App Design & Development

In this article, we look at the Starbucks app phenomenon. We try to explain the popularity of Starbucks and describe what you need to create a mobile ordering app for your own coffee shop. Contents: * What is the secret of Starbucks’ popularity? * What does the coffee app market look like? * How does a coffee app like Starbucks work? * Payment System * Augmented Reality * Shop Locator * Now Playing * How to make a coffee app like Starbucks * Discovery Stage * Prototyping and Desig

How can you find the best outsourcing company for mobile app development? In this article, we show why it’s important to find the best company to develop a mobile application for your project that meets your requirements, what problems may arise in the search for a company, and what criteria a company must satisfy in order to realize your idea. Contents: 1. Pitfalls of outsourcing 2. What needs to be taken into consideration in mobile app development? 3. Approaches to mobile application

It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure. Bill Gates In this article, we share life hacks for how to make money in mobile applications — in other words how to get your mobile application to work and create revenue for you. According to Statista, revenue from free applications ($37 billion) is currently more than revenue from paid applications ($29 billion). Why is this? The logic is as follows: users prefer not to pay for an application but

If you found yourself reading this - then, most likely, you already have a mobile app, and you are questioning the frequency of updates for your app that you need to have published. What should be the frequency of mobile app updates? We will try to give you the list of factors app update frequency depends on - by asking you the proper questions below. Never stop running if you want to stay on top. These days we teach our children that constant learning is the only way to stay successful

Many company owners are questioning the importance of logo for a company. What is the purpose of company a logo and how to design a logo for online business? We will try to give an answer to these questions, with some info on online branding and logo design on top. Remember the fabulous A.D.I.D.A.S. commercial that has been booming around the web recently? The main idea of the rolik (apart from promoting A.D.I.D.A.S. goods, of course), is that people are different colors and sizes. No one on

Since the beginning of days, our society has always strived for something. The Demand has always been there, growing together with all the mankind. However, times are changing, and so is the Demand. Due to it’s immense growth, plenty of companies woke up with a realization that on-demand business is becoming too big an opportunity to miss a scoop - which is why they came out with a new, on-demand app business model. Why did they integrate? An example of on-demand economy business would not tak

“Why Mobile App Startups Fail? As compelling as your own inner doubts might be, we believe otherwise.” You had a dream of building your own, fully-functional and armed with unique features mobile or web project. Everything seemed to start flawlessly: you’ve found a team, you’ve brainstormed and analyzed all of the business opportunities possible, you had many stages and development iterations to pass - and finally, you have your fertile product, polished and already on-the-go. But somehow

image made by Mind Studios' Lead Interface Designer Arsentiy Design is not a profession - it is the way of thinking, living and breathing. And it used to be ever more complex than it is now - in the “before Sketch era”. But a few years ago Sketch was delivered, and turned all the designers to take on the “vector” course in their work. What’s so good about Sketch? What are those Sketch symbols? As well a how to make custom Symbols in Sketch - these matters are going to be highlighted in this ar

Let’s face it that the on-demand services now, are literally everywhere, changing each aspect of our everyday life. Even, surprisingly enough, the sphere of chores. The question of making a laundry app and also the cost to develop a laundry app are the ones we raise here. Our daily routines used to involve loads of time spent on housework: cooking, cleaning, doing your laundry. Though, a decade ago, when the pace of life has increased significantly, the question of chores’ delegation rose.

It's not about huge, ridiculous things that we need to do. It's about tiny things that can make a huge amount of difference. Paul Bennett, TED-talk “Design is in the details” It is not only about the devil who hides behind the details - it is also about the design itself. We often hear that the less design - the better, and the top-meeting our expectations design is the one which is totally unnoticeable to a user it interacts with. But what are the best practices for ux design these

Mobile apps epidemy is here, knocking at every businesses door, but does it work same for all businesses? How essential native mobile application is for your small or midsize business and what are the advantages of a mobile app for business? This article gives some answers to these questions. The world we live in is rapidly changing year after a year, and websites that used to be the progress indicators, are now gradually going to dogs as something vintage and a bit out-of-date. Therefore,

How do apps make money? According to the latest research, people nowadays use mobile devices more often than desktops. So if you want to succeed with your own startup, you should consider mobile application development. When you come up with a great idea and decide to build your own app, you’ll be faced with an issue: “How to monetize your mobile application?” In this article Mind Studios team would like to share our extensive experience in mobile app monetization strategies for your mobile ap