Thinking About Developing A Mobile App?

Globally there are thousands of companies offering iPhone and Android application development services but before you begin do take into consideration the following:

User Friendly and Intuitive

When creating the application ensure that your app is as simple and intuitive as possible, else users will straight away reject it. It all starts with the Splash screen, the splash needs to be nice and appealing to users. Apps with multiple links or buttons is also not much appreciated by users. The UI needs to be nice, simple and clean.

Easy user friendly in-app navigation is the most important aspect when creating the flow of the application. The flow of the app needs to be smooth and easy. Don’t make users jump from screen to screen, as this can be tedious and irritating. We emphasize the importance of making the buttons bigger and a little spread out so as to allow easy tapping, keeping in mind the average finger size which is 1.6 to 2 cm wide.

If you’re including an in app purchase, then make sure that the process is easy and smooth. Experts suggest that there should be a "complete transaction" button on every screen so that users have the opportunity to checkout at any time.

The frustrating process of inputting the billing and shipping details repeatedly, deters users from purchasing the product. Therefore, apps should be programmed to store user information, thus eliminating the need for multiple data inputs.

The word "simplicity" should never mean "incompleteness." Relevant in-app information should never be compromised just to reduce the number of clicks. Brief and to-the-point content is what users are looking for, but decreasing it to the point that users don’t get the complete information they require could result in the lower conversion rate.

Before considering iphone or android application development services, check out their portfolio iPhone apps if they are user-friendly and intuitive.

Visually Appealing and Attractive

Playing with colors, fonts, icons, images and animations are all vital to a successfully designed application. We know the why even good apps fail to deliver Roi; one big reason is unattractive and unappealing designs. Visually appealing aesthetics will for sure increase user engagement, so the apps need to look and feel good. Experts recommend that apps should always be designed for high-resolution devices first.

Apps with blurry photos or fonts, give users the impression that the product is a low-budget copy of an original version.

Choosing a wise background is another important design aspect; so choose a nice and professional background. It's important for the app to be legible, use recommended fonts like Verdana, Helvetica, or Arial; avoid Comic Sans as it's not very professional.

Use icons which are universally recognized, including ones that link to your website, contact info, or social media pages.

Platform Usability and Accessibility

We often hear from our friends about a great app, which sometimes does not work well on our phone and that can be extremely disappointing. It doesn’t really matter how intuitive your app is, it is useless if people cannot use it. Therefore, apps should be developed and programmed to work on multiple platforms and devices.

Farooq Zahid is a web enthusiast and ingenious blogger and Seo Expert who loves all things mobile app development, fashion, interesting and technology.