Developing a new app can be exciting and fun – if it’s a hit, it could be the next Instagram. However, it may not always be smiles and sunshine. Every product and software have their development challenges, and an app is no different.
#1: Groundbreaking Idea For App
App…. what app? To stand out from the sea of apps, one must develop an app that separates itself from others. Quite frankly, nobody downloads an app that have no actual use.
Ask yourself some questions when you develop the app:
- What can your app do for users that existing apps could not?
- To create or innovate – do you attempt to improve on what is already available, or you are introducing something new?
- What functions do you want to satisfy?
- Are there other similar apps recently launched?
#2: It’s All About The Money
Bigger funding equals more opportunities to realize your blueprint, or other extra features you envisioned for your app. It would be wise to estimate the required funding prior to actual commencing the development. Cutting corners due to budget limitations will result in the production of subpar app – likely riddled with glitches and update patches.
#3: Great UI/UX and Clean Design
Clean and easy-to-use design delivers the best user experience to users. UI/UX specialists should make smart decisions based on research and data to design a good layout of applications, because frankly, who wants to use a badly designed app? It’s an app not a smartphone. Therefore, it would be wise to remember this mantra – KISS (Keep It Super Simple). The less complicated it is to use, the more likely users will download and keep the app in the smartphone.
#4: Listen To Feedback
Every app undergo rigorous testing prior to release to ensure app is usable for users. However, there are instances of shortcoming where oversight occurs, or there was a mismatch of expectations versus actual user experience. As a result, users may have a different user experience of the app – sometimes unhappy ones. Their feedback must be heard and actions must be taken to improve the app. Regular survey is a good monitoring measure to determine users’ feedback periodically.
#5: Reskill Training
Mobile development requires employees to utilize highly specialized skill sets – such as programming languages, UX design, and others. To be a jack of all trade or a master of one key skill – each members in the development team must possess sustained expertise to continue develop and expand the app upon launching.
Anticipating challenges in mobile development and devising strategies to solve them is also another unspoken necessary skill of mobile developers – if one knows how to solve them, the app would likely succeed.
