The preparatory stage is the first meeting with the client. You can already discuss the specifics of the business with the business analyst and sales manager and announce the estimated budget for functionality, visualization and promotion. Especially for those with limited financial resources, we discuss the functionality that is possible with a given budget. Another option is development using the SCRUM methodology. The project can be developed iteratively, i.e. in parts. Each segment of the work is agreed upon and discussed at a meeting with the sales specialist and project manager, so the number of controversial issues (and, accordingly, time costs) will be reduced to 0.
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Technical task — description and approval of all project details and work logic. Specialists will think through all the nuances of each block and API requests. Preliminary calculation of the project is a separate service that represents 5% of the preliminary cost of the project, and when entering our development, this amount will be included in the total bill. This is convenient for both you and us, since this way we jointly discuss all the details and think through the future mobile application to the smallest detail. At this stage, you meet a dedicated project manager and technical specialist (if desired, you can organize a brainstorming session with all team members).
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Development — after the technical task is formed, developers are connected to the process. The architecture is created, the functional capabilities are worked out, and work on the design is carried out in parallel. After the approval process is completed, the layout designers “connect” the appearance and the “filling”, and we receive a ready application connected to the server. There is only one step left before its launch — testing.
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Testing the application— an important stage that allows QA specialists to promptly fix and eliminate all “bugs”, make improvements and adjust the work to 100%. After everything is debugged, the application is registered in the App Store and Google Play.
Promotion work (at the client's request) - if you want to do promotion, then even at the development stage,PPC- and SEO specialist. They provide recommendations for edits that will allow you to quickly attract the right audience and increase conversion rates.
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The price of development is formed depending on the planned hourly costs of the specialists who will work on the project. Already at the preparatory stage, we are ready to agree on the technical task and say how many hours the development will take and how much money will have to be paid. Additional improvements are discussed separately, but it is the productive first and second stages that allow you to save on "additions".
5 How to save money on mobile app development?
There are several ways to reduce the cost of laborcreating a mobile applicationWe offer our clients the following options that can reduce the development budget:
If a large-scale project is planned, it can be carried out in parts (using the SCRUM system), monitoring can be done once a quarter, but at the same time the basic functionality can be launched, with which users can already work. Payment for the work is made in parts, according to the principle "work completed - payment made".
You can save on visualization - buy a template design and use it. Reduce the uniqueness of such an application, however, you will save money.
If the task is standard, you can buy a template job seekers contact phone numbers list application (design + functionality). The cost part is only for visualization, adaptation to your business/subject and, of course, the purchase of the template itself.
In any case, by saving on development (both on the team and on technical solutions), you expose the project to many threats. Do not save on what you sign up for and what will ensure the operation of your company and bring guaranteed profit.
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6 I have a non-standard task. Do you have a solution for it?
When you come to us with a problem, we first analyze the specifics of your business, study the area (current trends, competitors), understand the subject matter and only then select the solution that suits you. For clarity, let's look atPortfolioArtjoker:
applications for communication of residents of the city of Kharkov - developed on two platforms Android and iOS, there is integration with the site and social networks, built-in application processing, there is the possibility of voting, language selection and font calibration;
corporate applications. Thus, we developed an application to ensure communication between the center and drivers, which allows diagnosing readiness for work according to a checklist, as well as one of our latest cases - a bot on the Telegram messenger platform for the PrivatBank company, which allows you to see the nearest location of branches and ATMs, view the current exchange rate, etc.;
Internet security app - a cross-platform app with responsive design that helps protect against hacker attacks, DPI and corporate data control systems. There are two versions with different functionality.
Thanks to the accumulated expertise and qualified specialists at Artjoker, you will always get what you need - functionality, design and original presentation.
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7 Do you work in gaming applications?
This is not our niche. Artjoker offers solutions to problems on the Internet, one of which is an application developed for a specific business. Of course, we are interested in StartUP, and games (not large-scale), but only if they can be used as a way to improve profits or increase the loyalty of your customers. These can be mini-games for solving specific business problems (increase loyalty, form the desired image, implement community mechanics). For example, lottery applications, mechanics in the format “Guess the color”, “Battle of minds” - such apps are in ourPortfolioBut the main focus is on business applications.
