50 Questions To Ask Before You Hire a Mobile App Development Company
Now that you have decided to take your business online, with the fast-changing technology, you will need a mobile app too so that you are just one click away from tapping your potential customer base. To be able to have a fast, easy-to-use, cross-platform mobile app with an attractive user interface, you will need a competent and capable mobile application development company. But with the market buzzing with countless mobile app development companies, you cannot settle for some lesser known, shady, or obscure company which will not be able to do justice with your requirements. You just need to have the best for your business. So here we are sharing some important questions, you need to know before going out there.
First Things First‌! 1. What Is Your USP In App Development?
When we look to hire a mobile app development firm, it is very important to understand that; whether the company is competent to make a mobile app which combines your vision and requirements in one single app.
Getting the full value of your money in the shape of a faster, easier-to-use, an all-encompassing app for your business which will help you conquer the market is not only your need but your right.
2. Which Industry Verticals And Domains Have You Provided Your Services To? The mobile application development agency should have a robust profile of serving BFSI, travel and transport, retail, education, healthcare, and other industries with their requirements served satisfactorily.
3. What Is The Maximum And Minimum Size Of Companies You Have Provided Your Services To? The app development agency should have served small to medium to the large size of industries with their requirements fulfilled up to their satisfaction. They should be well versed with the differing cultures or work methodology adopted by different companies.
4. Can You Share a Portfolio Of Your Previous Work? Past work of an organization shows their skill level, sets foundations for future work, and a reason for the developers to be proud of. The mobile application development company should have their previous works featuring in Google Play, and Apple’s app store, among others. In some cases, the apps might not be built from scratch, but that should be admitted honestly by the developer. In case you find a developer hesitant in sharing his work, you can be assured that the person either does not have the relevant experience or is not a top level developer.
5. Which Are The Top 3 Geographies, Where You Have The Densest Customer Base? The company you wish to hire for app development should have a presence in multiple geographies like North America, EMEA, APAC & Japan. This is to ensure that whether the company can provide you with a wide customer base or not.
6. We Have Our Customers Based Out Of Have You Built Any Specific App For My Area Of Work? Where/How Can I Access The App? It is important to know whether the app development agency is aware of your requirements or not.
Hence, it becomes very obvious to check out the app they have made to check the veracity of their claims. This way, you can also get a fair chance of getting to know the reviews and opinions of the users.
7. Would It Be Possible For Me To Have a Word With Your Previous Clients, or Connect With Them In Some Way? While hiring a firm for app development, it is really important to know how the company manages its relations with its clients. While everything can be rosy on the face-value, it is imperative to be aware of the reliability of the company, their level of communication, and how is their performance under pressure and deadlines. It is important to be aware of how the company/developers have performed in the face of the hurdles, or failure of the set course of work, or how much flexibility did the developers provide the client with. It might be doubted that the company will provide only those references with whom they have a great relationship, in that case, you may cross check their claims through other channels, like LinkedIn and Facebook to know more about their development skills and capabilities.
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