When Wellbeyond released a meditation timer, it was designed from the ground up for the Apple Watch — with a “Watch First” mindset. The user interactions on the Watch were designed first, and the iOS app was almost an afterthought. While this fostered a very simple and elegant user interface, most development time [...]
This week I'm in San Francisco at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), where Apple unveils new products and services set to drive the mobile economy over the coming year. One thing is very clear: the app economy continues to thrive. Having already earned in excess of $30 billion, iOS developers are [...]
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We liken ourselves to being fairly humble people at The App Association, but when we saw the barrage of incredibly positive numbers from Apple this week, we couldn’t help but pat ourselves on the back! Of course I’m referring to the massive amount of iOS apps - $500 million worth, to [...]
Leading app analytics firm AppFigures published a study this summer that examined developer preferences within the top three mobile platforms. Their findings were surprising. With more than 500,000 app developers in the mobile ecosystem, only a small percentage make apps to more than one platform. While Apple’s iOS has long [...]