Do you want your mobile application to run effortlessly, retain users, and remain glitch-free?
If yes, then this blog is worth paying attention to.
Today, mobile apps have become a necessity in day-to-day activities. The majority of your business is dependent on web and mobile applications. With this, mobile app maintenance service is a matter of concern to get things done swiftly.
But, what is the need for mobile app maintenance and support service when everything is running smoothly?
Just think about the below issues:
- Who will resolve the issue when they catch bugs?
- Who will take care of your app and website when they get crashed?
- What if your website or mobile app gets hacked?
- Do you have time to update your website, software, or apps at regular intervals?
When your application is ready to be deployed in the app market, its lifecycle has just begun. Now, the actual task would be to attract more users to your app which indirectly brings more load on the server and more responsibility to your app. And, this is where mobile app maintenance and support services come into the scene.
As per the Statista reports, around 1,00,000 new apps are released on Google Play each quarter.
The majority of these apps are quickly abandoned after they’re released on the Google Play store.
What’s the reason for such a high abandonment rate?
The answer is simple: outdated software, lack of performance, and unable to keep up with the latest trends.
Since marketers aren’t able to keep pace with the changing marketing trends, their software is abandoned, losing all the valuable investments made so far in the software. As app makers stop investing in maintenance, they soon start losing app users and their traffic which makes their app DEAD.
Why business should opt for mobile app maintenance services?
- Newer software versions
- Since libraries and OS keeps changing at regular intervals, a massive influence is also noticed on features, layout guidelines, and developer tools. For instance: When iOS 13 made changes in its UI from top-to-bottom, all iOS apps need to get adapted to these changes.
- With constant updates being noticed in libraries, it is essential to update them in your software. A newer version of libraries ensures a better user experience with few bugs which boost the overall app performance to a great extent.
- New app market rules
Global markets like Google Play Store and App Store bring changes in their terms and conditions oftentimes. So, your developers should keep an eye on the changes and updates once announced on these global platforms.
- Third-party services with recurring payments
Paying for third-party tools and services you incorporate in your application is a part of your annual app maintenance cost. Below are a few of the services that you’re supposed to pay for:
- Push Notifications: $10-$15/month.
- Servers: $20 to $70/month.
- Payment gateway: up to $160/month + an additional fee for each transaction.
- Maps: It depends on counts of routes and loads.
- Technical issues
No software is ever built to perfection. Even tech-leading companies like Google, Microsoft, and Apple have invested zillions of dollars in their software. Still, they encounter data leaks, bugs, glitches, and imperfections that are yet to be resolved. So, if you fail to maintain your app, it will eventually break down. So, along with releasing update batches in your app, it needs to be tested constantly to ensure a better user experience.
- Desire for novelty
App users are always in a quest to bring something new on board, be it new features or UI design, or a navigation style. If your app falls under the subscription-based monetization model, it is inevitable to bring in something new that allures users to get stick to your app. After all, paying monthly or yearly payments, users would expect to get value out of their money. However, new features and updates are quite essential for free apps.
- Newer technologies
Change in technology trends also influences maintenance costs. For example, you might want to re-code your software into another technology so that it performs better. Hiring an app developer to re-code your existing software into another language costs extra expense.
What are the average app development and maintenance cost?
The majority of the mobile app development companies say that mobile app maintenance service consumes around 15% to 20% of your overall annual budget.
Working as a mobile expert for a decade, I can say that the real numbers are quite far from the estimated ones. It’s impossible to invest just 15% of your overall budget. This can be true in the event where the released software hasn’t undergone any changes.
Technically, maintenance involves fixing app bugs and updating them to the new devices, OS version, and screen resolution. However, post your app launch, many more things need to be taken care of including;
- Adding new features
- Integrating newer technologies
- Creating content
- Adapting to the latest trends, design, and more.
Mobile app support and maintenance services can easily consume 30% to 50% of the initial cost of your project each year.
According to the Comentum report, maintenance of a mid-sized project costs around $5000 to $10,000 each month.
So, are you looking for the best mobile app maintenance and support services?
Adorebits offers prompt and robust post-development services that safeguard your app against the odds of a security leak, limited app compatibility, incompetency, and diminished performance. The company delivers superior Android and iOS maintenance services to 450+ clients that maximize their app productivity, ROI, and robustness.
Choose Adorebit’s best app maintenance model as per your business requirements:
- Fixed-price maintenance model
In this model, the maintenance task is pre-defined. These tasks can be related to app bug fixing, security enhancement, upgradation, performance optimization, and more. Based on your defined scope, the estimation can be given.
- Annual maintenance contract
This contract offers a full-fledged and all-inclusive maintenance and testing package. It includes app monitoring, security monitoring, update batches, performance optimization, upgrade, and more.
- Hire a dedicated app maintenance expert
Not sure about the technical issues faced post-deployment?
Hire a part-time or a full-time resource on a recurring basis. The hired resource will offer you complete support and maintenance services mentioned as per the signed contract.
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Why choose Adorebits as your mobile app maintenance partner?
You need to make app maintenance your priority if your business owns a mobile app. Adorebits array of android and iOS maintenance services helps you to keep your app bug-free and boost app performance.
- App monitoring services
Be it performance monitoring, user-experience feedback, security monitoring, or app crash prevention, our app monitoring services includes everything.
- App updates management
Don’t compromise with your app’s user experience. Adorebit’s timely update batch helps to optimize the user experience as per the latest industry trends.
- App crash management
Our prompt crash management services can help you to cope up with the latest OS updates and changing market rules.
- OS and library update services
Adorebits makes sure that your app is compatible with the latest OS and library versions rolled out each year with our update services.
- Code maintenance service
Be it maintaining your app code functionality or modifying the product code as per the lifecycle, Adorebits offers a dependable code maintenance service post-development.
- Mobile app enhancement services
Now maximize your app’s efficiency and capabilities with services like server modifications, performance enhancement, and functionality enhancement.
How has our mobile app maintenance service helped 450+ clients with successful app launches?
- Get access to skilled professionals
Hire skilled and efficient mobile app developers from Adorebits who have successfully developed 1000+ enterprise mobility solutions for multiple domains and industries.
- Reduce the cost of app ownership
Under the support and maintenance services, all you want to achieve is to reduce the overall cost of enterprise app ownership. Be it any device or operating system, Adorebits offers comprehensive support to quickly resolve the clients’ concerns.
- Create a perfect mix of utility
Now improve your customer engagement for the long-term by offering them next-level consistency. A right mix of benefit, functionality, and productivity helps them to stay competitive and thus reduce the user drift apart.
- Custom-centric support services
Releasing advanced features frequently to accomplish a task easier helps you to keep users intact with your mobile app. Professionals at Adorebits understand the changing market trends and demands and update the app accordingly.
Ending Notes:
Mobile app development is a never-ending process. However, updating your app and offering something new to the users to keep them glued is vital for long-term success.
I hope the above post has covered almost all the factors essential to understanding the importance of app maintenance in the overall app’s success.
Did we miss out on anything? We’d love to hear back. Do let us know in the comments section below.
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