In this article, we want to shed light on all the things that you, the client, should consider when developing a commercial app for the private end user. We have collected the best practice tips from many years of Android app development for you and share the most important and sometimes amazingly simple tricks to make your app a success.
Considerations for Developing an App
Before you decide to develop an app, you should take a small inventory to avoid some of the more serious mistakes from the beginning.
Ask yourself the following questions and invest some time in exploring the answers:
- What is the main benefit of the app, is it clearly communicable and plausible for a reasonably large target group?
- Are there already competing apps on the market that offer the same product benefits and good usability or rating in the App Store?
- How to monetize the main benefit to refinance the app development?
Make sure the contents of your app are accepted by the targeted app store. In particular, Apple’s Review Guidelines are restrictive and are interpreted by the clerks in case of doubt against the defendant, so the app developers Melbourne.
You should refer to available data as much as possible at this point. Especially in monetization, many clients give dreamlike fantasies to millions of buyers. In practice, however, it is especially the free apps that reach millions of downloads.
The App
Freemium app development In the “App Economy”, the so-called “Freemium” (like “Free” and “Premium”) model has largely prevailed. The app itself is initially free, premium features within the app must be unlocked against payment. In this way, the user has the opportunity to test the app initially without obligation, before he has to spend money on it.
It is almost incidental to which category you would like to have an app developed from games to entertainment to tangible apps with a practical product benefit: it is always advisable to think about the development of the app, to offer a free usable functionality, and to seek monetization only through additional offers.
The number of free downloads may not seem very important at first glance, but they are a key factor in your app’s app store ranking, which makes it extremely important: apps that are frequently downloaded are also listed earlier in the “Leaderboards.” displayed, are therefore more visible and thus generate additional downloads.
On the other hand, even in the conception phase, even before the actual app development, you must make sure that the “free” in your freemium model also offers a certain benefit. It is very annoying for the user, to expect to download an app, only to be asked for the first payment on the start screen or some unloving content. Therefore, plan a generous benefit offer already for the free part of the app and see positive reviews and high downloads as an intangible but valuable payment.
The Last Word
If you’ve come to the conclusion that there is a market for your app idea and you’ve found a viable concept for free content in your app development, let’s turn to the technical side.
