Chop Dawg

Meet The Partner Behind Your App’s Success | Make It App’n!

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At Chop Dawg, we’re more than an ordinary app development agency—we’re your extended team, delivering the results you need.

For over 17 years, we’ve launched 500+ apps for startups, growing businesses, Fortune 500s, nonprofits, & government agencies.

When you partner with us, you can rest assured we’ll handle every aspect of your app—letting you focus on running your business instead of worrying about development.

Why Choose Us

  • Free Consultations & Planning
    Start with a 45-min Zoom consult—whether you’re building from scratch or enhancing an existing app, we’ll create a personalized roadmap for your success.
  • Results-Driven Service & Ongoing Support
    Our award-winning team develops high-performing apps & provides long-term support to keep your product scalable. Expect measurable outcomes & a clear ROI.
  • Your Own Dedicated Project Team
    We assign specialized experts—project managers, designers, developers, QA engineers—who act as an extension of your team. You stay fully informed, on schedule, & on budget.
  • Seamless Team Integration
    We adapt to you—whether launching new software or refining a long-standing platform. Expect daily communication, weekly meetings, & an organized workflow that produces software you’ll be proud of.

Our Proven Success

Since 2009, we’ve delivered 500+ products for NASA, the US Navy, Wawa, LA Gear, Six Flags, Hilton, Siemens, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Jefferson Health, University of California, University of Pennsylvania, University of Washington, & hundreds of startups.

Transparent Partnership

We offer fixed-rate monthly pricing & clear contracts for total visibility into costs & deliverables. Our transparency fosters trust—paving the way for a lasting partnership that drives your success well beyond launch.

Get Started Today

Whether you need a new app built or advanced support for an existing one, our US-based & offshore teams adapt to your needs & budget.

Ready to see what’s possible? Schedule your FREE 45-minute consultation, & let’s Make It App’n!®

Platforms & form factors

  • iPhone & iPad development
  • Android phone & tablet development
  • Tablet-first product experiences
  • Wearables (Apple Watch, Android Wear)
  • Automotive (Apple CarPlay, Android Auto)
  • Responsive web apps (desktop & mobile web)
  • Admin dashboards & internal tools

Compliance, security & data

  • HIPAA-compliant healthcare app development (PHI, EMR/EHR integrations
  • PCI-aware fintech & payments apps
  • GDPR/SOC 2-aligned practices
  • Role-based access control (RBAC), encryption at rest/in transit

Integrations & growth tech

  • Payments & subscriptions (Stripe, RevenueCat)
  • Messaging & notifications (Twilio, OneSignal, email providers)
  • Authentication & identity (OAuth, social login, Stripe Identity)
  • Real-time & cloud backends (Firebase/Firestore)
  • Analytics & engagement (in-app events, funnels, push)
  • Calendar, maps, and location services (Apple/Google Calendar, Maps)
  • Hardware & Bluetooth / IoT integrations (devices, kiosks, vending)

Design & product strategy

  • Product strategy & roadmapping
  • UX research, personas, and usability testing
  • Information architecture & user flows
  • High-fidelity UI design (Figma prototypes)
  • Interactive prototypes & clickable demos
  • Accessibility-minded design (contrast, screen-reader friendly)

Engineering & delivery

  • Backend engineering & REST/GraphQL APIs
  • Real-time features (chat, presence, live data)
  • Marketplace & platform builds (multi-sided networks)
  • Geolocation, maps, and routing
  • Media handling (audio, photo, video)
  • Search, filtering, and recommendations
  • Scalability & performance optimization (cloud-native patterns)

QA, DevOps & reliability

  • In-house QA & automated testing
  • Release management (TestFlight, Play Console)
  • CI/CD & environment management
  • App Store & Google Play submission support

Post-launch & ongoing

  • Maintenance & support (warranty/bug-fix window)
  • Feature iteration & product growth
  • ASO/SEO-friendly site and CMS builds when relevant (WordPress/Headless)
  • Analytics dashboards & KPI tracking

Industries & use cases

Healthcare & telehealth (HIPAA), Fintech & payments (PCI), Civic/government, Education/EdTech, Marketplaces & on-demand, Social & community, Sports & fitness, EV & mobility, Retail & eCommerce, Real estate & property, IoT/wearables, Vending & hardware, Nonprofits.

Awards

Chop Dawg Services

  • Mobile app development (iOS & Android)
  • Cross-platform mobile app development (React Native)
  • Web app development (React, Node.js)
  • Custom software development
  • SaaS application development (subscription, multi-tenant)
  • UI/UX design & product design (research, wireframes, Figma)
  • MVP design & development
  • API development & third-party integrations (REST/GraphQL)
  • App modernization & codebase rescue
  • Dedicated product team / staff augmentation

Team

Joshua H. Davidson

Founder & CEO Joshua launched Chop Dawg in 2009 with a clear mission: be the partner behind every client’s success. Today, he leads the company’s long-term strategy, partnerships, and onboarding — ensuring entrepreneurs, growing businesses, and enterprise teams get exactly the plan, talent, and technology they need to win. Under his leadership, Chop Dawg has delivered hundreds of mobile apps, web apps, tablet apps, wearable apps, and AI-powered products with transparent pricing, clear communication, and measurable results that compound over time.

Micah McGraw

CTO & COO Micah leads technology and operations at Chop Dawg, bringing nearly 20 years of Silicon Valley startup and enterprise experience — from zero to launch to scale and acquisition. He ensures our engineering, QA, and project management practices are modern, measurable, and AI-accelerated, so partners get speed without sacrificing quality. From cross-platform mobile app development to enterprise-grade web applications, Micah streamlines delivery, hardens security, and mentors teams across time zones to consistently ship exceptional, scalable software.

Brian Dupin Azevedo

Senior Design Lead Brian oversees design quality at Chop Dawg, guiding UX research, product strategy, and interface design for mobile, web, tablet, wearable, and AI-driven applications. With over a decade of experience delivering high-performing digital products for both emerging startups and established companies, he turns complex ideas into clear, scalable design systems that developers love to build — and users love to use. Brian leads clients through discovery, prototyping, and pixel-perfect handoff, ensuring every app is beautiful, intuitive, accessible, and built to drive engagement and growth.

Iqbal Shehzada

Senior Development Lead Iqbal leads engineering for Chop Dawg’s Pakistan-based development team, bringing over 25 years of experience and more than 100 successful mobile and web app launches for clients ranging from entrepreneurs to global enterprises. He sets the bar for architecture, code quality, performance, and security — from API design and cloud infrastructure to CI/CD pipelines and rigorous code reviews. Every product under his guidance is built for scalability, efficiency, and long-term reliability, giving clients the confidence their app will perform flawlessly as their needs evolve and their business grows.

Office Locations

1201 N. 3rd Street, Suite 317, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States

2107H Lake Park Drive, Smyrna, Georgia 30080, United States

1 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108, United States

107 Spring Street, Seattle, Washington 98104, United States

700 Pennsylvania Ave, SE 2nd Floor, Washington DC, Washington DC 20003, United States

355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, California 90071, United States

Chop Dawg Data

Founded:2009
Employees:11-50
Social Presence:300k

Sources: Company Data, Press Reports, Linkedin, Twitter, Owler, SimilarWeb

Chop Dawg Info

Platforms:AI App Developers, Android, Augmented Reality, Blockchain Developers, Freelance, HTML5, iOS, IoT Developers, Mobile Web, NFT Developers, Virtual Reality, Web3 Developers
Locations:Australia, Canada, UK, USA
Budgets:Custom
Cities:Berlin, Boston, Florida, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Toronto
Verticals:Ecommerce, Education, Enterprise, Entertainment, Financial, Games, Healthcare, Logistics, Real Estate, Restaurant, Retail, Social, Startup, Travel

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