Mobile apps powered by Django

Turn your Django app into a mobile app

Get native iOS and Android apps built on your Django app, with all your existing code included from day one. Every update you deploy reaches the apps too.

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2,000+ apps published since 2013

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Everything you've built in Django, powering your app

The app is built on the pages Django already serves, so every feature comes with it on iOS and Android, and your team keeps writing Python the way it does now. There are no API endpoints to add and no second app to build.

Templates, views and HTMX

Your templates, views and HTMX partials power the app, with nothing rebuilt for mobile.

Routes and navigation

Every URL comes with the app, with native navigation.

Login and permissions

Django auth, django-allauth and your permission checks keep working, and users stay signed in.

Your data

The app reads and writes through your models and database, so there's no second copy of the data.

Forms

Forms, validation and CSRF protection all work in the app.

Background jobs

Celery tasks and schedules keep running, and they can send push to app users through OneSignal.

Live updates

Channels and WebSocket connections work in the app, so updates arrive in real time.

Hosting and deploys

Keep your usual host, and each deploy reaches the app straight away.

For your developers

Show app users something different, from your views

Your Django app can tell when a request comes from the mobile app, so any view or template can change what app users see. This middleware flags those requests once, and templates check request.in_app.

  • Templates that adapt

    Use {% if request.in_app %} to drop the web footer, hide download prompts or show content only app users get.

  • Push from Celery tasks

    Link each device to the user's ID after login, then send transactional push from a Celery task through OneSignal's API.

  • App-only views

    Give app users their own pages, such as a welcome flow or app-only rewards, with ordinary Django views and decorators.

  • A login screen that matches your sessions

    Call login() after Django signs someone in and logout() when their session ends, so the app's login screen matches your auth.

Learn more about native functions

core/middleware.py
class MobileAppMiddleware:
    """Flags requests that come from the MobiLoud app."""

    def __init__(self, get_response):
        self.get_response = get_response

    def __call__(self, request):
        # The MobiLoud app adds "canvas" to its user agent
        agent = request.META.get("HTTP_USER_AGENT", "").lower()
        request.in_app = "canvas" in agent
        return self.get_response(request)


# In a template:
# {% if not request.in_app %}{% include "footer.html" %}{% endif %}

MobiLoud vs the alternatives

Skip the API rebuild

The usual route to the app stores means building an API for every screen, then a React Native or Flutter app on top of it. MobiLoud builds your mobile app from the Django app you already run, so you skip both.

MobiLoud

  • Built on the views Django renders today
  • Session auth, exactly as it is
  • Each release you push reaches the app
  • No native app development required
  • Live in 2 to 4 weeks

DRF or Ninja, then React Native or Flutter

  • Serializers and endpoints for every screen
  • Token or JWT auth added for the app
  • A separate front end in JavaScript or Dart
  • Two release cycles to coordinate
  • A mobile team, hired or contracted

Swift and Kotlin

  • An API first, then an iOS app and an Android app
  • Two more codebases in two more languages
  • Native developers for each platform
  • $250K to $1M+ a year, fully loaded
  • 6 to 12 months to launch

The operating model

Keep building in Django. Leave iOS and Android to us.

Your team keeps writing Python the way it does today. We build the iOS and Android apps, keep them working through each new OS release, and handle the app stores.

Your team

Keeps writing Python

  • Features and migrations, deployed the way you deploy now
  • Templates just for app users, when they're useful
  • Push triggered from your own tasks and signals
  • The product roadmap

Our team

Takes care of the stores

  • Two native apps, built for your product and maintained by us
  • Store submissions and review, through your developer accounts
  • Changes for each new version of iOS and Android
  • OneSignal and GA4 setup, plus universal and app links
  • Native SDK integrations when you need them (Enterprise)
  • Dedicated success manager and Enterprise SLA with 99.99% uptime

Getting live

iOS and Android, 2 to 4 weeks after kickoff

Your developers explain the app at kickoff and approve the test build. We take care of everything native in between.

  1. Week 1

    Kickoff

    Your team takes us through the product: what goes in the tab bar, how people log in and which templates need an app version. Then you add us to your Apple and Google developer accounts.

  2. Weeks 1 to 2

    Build and integrate

    We build the iOS and Android apps from your production site, match deep links to your URL patterns and set up push, then send a test build for your phone in week two.

  3. Weeks 1-2

    Customize and test

    Testing on real phones covers login, forms and HTMX interactions. We polish the splash screen and back button and connect GA4 and Firebase, then it's your turn to sign off.

  4. Weeks 2 to 4

    Launch

    Apple and Google get both apps from your developer accounts, and we stay with them through review, usually one to two weeks. After that, updating the app takes nothing more than a production deploy.

For the people who sign it off

We can deliver everything your legal, security and finance teams will ask for:

  • Data Processing Agreement and GDPR documentation
  • Enterprise SLA with 24/7 support and 99.99% uptime
  • Custom contracts, redlines and payment terms
  • Payment by invoice or bank transfer
  • User data stays in your own systems

Django questions

Have any more questions we didn't answer? Book a 30-minute call or send us a message to clear it all up.

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Do we need Django REST Framework?

No. DRF or Django Ninja is what a separate native app would talk to. MobiLoud builds on the pages Django renders, so your views and templates are enough, and any endpoints you already have keep working.

Can we build the app in Python?

Toolkits like BeeWare and Kivy build new apps in Python from scratch, so every feature your Django app has would need building again. MobiLoud gives you native iOS and Android apps built on the Django app you have.

Will session auth work in the app?

Yes. The app uses the same session cookies as the browser, so Django's auth, django-allauth and your permission checks work unchanged. A separate native app would usually need token or JWT auth instead.

Does it work with HTMX?

Yes. HTMX, Alpine, Stimulus and any JavaScript front end on top of Django all work, because your app is built on the pages Django serves.

How do push notifications work?

You send push from your own OneSignal account on every plan, or from Klaviyo on Business and Enterprise. Once someone logs in, a single JavaScript call ties their device to your user ID, so Celery tasks and signal handlers can reach them through OneSignal's REST API.

Is it a native app?

Yes. It's a native app from the App Store and Google Play, built from your Django app, with a native tab bar, push notifications, persistent login, deep links, a splash screen and haptic feedback. Every page you've built comes with it, and you can add views just for app users.

Will Apple approve it?

Yes. We've seen more than 2,000 apps through app store review since 2013, and yours goes through the same process. Native navigation, push notifications and persistent login give reviewers the app experience they expect, and we handle their questions.

What does it cost?

MobiLoud starts at $639 a month on a 12 month term. MobiLoud takes no share of your revenue.

How long does it take to launch?

Most teams are live in 2 to 4 weeks: one to two weeks to build, test and approve the apps, then one to two weeks of app store review. Your team can keep deploying the whole time.

Who owns the app and the code?

You do. Both listings belong to your own Apple and Google developer accounts, and your Django project stays in your hands. MobiLoud retains the intellectual property in the platform that builds the native apps. If you leave, your listings and users leave with you.

Preview your Django app as a mobile app

Ask for a free, live preview, built by our team on your live site, and see how your app looks and works on iOS and Android.