{"id":74044,"date":"2017-08-28T17:44:25","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T00:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=74044"},"modified":"2017-11-22T14:41:50","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T22:41:50","slug":"mobile-application-development-long-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/blog\/mobile-application-development-long-take\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Application Development: How Long does it Take?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Have you ever wanted to build an app? I’ve been in the same boat, but didn’t realize how much of time it would take to develop! After talking with App-Scoop, they directed me to this article on how to plan out your app development process, and to use your time wisely. Enjoy!<\/div>\n
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For any construction project, time, planning, and effort are essential. To build a beautiful office building, management needs to invest in concrete, bricks, mortar, equipment, and human resource, among others. The same goes with application (app) development. Both front-end and back-end development take time, effort, and resources, which is why estimating the amount of time to build an app is quite hard.<\/div>\n
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So how long does it really take to build a mobile app? After the planning, strategizing, and organizing stages, most information technology (IT) companies will say that development can take anywhere from two to six months\u2014but really it takes much longer than that.<\/div>\n
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Let\u2019s go through the mobile app building process together. While many online IT courses will say that mobile app development is easy, it\u2019s a little more complicated than that.<\/div>\n
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PRE-PLANNING (1 to 2 weeks)<\/h2>\n
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Before getting down to business and actually building the application, a lot of planning and strategizing needs to be done. This includes ironing out the concept of the application, when you want it to be launched, and who will handle the project. Pre-planning also includes assigning roles and defining boundaries, allotting budget, and setting goals, among others.<\/div>\n
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Apart from that, you also have to check if there are applications similar to yours out there. Before getting too excited, you have to know if what you plan to introduce is new to the world\u2014if it\u2019s not, then you have to know how to differentiate yourself.<\/div>\n
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PROTOTYPING AND REFINEMENT (3 to 5 weeks)<\/h2>\n
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Before starting the design and preparation, first you have to identify which operating systems and devices you want to develop your app for\u2014iOS, Android, Windows, all? Next, the team must get together and iron out the final details\u2014what functions the app should have and what the app should look like.<\/div>\n
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A storyboard containing all your ideas will also help smoothen the development process. During this stage, it will also be beneficial to quickly build a prototype to ensure your plans were well thought out. Remember, quickly making a prototype is beneficial for testing purposes\u2014it does not have to be perfect, just functioning.<\/div>\n
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DESIGN AND PREPARATION (2 to 4 weeks)<\/h2>\n
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The last thing you need to do before actually building your application is designing the user experience (UX). The success of your application will rely heavily on the UX, later, as dictated by the user interface (UI). Ironing out the design and codes of both of these functions is essential before the actual app development can be enacted.<\/div>\n
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BUILDING (1 to 3 months)<\/h2>\n
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After all the pre-planning and preparation, here comes the actual building of the app. Select the platform\u2014Swift, Agile, etc.\u2014you would like to use to build the application and start enacting your plans, making sure that the code is flawless.<\/div>\n
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TESTING (1 to 4 weeks)<\/h2>\n
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After building your application, testing your program out for bugs is essential. Releasing a faulty product is always a bad thing to do. If the public sees that your application is filled with inconsistencies, there is no coming back from that. Starting strong should always be the best way to go.<\/div>\n
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After testing the app out on a select number of people, it is finally time to launch your app. While the preparation process is long, it is necessary for the development stage to go smoothly. Apart from that, making sure your application has the least bugs as possible before launch is essential for its reputation\u2014do not scrimp on testing time.<\/p>\n

Now again, how long does it really take to build a mobile app? It takes a lot of effort to build both the front end and back end of an app\u2014so it really depends on what kind of application you want to make.The entire process will take around three to six months\u2014or more\u2014depending on the complexity of the app.<\/p>\n

But the development process does not stop there. Even after the initial development process is done, your development team will still have their work cut out for them. Bugs that were not found during the initial testing will surface once the app has been launched. Additional features for better usability will be added for a wider customer reach and base.
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Thanks to App-Scoop for sharing their knowledge on developing a mobile app. App-Scoop<\/a> develops\u00a0custom web and mobile applications for android and apple platforms to transform your vision into reality.<\/div>\n
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