An app development company in Europe. Small, Danish, and used to working with the US.
Looking at an app development company in Europe? MediaVikings is a small iOS studio in Denmark with 8 apps of our own in the App Store. We work in English with clients in the US, UK and Europe, including a grant consultancy in Columbus, Ohio. Here is what working with us looks like, including the parts other studios leave out.
Honestly
What you get, and what you don't.
We are not a 200-person outsourcing firm. MediaVikings is led by one developer, Jacob Gade Hartmann, with a small network for specific tasks. You work directly with the person who scopes, designs and builds your app. There is no account manager in between, and no hand-off from a senior sales team to a junior delivery team.
That also means limited capacity and a clear focus. We build native iOS apps and web apps, not Android. If your project needs a large team or Android on day one, we will say so and point you elsewhere.
Compared
Europe vs US vs offshore, for app development
| US agency | European studio (us) | Offshore team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time zone overlap (US East) | Full day | Your morning, our afternoon | Little or none |
| Time zone overlap (UK) | Little | Almost the full day | Partial |
| Language | Native English | Fluent English | Varies |
| Data protection | US state laws | GDPR | Varies by country |
| Rates | Highest | Usually below major US cities | Lowest |
| Who you talk to | Often an account manager | The developer | Often a project manager |
Communication
How we make a six-hour gap work
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Written first
Every week you get a short written update: what shipped, what is next, and what we need from you. Decisions live in writing, not in someone's memory of a call.
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Calls in your morning
For US East Coast clients, our afternoon is your morning. That is when we hold calls. UK clients share almost the whole working day with us.
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Builds on your phone
You get TestFlight builds throughout the project, so you can try the app between calls instead of waiting for a demo.
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Work while you sleep
Feedback you send at the end of your day is often handled by the time you start the next one. The time difference becomes an advantage.
Proof
Results for us and for clients abroad
Our own apps are used worldwide, and we build for clients outside Denmark. Simply Solutions in Columbus, Ohio, went live with a new 20-page site in September 2026.
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20 pages
Simply Solutions
Read the case : Simply Solutions
A US grant consultancy went from a homepage where Google could read 46 words to 20 pages built to rank, scoring 100/100 in Lighthouse SEO. -
120,000+
UnfollowCheck
Read the case : UnfollowCheck
users worldwide, 1M+ profiles tracked and 30,000 monthly visitors to unfollowcheck.com, mostly from Google. -
#1
Dronk
Read the case : Dronk
on the App Store's party game chart the same week it launched. dronkapp.com gets 5,000+ visitors a month in 13 languages on a domain that is only six months old.
What we build
iOS apps, web apps and the growth around them
Our focus is native iOS app development in Swift, from MVP to App Store launch and beyond. After launch, we help apps grow through App Store Optimization and keep them current with app maintenance.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Why hire an app development company in Europe?
European studios often combine senior quality with rates below major US cities, work in fluent English, and operate under EU data protection rules. For UK clients, the time difference is one hour or less.
What is the time difference between Denmark and the US?
Denmark is 6 hours ahead of New York and 9 hours ahead of Los Angeles for most of the year. That leaves a daily overlap with the East Coast in our afternoon and your morning. The UK is one hour behind Denmark.
Does GDPR apply to my app if I hire a European developer?
As an EU business, we handle any personal data we process under GDPR. Whether GDPR applies to your app itself depends on where your users are, not where your developer is. If you have EU users, it likely does, and we build with that in mind.
How much do European app developers cost?
Published 2026 rates vary widely by country, from Eastern Europe to Scandinavia. We collected the ranges on our app development cost page.
Who owns the code and the App Store account?
You do. We recommend the app lives in your own Apple Developer account from the start, so you control the listing, subscriptions and revenue.
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