This is a guest post from app lifecycle management platform Localytics; a similar version was published on their blog. Nearly 25% of apps downloaded are never used more than once – up from 22% just two years ago. Creating an engaging user experience is becoming increasingly important as brands develop their mobile offerings… Continue reading The 8 Metrics You Should be Using to Track App Success
Category: Mobile App Development
Building a Continuous Integration System
What is a Continuous Integration System? For those that don’t know, a CIS compiles a project, checks for errors, and distributes the app to the quality assurance and product teams for testing. If a problem occurs, the developer who made the last commit is contacted. This way everyone who wants to look at the… Continue reading Building a Continuous Integration System
22 Technologies That Every Mobile Developer Needs To Know
Anyone with experience in mobile knows that the technology advances quickly. Anything from OS versions to new devices to emerging technologies are testament to this. Staying up-to-date is key to remaining competitive, for companies and developers alike. Every new mobile technology can pose a threat or open up new windows of opportunity. In… Continue reading 22 Technologies That Every Mobile Developer Needs To Know
The Top 4 Reasons You Should Be Using J2ObjC
We recently wrote a post on J2ObjC and the benefits of using it for cross-platform development. It went over some of the advantages of using J2ObjC, but we’ve had some follow-up questions since. Rather than fielding these one-by-one, we decided to do a follow-up post with more detail about the benefits of J2ObjC. … Continue reading The Top 4 Reasons You Should Be Using J2ObjC
3 Awesome Tools That Increase Transparency in Agile Development
Following our post on the importance of transparency in the agile development process, we received a number of questions about the “how”. While we can’t speak for everybody, we can give insight into our process. Here are a list of the tools we use to ensure that our agile app development process remains as transparent… Continue reading 3 Awesome Tools That Increase Transparency in Agile Development
How to Get Your App Approved in the App Store
Last week, we wrote a step-by-step guide to App Store submission. Since then, we’ve had a number of questions about timelines and submission rejections. So we decided to do a follow-up post outlining: The timeline for App Store approval How to avoid your app submission being rejected by PhotoAtelier The Approval Process &… Continue reading How to Get Your App Approved in the App Store
The Top 5 Reasons Transparency is Important in App Development
Transparency, in any project, means open and honest communication of a project’s status in as close to real-time as possible. In our agile mobile app development process, it ensures an open forum where stakeholders and the entire delivery team are given total access to the status of all aspects of a project. This includes: The… Continue reading The Top 5 Reasons Transparency is Important in App Development
How To Submit An App To The App Store
This post has recently been updated and can be found here: How to Submit an App to the App Store [Updated] App submission is often an afterthought. But ensuring you submit your app to the App Store properly (a service included in our end-to-end development) is an important first step to ensure exposure and entice users to… Continue reading How To Submit An App To The App Store
Using J2ObjC for Cross-Platform Development
What comes to mind when you hear the words “cross-platform project”? Do you get shivers up your spine? Remember those long nights trying to get all the platforms to follow the same business logic? Cross-platform projects can have up to 70% of code that gets duplicated for each platform. Don’t you wish there was… Continue reading Using J2ObjC for Cross-Platform Development
Android Apps: Which Store Should I Publish To?
iOS developers have a simple decision to make when it comes to where to release a product. There are a limited amount of devices that are restricted to iOS software. When developing for Android, developers have a vast assortment of options when it comes to deploying software and most would think this is… Continue reading Android Apps: Which Store Should I Publish To?