Of course, even with all the evidence in favor of building an app, the decision to move forward isn’t one to be taken lightly. With more than 1.5 million apps each in Google Play and Apple’s App Store, it’s important to understand the mobile app development process and how your app will fit with both your market niche and your marketing goals. With that said, we need to look at the app development lifecycle and the objectives and challenges along the way.
You may already have a few good mobile app ideas for your business, and that’s a good place to start. But before we move into the design and development phase, our first step is to deep dive into research—into your business and target audience, as well as that of your competitors.
MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT
If you’re considering building a mobile app for your small to medium-sized business, you need to know exactly what it takes to execute.
Mobile use statistics tell a very compelling story for businesses still on the fence:
- Mobile apps account for over half of all time spent consuming digital media.
- Smartphone users spend about 90 percent of their mobile time on apps.
- 85 percent of consumers prefer native mobile apps over a mobile website.
- Mobile apps account for 42 percent of all mobile sales for Fortune 500 companies.
- The average consumer has about 30 apps installed on his device and spends about 35 hours a month using them.