App development process is a simple to understand step by step software programming process that starts from idea generation and goes to the app launch and then the cycle repeats if you need more enhancements, though it gets tricky at times when more than one components are involved like backend, admin panel, multiple platforms and then it needs more formal professional approach.  An App idea, when goes into production moves through various steps of feasibility, refinement, fine tuning, R&D and what not before it comes to life as a quality app.

The success of your app depends upon how good your app is in terms of performance, user convenience, security, reliability, and other user-centric factors, and these factors don’t come on their own. The teams involved in the design & App development process should first of all have a great “clarity” on what is to be done and then a professional approach in breaking down that “what is to be done’ into meaningful chunks of user-stories, and then putting those user stories into development, starting with raw mockups to polished design, and then real app that works great.

In case of startups having new ideas, we recommend taking a Rapid MVP approach first, so that you can quickly (and in low cost) develop the core and most compelling functionality of your app and launch it for the end users, and do an aggressive marketing and generate early response as well as feedback, you can always add more side-features later on. The development time is fast, the cost is less, so as the risk and scope of enhancing with real experience is more.

In case of existing apps that need enhancements or introduction of more features, we recommend dividing the new features into smaller chunks (that we can user as job cards) and implementing those in weekly sprints, and going live every weekend or fortnight. This way the work keeps ongoing, and at the same time app is being updated for end users frequently, without waiting for months. You keep them engagement, and that is most important. Giants like Facebook, Google, or dropbox follow this approach and we offer the same facility to our clients.

Now, for the uninitiated, following is the Mobile App Development Process, well defined:-

1. First Contact:-

You contact us via web, phone, personal email or social media and share just a brief about your idea. We then interview you and get information about the features you need in your app, your business strategy, your marketing plans and  overall expectations of services from us. While we gather the requirements, we also welcome you to ask us as many questions as you want (Please read- Questions to ask before hiring an app development agency). We suggest you the betterment where it is needed, propose you with a commercial quote, and development approach, and then we sign the contract. The project is divided into several milestones (on an average 4), and each milestone is connected with a progressive build and corresponding payment percentage.

It is recommended to read “how to write app specs” post of ours, and learn writing great app specs yourself. You can also use our app development cost calculator to answer some simple questions and know the overall cost range of your app idea.

2. Wireframes:-

The next stage in our mobile application development process is designing wireframes of your app, wireframes are the blueprint of the how the actual app would work. With the help of wireframes, we explain how the end product will function, we jointly discuss and do iterations on the wireframes and once all looks fine, we move on to the next step of the mobile App development process.

3. Database, Design & Architecture, Polished designs

Once mockups are finalized,  it is time to put the seasoned brains at work. We design the overall architecture of the system, consider various current and future factors, security considerations, scalability, and business vision and at the same time our designers work on creating polished UI & UX, and share with you running PoC for your review and feedback. We understand the fact that nor all audience have same taste neither all apps are same, so we consider design and subjective and pick a design approach strictly on the basis of target audience, product type, and latest trends. This blend has always worked good so far.

4. Coding, Implementation, and Unit Testing:-

And when all things planned, it is time to get your hands into it, and do the coding! Our passionate App developers use latest technologies and tools to start converting these designs into real app. While writing the code, our developers ensure that the code is highly cohesive and loosely couple which makes the app faster and more responsive. Data and user identity security is our utmost priority; we follow mobile app security best practices to build secure apps right from the client side to the server side. To keep you updated on the progress of the project, we facilitate weekly Skype sessions with developers and also share a fully functional build of your app after unit, functional, and UAT testing.

The work happens in weekly or bi-weekly sprints, and you get an interim release of the app for your own review and testing at every sprint and gets an OK-tested label only after all parties are satisfied.

5. Final Testing and Store Launch:-

After development, and ongoing testing, we put the App for final User Acceptance Testing and also stress testing and go live only when all things work absolutely fine. We work with you in writing compelling marketing copies, and also assist you in on page App Store optimization and then also make the apps live on your behalf, using your iTunes developer or Google play developer accounts only.

6. Post Launch Support & Warranty:-

Our job isn’t over yet, We stay beside you and help you out if the app faces any issues or bugs. Yup! You got it right, customer satisfaction is our main business policy and doing repeat business is what we always strive for. For any project, small or big, we offer a minimum of “free 3 months bug-fixing” warranty program. We fix any problem or issue found during this time for absolutely no Fee, meaning FREE. And even when warranty time is over, we’ve highly cost effective yearly maintenance packages that you can always opt in and keep focusing on increasing the business, while we take care of all things tech.

Nothing ends even now, therefore we also offer initial and regular boost to your app promotion by sharing it on our decently followed social media profiles and personal network circles. In some cases, we can even help you to develop your app marketing strategy to promote it and even get it reviewed on app review websites.

We have fine tuned this simple looking process as most-productive one over years, and still do so everyday because there is never a day when you don’t learn anything new, so what is better than improving for good? No matter how early-stage or mature your app idea is, you can share that with us not only for a quote always but also for discussion. An idea grows when shared, so drop us a note at sales@agicent.com, and get the ball, well, bouncing for heights!

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Manual testing of iOS apps is easy as there are few iOS devices available in the market. Mobile application testers can manually run the app on all iOS devices to see how it performs on different hardware specifications. But, in case of Android apps, the testing job becomes trickier as numerous devices with different screen sizes and resolution are available. Consequently, testing Android apps on every single device turns out to be unrealistic. Thus, you should consider using an automation mobile app testing tool by which you can easily test your app on various devices at once and analyze their performance and working.

Let’s begin our list of top 10 mobile app testing tools:

1. Kobiton:

Kobiton is a manual and automated testing tool which offers a remote lab of iOS and Android devices to test your app. Apart from that, you can also add devices of your organization from anywhere and manage all internal and external devices from a single dashboard. The testing tools automatically record all test sessions and provide a good remote testing experience. Most importantly, it captures and reports every automated test and include details like screenshots, commands, and other metadata in the test report details.

2. Experitest:

SeeTest Quality Assurance is a platform by Experitest for testing web and mobile apps which can be also be integrated with open source industry tools like Appium and Selenium. Using SeeTest, you can access a centralized hub of simulators, physical mobile devices, and web browsers to test your mobile and web app. The tool lets you use enhanced versions of Espresso, Selenium, XCTest, etc. to create tests and then execute the tests on multiple physical and virtual devices at once. After that, you can perform the root cause analysis to find the bug in your app by analyzing the detailed test reports.

3. Appium:

Appium is an open source mobile app testing tool for native and hybrid iOS and Android apps. Testing native apps using Appium is a piece of cake as you don’t have to include any SDK and recompile apps. You can use your favorite tools and programming languages to automate apps from any supported test frameworks. You can use your favorite development tools to write test codes in Java, JavaScript, Ruby, PHP, and other supported languages.

4. Calabash:

Calabash is an automated testing tool for native iOS and Android apps. It is also an open source and actively maintained by Xamarin. It consists of libraries which allows you to write test code using any Ruby-based framework to programmatically interact with the app. The written automated tests can then be run on 1000+ devices using Xamarin Test Cloud service. Calabash also supports Cucumber which lets you define the functionality of your app in a natural language.

5. Selendroid:

As the name of the tool itself suggests, it is an automation testing tool for native and hybrid Android tools. The test codes are written using Selenium 2 client API and you can use Selendroid on emulators and real devices. Other features of this mobile app testing tool include: no modification of app required, supports hot-plugging of devices, compatible with JSON 3 protocol, and many others.

6. TestFairy:

TestFairy is an online mobile app testing tool which supports both iOS and Android platforms. One of the unique features of this app testing platform is that it records the screen of the device while it is being tested which allows you to see the exact steps of the client which led your app to crash. Additionally, it also offers crash reports, memory logs, and CPU and GPU usage report to analyze the performance of your app.

7. HockeyApp:

HockeyApp is a platform where app publishers can upload their apps which testers can download for testing. Thus, it acts an personal app store for testing your apps. It supports both iOS and Android platforms and other and you can choose who can access your app. Apart from that, you will get crashing reports, feedback, and user metrics to further scale up the performance of your app.

8. RanorexStudio:

Ranorex is another mobile automation testing tool which supports Android and iOS and other 3rd parties frameworks. Creating automated tests using Ranorex is pretty easy; just hit the record button and then start your testing and this tool will remember your every step. You can also edit the recorded steps using its intuitive GUI. The best part is that you can record steps from real devices and simulators as well.

9. TestFlight:

TestFlight is a mobile app testing tool from Apple to test iOS and iPad apps. You have to upload a beta build of your app and then invite users (up to 10,000) to test your app before launching it to the app store. Invited users just have to install the TestFlight iOS app to start testing your app and report identified bugs.

10. Google Play Native App Beta Testing:

Android developers can’t find the best platform for beta testing of their app. No additional tools are required as you can do it using your Google Developer account itself. While uploading your app, select the development phase of your app i.e. “BETA TESTING” and then set up a Google Plus community for your testers. Once your app is published, beta testers can access the app and check it out to report bugs.

With this last tool, we sum up our well-researched list of best mobile app testing tools which we hope will help you to build robust apps that your customers will love. If you want to share other app testing tools that we might have missed in this post, then feel free to share it with us at sales@agicent.com. We will review the tool and if it is useful, we will add it to our list with full credits to you.

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While all regions have witnessed growth, India and China have emerged as the hotspots with consistent development of mobile phone markets, rising 3G penetrations along with more expenditure on consumer electronics.

One of the most popular platforms where maximum applications are introduced and available is the Android. This has led to more and more companies collaborating with Android platform to reach out to the maximum number of consumers.  Hence, businesses must look at such avenues to in order to make their presence feel and connect with more people.

An app development company can help firms in maximizing the revenue potential by reaching out to millions of mobile phone users. An android apps developer knows exactly the popular trends on the Android Operating system platform making it utilitarian for users along with revenue generation for businesses.

The stupendous growth in the mobile application industry has meant that not only does it bring more avenues for app developers, plethora of choices for consumers but also an opportunity for companies to reach to masses in an affordable and easy manner.

Agicent technologies is a company that offers services pertaining to mobile application development and can help any company or an individual to develop an application which would not just fit suit their needs but also come within a budget.

The mobile application development industry is burgeoning and will only continue to grow further in future. Companies would need to capitalize fast and quick if they wish to cash in on the boom and get more revenues through this mode.

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