APP DEVELOPER - HOW YOUR COMPANY FINDS THE RIGHT DEVELOPER

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CREATE APP - THIS SAVES YOUR BUSINESS OR STARTUP
COSTS!
Create an app and reduce costs - an insider
tells you how! No matter if you want to create an
app as a company, as a startup or as a private
person. You can save on the development of your
mobile app, if you know the right tricks and
conditions in the market. In this article, we'll
show you how to save lots of money and nerves
and avoid reckless mistakes, based on customer
testimonials from Applaunch.

• Read the following articles on specific topics
• SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS - THE STEPS TO THE SUCCESSFUL
  SOFTWARE PROJECT
• APP DEVELOPER - HOW YOUR COMPANY HAS THE RIGHT
  DEVELOPER
• APP DEVELOPMENT COST - WHAT CAN AND DO IT COST?

The cost drivers in the app development First of
all, it is interesting to know which factors are
decisive for the price of development. Knowing
these factors, you can handle much easier with
you and reduce costs.
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• The cost pyramid
• If you go to a developer's office or an app
  agency, then you will evaluate your project
  according to the following criteria (sorted by
  cost drivers, 1 highest cost)
• On which platforms should the app be developed
• What expectations does the customer have of the
  app?
• What features does the customer want to
  integrate?
• How many screens should the app have
• The design
• The cooperation by you

1. On which platforms should the app be developed?
Decide which platform suits your idea best The
biggest cost driver in realizing a mobile app is
the question about the platforms. Here you
should ask yourself if you want to program your
app for
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smartphones, tablets and in web, or if not only
one of these media would be sufficient. Think
about what your target audience wants and what
features you need. Costs are Smartphonegt Tabletgt
Web. However, if you want to use features like
the user's location detection, of course, you'll
need to go to Mobile or Tablet. If you want to
create an app, Windowsgt Androidgt iOS. The market
coverage of Windows Phones is 2, so far none of
our customers has created an app here. Android
is generally more complicated than iOS, as there
are many different Android devices on the market,
which makes testing much more involved. If you
can, you can start your project on iOS and track
Android with positive feedback from your
customers. An option, of course, is the hybrid
app development. For example, React Native is
being developed for both platforms. This is
easier overall, but limit yourself to an
operating system whenever possible.
2. What expectations does the customer have of
the app? We at Applaunch experience it again and
again, the failed projects come to us. That a
project fails today is often because the customer
had a different expectation as the programmer or
the app agency. The customer wants it nice cheap
but of course the best quality. After many years
of app development, we can say that this is not
possible. If you receive a low-priced offer,
then the service provider has either not captured
the requirements properly, or so far only had to
deal with customers who wanted to have more of a
kind of prototype. And that's where the problem
is. Basically we always recommend to every
company or team, first a minimum viable product
to plan. Of course this will work out well in the
end. But you should understand before the
development starts that the development of
software is an ongoing process. Would the
customer like to start full with the app and
gain millions of users, or would the customer
want to develop the software bit by bit? Step 1
can never succeed on a small budget. So be
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realistic and unscrew your expectation and shape
your product bit by bit. If a programmer notices
that a customer has very high expectations and
wants to have the app perfect to the smallest
detail, he will accordingly include a buffer in
his estimate. But do not try to set low standards
and end up asking for more. ATTENTION! It's not
about accepting poor quality, but about
understanding that software has to be optimized
bit by bit. Even an app like Facebook crashes
today and here sits a team of several hundred
developers. If a service provider promises you
the perfect app, then you better go to another
provider. A reasonable offer takes time.
features
does
the customer
want to
3. Which integrate?
Through these user stories you can quickly
clarify what is needed
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If you want to create an app, of course, the
contents of the app are also very important. To
capture the requirements or functions of your
app, it is recommended to create user stories.
This looks something like this
WHO can WHAT and HOW?
Examples The user should share his location
with others via a part function . Friends
should be able to write to me about a chat
. The User should be able to take pictures
about his camera
By completing the list with your requirements,
each provider can create a list of needed
functions and their overhead. Here you can reduce
your costs significantly. Prioritize these user
stories by giving each story a score. For
example, is it really important for your app to
allow users to send audio messages in chat? No,
in the first version of your app this is
certainly not crucial to the war. Here you can
save a lot of money. Concentrate on the
essential and keep the app tight but solid.
Example The user should be able to share his
location with others via a sub- function.
Priority 10
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Friends should be able to contact me via a chat.
Priority 8 The user should have the opportunity
to take pictures via his camera. Priority 1 The
user should be able to select photos from his
album. Priority 6
Priority 1, the user can already select photos
from the album, why should he necessarily be
able to record them in the app? He can also
leave the app and record again.
4. How many screens should the app have?
It is often recommended for usability to
summarize content
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App agencies or app offices rate the effort of
the mobile app based on the number of scanners.
When creating an app, be sure to summarize
content as much as possible. This will also
significantly improve the usability of your app,
as you will not get lost in your app. Less is
often more. When choosing multiple operating
systems, each screen automatically doubles the
overhead, unless you choose hybrid programming.
Plan app concept correctly The design of your app
plays an important role. Here you not only have
to decide which operating system you want to
use, whether native or hybrid app, or maybe even
a web app? However, in any case, the programmer
must tell you what the final realization of your
conception will look like and which applications
should be used in programming. The best has
already gained a lot of experience in the
publication of own app projects and knows which
applications are optimal in the creation for the
stores.
5. The design There is an insider tip that only a
few companies or customers understand. If the
customer creates his own design, then it is more
effort in programming than if the app agency or
the developer's office creates the design
together with the customer. Why is that? At
Applaunch, we see it time and again that
customers bring their own design. This is
basically okay, but as a company or startup you
should be open to "customization" here.
Developing software today is much easier than it
was 10 years ago. This is due to the fact that
prefabricated elements can often be used during
development. When we create the design together
with the customer, we make sure to stay close to
pre-fabricated elements. Even with the icons and
symbols, Android and iOS have pre-made material
designs that are internationally
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known and absolutely sufficient. Our customers
are always satisfied with the result, but some
suppliers will not tell you that, but raise the
estimate accordingly. ATTENTION! This does not
affect the functionality or usability of your
app. Be open to suggestions from the developer to
make the realization easier.
Note Always orient yourself with regard to the
icons on vectorized icons which are available
under the following links Ion Icons
https//ionicons.com/ Font Awesome Icons
https//fontawesome.com/icons?mpro
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6. The cooperation by you
When you create an app, keep in mind that you
want to create a custom product that fits the
needs of your business. Mistake communication is
often the trigger for most failed projects. Take
the time to look after the programmer during the
realization and describe the contents and
functions exactly, even if you repeat yourself.
There is nothing worse than a function that has
been misunderstood and then adapted or redone.
You know your idea and your goals best Tell the
programmer and try to support him as much as
possible. All you have to do is invest a little
time. You do not have to put any content into
the stores on your own. The creation of the app
should be done according to your specifications.
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• Create App - Survey
• After questioning various app development
  agencies and app development offices, the
  following statements have emerged
• Contractors found projects to be easier if the
  customer
• provides a contact person who can be reached durin
  g the programming for queries
• Provides content in a timely manner
• is open for positive adjustments
• Contractors found projects to be complicated when
  the customer
• is hardly achievable
• while programming wants to change already
  finished contents
• Payments are not made punctually