Over the years, the growth of the app development industry is clearly visible to everyone in the world. There are over 5 billion smartphone users across the planet. With these figures in mind, the total number of mobile apps downloads is around 220 billion across the planet, only in the year 2020. Now, the number of apps available on various app stores exceeds 6 million in number.
With this information, it is safe to assume that the rising demand for mobile apps in the world is also attracting new mobile app developers in the market. Everyone wants to have a share in this pie. However, if you think about it carefully then you will notice that out of these 6 million mobile apps, users deem worthy only a handful of apps for downloading purposes. Now, this usually makes a lot of people think why this is so because every app developer creates an app with the intention of making it successful. No one wants their creation to fail in the market.
So, what can you do to create a successful mobile app? Especially, if you are a beginner, how will you manage to build an app, which will attract users and engage them effectively to retain them for a longer period of time? Should you create an app like Yelp or is it better for you to come up with something entirely new? Well, these are just some questions, which might pop in anyone’s head, if they are even a little bit interested in developing a mobile app.
You Can Always Take the Easy Road to Success
See, working hard is what takes you forward and makes you successful in life, no doubt about it. However, with the fierce competition you have to face in the mobile app development industry, simply working hard is not going to cut it for you. You need to understand that it is time to work smart.
When people say that there is no shortcut to success, in some cases they may be right. However, this theory is not applicable here. Just think about it, you can always copy someone clever and creative. You can always take the road, which is already, tried and tested by someone else before you. Imagine you want to create an app and you are looking for ideas. So, what is better between these two options? You can either, copy an idea, which is already successful in the market or you can create something unique as well, about which no one knows what the response will be like. It is not as if you will not have to work hard when you copy an idea. You will have to do your homework and play your cards right even if you are working on a similar idea.
However, if you are a beginner and wish to come up with something entirely new and unique then here are some steps, which can help you create a perfect mobile app that will have a chance at success.
Step # 1 – Research & Discover
If you wish to create a new idea and innovate, a mobile app, which has never been worked on before then you need to fasten your seat belt because it will be a long and bumpy ride. Well, your ride starts with the most important and crucial step of research. You will have to research the market and carry out comprehensive surveys, which will help you in discovering the truth behind your user’s need for an app.
In this step, you are going to work on the idea of why your target audience uses a certain app. You need to find the root cause, the need behind the use of an app. Therefore, you will have to observe your target audience or users very carefully. Observation will help you pinpoint the issues and problems they face in their daily lives, which lead them to the use of an app.
Step # 2 – Find the Gap
Once you understand the cause and effect relationship between needs and app usage, you will now move onto the next step. Now, you will need to discover a new problem, which your audience is facing in their daily lives. Sometimes, you might even observe that there is a gap in the market and your app can close that gap but your audience does not have a problem with that gap. You need to educate your target audience and show them how your mobile app can assist them in making certain aspects of their life better.
Step # 3 – Fill That Gap
Now you know the problem or the gap in the market. It is time to whip up your idea and turn it into a mobile app. For this, you need to sketch out some basic layouts of your app. You need to depict what your app looks like in your mind. After that, you have to think about the features you want to include in your app. You need to comprehend that your app’s features are like your app’s soul.
Step # 4 – Development Phase
In this step, all your app designing ideas, features, user-friendliness, and other app development-related issues will come to light. This is where you will start the coding process. You need to select a coding language, which you are familiar with. The best and most effective coding language would be the one where you only have to code the app once and it will be compatible with, both, the major operating systems, android, and iOS.
Step # 5 – Check, Correct, Create Awareness & Launch
Now, once you have written the code. Your mobile app is ready to use. However, there are still a couple of things, which you need to take care of before you can launch it. The first thing you need to do is to, thoroughly, test the app to find and correct all the errors in it. While the testing and error elimination is in process, you must also take initiative and start creating awareness about your app as well. Once, you have eliminated all the errors and have created enough awareness and hype then the time is right to launch your app.
Conclusion
App development can be considered as more of art these days than science. Even though it’s a process but the way you are supposed to stir the needs of your users and fulfill them, it cannot be thought of any less than any art form. Following these steps can help any beginner to create a masterpiece for their users quite easily.