Custom Android Apps
Second only to custom web apps, Custom Android Apps are at the top of our most frequently requested list. The explosive popularity of Android and wonderful ecosystem surrounding Android development has us building custom Android apps for consulting clients as well as products we plan to launch independently.
What makes a good Android App?
Because of its explosive popularity, there are TONS of not so good Android Apps on the market – both free and paid. What makes the popular ones good and the poor ones bad?
Aside from being helpful, easy to use, and attractive, we’ve found the most interesting, engaging, and useful android apps are those that synchronize or share data with an online service, a custom web app, or other users with the same app. I’m talking about apps like GasBuddy where everyone cooperates to update and find the best prices on gas. The whole concept of the app is sharing information with fellow app users – now that’s handy.
Social apps like Facebook and Twitter are also pretty hot – if it makes sense for your app, make sure to integrate it with the social giants.
If you want to build custom android apps yourself, think about those key features. If you need help building an Android app, drop us a line. We’re especially great at building apps that synchronize data and integrate with social media.
Contact us today to discuss your Custom Android App project.
What is Android?
To put it simply, Android is an operating system that typically runs on a mobile device – phone, tablet, etc. It’s analogous to Windows running on your PC. Many, many people ask what Android is because it’s different than iPhone and Blackberry. iPhones and Blackberrys have operating systems too but we usually don’t refer to them because they don’t show up on different brand mobile phones. If you have an iPhone, you’re using iOS, the operating system that runs on iPhones. Android, however, runs on many different brands of mobile phones and tablets – Motorola, HTC, and Samsung are only a few companies making Android compatible devices.
If you have an Android device, the best place to find apps for it is on the Android Market