Why Having a Mobile App Development idea is Not Enough?

If a Eureka moment idea of launching a mobile application for your business has been keeping you from falling asleep, then you have just realized the value of a visual experience for your customers!

Some of the sure shot questions that concern you are…
a) My idea is awesome, what do I do?
b) How do I create an app?
c) Where should I start?

We all observe these questions every time so decided to place together a post solving some of these questions.

Related article: Things To Plan For Before Developing Your Mobile App

1) How do I know if my mobile app idea is feasible?

First, there isn’t any right or wrong idea for a mobile application as many people have come up with ideas for the weirdest, craziest apps that challenge imaginative boundaries. For example, apps for food donation, car-sharing, car-parking, catching a bus and even for skipping lines at a supermarket!
It would be superfluous to say that it is always imperative to do your homework before you embark on any mobile app development company.

One idea that saves you thousands of dollars is to build a mobile app that is free or even an inexpensive website to see if people are actually in flavor of using it. Validating your app on the basis of MVP (Minimum Viable Product) can bring lots of priceless input on its trial performance. Generating interest and sign ups could even convince investors of an ROI and give you sufficient funds on hand. You could mobilise social media in your benefit to see if your app evokes a positive response.

Knowing your competitor’s app well, understanding your customer’s requirements well and positioning your app for that niche area are some of the important factors while developing an app for your business.

Some of the yardsticks that you are most likely to dwell on are budget, app development process, operating system, design elements, strategy and overall investment returns.

2) My mobile app idea works and I have kept my budget under control, now what?

Any app needs to have a fundamental planning of what features to differentiate it from others and how to make it stand out. Some of the core features would definitely depend on the amount of money you are willing to engage in it. The objective is to develop an app that people really find useful without any monetary wastage.

The most fundamental decision is the choice of an operating system out of Android, iOS, Windows and Blackberry because mobile apps developed for one system do not work on the other. Your budget could play a crucial role in deciding this, as it costs a lot more to run a mobile application on a multi-platform basis.

The development process is pretty complex because of the constant influx of technology and changing trends. A beta version of MVP can help you accomplish this seemingly daunting task which also helps your app learn and change with time and experience.

The basic idea is to get a chassis ready so that you add some of the features or updates later. Most popular mobile apps do work on some of these principles. Feedback would be your greatest asset as it will help you address any user issues, add feature enhancements and also debug on the way.
If you have enough passion and commitment for your idea, then an initial research is worth its weight in gold.