What is Mobile App Development Cycle

What is a Mobile App Development Lifecycle: 

Every Smartphone user uses many mobile apps throughout the day. Most of the smartphone user loves to use various kinds of apps. The smartphone market is growing rapidly every year which also allows the developer the development of more and more apps. How easily we use a mobile app it’s not that easy to create one. Developing an app requires a solid strategy for the app development lifecycle, more capable to make a useful app. There are many steps involved in the development of a mobile app which is as follows –

Planning and Market Research:  

One of the important steps in the field of Mobile app development is planning. First of all, the idea of mobile app development should be clear in your mind that what kind of mobile app you want to create and how it will function. This is very important that everything should be crystal clear in your mind. You should know the answers to questions such as - what is the main purpose of the app, targeted audience, your competition and how you will beat them, the time required for the development, budget, mobile platform etc. It will take a lot of effort, planning and market research to find the answers to the above-mentioned question so that this process can be taken further.

Goals and Objectives of the app: 

After planning and market research it’s time to decide the goals and objectives of the app. Under this process, you have to decide how your app will help the users, what features it will provide, the core of the app. Try to give your users some unique features which your competitors are not giving. Always focus on the latest technology available in the market so that you can give your users a smooth experience.  

Create Wireframes and Prototyping: 

It’s a very important stage of app development cause preparing wireframes will give you an idea that how your app will be shaped via development. By creating a thoughtful wireframe will help you in a smooth development and designing phase. A well-crafted wireframe helps to build the backend structure to support the app like APIs, data diagrams, servers, data integration, notifications. This will help you to find any technical difficulty in the early stage so that you can overcome that problem as soon as possible.  Prototyping the app helps in designing the app. Prototyping gives you the first glimpse of your app so that you can see how things are working. 

Development of the App: 

This the stage that will decide the fate of your idea and the app. For the development of the app first, you have to decide which platform you will use for the coding of the app. This stage requires a lot of work and attention. Always try to follow the app guidelines provided by the various app stores cause after finishing the app you have to launch the app on the platform. Try to use app development platforms or mobile BaaS providers and also create a developer account for the app stores. 

Testing of the App:

After finishing the coding of the app, testing has to be done thoroughly so that if any error or bug found in the code can be sorted out. The testing phase is the most important stage because if you haven’t tested the app properly then the error or bug will be present in the final version of the app which may disrupt the user experience after the launch of the app. You should test properly every functionality of the app so that bugs and errors can be resolved the issues prior to the launch.

Launching of the App:

After finishing the testing properly, the app is all set for launch. You can submit the app in various app stores. After an appropriate time, the app will be approved by the app store. As soon as your app gets approval, focus on the app store optimization and marketing of your app so that you will be able to get the maximum users who can use your app. When you finalize the app for submission in the app store don’t forget to add specific and important keywords, write a proper description of the app so that the user can easily understand the app, add some screenshots, videos etc. App’s promotion and app marketing are as important as an app’s development.