To increase your business, a website and a mobile application is necessary to engage customers and to evolve their business. Many customers believe that having a mobile app helps to increase the brand.
Mobile application development is the set of processes and procedures involved in writing software for small, wireless computing devices. Like Web application development, mobile application development has its roots in more traditional software development. One critical difference, however, is that mobile applications are often written specifically to take advantage of the unique features a particular mobile device offers. For instance, a gaming app might be written to take advantage of the iPhone’s accelerometer or a mobile health app might be written to take advantage of a smartwatch’s temperature sensor.
The Biggest Benefits of Mobile Apps for Businesses
Build Loyalty
Mobile apps work to consistently increase customer loyalty, especially in the retail sector.
Reinforce your Brand
Mobile apps offer the unique opportunity for brand reinforcement through a new channel. Through mobile apps, customers are encouraged to download the free branded version, where they can customize preferences to fit their specific needs.
Increase your Visibility
In 2013, there were over 50 billion mobile app downloads on the Apple store.
Increase your Accessibility
Smartphone and tablet users are constantly on the go; this means that they don’t always have time to sign into a mobile website. And these mobile websites are designed for readability and navigation, NOT for process management. Mobile apps allow users to have easy, functional access to information, products, services and processes that they need in real-time and are optimized for hands on interaction.
Increase Sell-through
Recent analysis suggests that mobile app users spend more time on a company’s mobile app, then they spend on the company’s mobile website.
Developing a mobile app can go a long way towards propelling your company into the hands of new customers and future business success.