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The app market is booming and shows no sign of slowing down. Over the next three years, Statista expects the market’s total value to increase by a shade under 10%. This is enormous. In large part, the growth is driven by an understanding that apps are the future of software delivery. They are valuable business …
You have dreamt up a fantastic app idea that will deliver your customers greater value and accelerate your company’s digital transformation. You are raring to go and excited about this thrilling next step in your business journey. But you are not quite sure what to do now. How do you make your app a reality? …
No-code app builders are having a bit of a moment. There is a big buzz around the no-code movement and some serious claims are being made. A few commentators seem to think no-code will replace traditional development processes. Others consider the whole thing a bit of a gimmick. In this article, we explain what no-code …
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, many businesses are preparing their customer service departments for a serious surge in contacts. Most of these companies hope to ease the pressure on contact centre staff by using digital customer service technologies to automate a high percentage of enquiries. The digitalisation of the customer …
Generating feedback, ratings and reviews helps you improve and publicise your app. While feedback enables you to identify issues with app performance and informs future development, ratings and reviews are key to reaching a wider audience and securing more downloads. But convincing users to leave feedback, ratings and reviews is not always as simple as …
Google’s annual developer conference, I/O, took place on the 11th and 12th of May at Google HQ in Mountain View, California. Focusing on what we can expect from the year ahead, the event highlights the updates, releases and game-changing industry developments the tech giant currently has in the pipeline. While the conference mainly focuses on …
It is that time of year again. Apple has released their latest iPhone Operating System release, iOS16, and it is the talk of the town. iOS16 builds upon previous generations and aims to provide Apple’s most visually appealing interface and intuitive user experience yet. In this article, we discuss the new features and updates, while …
With more than a decade of experience designing and developing mobile apps for businesses around the globe, we have seen our fair share of app ideas come and go. Some proved themselves industry-defining concepts. Others didn’t make the cut. Over that time, one thing became clear. You need to put a lot of work into …
In the app industry, we like to focus on the development process. It’s more creative, engaging and glamorous than app maintenance. However, app updates are just as important an aspect of the app lifecycle. If you fail to update your app on a regular basis, it quickly becomes irrelevant and redundant. 63% of the Android …