App Design & Development

As the software development market continues to grow rapidly and steadily, so do software development costs. In 2022, IT spending on enterprise software worldwide reached around $783 billion, increasing by 7.1% compared to the previous year. In 2023, this spending is forecasted to amount to around $856 billion. This puts a strain on the market. 46% of IT companies in Europe and North America name increases in product costs as one of the main challenges they face when purchasing new hardware

According to statistics from Clutch, 83% of small businesses will maintain or increase their spending on outsourced business services in 2023. And IT outsourcing is among the top three most popular requests, alongside marketing and design. Businesses outsource IT tasks for numerous reasons: to cut costs during times of recession, to focus on strategic goals, and simply because during the pandemic we all learned that managing remote teams efficiently is possible. However, IT outsourcing comes

There are plenty of metrics for analyzing user engagement. However, you don’t need to track all of them. What user engagement metrics you should track depends on the specifics of your business and the category of your mobile app. Engagement metrics like the number of items added to the cart and the cart abandonment rate are highly relevant for eCommerce mobile apps but completely unusable for news or social media apps. In turn, for social media apps, it’s better to track the amount of time use

In our fast-paced digital era, new trends and technologies are emerging every day, making websites more interactive, fast, and engaging. As a web development company, we’re interested in keeping abreast of these things. MyMP3Pool, a digital music streaming platform for DJs, was suffering from a significant decrease in user traffic when its owner came to us. We completely rebuilt the platform, which skyrocketed user engagement. According to the post-launch poll, 67.9% of MyMP3Pool users were sa

Insurance businesses are finally joining the trend: new insurance mobile apps are appearing more often today than a couple of years ago. Largely due to the benefits which mobile apps provide to insurance agencies: more satisfied customers, lower costs, and higher growth. In this article, we go over the insurance app development process and, based on the Mind Studios experience, provide a reliable estimate for building your own insurance mobile app. Why your insurance company needs a mobile

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

It’s hard to overestimate the importance of marketing for today’s business. Throughout our years in software and app engineering we’ve seen our share of marketing successes and blunders. In this article, you will get insights on marketing of mobile apps and what to take into consideration at different stages of your app’s life. Building a great app is only half the battle The market of digital products — mobile apps and web products alike — is huge, yet the pool of possibilities is even b

New mobile apps pop up every day, but many disappear just as fast, like snowflakes that melt away on your fingers. How to launch an app successfully so that it’s not a fleeting memory in users’ minds but a valuable asset that makes users’ lives better in some way or another? In this article, we share some insights we’ve gathered from experience developing and releasing apps for years as well as following each app’s path long after its launch. A mobile app as part of your business For b

Software as a Service, or SaaS application, is steadily becoming the default model for companies producing all kinds of software. In this article, we talk in detail about SaaS application development, why these products are so popular, consider their pros and cons, and offer experience-based advice on how to develop SaaS products and make them successful. What is a SaaS application? Software as a service is a model of distributing and running software in the cloud. According to a 2020 g

Consulting businesses were traditionally offline, but digitization spares no one and waits for no one. It’s time for the consulting industry to pursue digital transformation. In this article, we talk about developing a website for online consultations. We’ll cover the online consulting platform development process, dangers to look out for, and costs involved. Read on to learn about software for consulting businesses, or scroll to the end to get an approximate development cost estimate. Stat

In 2023, websites where you can compare prices for certain goods or services have reached the peak of their popularity. Today, we’ll discuss how to make a price comparison website and why it’s a profitable business idea. (It really is, by the way.) Our team has been involved in price comparison website development many times, so this guide is based solely on our experience. If you have additional questions related to creating comparison websites, please contact us. What is a price compariso

Learn how to build a website like Glassdoor. Although the US unemployment rate is at its lowest in 50 years, there’s still a strong demand for jobs. People will always look for a better place to work, which means job boards will always be in demand. Content: 1. What is a job board website? 2. Popular job board websites 3. How to create a job board website 4. Features for job seekers 5. Features for employers 6. How do job boards make money? 7. Developing a job posting website 8. H

In this article, we’d like to tell you a little bit about the importance of UX writing in user experience design and how copy done well can make your product more appealing to your audience. Software development is an extremely multifaceted industry. When you decide to build a website or a mobile app, you have so many things to think about that the words you use for buttons are often an afterthought. Many a website owner underestimates the power of quality text. At the same time, some specia

In this article, we talk about how to build an enterprise connectivity platform. What is a connectivity platform and how should you go about building one? Read on to get insights on this topic and scroll down for an estimate of the cost to develop an internal communications website. Contents: 1. What is internal communication software? 2. How to make internal communication software 3. Features for an internal communication mobile app or website 4. Cost to make an enterprise connectivity

This article offers tips on how to make your own news app, be it a mobile news aggregator or an app for your online magazine. Why you need a mobile app for your news channel People love to know things. From the geopolitical situation to celebrity gossip, we’re interested in all kinds of information. But with the pace we’re living at, who’s got the time to keep abreast of the latest news? That’s where the demand for mobile news apps comes from. By approaching newspaper app development the

Here we examine the potential pitfalls of wrongfully matched partnerships, as well as provide you with a few pieces of advice on how to find app partners for your business. * 3 Keys to a Prospering Partnership. * 5 Platforms for “Founder Dating”. Earlier we used to believe that true love makes you feel like you are finally complete. Turns out, this is fair not only in terms of love - it also works for business partnership. Does it sound like search for a perfect partner is like search f