iPhone App Developers Gear Up for Demand Surge

According to recent findings from a survey by market research firm Nielsen, the iPhone has seen a significant rise in consumer purchases in Q4/2011. iPhone app developers are equipped to deliver new apps for new users and newer use cases. Propelled by the launch of Apple’s iPhone 4S in the fall of 2011, 44.5 percent of those surveyed in December said they chose an iPhone, compared to just 25.1 per cent in October. Smart Apps for Smartphones A smartphone is only as smart as its installed apps. iPhone app development is all about helping us save time and work smarter. Developers may not run out of ideas for new apps or improving existing ones. However, ideas are not infinite and developers will also focus on making apps more effective, efficient and intuitive. The iPhone 4 comes with powerful built-in features for business. Multitasking helps run more than one business app at the same time and instantly switch between apps. FaceTime can facilitate video calls among employees and colleagues. Folders keep all business apps organised. The new powerful email features viewing mails from all accounts in a unified inbox, viewing threaded messages by subject and switching between accounts. The Retina display significantly enhances user experience across applications. iPhone App Developer services include rich iPhone and iPad applications with LBS / GPS features, augmented reality, mobile interactivity and user interface design for clients across the world. iPhone programmers implement cutting edge technologies, including bar code readers and camera-integration in mobile applications. iPhone app programmers implement, maintain and support Java backend systems for the iPhone. iPhone programmers also port iPhone applications on to other platforms such as the Android and vice-versa. Where Do We Stand? As of the turn of the year, one million apps exist for smartphones, with about two thousand new mobile apps being added every day. According to analyst company Mobilewalla, Apple's App Store now has 590,138 smartphone apps for iOS devices. Taken across all platforms, the top categories of mobile apps are: Entertainment 16.68% Games 13.36% Books 10.21% Lifestyle 8.02% Utilities 7.13% Education 7.08% Travel 4.84% Business 3.76% Reference 3.73% Music 3.32% Health & Fitness 3.28% Productivity 3.09% Sports 2.92% News 2.85% Social Networking 2.71%. Where Do We Find Great Apps? Smartphone users like to download new mobile apps and smartphone games all the time. Discovering new phone apps that are really worthwhile is not that much fun, though. Taylor Martin on phoneDog recently gave some tips on discovering apps. When you open App Store from an iOS device, you are instantly met with suggested apps, multiple top categories and usually something along the lines of "Editor's Picks." Obviously, this is where you will find the most popular and sometimes the best of the best mobile apps. With iOS, Martin says he uses an app called App Shopper. In essence, it's an electronic sales paper for the App Store. It's just a front for the App Store that displays all of the recent and ongoing price changes. For example, Great Little War Game, which usually runs for $2.99, is currently free in the App Store. So for the time being, it's displayed on the third page of App Shopper's website. If you click the "Buy Now" button in App Shopper, it takes you straight to the corresponding page in the App Store. In addition to App Shopper, though, he has used AppMatrix and Yahoo! AppSpot. However, he prefers to stick to App Shopper to catch the best apps when they're on sale. He also wrote that when looking for an application with a specific function, he generally asks on Twitter first.