The custom app development services are designed to create applications that will be used on smartphones, tablets, smart watches and other gadgets, and have their own characteristics.
Application Types
Depending on the purpose of use, mobile applications are divided into:
- native;
- web applications;
- hybrid applications.
Native apps are the most commonly used. They are written in one of the programming languages and are a complete program . The user must install on his device by downloading the application from the store (AppStore, PlayStore, etc.). They are written for specific platforms and due to this they can use certain features: get access to the device notification system, camera, microphone, GPS sensors, etc.
Web applications are written on the HMTL 5 platform, and unlike native mobile applications that are installed directly on the device’s memory, web applications are the mobile version of websites.
Like native apps, web apps have access to certain device features, but their capabilities are limited.
Hybrid apps are a synthesis of native and web apps. Hybrid apps are built on top of the HTML 5 framework , but just like native apps, they need to be installed on the device. The range of possibilities is somewhat wider than that of web applications. In most cases, hybrid apps are created for companies that already have a selling site with a wide range of features, but still don’t have their own app in the app store. This allows you to increase the audience and the number of users using certain services of this company.
Stages Of Mobile Development
Work on creating a mobile application includes the following steps:
- analytics (monitoring competitors and existing solutions, studying consumer behavior);
- terms of reference (drawing up a detailed description of functions and design);
- design and design (development of individual style);
- development (writing code);
- testing and stabilization (search for errors and their correction); publication in the stores.
Mandatory Conditions For The Terms Of Reference
When developing a mobile application, it is necessary to take into account important points that must be reflected in the TOR:
- Information about the software product:
- the purpose of the application;
- platform compatibility;
- scalability.
- Functional requirements:
- user access levels;
- data exchange;
- possibility of integration with mail services and payment systems;
- configuration and administration.
- General requirements:
- safety;
- performance;
- list of technical characteristics.
