App Development

The creation of a successful mobile application requires a well-defined development process. This process ensures a smooth transition from initial concept to a functional and user-centric app. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the various stages involved in app development, outlining the essential steps from strategic planning to post-launch maintenance.

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General Process

• Features
• Data
• The Look

Functional Requirements

Features of the app

Non Functional Requirements

How you want the app to feel. The experience.

• Scalable
• Maintainable
• Available

User Stories

Who wants to do what and why

User Flow

How users navigate through your app

Data/Schema Modeling

The entities or things in the app that represent some entity in the business. Stored in a database

Business Logic

Rules of the business translated to code. Who can and can't do what with what data.

UI Design

How the app looks

• Discovery (Dribble)
• Wireframes (Escalidraw)
• Mockups (Affinity Designer / Figma)

Development

• Prototype
• Frontend
• Backend

Deployment

Making it available to the public to use.