‘Mobile’, the device that has changed the world. Now a days if you own a mobile that means the world is in your pocket. In today’s generation from elder to older more or less everyone uses mobile. We all know that every mobile is connected to an app store if it is an android mobile then it is connected to google play store if it is an apple product then it is connected apple store and if it is an windows phone then it is connected to windows store and every mobile has several apps that are built to perform different tasks.

‘Mobile App Development’ is the procedure of making software that runs on a mobile device. Due to the excess craze of mobile phones and tablets of this young generation mobile app development is a great platform of software creation. From playing a song to booking a ticket everything can be done by these apps. Now we can even check our health such blood pressure or heart rate everything can be done by these apps. Thus, the mobile app development has brought the revolution in the 21st Century and that is why this up growing industry has attracted the business from every corner of the marketplace. A report says that mobile apps has become the essential part of developing a business because mobile is also called a mini computer in our pocket and this leads to result a revenue of near about $600 Billion in the year 2020. As the hardware we use in small devices such as mobiles are very small as compared to tablets or computers hence the mobile apps should be designed to show optimal performance. For example, a gaming app is limited to in its graphical elements because of its less powerful graphic processor that is why we can not fully enjoy the graphics of a game while playing through mobiles.

Keeping in mind of the performance issue on any device so we need to develop the app natively on that device. All we have to do is to design the code specifically for the hardware on a particular device.

Like other software, mobile apps are also designed by programming language. Today’s most popular operating systems such as IOS, ANDROID has done a wonderful job by giving a standardisation of the types of mobile app development available for the programmers. But the mobile apps are different types they are as follows:

NATIVE APPS: Native apps are created for a definite medium such as IOS, ANDROID by using software development tools and languages that are supported by those operating systems. IOS uses XCODE and OBJECTIVE-C, on the other hand Android uses ECLIPSE and JAVA. Most of the developer uses native apps because native apps are able to utilize a device’s full potential.

HTML5 APPS: Apps that are developed in this framework are very much compatible with many platforms and they require a minimal change to ensure complete functionality on each operating system. The apps that are made by HTML5 can still able to send desktop notification and they can trigger interaction through emails and other avenues.

HYBRID APPS: These apps are based on creating a container which is developed in the native system that helps to place a HTML5 app within it. This allows apps to make use of unique elements of each native system.

Whenever we want to develop an app few things should be in our head. First, Design the app in that way where we can navigate the user through the app. Then develop the code and do the necessary preliminary tests. After that test the app to determine the quality and what changes to be needed and after all these processes when the app is bug free and prepared to go then we can publish the app. At last we have to create a marketing strategy in order to get users to download our app and they will give us the feedback and the feedback will help us to improve our apps.

A few decade ago it was quite hard to develop an app because either we have to know coding or we have to seek help from a developer. But the days are gone now we have several platforms to build a mobile app. Five most popular platforms are:

APPERY.IO: Appery is that mobile app builder that fully runs in the cloud that means we don’t need to download or install software. This platform offers us a visual editor that helps us to drag and drop new components into our app.

MOBILE ROADIE: This app is for the brands that are looking for building a visual app and it works with various media, including RSS feeds, Twitter and Google news. The builder helps us to allow to send out push notifications and pulls data from variety of sources such as XML, JSON, PHP, CSV and HTML.

GOODBARBER: Goodbarber is the great platform for them who wants to control every aspects of their app without having much coding knowledge. We can even use the app to replace our current websites, because the app can be optimised for desktop and tablets.

APPY PIE: It is a cloud based DIY (DO IT YOURSELF) ap builder that helps us to allow for creating and publishing an app for any kind of platform without having programming knowledge. Since the platform is a cloud based one so we can drag and drop our elements online. Once the HTML5 is complete we can send it to IOS, ANDROID, WINDOWS platforms.

APPMACHINE: App machine is another app builder that helps us to allow to use the drag and drop interface. App Machine is very useful to develop an app where we can use unique style into it. Here we can choose fonts, colours, and pictures of our layout. It also offers us the in-service app testing abilities by which we can test our apps on mobiles, computers and tablets and later we can decide what changes to be made.