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There is no doubt that the application market is still growing and such forecasts are still the same for the upcoming years. However, it turns out that about 40% of mobile apps are uninstalled because users no longer use them! In addition to huge competition, the biggest challenge for product owners is to keep the user in the application.
When deciding to give custom app development a try, we consider various factors. We look at the development company portfolio check their about us section to see the faces we will often be seeing on our calls, and dig through their tech stack to see if it's not from another era. Is there anything I'm forgetting about? Oh yeah, the elephant in the room - the app development cost. How much does it cost to make an app and is it worth your money? Let's find out together!
Food delivery apps, who doesn't use it at least once? I have to say that it is hard for me to imagine life without on-demand food delivery apps. When I don't have an idea for dinner or simply don't have time for cooking, I reach for my phone, search for a restaurant near and within a few clicks order and pay for a meal in a food app. Then I can track the delivery time, so I don't have to worry about "Where is my food?". When the time of delivery is coming, a push notification notifies me about it. I found it as the easiest and most convenient way of food ordering.
The year 2020 has been incredibly harsh for the food industry and specifically for the restaurants. With no warning, they lost a major part of their income, and unfortunately, only some countries provided companies with an appropriate support grant. Despite the odds, the food business found its ways to increase income.
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Do you remember the Google+ social networking app working on all platforms, web, iOS and Android? The main aim of this app was relatively clear: connect people with their friends, family members, neighbors, coworkers, etc. The project started in 2011. In the meantime, Facebook already took a vast part of the social media market. Entering on stage should be easy for such a giant like Google, but it didn't happen at all. Google+ was closed in 2019. What happened?
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MVP (Minimum Viable Product) is one of these IT buzzwords everyone working in mobile app development talks about. Do you really know not only what exactly it is but why it's a good idea for every digital project?
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Discovery Phase is a deep research period that should precede every app development. During that time, all stakeholders engage and define the main app goal, the project's scope, technology stack, timeline, target audience, and other crucial factors. As a result, the app principal receives a detailed, step-by-step plan of app development.
Lots of companies tend to treat their website as a cornerstone. Something that they have built years ago as their online "business card", that they are too afraid to touch. Yet at the same time, 75% of consumers admit to making judgments on a company’s credibility based on its website design. So the data is ruthless - if you want to make money, you HAVE to treat your website as a living, breathing organism that evolves alongside you.
We at Railwaymen have neglected that for too long. But it finally changed!
In October of 2021, Facebook has reached the number of almost 2,89 BILLION active users worldwide. It’s almost as many as China and India's joint population - and it will definitely not stop on that level!
As you might notice, we specialize in developing Ruby on Rails applications. Our portfolio is full of stunning web projects, and we have over 20 talented RoR developers on board. We genuinely believe that this framework and Ruby programming language are excellent choices for custom web development.
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