Tips to choose right mobile app development platform !!
Many sets of questions arises in our client mind when it comes to mobile app development for their company.One of the common questioned asked by many of the clients is which platform is best to choose from while developing mobile app.This is one of the difficulties decision for them apart from choosing the company right for developing and designing their app.
It become hectic for clients about which platform to choose from , whether to go on for desktop or mobile , which platform they should target on whether Android, iOs or hybrid app?
However google android is leading platform for mobile operations with android ruling out in the market with 78% shares as per may 2016 followed by iOS and other native platforms.As per latest internet trend reports 2016, people is spending more time on mobile digital media than desktop and any other media.And it is the reason behind going preferably for mobile app development for your business in order to attract more users to your app.
Talking about the best platform to choose from among many still remains a question mark.But few tips to differentiate between differently platform will surely help you out to choose from:
Since Android smartphone are ruling out in the market with highest number of shares and continuously changing dynamic environment of google , this will help the company to target much larger user in the market. Due to continuous google acquisitions and efforts, Android mobile technology has grown very much. Since android is open source programme it has low investment and high return of investment.
It is easy to combine if you already have a web or mobile application. This helps in easy customization of mobile app according to your needs and requirements. It as well as helps in enhancing privacy. It can plus assertion in connecting once merged programs. The biggest disadvantage is that is is an open source platform, the privacy and security is a main concern. Second disadvantage is fragmentation of the platform because of interchange devices in the market and clients requiring to construct a customized app.
As per Apple report it earns more revenue on from iPhone or iPad than on google android which is 90% of all dollars spent on mobile devices. Apple users usually prefer to spend more on apps as compared to android users. Apple has high level of security and theirs apps are more secure as apple has marketed their product on premium brand category which leads to higher expectation by customers.
With the upgrade of iOS 7 UI/UX and designing features, a new designing advantage has come to era of iOS. Xcode which is used by developers for developing app on Apple has an advantage of migrating an app from iPhone to iPad which is a bit lengthy process in android. Irrespective of various advantages it has disadvantages too :
1)It takes a lot of time for an app to get approved on iOS store as compared to android store.One he other hand iPhone can not run two app continuously.
2)It does not permit to install third party application from other than app store.
3) It does not permit you to run outsider applications in the background.
3). Cross Platform Development
Hybrid mobile application development formerly know as cross platform app development has now a days taken place in emerging marketplace which can reduce time and cost too.In this one code language can be used in multiple platforms thus making it cheaper and faster solution
Many of the hybrid mobile application development framework like Ionic, Phonegap can help to code the application once and to run it everywhere.
Appcelerator Titanium & React Native by Facebook are recent platforms which are cross platform and native. The support & developer community is not as large as pure native platforms, but it is growing.
To quantity it taking place, even though all platform has their pros and cons, clients should receive into consideration the audience they are targeting, the budget & the period taken to build and withhold the application. Since the demands are growing, one should attempt to condense the timeline in the midst of the ideas of creating an app to the commencement. As per Gartner predictions, the mobile applications shall have totally little or no security.
So companies needs to make sure that the app should be secured though developing it which might instead guide to violations of company's security policies. With Cloud Technology playing a major role in mobile app press in front and wearable technology, one needs to make sure that the application should be swift to migrate as soon as with multiple devices.
You can also contact us to get the right guide on which platform you should move depending on the category of website you are dealing in.
