TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND STRATEGY FOR APP DEVELOPERS
We figure you have all the tricks figured out for development so we won't talk too much about it here.
[Parse - App Hosting - High Quality]
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This wonderful app cloud platform was bought out by Facebook on April 23, 2013. It is a wonderful platform for app developers to use to host and use their available tools. It also is useful for Facebook in that it challenges Google's ad network for mobile devices as it reaches into the app market and off of Facebook's platform.
They are even awesome enough to have a very generous free plan for startups.
Parse Website | Pricing | Parse YouTube Channel
[Corona Labs - Game SDK]
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With Corona SDK you can code some amazing game apps. It has a lot of information on how to run app businesses and monetize and such as well. It is a very professional environment.
[Buzztouch]
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We talked about this a bit earlier in the non-coding area but it also applies to the coding area here as well. It is a very low cost solution that allows you to to run your apps there and you are able to sell plugins you create in their marketplace. They have a free plan and a paid plan. The paid plan at the time of this writing is $79/year. The free plan allows you to host 3 apps. The source-code is yours to use and export to whatever platform you wish.
Buzztouch Website | Plugins Marketplace | Pricing
[PhoneGap]
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This isn't straight up app development coding but if you are familiar with web development and enjoy it much more and would only like to have to like to write the code once for all the platforms you want to publish to, then PhoneGap might be right for you.
PhoneGap utilizes web development code to make it work. This is one of many app builders that allows for using web technologies for building your app.
If you want to program with some extra power, it allows you to do that as well. On their website it says:
"A PhoneGap application may only use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. However, you can make use of network protocols (XmlHTTPRequest, Web Sockets, etc) to easily communicate with backend services written in any language. This allows your PhoneGap app to remotely access existing business processes while the device is connected to the Internet." - source
That was in reply to a FAQ question asking if they can you use PHP/ASP/JSF/Java/.NET with PhoneGap.
[App Development Tips and Strategy Articles]
- How to make successful apps via Game Academy
- Development Tips Every Independent Developer Should Follow via Game Academy
- 20 lessons about making viral apps I learned the hard way via Niklas Agevik's blog
- Deconstructing Candy Crush Saga via Trey Smith's blog
- Trey Smith's blog in general for apps
- Video game attorney reddit post
How To Make Mobile Apps
1) COST OF DEVELOPMENT
2) FUNDING DEVELOPMENT OF MOBILE APPS
3) GAME APPS
4) DO I NEED AN APP?
5) BEFORE DEVELOPING YOUR OWN APP
6) HOW TO MOCKUP AN APP
7) HOW TO MAKE A MOBILE APP WITHOUT CODING USING APP BUILDERS
8) LEARN TO CODE FOR MOBILE APPS EASIER THAN YOU THOUGHT
9) GET APP DEVELOPMENT HELP
10) HOW TO FIND AN APP DEVELOPER
11) TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND STRATEGY FOR APP DEVELOPERS
12) MARKETING MOBILE APPS
13) PAID ADVERTISING AND AD NETWORKS FOR MOBILE APPS
14) MOBILE APPS MONETIZATION STRATEGY AND WORTH