Business Benefits
Why Mobile App Development is Important for Your Business?
The best mobile app development expert positions your app for success, right from idea to launch and helps your business gain more value and ROI.
Approaches
Top Mobile Application Development Approaches
- Platform-specific applications developed using the programming languages, SDKs, tools, and frameworks provided by the platform itself
- Designed to run natively on the operating system (OS) of the device such as iOS or Android
- Help leverage platform-specific capabilities in the best way possible
- Faster, more reliable, and offer offline capabilities
- Combine the elements of both native as well as web applications
- Built using standard web technologies such as JavaScript, CSS or HTML5
- Plugins and APIs can be used to integrate web technology with native app features
- Faster to develop and easier to maintain
- A cross-platform mobile app works across platforms using a single code base
- Easy to build and maintain
- Compatible to run on different operating systems like Android, iOS, and Windows
- Written using different programming languages and frameworks, but compiled to run like a true native application
- An alternative approach to traditional mobile app development that avoids the need for app store delivery and installations
- Operate via a browser, but act like native apps
- Cheaper, more secure, faster, and easier to develop and provide users with an “app-like” experience by leveraging a set of browser capabilities
Development Platforms
Top Mobile Application Development Platforms
Android
- Linux-based mobile operating system that primarily runs on smartphones and tablets
- Supports running multiple apps simultaneously on a single mobile device
- Offers immense flexibility to customize the UI during development to get the desired outcomes
iOS
- Mobile OS developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware and is designed for use with Apple's multi-touch devices
- Best-in-class hardware components with the finest design and masterpiece
- Extreme level of security, a solid shield to external threats, virus, and malware
Hybrid
- “Write once, run everywhere” - eliminates the need to build separate applications for different OS
- Blends both native and web programming capabilities within a single application
- Used by organizations that wish to reach a large audience base within a short time
- Increased adoption among users since Android devices are highly affordable and the OS dominates the global smartphones market share
- Plenty of open source libraries and frameworks to accelerate development
- Maximum customization features, scalability, flexibility, and versatility
- Easy to port android applications to other platforms like Ubuntu and Symbian
- Easy to integrate with third-party software
- Low investment and high ROI
- Your potential user base primarily consists of Apple iPhone and iPad users
- Leverage best-in-class hardware components with the finest design and masterpiece
- Develop a consistently performing mobile app with fast and fluid user experience
- Enhance brand recognition and upgrade business objectives by reaching out to tech-savvy audience
- Extreme level of security, a solid shield to external threats, virus, and malware
- Save development and maintenance costs
- Incorporate more features than a basic web application, while not restricting to a web browser capabilities
- Avoid hiring multiple teams for developing on different platforms
- Access more open source frameworks and not just limit to proprietary development platforms
- Reach a wider audience within a short span of time
An expert development partner can help you choose the right platform for your business’s specific needs, considering factors such as the app's features, target audience, and budget.
Technologies
Top Technologies Used for Mobile Application Development
Tech Stack
Choosing The Right Technology Stack to Develop Your Mobile App
- Device and platform on which the app would run, network conditions required, targeted user experience, and estimated go to market time
- All the above factors will help decide the set of frameworks, languages, libraries, and other software components needed to develop the mobile app
- Goal of the mobile app, that is, whether it should be capable of processing heavy loads, high or low latency, etc.
- Acquaintance of the development team with a particular tech stack - this will also affect the cost, time, and quality of development
- Availability of documentation and community support for the intended tech stack
- Platform selection - whether you want to develop a native iOS or Android app or a hybrid or cross-platform application that is compatible with multiple platforms
- Security level of the tech stack will influence your mobile app’s ability to combat security vulnerabilities in the post-launch phase
- Compatibility of the tech stack with the existing technologies you are using - a compatible tech stack allows you to be more innovative and scalable
Selecting the right tech stack for your mobile application requires careful infrastructure planning and in-depth analysis of your business goals. The right expert with relevant experience can help you get started.
Tech Trends
Latest Mobile Technology Trends That Will Benefit Your Business
Success Stories
Business Mobile Application Development Case Studies
1. VR-Integrated Mobile App for a University
A leading university in the United States wanted to make their programs and courses more accessible to students from the underprivileged areas of the state. They wanted to develop a highly-interactive mobile app that could help students pursue learning and explore career paths without complications.
- Virtual reality integrated mobile app for students to explore 16 different campuses
- 360-degree VR videos provide enriching campus and classroom experience, leading to increased enrollments
- Teleportation in VR enables students to effectively interact with programs
- Students can connect with the university staff members and enroll for programs through the mobile app itself
2. Native Android Mobile App for a Data Science and Risk-Modeling Start-Up
Our customer, GeoSure, is a real-time safety measurement and rating platform that enables travelers to gauge their personal safety level at any moment, from anywhere. Fingent helped them create a customized native mobile app to assist travelers with personalized and quantifiable travel security content.
- Data from trusted sources and crowd-sourced reports are integrated with smart, data-driven, statistical algorithms
- Highly sophisticated analytical engine to provide recommendations to users
- Delivery of personalized and quantifiable travel security content
- Improved consumer outreach with marketing assistance
3. Mobile Payment Gateway Integration with Point of Sale Applications
Fingent assisted ChargeItPro, an industry leader in digital payment processing, to develop a mobile payment gateway solution that can be integrated with any Point of Sale (POS) application.
- In-app features to support signature recording, email receipt and transaction logging
- A vast array of device configuration and registration solutions
- Effortless and streamlined payment processing
- A modern gateway for processing credit card payments