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Developers at Mind Studios are an experienced bunch but we’re constantly striving to work better, faster, and learn as many emerging technologies as possible. Naturally, our people are hyped over things like VR and AR. Which is why in this article, we venture into the hot topic of augmented reality apps and specifically AR home shopping app development on the example of IKEA Place, the pioneer in the niche. Mobile Augmented Reality (AR) Market Size Since the launch of Pokémon Go in 2016, au

Today, if one wants to make some drastic changes in life — learn to meditate, build muscle mass, or eat healthier — they don’t necessarily need to go to the gym or see a nutritionist. Now, people can just download an app and stick to the instructions. And that's why health & fitness apps are flourishing like never before. According to Straits Research, global fitness app market is expected to reach USD 30.63 Billion by 2030, meaning it will be growing at a compound annual growth rate of 21.5%.

People seek medical assistance online when they can’t get it offline for any number of reasons. In the US, about 94% of young adults looked up health information online in 2020. At the same time, only 20% of young adults connected with a health provider online. One of the reasons for that might be that the healthcare industry is lagging behind when it comes to digital transformation. This makes medical web development a sure way to get ahead of your competitors in the industry — there’s high d

In this article, we tell you how to create an educational app for kids and adults, what trends there are in the niche, and how to make money by providing e-learning. At Mind Studios, we’ve worked with all kinds of tech and created all kinds of features that can be of use in an educational app. Here in this article, we’d like to share our expertise on the creation of applications for learning. What are educational apps? Simply enough, educational mobile apps are apps that help people learn

Telemedicine is the future of healthcare: it brings faster and usually cheaper healthcare to patients while at the same time lessening the load on hospitals, automating document flow, and preventing the spread of contagious diseases. That’s why telemedicine app development is all the rage these days — it has been a trend before the COVID-19 outbreak and it continues to be one still. According to Global Market Insights, in 2019, the telemedicine market was worth $49.9 billion and it was expecte

With the development of Postmates-like apps being the rage it is, entering the market isn’t easy. How to create a food delivery app that will find its audience and bring you success? According to our experience, the success of any mobile app is preceded by thorough market research. Thanks to analyzing competitors’ solutions, and target users’ needs, we managed to build a competitive online delivery app James Butler for Denmark. Particularly, we figured out that busy Danish preferred to order d

With mental health awareness on the rise, the popularity of mindfulness is growing exponentially: the number of meditation practitioners has tripled over the last ten years. And researches predict $4.07 billion in worldwide revenue for the industry in 2022. Meditation mobile app development is one of the focus industries for Mind Studios. From this post you will learn about cost to develop a meditation app, possible pitfalls when developing a meditation app, and ways to avoid them. How did

Entering China’s market means, first and foremost, getting to know WeChat and figuring out how to make a WeChat Mini Program. Launched in 2011, WeChat, an instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app, has 1,26 billion monthly active users as of 2022. And it gets better: when WeChat’s success skyrocketed, in 2017 the creators, Tencent, introduced WeChat Mini Programs — easy-to-create tiny apps within the WeChat application, widely used by business owners in all kinds of industries. N

In this article, we explore the development of VoIP apps based on our experience developing a secure chat and VoIP messenger for the Middle East region. Read on if you want to learn how to make an app like Discord, Skype, or Telegram. Future of VoIP apps In 2021, the global market for VoIP services was worth $85.2 billion and according to the Research and Markets, it will grow to $102.5 billion by 2026. The COVID-19 pandemic gave a big push to the industry that was already growing fast. T

Launching a unique e-learning website in 2024 is both an ambitious challenge and a smart investment. In a modern world, education has exceeded the scope of conventional schools and universities. Lifelong learning is now an integral part of succeeding in life, and numerous online platforms make education of all kinds more accessible for people from all corners of the planet. So, whether you want to build an online learning platform for teenagers, a website to enhance your employees' expertise,

In this article, we talk about why dating apps are so popular today and how to go about entering this high-demand market. We’ll have a look at the stages of developing a dating app and tell you how to make a dating app like Tinder, Badoo, and Happn. It’s 2023, and looking for romantic relationships online is so common that forecasters predict the number of active dating services users to reach 413 million by the end of the year. The diversity of online dating venues has reached an unbelievab

Going online is an integral part of doing business in 2024. But even if you already have an idea for a website that can help boost your company’s growth, there are still numerous questions left regarding its development. Is it better to choose an in-house team or outsource web development to another company? And if it’s the latter one, where can you find the right partner? As an outsourcing company with 9+ years of experience, Mind Studios have worked with business owners from all over the w

What is a peer-to-peer marketplace, how is it different from other eCommerce websites, how to build a peer-to-peer website — you’ll find answers to these and related questions in this article. In our years of working in software development, we’ve dabbled in multiple niches, and eCommerce is one of them. In this article, we draw on our knowledge to provide some useful insights for those with a peer-to-peer marketplace development idea. And if you have any questions left after reading, don’t

In this article, we talk about why you should update your website regularly. Why update your website? It might not seem like a big issue at first glance: So what if your ecommerce website was built in 2015? You’re constantly updating your product listings; isn’t that enough? Well, it isn’t. Not in today’s highly competitive online market. Whether you have a big corporate website or a blog for your personal brand, to stay competitive, your site needs to keep up with the times in terms of both

So you’re thinking of building a food delivery website. Are you going to build it from scratch or via a website builder? Will it be only a mobile-adapted website or also a native mobile app? Are you sure you really need to start with a website instead of a mobile app? Thomas Eriksson was puzzled by similar questions when he appealed to us to launch his food delivery startup in Denmark. Thanks to the in-depth discovery stage, we figured out that a mobile app would be more convenient for users t

Be it music, video, or games, streaming seems to be the way forward for media creators. It’s so popular that the competition is getting a bit tight. How to create a streaming service that will have high chances for success and how much does it cost? What technology is the best for streaming, and what features to offer your users? To answer the question in the headline, we estimate the cost of developing a streaming service like Twitch at around $90,000. However, it’s not a number set in stone,