The store account is theirs
Your app is published under the agency's developer account. Moving it needs their cooperation.
✓A store transfer into your own account, done properly.
For businesses with an agency-built app
Your app makes money. Your agency holds the keys.
◆App Store accountNorthwind Apps✓ You
▶Google Play accountNorthwind Apps✓ You
{ }Code repositoryNorthwind Apps✓ You
▤Server & databaseNorthwind Apps✓ You
◎DomainNorthwind Apps✓ You
Not yours
✓ Yours
A one-line change takes three weeks. The store accounts, the code and the server are on their logins. If they close or raise the price, your app goes with them. I move everything into your name, then keep it running.
Check what I own Reply within one working day
Signs your app isn't really yours
Four things to check today.
You can't see the code
It lives in their repository. If they disappear, so does the only copy.
✓The code in your repository, with a history.
The server is on their login
Database, hosting and backups on their bill and their password.
✓Servers and data under your account; access you can grant and revoke.
Small changes, big waits
Every fix becomes a ticket, a sprint and an invoice.
✓One engineer who answers and ships the same week.
How it works
Your app. Your keys.
- 01
Tell me where your app lives
The store link and who built it. That's enough for me to tell you what you own and what you don't.
- 02
I map and move it
Store accounts, code, servers, domain and keys, moved into your name — politely, with the agency, in an order that keeps the app live.
- 03
Then I keep it running
Monthly care: updates for new iOS and Android versions, crash checks, store rules, small changes. One person to call.
Tell me where your app lives.
I'll tell you what you really own.
No obligation. I read every message myself and reply within one working day.
Will the app go offline during the move?
No. Stores, servers and domains are moved in an order that keeps the app live; users don't notice.
What if the agency won't cooperate?
Most do once the request is clear and in writing. If they don't, I'll tell you your options — including what can be rebuilt from what you already own.
Do I have to stop working with them?
No. Owning your accounts is good practice either way; you can keep the agency and still hold the keys.
Which apps can you take over?
iOS and Android apps (Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, React Native) and their backends, plus the web apps around them.