How Cross Platform Apps are Beneficial for Business Owners, Developers and Users
by IDS Logic Pvt. Ltd. Software Outsourcing CompanyEarlier, developers and business owners had to create
separate codes for mobile platforms like iOS and Android, but now things have
changed and choosing a cross platform development has allowed companies to benefit
from developing a single code base of multiple OS platforms. Gradually the cross platform development
tools evolved and the business owners and entrepreneurs started creating such
apps. But still some of them face a
dilemma whether to develop a native mobile app or go for a cross platform app.
Here in this article I will share the benefits of developing
a cross platform app from varied perspective.
Advantages of
Developing Cross Platform Apps for Developers and Product Owners
Cost Effective:
Cross platform applications are always cost effective to
build and maintain due to various factors. When the apps are properly
architected, about half of their codes can be used for other platforms and this
is a great means for lower expenses in terms of quality assurance. Cross platform application
has UI elements that are specific to the platforms together with some common
codebase that contains the app’s general business logic. Again debugging your
app also takes less time because you only have to fix those in the common
codebase once. Unit tests cases also need to be written once, which saves a lot
of time and resource for testing.
Easy to Work with
Developers Having Experience in JavaScript
Finding experienced cross platform app developers for product owners is
easy as they can easily find someone having experience in JavaScript. Knowing JavaScript
and some elements of UI and platform APIs is enough. Platforms like React
Native is easy and results in smooth performance and offers a native feel and
user experience.
Advantages for the End
Users:
UX Uniformity:
With cross platform application development, users can enjoy
a smooth and consistent user experience, which is critical for any app. By
consistency, it is meant that the users are able to recognize the UI elements
and predict their interactions across multiple platforms. When the first cross
platform app appeared, it lacked the uniformity in UX, but slowly various tools
allowed the developers and the designers to create a uniform user experience
that the app users appreciated.
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Gain a Wider Market
Reach:
With mobile apps, business owners can easily promote their
products or services in various channels. Because of this, cross platform app
became more useful for business owners as it helped them to target multiple
devices at a same time with a single code base. This helped to provide a wider
audience reach at the same time.
Ideal for Prototyping:
Creating a fully functional prototype is a common strategy
for a product of any startup company that wants to see if the idea fits the
market or not. Cross platform app development allows for quicker development
and release of an app that works for multiple platforms and this provides the
owners with the opportunity to gather feedbacks and other information about the
product and whether the product meets the user’s needs or not. Cross platform
apps allow to get into the market without sacrificing the quality of the code
and the end product.
Summary:
Cross platform app development makes it very easy for the
developers to create apps that target various mobile OS platforms with the
single code base and this allows for faster development and deployment. Such
apps are cost effective and offers consistent experiences to the users.
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