Phico is a founder-led app studio that builds custom iOS and Android apps for brands with an existing audience, specializing in membership, community and event apps.
We work with event organizers, membership businesses, creators with paying members and consumer brands that want to own the relationship with their audience instead of renting it from a platform. Our clients are in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe.
Recent work: - ADN de México: a membership app with live monthly sessions, a 120-hour content archive and paid plans for 150 to 200 members, plus B2B packages. - Jackalope: the official app for a live action-sports festival organizer, downloaded thousands of times, now adding a paid membership pass. - Oneforone: a premium events app rebuilt around event discovery, booking and organizer tools, with Stripe ticketing. - A private members club app for a US club, with member profiles, events, restaurant reservations and digital check-in with security at the door (client confidential).
What we build: native-quality iOS and Android apps in React Native, member areas and subscriptions (Stripe and in-app purchases), content libraries, live and recorded sessions, ticketing and booking, push notifications, admin dashboards and integrations with Shopify, CRMs and existing websites.
How we work: founder Philippe van Amerongen leads every project from strategy and design to App Store and Google Play launch, with a small senior team of designers and engineers. Projects are scoped up front and delivered at a fixed price, usually in two to four months, followed by ongoing support and new releases.
Typical budgets: projects start at $25,000, and most apps for established brands cost between $50,000 and $125,000.
We're based in Barcelona and work in English, Spanish and Dutch, with hours that overlap US mornings.
Custom Software Development for Arts, entertainment & music
Custom Software DevelopmentMobile App DevelopmentWeb Development
$10,000 to $49,999
Jan. - Sep. 2026
5.0
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5.0
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Cost
5.0
Willing to Refer
5.0
"Phico made sure that the user experience feels intuitive."
Nov 7, 2026
CEO, ADN • ART
Martin Quintanilla
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Arts, entertainment & music
Mexico City, Mexico
1-10 Employees
Online Review
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Phico developed an iOS and Android app for a cultural content creation company. The app served as a professional video platform where the client's community could feel heard.
Phico's delivery of the app was a key feature that changed the client's business for the better. The team was highly effective in terms of communication and exceeded the client's expectations. Moreover, the client was impressed with the quality of Phico's work and their ability to deliver an intuitive user experience.
The client submitted this review online.
BACKGROUND
Please describe your company and position.
I am the CEO of ADN • ART
Describe what your company does in a single sentence.
The creation of cultural content for a select private audience.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What specific goals or objectives did you hire Phico to accomplish?
A place for my videos to live in.
A place where my community feels heard.
A professional video platform.
SOLUTION
How did you find Phico?
Referral
Why did you select Phico over others?
Great culture fit
Referred to me
Company values aligned
How many teammates from Phico were assigned to this project?
1 Employee
Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.
An App for iOS and Android
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
Clients were immensely satisfied for having such an upgrade. A new App for them to consume the content and be aware of the new videos has been a key feature that changed my business for the better.
Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?
Communication was highly effective, items were not only delivered on time but even before so that I could test them. My needs and preferences were heard and my high expectations met.
What was your primary form of communication with Phico?
In-Person Meeting
Virtual Meeting
Email or Messaging App
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
The quality of the work is pristine. Phico made sure that the user experience feels intuitive and helps me gather new customers as well as information for getting new clients.
Are there any areas for improvement or something Phico could have done differently?
Nothing to improve whatsoever.
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5.0
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5.0
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Schedule
5.0
On time / deadlines
Cost
5.0
Value / within estimates
Willing to Refer
5.0
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Our Story
Phico is a founder-led app studio in Barcelona, started in 2022 by Philippe van Amerongen. We build custom iOS and Android apps for brands that already have an audience: festivals, membership businesses, private clubs and premium event platforms. Every project starts with how the business works, not a feature list, and Philippe stays responsible for the product from the first workshop to launch and beyond. We work with brands in the US, Canada, Mexico and Europe.
Meet the Team
Philippe van AmerongenFounder
Founder of Phico. Philippe leads every project personally, from product strategy and architecture to App Store launch. He has built apps for clients ranging from action-sports festival brands to highly exclusive private members clubs.
What Sets Us Apart
The founder builds your app
Philippe leads every project personally, from strategy and architecture to App Store launch. You talk to the person making the decisions, not an account manager, and the same person stays with the product after launch.
Business first, features second
We start with how your business makes money and shape the app around it. That often means building less than first planned, like the Oneforone rebuild that cut features and raised conversion by roughly 50%.
Fixed price, live in months
Projects are scoped up front and delivered at a fixed price as production apps on the App Store and Google Play, usually in two to four months, with ongoing support and new releases after launch.
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