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4 Things iOS App Developers Should Know About iOS

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Vinay Bobade

The mobile app industry has so many success stories to take inspiration from. But, more than that, the industry has stories of failures, which can provide invaluable lessons for anyone thinking of embarking on their mobility journey. In fact, less than 0.01% of consumer mobile apps turn out to be a financial success, says a report by Gartner.

 

Firstly, being approved by the leading app stores is a challenge in itself. Moreover, 66% of apps that get approved by app stores record less than 1,000 downloads in their first year, and a large percentage of these receive no downloads at all, says senior analyst Tim Shepherd of Canalys. Even if the app does manage to get some downloads, users typically take less than a minute to judge if the app is worth their attention. Around 34% of mobile app engagements last less than a minute, says an article in MarketWatch.

 

To increase adoption and retention of their mobile apps, companies need to hire iOS app developers who focus on user experience and personalization, rather than viewing the app as lines of code. So, here are a few things that an iOS application developer should consider when creating a fully functional mobile app.

 

  1. Choice of Programming Language for App Development

 

Objective-C is the primary programming language for iOS apps. Swift has emerged more recently as a powerful and intuitive programming language being adopted by a large number of iOS app developers worldwide. The Swift programming language boasts simple syntax intended to make writing and reading codes easier. The code strings needed to implement a certain option in Swift are far less than those required with Objective-C.

 

  1. Become Familiar with IDE

 

An IDE (integrated development environment) is a software application that offers the basic tools that developers need to write and test software. Apple has its own IDE called Xcode. When you consider an iOS app developer for hire, do inquire whether they are familiar with this powerful software application.

 

  1. Master Cocoa Touch

 

Cocoa Touch is a user interface framework provided by Apple to develop software applications for its mobile devices. Such a framework acts as a bridge between the mobile device and the programming language and ensures that users have a smooth experience.

 

  1. Write Clear Codes

 

It’s more important to write clear codes than clever codes! The aim should be to write lines of code that are simple, easy to read, logical and understandable. Not doing so could result in a lot of time being wasted when a bug fix or upgrade needs to be implemented.

 

There is stiff competition for user attention and technological advancements are rapidly taking place. This makes it super critical to develop and deploy apps at an incredibly fast pace and at a reasonable cost. This is possible only if you’re using a Mobile Application Development Platform (MAPD) rather than investing time and energy to hire iOS app developers. A MADP offers reusable modules that already incorporate industry best practices and have been thoroughly tested to be bug-free.

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