Top Industry Sectors that can Make the Most of On-demand Delivery Apps

From social interactions and online shopping to getting products and services delivered at our doorstep, the ever growing on-demand economy has made it imperative for businesses to adapt and opt for On demand delivery app development. The fate of businesses that do not adapt to the changing times, their fate would most likely be sealed.

A PwC report has predicted that the market for on-demand mobile apps and websites will cross $335 billion by the year 2025. The recent quarantined lifestyle of people worldwide has made this number easily achievable. This is one of the reasons why we see several sectors like retail healthcare, home services and several others wanting to digitize their way of doing business with an app.

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Three Reasons Swift is Ready for the Enterprise

Swift was launched by Apple in 2014 as a new programming language to which it was gradually migrating iOS to. By the fag end of 2016, Apple had declared that Swift was now open source and a thriving community was contributing greatly towards the improvement and growth of the language. Today, the language is used for systems programming, mobile app development and cloud services. The programming language is now poised to address the most advanced needs of enterprise app development. We discuss three reasons that show that Swift is ready for the enterprises.

1. Enhanced Productivity

To sum it up, Swift is cost effective, time efficient and secure as a programming language, that can be used, both on client side and server side for mobile and web development projects. Because developers can use it for client and server side development, integration of the front-end and back-end operations in simplified. Thus, Swift enhances  productivity by supporting cost control in development. Furthermore, the programming language comes with over 2000 ready to use packages in the Swift Package Manager, which reduces the development time by a great extent. Developers can take their existing mobile applications and easily create a dynamic backend, thus moving their code as it is between client and server tiers. Thus, they can optimise their applications for bandwidth, security, services access and performance.

2. Swift Developers Community

The thriving Swift developers community, with over 33,000 members on Github is testimony to the favorable sentiments of the developer’s community worldwide. The great demand generated for the language among clients has made it one of the top programming language skills sought in app developers. Also, with its foundation in C#, the language is very easy to pick up and execute, so many enterprises are willing to invest in training their in-house IT teams to internalise Swift-based development projects.

Original Source: Reasons Why Most Enterprises Love to Develop Apps in Swift

All That You Can Do With The iOS 9 in Mobile App Development

Monarch, better known as iOS 9 is the latest mobile operating system for Apple devices. Launched in June, 2015, the latest update brings with it a more intelligent Siri, transit directions in Maps, a new Wallet app with loyalty cards and store, and the split-screen and slide-over modes for iPad among a host of other very useful changes. The new platform will support all iOS 8 devices, on which it continues to build apps and features.

iOS 9 Going further with iWatch:

In a bid to continue their promotion of the iWatch, a widget is displayed to tell if you are connected and the battery power remaining in it.

This shows a greater push towards wearable application development and seamless integration of the same with the iPhone and iPad. The iOS 9 app development is supported by the new and highly useful Swift 2 and the Xcode 7 development language.

So, there is a more flexible ecosystem for app development for both, iWatch and iPhone. Our iPhone app developers are enthusiastically exploring the various potentials for app development on iWatch and we have 5 apps to our credit already!

Original Source: Mobile App Development

Important Aspects of iOS App Development Solutions You Need to Know

Good news is- Apple has over a hundred patents ready for use. You may wonder, how will these patents benefit my business? Well, these innovative patents can provide unique functionality to the iPhones and iPads. You can avail this functionality through a customized iOS app. But then, you need to keep certain points in mind while opting for iOS app development. Here we give a few of them from the perspective of iOS app developers.

Let’s start with the most obvious of these factors- innovative approach.

1. Innovative Approach
Since the launch of the first iPhone, the Cupertino Company has kept innovation at the core. The iOS mobile app development company takes innovation to the next level while meeting the client’s needs. If you want to opt for an iOS app, it is better to ensure that your app idea is unique. Experienced iOS app developers can integrate innovative features to transform the unique idea into a stunning app.

Also, it can be dangerous to start your app development journey without a plan. If you have not defined the roadmap, it can dampen the chances of your app’s success. You need to plan early and for everything to achieve the desired goals.

Original Source: iOS App Development

Mobile App Development Statistics and Trends and the Way Forward

Tunes App Store will be eight years old this year and the new technologies that are being brought in such as Swift 3.0, iOS 10, WatchOS 3.0 and HomeKit to name a few mark exciting opportunities for iPhone app development companies across India. Of course, for many app developers across the country, it hasn’t exactly been smooth-sailing; the focus on novelty has now shifted to innovation and long-term viability. 

Vital App Developer Stats

Globally, there are 8.7m mobile app developers and Asia is home to 760,000 app developers and leading the pack. The highest average iOS app developer rate is US$150 for developers from North America and the lowest is US$30 for developers from India. For Android app developers, the highest hourly rate is at US$ 150 in North America and lowest is US$26 for a developer from India. (Source: Developer Economics Q1, 2014)

App Store Stats

Statista’s data for App Store download between years July, 2008 and June, 2016 shows that the number of apps has consistently increased in the store and as of June, 2015, the number reached 1.5 million, 10 times higher than in early 2010. As of May, 2015, the number of applications submitted for release on App Store was over 54,000. However, it was also found that 25% of the apps downloaded worldwide were used only once during the first 6 months of their ownership. As of June, 2016, Apple announced that 160 billion apps had been downloaded from the App Store.

Between December, 2009 and February, 2016 the number of apps available in Google Play Store surpassed 2 million apps. It was found that as of November, 2013, 98% revenue was generated through the free apps and in-app purchases while only 1% revenue was generated from paid apps on the Google Play Store. 

Games remain the most popular category on both platforms. Overall, in June, 2016, while Android had 2.2 million apps, iOS had 2 million apps. 

Some Key Revenue Stats 

Mobile apps generate revenue through an app usage, in-app purchases, and in-app advertising. Another way of generating app revenue is by making key features paid while app is available free for download. Apple charges US$ 1.02 per app on an average while 68.8% of the apps on Google Play Store are free apps.  In 2015, Google Play had generated revenue of around US$6 billion.

The Way Forward

The downside of the growth of the mobile app market is that it is difficult for applications to gain visibility. App marketing and leveraging IoT technologies will determine the adoption rates. Smart Home, Industrial and Retail will witness highest adoption rate among app developers and Wearable compatibility will be of essence. Google and Apple have recognized this and are investing heavily on R&D in these segments.