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Mobile and app development
Posts on planning, building, launching and growing mobile apps. 20 posts, newest first.
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Flutter vs React Native: How to Choose for Your App
Flutter vs React Native compared on language, rendering, device access, speed, hiring and upkeep, with a guide by app type and when native still wins.
How Long Does It Take to Build an App? Real Timelines
How long it takes to build an app, by app type and phase: where the time really goes, store review, what speeds it up and a week-by-week plan.
Publishing Your First App: Play Store and Apple Developer Accounts, Testers and Reviews
How to open a Play Store developer account and an Apple one, meet Google's 12-tester rule, pass store review and plan the week your app goes live.
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Building a Progressive Web App: What It Takes
Building a progressive web app: the core principles, service workers and the app shell, the benefits, how to plan the build, SEO and what comes next.
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Native, Hybrid or Cross-Platform App: How to Choose
Hybrid app vs native app vs cross-platform: what each approach is, a decision table by project trait, and what each one means for upkeep after launch.
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How to Optimize Mobile App Performance and Engagement
How to optimize mobile app performance and engagement: faster launches, lighter media, caching, fewer network calls, and onboarding users keep using.
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IoT App Development: How a Connected Product Is Built
IoT app development explained: the device, connection, cloud and app layers of a connected product, where IoT helps, and the risks to plan for.
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How to Respond to Negative App Reviews and Unhappy Users
How to handle unhappy customers and respond to negative app reviews: listen, own the problem, fix it fast, follow up, and learn from every complaint.
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Integrating Third-Party APIs in Mobile Apps: A Guide
Integrating third-party APIs in mobile apps: why it pays, how to choose a provider, and how to build, secure and maintain each integration.
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App Localization Tips: How to Reach New Markets
App localization tips for new markets: plan strings from day one, translate with native speakers, adapt formats and payments, support RTL and test locally.
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Push Notification Best Practices for Mobile Apps
Push notification best practices for mobile apps: earn the opt-in, segment users, write short copy, time and limit sends, and test everything.
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AI Features in Mobile Apps, and Other Mobile Trends
Mobile development trends that matter now: AI features in mobile apps, AR, super apps, foldables and the metaverse, and how developers can prepare.
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App monetization strategies: how to choose a model
The five app monetization models, how to choose one from your app's traits, and how to apply each one without hurting retention.
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Hybrid Mobile App vs Progressive Web App: How to Choose
Native, hybrid or progressive web app? How each one works, where each falls short, and how to choose from your product's needs, budget and audience.
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Offline-First Mobile Apps: When You Need One
Offline-first mobile apps: when you need one, how local storage, caching and sync work, the building blocks, and the challenges to plan for.
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Secure Mobile App Development: Essential Practices
Secure mobile app development, step by step: input validation, encrypted storage, strong authentication, patching, privacy and pipeline checks.
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AR App Development: Where AR and VR Apps Work Today
AR and VR apps today: where they work in education, retail, maintenance, healthcare and entertainment, the challenges, and how AR apps are developed.
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How to Increase App Retention: 8 Practical Tips
How to increase app retention: 8 practical tips, from onboarding, performance and personalisation to push notifications, in-app messages and testing.
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How to Outsource Mobile App Development in 8 Steps
How to outsource mobile app development in 8 steps: the brief, a budget range, checking work, agreements, the engagement model, acceptance and handover.
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How to Optimize Your App Store Listing in 3 Steps
How to optimize your app listing on the App Store and Google Play: the name, keywords, icon, screenshots, reviews and updates, in three steps.
