Want to boost your job prospects in mobile app development? This capstone course helps you build a real-world mobile app using Flutter or React Native, giving you hands-on experience that hiring managers look for in mobile developers.

What you will learn:

Gain practical experience designing a mobile app from scratch in a portfolio-worthy capstone project you can showcase to employers.
Set up a GitHub repository, write user stories, and create intuitive UI/UX designs using Figma.
Build core app features with Flutter or React Native, including authentication, navigation, detail views, local storage, and real-time data integration via APIs.
Enhance user experience with settings and notifications, and apply strategies for app publishing and marketing.

Course overview

This capstone course is ideal for aspiring developers who are ready to apply their skills in a real-world project. You’ll build a mobile app using Flutter or React Native you can showcase in your portfolio and talk about in interviews.

You’ll also get hands-on in tasks like mobile UI/UX design, state management, API integration, and user engagement—all vital for professional app development capabilities employers look for.

As you work through the modules, you’ll build a mobile app from the ground up. You’ll set up a GitHub repo, write user stories, design interfaces in Figma, and implement key features like authentication, navigation, data persistence, notifications, and custom settings.

With this step-by-step project, you’ll gain practical experience that mirrors real development workflows. So that by the end, you’ll have a fully functional app to showcase in interviews.

Enroll now to sharpen your skills, build your portfolio, and prove your job-readiness in just six weeks!

Prerequisites

This advanced course is intended for learners who have completed the preceding courses in the IBM iOS and Android Mobile App Developer Professional Certificate. Learners should be familiar with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Git, GitHub, Figma, and have working knowledge of React Native or Flutter.

Related professional certificate

This course is included in the IBM iOS and Android Mobile App Professional Certificate. If you're looking to build mobile development skills for both iOS and Android through hands-on practice, we suggest enrolling in the full program and progressing through the courses in sequence. In just a few months, you’ll gain job-ready skills and real-world experience that stand out to employers.

Course Syllabus

Welcome

Video: Course Introduction
General Information
Learning Objectives and Syllabus
Reading: Grading Scheme
Course Strategy

Module 1: User Stories and UI/UX

Module Introduction and Learning Objectives
Reading: Project Overview
Video: [Option A]: Demo of the Flutter Project
Video: [Option B]: Demo of the React Native Project
Lab: Setting Up the Git Environment
Reading: Tasks Overview (Develop User Stories)
Optional Lab A [Flutter]: Develop User Stories for Flutter
Optional Lab B [React Native]: Develop User Stories for React Native
Required Lab: Develop User Stories
Optional Lab A [Flutter]: Create UX Wireframes in Figma for Flutter
Optional Lab B [React Native]: Create UX Wireframes in Figma for React Native
Required Lab: Create UX Wireframes in Figma
Practice Quiz: Checklist: User Stories and UI/UX
Graded Quiz: User Stories and UI/UX [Flutter]
Graded Quiz: User Stories and UI/UX [React Native]

Module 2: Implement Home and Detail Screens

Module Introduction and Learning Objectives
Reading: Tasks Overview (Create Login and Registration Screens)
Optional Lab A [Flutter]: Create Login and Registration Screens in Flutter
Optional Lab B [React Native]: Create Login and Registration Screens in React Native
Required Lab: Create Login and Registration Screens
Reading: Tasks Overview (Create a Home Screen )
Optional Lab A [Flutter]: Create a Home Screen in Flutter
Optional Lab B [React Native]: Create a Home Screen in React Native
Required Lab: Create a Home Screen
Tasks Overview (Create a Details Screen )
Optional Lab A [Flutter]: Create a Details Screen in Flutter
Optional Lab B [React Native]: Create a Details Screen in React Native
Required Lab: Create a Details Screen
Practice Quiz: Checklist: Implement Home and Details Screens
Graded Quiz: Implement Home and Detail Screens [Flutter]
Graded Quiz: Implement Home and Detail Screens [React Native]

Module 3: Data Persistence and APIs

Module Introduction and Learning Objectives
Reading: Tasks Overview (Integrate Persistence )
Optional Lab A [Flutter]: Integrate Persistence in Flutter
Optional Lab B [React Native]: Integrate Persistence in React Native
Required Lab: Integrate Persistence
Reading: Tasks Overview (Integrate an External API)
Optional Lab A [Flutter]: Integrate an External API in Flutter
Optional Lab B [React Native]: Integrate External API in React Native
Required Lab: Integrate External API
Practice Quiz: Checklist: Data Persistence and APIs
Graded Quiz: Data Persistence and APIs [Flutter]
Graded Quiz: Data Persistence and APIs [React Native]

Module 4: Setting Screens

Module Introduction and Learning Objectives
Reading: Tasks Overview (Implement Settings Menu)
Optional Lab A [Flutter]: Implement Settings Menu in Flutter
Optional Lab B [React Native]: Implement Settings Menu in React Native
Required Lab: Implement Settings Menu Submission
Reading: Task Overview (Implement Settings Screen)
Optional Lab A [Flutter]: Implement Settings Screen in Flutter
Optional Lab B [React Native]: Implement Settings Screen in React Native
Required Lab: Implement Settings Screen Submission
Practice Quiz: Checklist: Setting Screens
Graded Quiz: Setting Screens [Flutter]
Graded Quiz: Setting Screens [React Native]

Module 5: Notifications, Publishing, and Marketing

Module Introduction and Learning Objectives
Reading: Tasks Overview (Implement Notifications in Flutter)
Optional Lab A [Flutter]: Implement Notifications in Flutter
Optional Lab B [React Native]: Implement Notifications in React Native
Required Lab: Implement Notifications Submission
Tasks Overview (Prepare to Publish)
Optional Lab A [Flutter]: Prepare to Publish in Flutter
Optional Lab B [React Native]: Prepare to Publish in React Native
Required Lab: Draft a Marketplace Listing
Lab: Publish and Market Your App
Practice Quiz: Checklist: Notifications, Publishing, and Marketing
Graded Quiz: Notifications, Publishing, and Marketing [Flutter]
Graded Quiz: Notifications, Publishing, and Marketing [React Native]

Module 6: Final Project Submission and Evaluation

Module Introduction and Learning Objectives
Reading: Prepare to Submit Your Project
Final Project Submission and Evaluation

Course Wrap-Up

Congratulations and Next steps
Team and Acknowledgments

Course Rating and Feedback

Course Rating and Feedback

[Bonus] Portfolio Development and Job Guidance

Video: Build Your Portfolio
Reading: Update your Portfolio and Resume
Video: Job Search and Interview Guidance
Reading: Job Hunting and Applying

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