A company that is looking at developing an app has three options – in-house development, outsource to freelance app designers through online portals or outsource to development shops. Let’s review the points in favour and against each option.

1. A GUIDE TO HIRE A MOBILE APP
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
A COMPANY THAT IS LOOKING AT DEVELOPING AN APP HAS THREE OPTIONS –
IN-HOUSE DEVELOPMENT, OUTSOURCE TO FREELANCE APP DESIGNERS
THROUGH ONLINE PORTALS OR OUTSOURCE TO DEVELOPMENT SHOPS. LET’S
REVIEW THE POINTS IN FAVOUR AND AGAINST EACH OPTION.

2. 1. IN-HOUSE MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT
The advantage of hiring an in-house team of
app developers is that it provides a more
controlled environment. The disadvantages of
in-house app designers include the additional
expense of bringing on a new team on the
payroll, the time-consuming process of
development, which requires significant
supervision, and the issues with scaling up or
down to manage the requirement for
specialized skills whenever it is needed.

3. 2. OUTSOURCING TO FREELANCERS THROUGH
ONLINE PORTALS
While websites such as Upwork and Freelancer
make it easy to outsource to a freelance app
developer at an affordable price, it comes with a
high degree of uncertainty as one cannot be
100% sure of the work quality. Finding the right
match is often a process of hit or miss as project
failure rates are significantly high on these sites.

4. 3. OUTSOURCING TO MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT
COMPANIES
The ideal solution is to hire mobile app
development companies with a local presence,
but ideally, one that has a pool of experts at an
off-shore location. Besides helping to keep the
development cost significantly lower than in-
house or local development, there’s the
advantage of project management within US
working hours and a point of contact who can
be easily reached always.

5. WHAT TO ASK BEFORE HIRING A APP
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY?
How does one identify whether a potential hire
or app design company follows the expected
standards or industry best practices? We
provide guidelines on what to ask, to ensure
that the person or company has the right skillset
and experience in developing successful apps.

6. 1. WHAT CODING STANDARDS DO YOU FOLLOW?
Experienced mobile app development
companies work with web application
frameworks that are equipped with all the
necessary tools for maintaining coding
standards.

7. 2. WHAT STEPS DO YOU TAKE TO MAKE THE APPLICATION SCALABLE,
SECURE AND ROBUST?
Scalability, Security and UI and UX of a mobile
app are major components that play a role in
determining its success.

8. 3. WHAT DESIGN PROCESS AND PRACTICES DO YOU FOLLOW?
Since good UX is essential to the success of an
app, the design process that the mobile app
development companies follow should focus
on understanding the user needs and
providing the best solutions.

9. 4. WHAT PROCESS DO YOU FOLLOW FOR CUSTOMER VERIFICATION?
Security breaches, spam and scams can affect
the user experience and result in poor
customer retention.

10. 5. WHAT IS THE TYPICAL COMMUNICATION PROCESS FOLLOWED
DURING APP DEVELOPMENT?
The app development process includes several
iterations. Therefore, it’s essential for the
development agency to be in continuous
communication with you at each stage so that
you are up to date on the progress and aware
of the bottlenecks.

11. 6. CAN YOU SHARE DETAILS OF YOUR
DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES?
Quality assurance should be an inherent part of
the development process. Most professional
development agencies have a detailed process
in place, which includes business analysis,
development of the application, quality testing
and the successful launch of the app.

12. 7. ARE YOU WILLING TO SIGN AN NDA TO ENSURE CONFIDENTIALITY?
Since apps are all about ideas, it’s vital to have
a non-disclosure agreement in place before the
project is discussed in detail. While the NDA
doesn’t necessarily prevent the idea from being
used or stolen, it restricts the disclosure of
confidential information to any other party.

13. Contact us to build your scalable, robust and secure app.
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