope.
Large agency present across multiple Swiss cities, able to carry large-scale institutional projects with multidisciplinary teams.
High-volume institutional projects with strategy, content, design, and development running in parallel.
Nearshore européen
Portugal, Roumanie, Pologne, Espagne
Alternative outside Romandie
Competent European teams at lower hourly cost. Compatible time zones, professional English, project culture close to Switzerland. Quality varies by agency: some teams are excellent, others less structured.
Projects where budget is the priority, with an internal team able to manage delivery remotely and no strong need for Swiss-based compliance expertise or references.
Offshore lointain
Inde, Vietnam, Philippines
Alternative outside Romandie
Very low hourly cost, ability to mobilize large teams quickly. Very useful for high-volume, well-specified tasks.
High-volume, precisely specified work backed by strong internal governance. Time zones, language, and team turnover should be included in the total cost assessment.
Quality: team experience, sector knowledge, and engineering rigor
Price: relative hourly cost (more dots = more expensive)
These assessments reflect Appik Studio's view and are not based on official data or rates supplied by the agencies listed.
To compare your specific case, ask each team for a proposal detailing the people assigned, the scope, and the budget.
Find the situation closest to yours: each option fits a different need.
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Post-seed startup, React Native mobile app to deliver before the next funding round, CHF 100k–300k budget
Appik Studio if you want direct access and quick decisions with the people building the product; another mobile specialist can also be a good fit. A larger firm becomes relevant when several teams need to work in parallel.
EPFL, CHUV, or HUG laboratory, research prototype to turn into a product, budget below CHF 150k
Appik Studio for its experience with research-led projects; Apptitude for its presence at EPFL. Below CHF 150k, direct procurement may be possible depending on your purchasing rules.
Healthcare application subject to IEC 62304 or CE marking, with hospital EHR integration
Appik Studio for a tight-knit team with medical device experience (Pneumoscope, Atreon, smartCervix); Apptitude or Liip if the program requires more capacity. A large consultancy can fit when your regulatory governance is already in place.
Large Swiss public institution or media group, CHF 300k–800k redesign with several workstreams
Liip or Apptitude if the program requires several disciplines working in parallel. Appik Studio if the scope can be handled by an experienced, tight-knit team and you value direct access to the developers.
Brand identity and corporate website, CHF 30k–80k budget
Antistatique or an agency specializing in branding. Appik Studio is not the most natural fit for an engagement centered on visual identity.
International sports federation based in Lausanne, competition management platform
Appik Studio if you want a team that already knows the field (Prix de Lausanne, Equipass/FEI); Apptitude or Liip if the program requires a larger team.
Private bank in Western Switzerland, client application subject to demanding FINMA requirements
Elca if you need a banking team with compliance built in. Appik Studio can fit when your FINMA governance is already in place and you prefer an experienced, tight-knit team with hosting in Switzerland.
Urgent project under 4 weeks, very narrow scope
A senior freelancer will often be a better fit than an agency. We can point you toward a suitable profile.
Appik Studio is a boutique agency based on Avenue de Béthusy in Lausanne. Our team brings over 10 years of combined experience and has delivered more than 40 projects since 2021. We are a Swiss Made Software member.
Our core work: React Native mobile applications, Next.js web applications, and digital products for health and research. We use AI every day to accelerate analysis, development, and documentation, with the team reviewing the output. We also build AI integrations and work with IEC 62304-compliant development lifecycles when the product requires it.
We do not specialize in e-commerce, WordPress, standalone campaign sites, projects below CHF 20k, or staff augmentation. For those needs, we will point you toward other providers.
What our clients say
We developed a medical application with Appik Studio and we are very happy with the result. A very professional, responsive team that listens carefully and offers a solution tailored to the needs.
Their dynamism, professionalism and expertise are truly remarkable. You can feel a real culture of innovation in everything they do.
An experienced team, stable contacts, and a product your organization can take over.
The person who scopes your project also contributes to delivery. You know from the outset who you will be working with.
On delivery, you receive the complete Git repository, access credentials, and documentation. Your team or another partner can take over the product.
A shared channel connects you with the team designing and building the product. Technical decisions do not pass through several intermediaries.
The code and architecture are documented to make handover easier for your internal team or future technical lead.
An optional contract covers maintenance and further development after delivery, with Over-The-Air updates through Expo when the project supports them.
We are not the right fit for the following situations.
Program above CHF 1 million with more than 20 developers working in parallel → Liip, Apptitude, or a large consultancy.
Redesign subject to demanding FINMA requirements, without an internal compliance team → Elca.
Shopify, Magento, or PrestaShop e-commerce → an e-commerce specialist.
Urgent project in under 4 weeks, narrow scope → a single senior freelancer is often more efficient.
Brand overhaul centered on visual identity → Antistatique or a branding agency.
There is no best agency in absolute terms. Lausanne has several excellent agencies — Liip, Apptitude, Coteries, Antistatique, Appik Studio — each with a distinct profile.
The right fit depends on your budget, regulatory complexity, business domain, and desired relationship.
A tight-knit team often makes direct communication and continuity easier. It suits projects whose scope can be handled by a few experienced people.
A large agency can bring in more specialists and move several workstreams forward in parallel. It becomes relevant for long-running programs or organizations that need substantial capacity.
Do not choose on headcount alone: ask which team will actually work on your project.
Yes. Quartier de l'Étang (Canton of Geneva) was delivered with Coteries. AudioVitality was co-developed with Apptitude SA. We are also members of the Socraft network as web and mobile experts, with recent scoping work for Le Temps and SwissCaution.
In Western Switzerland, bringing several specialists together can serve a project better than assigning everything to one team.
Because a good project starts with the right team.
Our focus is specific: cross-platform mobile applications, digital products for health and research, complex business platforms, and projects that can be handled by an experienced, tight-knit team. For programs above CHF 1 million run by several teams, e-commerce, branding, or FINMA environments without internal governance, other Western Swiss agencies are better structured. We prefer to say so from the first conversation.
Daily rates vary with firm size, team experience, the specialization required, and the volume of work. Large consultancies generally sit at the upper end; specialist agencies, nearshore, and offshore teams offer different balances of proximity, capacity, and cost.
Appik Studio is positioned as a specialist agency with an experienced, tight-knit team. This structure limits coordination layers, but the final budget depends mainly on project scope and risk.
When comparing proposals, look at total cost, the team actually assigned, and the deliverables included — not only the daily rate.
Ask to talk directly to two recent clients (not the official case studies — the clients). Ask to see production code, not just mockups. Verify who will actually write the code — seniors or juniors?
And check if the agency accepts a short, paid scoping sprint as step one: it's the best way to test the collaboration before signing a larger engagement.
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