5 Mistakes to Avoid When Developing your App

Undoubtedly, mobile apps have gained a lot of attention and traffic in recent years. And though many businesses consider them a kick-starter because of the high revenue they generate, not every app gets to become a success.  

So, how can you make your mobile app stand out from the crowd and give your business a true competitive advantage? First, avoid common mobile application development mistakes that are avoidable. 

Here are 5 mistakes mobile app developers make that deter the success of their apps: 

1. Failing to Understand What User needs 

Not doing proper market research before embarking on mobile app development results in failing to identify the user needs.  

Considering the huge investment involved in app development and an already over-congested market, it is only practical to do proper market research to understand the real needs of users and devise your mobile app accordingly. 

2. Developing an App for Too Many Platforms  

Surely, developing an app for multiple platforms maximizes the outreach of your mobile app. However, this approach has its own downside: it may shoot up your budget. For example, creating an iOS app and an Android app at the same time is a daunting task. Moreover, as they both will be individual projects; it will double your budget.  

Hence, it makes more sense to start with one platform, analyze user behavior, and modify your app based on the identified required changes. 

3. Complicating the App with Too Many Features and Functions 

Adding new features and functions to your mobile app seems tempting. Although, cluttering your app with lots of unnecessary features can have a negative effect on your app.  

Too many features may only disorient the user and have them looking for another app that is more specific to their needs.   

In whole, mobile apps need to streamline the user experience and let them accomplish an objective that might otherwise take a little longer on a website or mobile browser. An effective combination of key components brings clear benefits to your app. 

4. Poor UI/UX design 

According to Forrester’s research, a bad user interface can break a brand in no time. On the other hand, having a well-built UI and an enhanced User Experience (UX) could raise your customer conversion rates by 200% and 400% respectively.  

Here are 3 ways a poor UI/UX can hamper your app’s prospects: 

• Your app takes too long to load, there is nothing more annoying than that. 

• Your app’s design lacks creativity and is monotonous, it is not visually engaging to the users. 

• Poor navigation and unnecessary login pages are other elements of poor UI/UX.                                                                     

5. Inadequate Testing 

Running tests at different levels of quality assurance ensures that the software will have fewer bugs and also meet customer needs most of the time. To understand why testing your app is necessary, let us dive into the consequences of not testing your app. Some of them are mentioned below: 

• Too much expenses 

• Delayed product launch  

• Dissatisfied users  

• Poor brand reputation 

And to deliver a quality product and avoid the above-mentioned consequences, app testing is necessary.  

Developing a successful mobile app requires proper attention to different factors ranging from market research, to execution, budget, and quality testing.  

At Hashbrown Systems, we provide information technology, mobile development, application development, digital transition and, data engineering services across various platforms.  

So, if you are looking for a reliable mobile app development company, your search ends here. Contact us and let us kickstart your mobile app development journey.  

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