There are many businesses that tend to shy away from having an app as they assume that developing one is costly.
Yet, creating an app is quite affordable for small and medium-sized businesses.
As technology advances, there are more ways your business can create an app without breaking the bank. However, before you create one that will best serve your interests and your targets' interests, consider your business's needs and budget, then pick a provider that complements them.
PhoneGapIf you want to leverage JavaScript to develop an app in HTML5 and CSS3 ? highly capable languages that are now standard to most mobile devices PhoneGap is a beneficial resource for your employees, partners and consumers. Its developers can create mobile web apps that engage with the APIs (Application Program Interface) of mobile devices; that's very handy in a world where people and their mobile devices have become inseparable.
PhoneGap offers beta service PhoneGap Build allowing users to upload code and receive iOS, Android, Palm, Windows and BlackBerry apps ready for launch. Despite a web-based foundation, the apps are still compatible with geo-location, contacts, camera, and push notifications. PhoneGap Build is a cloud-based service built on top of the PhoneGap framework and it allows you to build mobile apps in the cloud. So, what's the cost? PhoneGap is free, which is a real bonus.
Branded Business AppsPromoting a five-step development process, Branded Business Apps can be ready for launch on iPhone, iPad and Android apps in less than 48 hours. Aimed at the service industry ? restaurants, health clubs and hotels ? functionality is limited to 40 features, but these can manage the needs of most small to medium-sized businesses. Some of the key features include Reservations, Merchandise/Shopping, Social Sharing, Video Integration, and Push Notifications.
Following your custom app's launch, you can manage content via CMS, allowing service-focused businesses a selection of unique capabilities. In addition to GPS and specials via push notifications, the app can be integrated with social networks, as well as audio and video services. Braded Business Apps range in price: Basic Package - $49.00 (monthly); Deluxe Package - $99.00 (monthly); and Premium - $149.00 (monthly).
EachScape: The App for Businesses & Service ProvidersEachScape offers the Internet of Things in one place and employs a building-block approach to app creation, which avoids templates most often associated low cost, generic, run-of-the mill interface.
EachScape is a drag and drop environment where the user selects components, integrates their content and customizes it. EachScape can generate apps for iOS, Android and HTML5. This makes EachScape apps aesthetically and functionally pleasing and on the interface side, users can choose from an extensive list of functions ? generic horizontal panels or more complex options that can handle Google ads, chat, HTML and video. Once you know what you want, the apps are built in Objective C for use with the iPhone platform, and Java for Android.
Fox News, NBC, USA Today and The New York Times are just a few major news agencies that utilize EachScape for delivering news as-it-happens. The app is also ideal for restaurants and retailers who are always providing current news and promotions for their audiences.
EachScape offers a variety of pricing packages: Free Package-Unlimited Trial; Developer Package - $149.00 (monthly); Business Package - $990.00 (monthly); and Enterprise Package (price varies).
Canvas Helps SMBs Bring Their Brands And Products To LifeIf data collection is your business, Canvas focuses almost entirely on data collection applications for small businesses, in a wide array of fields: fishing, construction and transportation, to name a few. With hundreds of apps options, businesses can record and request data, then store and distribute through the Canvas cloud.
When business owners aren't sitting in front of a computer, most are using clipboards, pen and paper as the primary way to record data. As an alternative to high cost app development, Canvas has created a marketplace where users share experiences to provide very complete solutions, without the clipboard. If you're in the construction businesses, Canvas has an app to provide forms and feedback for jobs specifications, cost estimates, inspection requirements and even employee time sheets. Canvas offers a variety of pricing packages: Starter Package - $13.00 (monthly); Business Package - $22.00 (monthly); Professional Package - $31.00 (monthly); and Enterprise Package (price varies).
Red Foundry Will Get Your Business MovingRed Foundry allows businesses to shift resources from writing code to design.
Through this technology, app development can be done from back to front whereby designers can drive app development, which means aesthetics don't suffer for technological or programming considerations.
The app is ideal for an array of businesses and enterprises: retail stories, hotels, restaurants, travel companies and even airlines. The app's design makes it easy for users to book trips, make reservations, develop travel itineraries, and purchase products.
To utilize Red Foundry you will need to get a studio membership which costs $100.00 (monthly).
BuildFire: A Cool DIY App For SMBsDo you need a simple employee communications app to gather everyone for a meeting, or an app for your servers to let them know the food order is ready?
The less expensive, yet fast and efficient, alternative is BuildFire. BuildFire lets the customer create professional-looking apps in minutes without any programming skills whatsoever. Some users have boasted coming up with suitable apps in about 20 minutes and part of this speed is the simplicity of BuildFire's app-making process.
First choose and customize your app's look, then add content using widgets. BuildFire also allows you to preview your app on devices which is a valuable feature not available with most beginner-level app makers.
BuildFire has many great features that will help SMBs in array of industries grow while remaining connected to their audiences - notify and engage users, schedule events, find locations, and serve up multimedia, to name a few.
Pricing plans for BuildFire start at $125.00 per month.
Know What Your Business NeedsAll app services comes with tradeoffs ? added speed can sacrifice functionality, while more capabilities means higher cost and added time to completion and launch. The key is to know what your business wants to achieve with the creation of a custom app and what your budget is to get the job done. One thing to keep in mind is that having an app allows you to connect with consumers and your staff as well. For the entry-level crowd, a no-code or low-code mobile programming tool offers business users the fast track to mobile app success.
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