Category: Mobile App Development

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When you consider iOS app development as a business, you need to adapt your app to target a wider market on the app store. The process of localization gains its importance in this respect. But localization is not just about translation of your application’s written content into a foreign language. There is a lot of scope in this field that becomes apparent once you enter it.

The iOS market is some place where you can find the most friendly and versatile app users. Let’s go through the main localization tools that are prevalent among iOS app development companies today.

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1. Babble-on: Babble-on is some place you can trust for getting hand crafted translations, not only to be used for the iOS market, but also for every other market. This place is a community of word nerds who can translate your content into their native languages without altering the essence and meaning of the content. The client list includes the world’s number one dating app Tinder, Skyguide, and Cyanogenmod. They will localize anything from an app description and particular screens to an entire app.

2. OneSky: OneSky is the topmost cloud based localization solution for quality translation at the best price for over 40 languages. On OneSky all professional translation services are priced per word. Small teams can use their platform for free, whereas large teams would have to pay for the localization management system, which depends on the number of collaborators that you opt for. Translation is done for any form of app and website, but game translation is bifurcated from them as it requires a more creative and jargon-centric approach.

3. LocTeam: LocTeam specializes themselves in Mac and iOS localization. Nevertheless, they have also begun to try their luck in the Android space recently. You can approach them for your end-to-end app localization needs as well as your document and book translation requirements.

4. Applingua: Applingua, ‘the friendly app localization agency’ specializes in a wide range of services from app localization and game localization to metadata localization and app store copywriting. They extend their services to all platforms and every language. Their translators are all genuine native speakers. Charged at 0.18 USD per word, there is also on-device testing done to ensure a great user experience.

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5. Mentez: Mentez develops social mobile games and primarily focuses on the Latin American market. They owned four out of the five most popular games on the expired social networking site, Orkut. They also endeavoured into the publishing industry and undertakes app translation, app monetization, and app promotion.

6. ICanLocalize: At ICanLocalize, translation starts at as low as USD 0.09 per word. It is the most cheapest yet accurate translation facility available for setting up your app’s international presence. You can choose from more than 2000 professionally certified translators at IcanLocalize, who would translate for you in 45 languages. ICanLocalizians follow cost-effective app localization technology and methods like Instant Translation, that helps them to reduce the project completion time and also let them keep the cost down to a great extent.

7. Working with independent translators: Even though there is a lot of established professional services available out there, some iOS app development companies may still prefer to work with independent translators to expand into outside app markets due to many reasons. You can find many trusted and experienced translators at popular freelancing platforms such as oDesk and Elance. You can agree upon a pricing model that is suitable for you, whether it is pay per word or pay per hour.

8. Give your foreign friend a chance: If you have global connections, there is nothing wrong in hiring a well known friend, or even a friend-of-friend for your general translation needs. With this approach, speaking your customer’s language will never be easier. Otherwise, you can consider getting their service for proofreading, so that you can have a verified output.

9. Some more online resources: If you can do it yourself, why not try these free online resources that will put your app on the map?

  • The Missing Localization Term Glossary by Babble-on
  • Localisation Guide from Translate House
  • App Localization Tutorial by IcanLocalize
  • Glossaries for iOS from Applingua
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Google has launched an instant messaging app named “Allo”.

This app has started rolling out to Android and iOS.

Messaging has come a long way for Google starting from GTalk to G-chat to Hangouts via Google Wave and Buzz. But it’s not like the other messaging apps such as Watsapp, Facebook Messenger and many more.

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And Google “Allo” joined this world but with Google Assistant- one clear USP.

To use this, all you need is a phone number and if you are going to make use of “Google Assistant” feature, you must sync your Google Account with this.

This app is now available free in the iOS app store.

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Google has launched a new app named “Google Trips” which is a perfect vacation planner for you.

This app helps you to craft the perfect plan for vacation. One of the best feature of this app is that your trip reservations are gathered automatically from your Gmail account and stored offline.

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“Google Trips makes exploring the world easier by organizing your essential info in one place and making it available even offline. Get activity suggestions based on what’s nearby, customizable day plans, and your travel reservations from Gmail.”

The app also helps you to know when you reach near any popular attractions, and also helps to make suggestions for things you might want to do.

The app now is available at free of cost on the Play Store and the iOS App Store.

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Bringing in millions in profit by selling apps can seem hype, but we are not talking about admiring anything by its face value. Being a start-up or being an established Android or iOS app development company is not something that will invariably determine the success of an app.

Yet, at an earlier point, it is important to learn how to create what you want to create. Here are the most important things that you need to know before starting Android or iOS app development as a business.

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Get an Understanding about the Abundant Opportunities

It is essential that the entrepreneurs stepping into the app development industry recognize the abundant opportunities that are accessible by them. They shouldn’t falter in being aware of the growing mobile app market and the latest tools and trends. Otherwise, it is possible that they might encounter difficulties later, that will prevent steady growth.

Apart from that, you must check if you are starting a business that is right for your area of expertise. You should also check if you have enough resources available in your area. If not, you should be willing to consider outsourcing the work. For instance, imagine that you suddenly get a requirement for hiring a new skilled personnel, who seems to be not available in your area. Here, the only option seems to be outsourcing.

Understand the Marketplace and the New Form of Business Happening there

Many of us have seen different world markets and has got some basic idea about what sells and what does not. But, when we talk about market in the mobile app development space, we do not mean the ordinary markets or even a physical market of some sort. We are talking about the app store here.

Everyone should keep a watch on the market quite earlier than venturing into the business. Download the most successful apps and the failed ones. Try to figure out the common traits in them. This will help to develop a sense of the existing demand and allows one to explore into the world of innovative and promising ideas further ahead. For those targeting iOS app development, Apple’s cheat sheet will help a great deal.

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Starting an Android/ iOS App Development Company

Once you have decided to carry on with this business, you need to register yourself as a developer, so that you can publish your apps in the respective app stores with a developer account. You can opt the platform of your choice and fulfill the requirements to complete registration, which includes an annual fee and acceptance of the terms of service. For starters, it is always better to begin with iOS app development than Android, as iPhone users are more likely to try new apps from new developers.

Hire the Workforce

Hiring is often a laborsome and lengthy process. First of all, you need to prepare a rough document of expected employee duties and desired qualifications to post the job on various job sites. Then you need to interview them and filter them out through multiple screening episodes. Apart from programmers, a mobile app development company need designers, marketing team, project managers etc.

You should get all your employees to sign a non disclosure agreement before hiring, to protect your various data and intellectual properties. From there, you can begin setting up timelines and goals for each of your employees and teams to move forward with mobile app development. Developing and finalizing your app idea, designing prototype, building the back and front-ends, coding, testing, deployment, marketing, and maintenance are the next steps to be followed.

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After much anticipation, Apple’s iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, was unveiled yesterday in a special event held at San Francisco.

Both iPhones will be officially launched for the Indian market on October 7th. As for now, the pricing details are yet to be made clear, but the company announced that it will start from Rs 60,000 onwards for the base model.

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The iPhones will come in all the four colors (gold, silver, rose gold, and black) as previously seen, except black now comes in two variants; matte black and jet glossy black. The device will hold any of the three memory options – 32GB, 128GB and 256GB.

A new force-sensitive home button, an A10 Fusion 64-bit quad core SoC, wireless AirPods, IP67 water and dust resistance, camera improvements, 25% brighter display, improved colour management etc. are featured in the latest set of iPhones.

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MyJio, an app from Reliance Jio was the top draw on Google and Apple stores in India during the previous week.

Almost 6 Reliance Jio apps raced up the popularity charts a day after Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani offered them for free for more than a year.

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“Jio app subscriptions worth Rs 15,000 annually would be free for customers till end of 2017, alongside free voice calls for life”, Ambani had said.

Reliance Jio launched its 4G data based service commercially yesterday.

With these apps, Jio can become the largest over-the-top player in India and it has the potential to make inroads into the elite league of Indian app developers with the largest number of users, Cyber Media Research said in a note. Jio will be there along with Hike and Flipkart, which each have about 100 million users, the research firm said.

Jio, through its bouquet of apps and disruptive pricing, has addressed use cases and affordability, Faisal Kawoosa, Principal Analyst Telecoms at CMR, said in a statement.

It also provides a messaging app and a cloud storage service through JioDrive.

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Google launches a new way to find personal content on phones- “In Apps”.

This feature works with Gmail, YouTube and Spotify and soon it will also work with Linkedin, Facebook messenger and many more…

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With this app, you can search content in your mobile itself instead of web.

Google said that “the coming LG V20 phone will have a dedicated shortcut just for In App search, which will come to other Android phones eventually.”

For those who do not have the shortcut, can access this app either by searching in Google search bar on the Android phones or by launching Google app.

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iOS app development companies often face scarcity of app ideas. In such cases there is a genius method that you can try out viz., going through the popular apps in the app store. This will give you an idea of what’s trending in the iOS app development industry and helps you to generate more innovative ideas.

A major advantage of having a study of these apps is that you can understand what good apps look like. You can even have a look at the bad apps to get an idea of what doesn’t sell.

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Here is a list of the most popular apps that iOS app development companies can learn from and be inspired.

1. Tinder Social

Tinder is originally a dating app. Tinder Social introduces a new way to plan your night. It helps to make new connections. Then, you can invite your friends to go out, learn about what other crews are up to, and meet with these new groups.

2. Big Oven

Big Oven just makes cooking a lot simpler. There are more than 3,50,000 plus recipes to get inspired from. The app will allow home cooks to get organized in the kitchen, as it comes with a menu planner and gives a grocery list based on each recipe.

3. Yelp

Look up for locations and get local reviews of restaurants to hardware stores on your iPhone with Yelp. There are in-depth reviews and photos contributed by expert community members. You can compare deals based on price, distance, or popularity.

4. Shazam

Shazam makes identifying music and getting song lyrics as simple as a tap. You can follow and see what your favorite artists are shazaming. Stay up-to-date with new releases from the artists that you follow. The app also connects to Spotify.

5. Splitwise

Designed originally for college students, Splitwise helps you to keep track of debts owed and view due dates. This tool helps roommates to split their bill payments like apartment rents or group trip costs. You can settle your bills any time with PayPal and Venmo.

6. Audible

This app is the right one for book lovers, who are not very good at reading them. Audible lets you listen to more than 180,000 titles covering audiobooks, short stories, dramas, non-fiction and even the Bible. The books can be downloaded for offline play, while you are on a commute or waiting in queue. Audible has features that promote optimal listening.

7. Genius Scan

Genius Scan can become your pocket document scanner and it will convert your photographs into PDF or JPEG files. Features including smart page detection, perspective correction, and image enhancement makes Genius Scan the perfect tool for close-up text scanning.

8. ScanLife

ScanLife, get information that you want about almost any product available in the market. You can scan the barcode or QR code of a product with your iPhone’s camera, and the app will give you product reviews and price comparisons, along with special offers available for you. Using the app will give mPoint rewards with every scan that you make, which can be redeemed for actual gift cards.

9. Etsy

It is a place where sellers and shoppers meet to deal with handmade and vintage goods. Millions of people visit Etsy for unique goods; from stylish handmade jewellery to one of a kind furnitures. You can use Apple Pay or PayPal for safe and swift transactions.

10. Hulu

You can watch TV shows and stream movies with this useful app. Unlike cable channels, Hulu will connect you to your favorite programs at any time that you prefer. Hulu offers both limited commercial and commercial free plans.

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Now you can easily do video calls cross platform with just your mobile number with a new Google app.

The search giant has introduced “Duo”, a video calling app for Mobiles.

This is a one-to-one video calling app which can be seen as an alternative to Apple’s FaceTime and is exclusively for smartphones.

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Amit Fulay, Google’s group manager for communications, said: “Users are reluctant to video call because they don’t know if the other person is on the right network, the right device or it’s a good time to call. We’ve tried to remove all that friction and make it feel like an invitation, not an interruption when someone call’s you.”

“The chances of you having your close friends and family’s phone number is much higher than having a specific account, so using the phone number makes it easier.” , he said, making it clear that you can use Google Duo’s video calling without having a Google account. Although the initial release is restricted to selected markets, the app is all set to launch worldwide in the near future.

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India is predicted to top app revenue charts by 2020, with 20.1 billion app downloads. The prediction has been done by popular app data and insights company AppAnnie. If it happens, it would be a 92% increase from 2016.

In the last 2 years, total app download rate and in-app time has doubled up compared to the first quarter of 2014. AppAnnie’s prediction also includes Brazil, Argentine, Mexico, and Indonesia in 2nd , 3nd , 4th and 5th positions respectively. At the same time, app revenues in more mature markets such as Japan, US and Western Europe will still comprise 2/3rd of the total app revenue.

According to the report, by 2020, the global app market will grow to $102million.