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iOS Development
iOS application development is the process of making mobile applications for Apple hardware, including iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The software is written in the Swift programming language or Objective-C and then deployed to the App Store for users to download.
What is iOS development?
iOS application development is the process of making mobile applications for Apple hardware, including iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The software is written in the Swift programming language or Objective-C and then deployed to the App Store for users to download.
How does iOS apps benefit businesses?
iPhone clients remain safe from outer dangers. iOS gives a solid shield to external threats, like the virus and malware which therefore makes it convincing for the business to choose iOS over Android apps.
- Build a Stronger Brand
- Build a Direct and Personalized Marketing Channel
- Utilize Social Media Channels
- Have a Competitive Edge in Your Niche
- Avoid customer takeover
Joining hands with marketing and technology company helps you build the product that is ready to be marketed. We help you do market research, define audience, run ads and optimize CAC in long run.
How to build an iOS for a business?
As more companies adopt a mobile-first approach, iOS developers who build apps for Apple devices are in high demand, with talent shortages leading to large salaries and many open developer jobs for many of those in the field.
iOS Facts & Stats
- The iPhone saw Apple ascend to one of the most valuable companies in the world, with revenue increasing from $37.4 billion in 2008, $65 billion in 2010 and Around $3T in 2022.
- It has also built out its subscription services to include music and video streaming, video games, fitness and cloud storage. This segment alone generated $53 billion revenue in 2020, making it Apple’s second largest segment.
- Apple generated $365 billion revenue in 2021, 52% came from iPhone sales
- Average American checks their phone 262 times per day! That’s once every 5.5 minutes.
- 88% of mobile time is spent on apps.
- Mobile apps are expected to generate over $935 billion in revenue by 2023.
- 21% of Millennials open an app 50+ times per day.
- 70% of all US digital media time comes from mobile apps.
- The average smartphone owner uses 10 apps per day and 30 apps each month.
- In fact, 98% of app revenue worldwide comes from free apps. Just a fraction of people are willing to pay for downloads.
- The Google Play Store downloads grew by 31%, while the Apple App Store had just a 2.5% growth rate.
- The average smartphone user spends 3 hours and 10 minutes each day using their device. About 2 hours and 51 minutes of this time is spent on apps (apps account for roughly 90% of smartphone usage).
- Apple’s home and wearables division grew 25% in 2021
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Apple generated $365 billion revenue in 2021, 52% came from iPhone sales
- Apple Services was the second largest division, responsible for 18% of revenue
- 230 million iPhones, 71 million iPads and 20 million Mac and MacBook units were sold in 2020
- Apple’s home and wearables division grew 25% in 2021
- Apple Music has 72 million subscribers, Apple TV+ has over 40 million
How STABLX can help you?
- Planning an iOS application
- Design Thinking, UI and UX
- Building MVP
- Product Launch
- App Marketing
Frequently Asked Questions
Swift is a powerful and intuitive programming language for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. Writing Swift code is interactive and fun, the syntax is concise yet expressive, and Swift includes modern features developers love. Business also use other framework like React Native, Flutter, Ionic, Monaca, HTML5 and GoLang,
| Type of App | Average iOS App Development Time | Average iOS App development Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Small App Development Cost | 1 – 2 Month | $5,000 – $10,000 |
| Medium App Development Cost | 2 – 6 months | $10,000 – $50,000 |
| Enterprise App Development Cost | 6 months + | $50,000+ |
1. Plan before starting
Prioritize features
3. Involve Quality Assurance early on
4. Plan for the future – Make features Agile
5. Hire an outsourced team
6. Use tech that saves dev time (React Native, Design Framework and Template)
- Focus on App Store Optimization (ASO, Organic Marketing)
- Promote the app on your website and focus on community
- Lean on and run targeted ads on social media.
- Develop a PR Strategy.
- Create email marketing campaigns.
- Use in-app and online ads.
- Think about Offline Ad Campaigns.
Yes. Apple requires all developers to have an iOS Developer License to do so. This is a requirement of Apple’s and applies regardless of which development tools you use to develop your games.
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