
How to create an App for Android , iOS or Windows phones
In the fast- growing world, mobile apps marketing is also expanding abruptly parallel to the smartphones market in Sri Lanka. Thus, boosting up the visibility of a mobile apps in Sri Lanka which supports all three platforms of Android, iOS and Windows is extremely complex.
In order to create a successful mobile app and to have a high reach, it should be done under a proper plan; orderly and accurately.
Making apps for all three Android, iOS and Windows platforms can be a complicated task. Therefore, we have abstracted the 10 basic steps for you to follow when creating a mobile app that will support any mobile software.
10 steps to create a successful mobile app
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Think bigger -Identify the problem that the app should resolve
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- Before creating a mobile app, you should
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- Identify a problem that can be solved through the app
- Decide on the features to provide the customers with substantial benefits, reduced costs, higher productivity and improved customer experience.
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Identify – Check on platforms and devices to support
- In order to boost up the user ratio, always focus on a specified target audience and make changes aligning to the requirements of that audience.
- Be considerate about the mobile platforms (Android, IOS or Windows) and devices keeping in mind the battery life, ruggedness, device support, performance and other features.
- The app developer should be keen in selecting the appropriate revenue generator.
- Paid applications
- Separate app an in-app freemiums
- Advertisements
- Subscriptions
- Pay per download
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Design – Emphasize on the UX/UI of the app
- The developer should focus on the UI design, multi-touch gestures etc.
- The design of an app creates an impact on the users, thus it is crucial to nail the design just right.
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Identify the Approach -Better approach to develop a native, web or hybrid app
- Selecting the right approach is relevant it ideally must be in accordance with time and the budget.
- Native – Deliver the highest user experience but require significant time and skill to be develop.
- Web – Quick and cheap to develop and run on multiple platforms
- Hybrid – Is the latest approach which utilizes both web and native platforms.
- Selecting the right approach is relevant it ideally must be in accordance with time and the budget.
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Develop – Turn your idea real through a prototype
- This is the process in which your ideas should be taken and turned into an application with some basic functionality.
- Building a prototype is beneficial in attracting potential buyers or investors to sell your idea because in that way, they can actually view the substantial benefits.
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Integrate – Incorporate appropriate analytics
- There is also a need to incorporate appropriate analytics which gives you a detailed picture of how many visitors use your webs, how they arrived on your site and how can they keep coming back.
- Here are some mobile analytics tool which may come in handy
- Google analytics
- Flurry
- Localytics
- Mixpanel
- Preemptive
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Identify, Listen and Integrate – Capture metrics to know the user behavior
- This is the first chance you will receive to get a feedback from your targeted audience, enhance visibility in the app store and push the app in the app store .
- To prepare for beta launch:-
- Define the target customer
- Eliminate bugs
- Identify goals
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Release – Ensure integrity while app deployment
- Make sure you have a proper plan for the deployment in terms of releasing the correct components etc.
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Capture – Beta test your app for effective goals
- Due to the rapid development of the mobile app industry capturing the accurate metrics is highly important as the number of customers who use mobile apps are steadily rising.
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Update your app with new features
- Upgrading your app with innovative features enhances its visibility along with downloads of an app.
- Also ensure you keep updating your app to meet new guidelines offered by the various platforms, don’t let your apps stagnate.