iphone / android mobile app development

This thread shows the typical early-stage pitch and a few supportive replies. For both small shops (like @eltonpiko) and clients reading this years later, here are concise, practical points that reduce risk and improve outcomes while you scope and deliver mobile apps.

Begin with disciplined discovery: define target users, priority journeys, and one measurable success metric (retention, conversion, revenue). Break features into an MVP (must-have) and future iterations. Let the business needs drive platform choice rather than buzz; as @JohnFarrell implied, platform focus matters, but base that choice on who the users are and what device APIs you actually need. Where cost matters, consider a cross-platform toolkit; where device-specific performance or integrations matter, plan for native work.

Keep the delivery predictable by standardizing artifacts and a release checklist. Typical artifacts:

• prioritized requirements and acceptance criteria
• simple clickable wireframes or prototype
• API/architecture sketch and data model
• test matrix (OS versions, key devices) and automated smoke tests
• app-store release checklist (icons, screenshots, privacy text, contact info)
• post-launch plan (analytics, crash reporting, update cadence)

Commercial and quality cautions: use milestone billing or time-and-materials with change-control to avoid scope-creep. Factor maintenance into proposals — OS updates and third-party SDK churn are real costs. Always include privacy and data-handling notes in proposals (store review teams and regulations expect this). For credibility, vendors benefit far more from a short portfolio or live store examples than a lone email line; community encouragement from @Beatrice1 and @gadgetandgear is helpful, but measurable case studies win clients.