Guidelines for Creating Successful iOS App

by Ravi Sharma  |  Guest Contributor  |  Business, Digital Marketing

This post is all about creating iOS apps following the proper guidelines that one should keep in mind.

Starting with a surprising statistic derived from the report of eMarketer, “90 percent of mobile internet time is spent in using apps,” there is no doubt that the gap between the use of mobile apps and mobile browsers is increasing at a rapid rate. The ease of accessibility and usability of apps makes them a better option than using browsers that may take minutes to load or couldn’t fit the cell phone screen. Such issues drop down the interest of users and lead them to go for next, i.e., apps. You can say that the downsides of a browser bring mobile-based apps to life. 

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This post is all about creating iOS apps following the proper guidelines that one should keep in mind. Another interesting statistic is that there are around 4.4 million apps in the Apple App Store. With this statistic figure, you can easily determine that people highly prefer using the apps. This is why businesses and investors are investing a lot to build a quality iOS app. But at the same time, building iOS is not easy. App developers sometimes forget to follow some crucial points. Therefore, we have come up with this blog post listing some guidelines for creating a successful iOS app in 2020. 

1. Focus On The UI & UX Design
The UX (User Experience) and UI (User Interface) are the two primary concepts that an app developer should always keep in mind to come up with a productive and quality app that can meet the user’s needs. Nowadays, every company works following the latest trends that can improve the overall user experience to a great extent. If you’re also on the same way of creating an iOS app, then prefer being creative and prioritizing both UI and UX design concepts to revolutionize the app world with a qualitative app. 

In fact, designers are also developing their abilities with the evolution of technology. Probably, this is the primary reason behind why you witness a good app design in your Apple app store. Today, companies are investing millions of dollars in bringing the audience an app that is highly appealing & user friendly. 

2. Updated Programming & Development Skills 
Another tip or guidelines you must follow to build a great iOS app is to be updated with the skills of newly introduced app development platforms and the latest technology trend. As we very well know that there is an enormous amount of competition in the tech field nowadays, so it is crucial to present your iPhone users with an app that is easy to use and enhances the experience.

In the boast of coming up with a high-quality app, they forget to follow the new tactics that can help them to bring freshness to their apps. Therefore, a developer should work on optimizing more and more their code in the phase of programming for the best outcome. Clients always strive to stun the app world with the best quality of results. In order to achieve this goal, developers mainly focus on app navigation. Even 61 percent of smartphone users say that they prefer apps that are easy to use and navigate. No matter whether you’re working on creating apps for iPhone users or smartphone users, navigation is always a matter of concern. In this regard, app integrators and testers work the best. They identify the issues and enhance the app's performance in terms of speed and more.

In the programming and development stage of an app, being a developer, you need to be focused and consider even a small bug. This practice will help you stand out in the crowd with an app that scores high in terms of navigation, loading speed, design, and other aspects. 

3. Animation- Enhancing the App Using Experience
Next on our list is the animation, which just adds magic to the app. You open the app, and suddenly an animated transition welcomes you and helps you move forward smoothly and friendly. Isn’t this add to the app user experience? Of course, yes. Animation not only makes your app visually appealing but also helps the user to understand what’s the next action needed to take. Seems like a dream? Nowadays, developers are turning this dream into a reality, bringing animated apps to your device.  

If you’re on the way to creating an iOS app, we would suggest you integrate some animations and special designs to highlight the app features in a delighted manner. There are different ages of people, having distinct preferences and choices, and it is essential to target the right audience depending on the subject or niche of the app. Adorn your iOS app with astonishing graphics and animations that could stun the audience at once and make them excited.

Focusing on both graphics and animations also raises the rating of your app in an Apple store. So, you can conclude that animations and their related terms are necessary to consider for bringing the best quality of the app.

4. Prioritize Customer Service Feature in Your iOS App
When it comes to creating an iOS app, a developer has to keep in mind several points, and one of them is taking care of customer service features in your app. While app development, sometimes, you get so involved in its designing and programming that you don’t put effort into the customer service side. So, you must focus on developing a great zone for customers like the contact us section so that they can reach you and get their queries resolved instantly. When you offer a customer a platform, providing them ease of getting the answer to their questions, they will feel special and find the platform customer-friendly. This way, you can help your iOS app stand out in the competitive app world in the best manner. 

5. App Gesticulation & Its Importance
While developing an iOS app, user experience is always taken as a priority, and for achieving this goal, put in-app gesticulation into practice. It plays a great role in offering the best services for clients. Probably, this is the primary reason why the majority of iOS developers are showing their high interest in this framework. 

Not only this, but an in-app gesticulation also helps in achieving the best user experience using the steady development strategy in the gesticulation practices. To put this strategy into working, all you need is a team of experts that can help in this app gesticulation process, especially for the business app.  

6. Typography
App experts predict that by the end of 2020, the capability of telling stories via a digital experience will go above the trend. We are pointing towards the typography concept that can itself boost the visual hierarchy of an app. Typography is an essential component of UI design (User Interface design) that also robust the UX (User Experience), improvising the text style, and complete layout of an app. But app developers are not just limited to enhancing the text style. Today, copywriting is also emerging as the most crucial component for the UX. Being an app developer, you must have a careful consideration of the overall layout and typography of your app. This way, you can easily come up with an app that suits the needs of both users and business. Style always grabs the user's attention, so focusing on the style concept will help you lead the development of a successful iOS app. 

7. Social Media Features are Must
Your iOS app should be social media-friendly. It has to cover all the social media aspects that a user always looks to share any information. While developing an iOS app, this is a major step that you should always take into consideration in order to deliver your audience a well-maintained and feature riched app. When a user is offered a social media feature app, then they can share the feedback on social media networks or even share the app link with their friend and family. A business app can benefit a lot from this feature, reaching more and more organic audiences without even spending a dollar on the ads. 

Conclusion
Now you have a complete list of creating a successful iOS app. As we know that nowadays, people are showing their high interest in the use of apps as they are easy to use and can be easily accessed from the app store, so it has become necessary to meet every aspect of the app in order to score well in UX. After all, User Experience is always a priority. 

The primary motive of coming up with this post is making the whole iOS development process a little bit easier, highlighting the points that a developer most of the time forgets to implement. This post has covered all the necessary points that will help you bring an iOS app that could help you set it apart from others and lead the competitive app world. We hope you find this post helpful. Start your iOS app creation journey today! 
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About the author:

Ravi Sharma, CEO of Webomaze - # 1 SEO Company in Chandigarh is a highly enthusiastic entrepreneur. He has got a great grip on the idea of effective eCommerce Strategies, SEO processes, and tactics that are vital for virtual exposure. He is a fun-loving person and a keen traveler who always hunts to find adventure in new places.

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