iPad/iPhone App Development

When Apple released the first iPhone in 2007 it was the first mobile phone with a multi-touch interface. And by providing the iPhone app development community with a comprehensive toolset and a well documented SDK, Apple has provided a platform (App Store) for the world to create cutting edge mobile apps. In short it was a game changer, and since then we have been heading towards smartphones being the norm. As the technology gets cheaper it makes sense to more and more people to have the power of a computer in their pockets. iOS is Apple’s operating system for its hugely popular iPhone as well as its iPod and iPad devices.

In 2011 there were 250 million Apple devices running on iOS, and the iPhone was the best selling smartphone handset, shifting 75 million units compared to the second most popular selling 44 million units.

The iPhone’s versatility, sleek design and powerful touch screen capabilities have impressed users, but it is also the range of applications available through Apple’s App Store that has helped to make it such a popular choice. The App Store currently features over 500,000 active apps, which have been downloaded a staggering 18 billion times and valued at $2.9 billion per year. Adding to that the benefits of the marketing that free apps are able to generate for a brand, the iPhone/iPad provide a proven way to populate a potential customers pocket/coffee table with a business’ software and brand.

Apple’s App Store is arguably the most polished of all the app stores with fewer irrelevant and buggy. This improves the user experience, however to create this experience Apple has created iOS Human Interface Guidelines, App Store Review Guidelines and Developer Program License Agreements. Apple’s red tape can seem daunting, but with our experience we will help your app jump through all the appropriate hoops.