App Development
for Mobile Devices

According to the most common classification, there are three types of mobile apps. They are divided according to the way the apps are developed. They are native apps, web apps, and hybrid apps. The difference is the following:

• Native apps are running on one platform or OS. 
• Web apps are, technically, just a responsive version of the website. They run on all platforms because they were developed for mobile browsers, not for specific platforms or OS.
• Hybrid is in between the first ones. They are wrapped in a native app’s shell and can be downloaded too, behaving as web-based apps.

The truth is, there’s no “best” technology. Everything depends only on the app we are creating and the tasks which are set for the team.

At Celadon, we typically use Objective-C and Swift for iOS app development services and Java and Kotlin for Android app development services. As we have mentioned, the technology is picked in accordance with the task. In case you want to get an app available in both Google Play and App Store, React Native app development services will be the best option. This approach is more flexible, and it will be a good decision if there’s no specific need in developing the pure native app.

Why React Native? It is a friendly framework, offering unique value. In comparison with pure development, the apps in React Native can be developed faster without the losses in quality or performance. In terms of business, it means that you can save up to half of our front-end budget. Not bad, huh?

Everybody is talking about the advantages of outsourcing, but few are mentioning real points. We have decided to do it for you. In case you choose such a team, it means that you can potentially decrease the time needed to present the product to the market, as well as its costs.

However, awesome companies have doubts regarding outsourcing in general and outsourcing the company to develop a mobile app in particular. Thus, they are missing the benefits that outsourcing can provide. This strategy can be implemented and even work for some time, but what happens when the business conditions change and the market has to react quickly? We all remember the COVID outbreak and what happened to those businesses who turned out to be unable to adjust to the market fast enough.

Frankly speaking, mobile app development in the USA does not cost that immense amount of money one can assume. But at the same time, it’s nearly impossible to answer the question with exact figures.

To calculate the costs, one should consider a lot of factors, for example, the development platform. Next, keep in mind the categories and general complexity of the app. The country where the developers are located also matters and has a huge influence on the costs. The best way to have at least an estimated cost is to contact a selected team, so they can calculate the price according to the list of requirements you provide.

Regardless of the budget, Celadon as a leading custom mobile app development company can come to the idea of how to implement all the requirements within the budget. If the cost estimation topic seems interesting to you, have a look at our guide.

The answer to this question is close to the previous one. A lot of factors should be considered for accurate time estimation. First, the platform. Next, the level of skills needed to implement an idea and of course the overall complexity of the mobile app design and development. Add here the testing phase and the depth of the features to be added, and you will see how much detail should be put in one.

For the ones who need at least estimated figures, here they are. According to the reports and statistics, mobile software development takes 6-9 months on average. It all depends on the app complexity, so some simple apps can be deployed in 3 months. There are estimated figures as well, and they cover the project stages as follows: 

Writing a brief - up to two weeks. Research together with the mobile developers for hire - around 5 weeks or so. Design sprints that follow - up to 12 weeks. Prototyping and development phase - around 12 weeks. Deploying to the app stores - around 2 weeks. Continuous improvement, consulting if needed - any amount of time. Don’t forget the post-launch support.

Keep in mind one of the most important moments - the mobile app development company you will be working with should discuss with you all the stages of the development process. They should provide you with the estimated time for each stage. In case you want to know your estimations right here, right now, feel free to contact us, attach the requirements and our specialists will do their best to provide you with the estimated time required.

First and foremost, one should remember that hybrid and cross-platform are not the same and even not similar, despite the commonly shared opinion. Thus, in cases when they are compared to native development, it can be accurate to come to a point. But all the similarity vanishes when these two methods are compared to each other.

There’s a list of questions to be answered before you decide which platform to work with.

1. Specify the target audience
2. Try to  find out what the users want and what they expect from the app
3. Calculate the development costs, at least the estimated ones 
4. Mind  security implications
5. Think about the platform integration for the future purposes

Regardless of the platform you choose, it is clear that sticking to one of them cuts you from the rest of the target audience, using another one. The solution, as you can guess, is a cross-platform app.

As an agency known as the one, caring about the clients, we invite all our clients to further cooperate in terms of app maintenance. So the dedicated team will always be in touch with you and can assist when help is needed. In case you haven’t conducted the maintenance agreement, it’s easy to contact our studio any time and change the request. But in this case unfortunately we can’t guarantee the urgent availability/ So it is better to add this point to the agreement beforehand.