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January 11, 2018

Things to consider before choosing an iPhone app development company

The iPhone app development market is growing rapidly with each passing day due to increase in demands of users and presence of iOS app development tools. These mobile apps are going to generate huge revenues in the future. There are around 2 million iOS apps on the app store. This shows the demand of iOS app developers. But before choosing an IPhone app development, it is necessary to look into some factors before making any decision.

Agility

With so many apps already available, if you an awesome idea regarding iOS app, you shouldn’t wait in choosing an iPhone app development company. It may happen that if you wait for building an app, then that idea may click in someone else mind. His app will be created first which will result in your financial loss.

Analyse the IPhone app development company

When you give your IOS app project to the development company, they will propose a price for building you app. You have to make sure that they are asking relevant questions regarding you app. If they are not asking relevant questions, then it means that they have not gone through your project. It does not matter how much they offer for your app, if they are not asking valid questions, then it means that this is not a good IPhone app development company for you!

Analyse company’s reviews

Whenever the project gets completed, clients give reviews about the app development company. Do a proper research about the reviews and rating which will give you detailed analysis about the company. While doing research, not only focus on the end product but give proper attention on what the customer have to say about their services and support.

Timeline and cost

Make sure that the app development company builds your app within the given time frame. Ensure that in completing the project within the deadline, the quality of the app is not decreased. The company should be building your project at a decent cost. The iPhone app development company must complete all the requirements in the desired time frame at the lower cost.

Supports all platforms

Another big thing is that your selected app development company works on all the platforms. In today’s times, mobile apps are generally launched for both platforms that is android and iOS. So make sure that the selected company have enough experience of other platforms as well because if you have to launch you app in other technologies, then they can easily build it for you.

Outsourcing

It is very common that the small companies do not have knowledge of every technology. So they may outsource your work like testing and designing to external company. Make sure that the company is trustworthy because you are outsourcing your precious information to third party.

After researching about above points, you should check the portfolio of the company, what projects they have completed and in how much time. Only after considering all these points, an iOS app development company must be chosen.

January 9, 2018

Questions To Be Asked Before Building A Mobile Application

Dreaming of over millions of download and that too overnight is obviously can’t a one night job for anyone . The stories of the overnight success often skew the reality of dedicated hard work that is necessarily required to build an awesome mobile application .

After hearing thousands of app ideas , since I am a founder of Winklix , I wanted to share the questions which are to be answered by clients before downing the hands to keyboards .

What Problem Am I Trying To Solve ?

Most app ideas now a days are acting as a problem solver of our daily lives . But this might not be the same with the with just the magical software application . You should be specific about what problem are really been for customer out their , and what methods you can apply to solve it with the most easiest method . But their are chances that an app might be solving your problem , but others are not feeling the same way . So solving the problem with the application is the very first way to build a great application .

Does My App Idea Already Exist

At Winklix , we always encourage customers and business persons to search for tons of existing app that are similar to their thoughts . If you are planning to open an e-commerce app , it’s crucial to know what other platforms exist in this area .

Competition always exist in each field , it is upto you that how well you are going to challenge it and be ahead in the competition . Understanding the level of competition in development if mobile application will save lots of time and money . Someone may already have thought of your idea , but you can learn from their mistakes and improve your app accordingly . Its the fact that Google is not the first search engine in the market , but now it’s GOOGLE .

Should I Start With Android , iOS Or Both ?

The best practise being to reach more and more number of customer by focusing on both the platforms .Currently Android and iOS accounts for more than 96% of the share of the market of smartphones globally . So it’s really being important to know what are your target market and who is going to be your customers .

Another important factor is budget .Android and iOS apps are being the two completely different app and budget for them are also separate . So if you are focusing on both the platforms then your budget will get double . There are cross platforms being available in the market , which will run across all the platforms , which is popularly know as ” Hybrid App ” , but we specifically focus on the ” Native App ” , as they are build on the platform and using the languages meant specifically for the devices to run that particular application .

So according to Winklix , if you are entrepreneur looking for minimal investment and maximising output , then you should focus on iOS , but in case your business want to launch product for enterprise solution then moving on for both the platforms will be preferable .

What Is My Timeline ?

Does your app idea just come to your dream last night , or you have been planning from some days with the bunch of your friends ? Planning , studying the market and getting feedback for the thought is an important part before launching your app . It really does not matter at what stage you are , or how important is your app really being to launch , but a basic medium category app development will take anywhere between 8-12 weeks turnaround time . Developing an app requires hundreds of hours and dedication of development team to give you the spiciest product as required by you , and meet your expectation .

We often get the app ideas from the clients who have not yet defined the basic feature and functionality of it . We might get you out will the awesome user experience of the app , but it’s really being important to know at what stage you are in right now . We have also faced a situation that they need a app within 24 hours , at that point , telling them the truth will maintain your relationship rather than taking the project just to grab the money from them , and then later on not delivering the project as required .

What Is My Budget ?

Mobile apps are no doubts are expensive products . Because it required tons of hours and hard work to build the same , a medium category app would be costing you somewhere around $ 30000 .

While building an app , it all comes down to features , complexities and objective of your mobile application . The best example can be in case you are going to bring a car , Honda City is a good car , but right after that you have seen a Porsche , their prices are dramatically different and so is their features . One is having horse power of more than 430 while the other one is has basic engine .

Hiring an experienced team like Winklix , will add on to your app to the best possible way .While you might run towards finding a free lancer , its always proven that a development team will always provide you with the best possible solution than the individual working on the same .

It does not matter whatever may be the project is , a proper planning , dedicated team manager and planning execution are fundamental to its success . So think twice before choosing the right app development company . Our first and foremost aim is to give you quality products to let you be on the path of success and build incredible mobile solution together .

January 8, 2018

Exploring Deception In Software Development – Who’s Is Really Building Your App

First of all congrats for making it so far . You have your entire business model pre set in your mind , right from wireframes to financial projection , and say you might also have a VC’s in front of you who is happily ready to fund your business . Then obviously you might be thinking of approaching a big Mobile App Development company for your business model .

You might have found the app development agency whom portfolio are flooded with big clientele logo’s like Netflix , Sony , Facebook and so on.

Problem :

You are feeling crazy to check on each app developed by that specific mobile app development company , to see what awesome they really did so far . You web browser are doing their role , but that page might not let loaded . Need not to worry , your browser might be telling you the truth , right ? Perhaps not . Their designer might be doing the internship in some college , but the point is do they able to provide you the appropriate solution for your business problem . If they have really serving large chunks of more than 500 + clients , and are representing as a large companies who have served the large players , then they must be able to satisfy you more than your expectation . However this might not be the case every time with you . They might be willing to flaunt you by showing you they have actually build something for that company .

Solution :

Ask them a simple question , what they really did for those companies ? They might be in some kind of NDA with those companies , but they positively have something to answer , say ” We have designed custom software ” , or ” we designed something for them ” .

Problem :

The company you might have choose might be charging you $ 120 an hour but , but they are not transparent about who is doing your project .

Solution :

The one and only solution to this problem is ask if you could meet them whether virtually or by walking into their office . By this step you might be able to find why they exactly want so much of time and what are they exactly doing In those hours . Is is an important step , because what if they are charging you $ 120 or $ 140 an hour and they are actually outsourcing your project to someone situated in India , its not like that Indian app developers don’t have a excellent mind to develop the app , but it is the matter of question that you are paying $ 120 per hour for glorified referral under the guise of honest agency .It might be extreme risk to trust on someone who is actually doing like this and making you fool irrespective of your investment .

Bottom Line

You only have 2 choices at this point of time , either you can blindly trust the developer or you can act as we guided to you . As if it is really been a situation that your app is being outsourced , you can in this world of modernisation can hire a agency by your own rather than paying such a hike prices .

Want to know what it is like to work with local development agency ? Walk in to our office of Winklix at G-89 , Sector -63 , Noida , India to have a cup of coffee with our android and iOS app development team . Our first and the primary focus is to build great products , and helping you get out the layers of confusion in application development .