{"id":138626,"date":"2020-12-09T16:08:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T16:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altitudeaccelerator.ca\/mobile-app-development-software-startup\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T06:09:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T06:09:03","slug":"mobile-app-development-software-startup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/altitudeaccelerator.ca\/fr\/mobile-app-development-software-startup\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Mobile App Development at Your Software Startup"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"138626\" class=\"elementor elementor-138626\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-230cb992 guide elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"230cb992\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a8530e1\" data-id=\"4a8530e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e070c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e070c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tips for Mobile App Development at Your Software Startup<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2effec56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2effec56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>This article is for: <\/strong> New entrepreneurs looking for advice on mobile app development<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:block {\"ref\":113541} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/altitudeaccelerator.ca\/software-development-startups\/\">&lt;&#8211; Back to the main guide \u00ab\u00a0Software Development for Startups\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:separator -->\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Mobile apps are a huge part aspect of running a modern software startup, with most consumers finding phones to be the most convenient way to interact with businesses. However, mobile app development is an incredibly costly process; ranging anywhere from $10,000 to $250,000. With that in mind, tech entrepreneurs are always looking for the most cost-effective ways to have their product built. The key decisions that could lead to big savings for your company often occur much before development even begins. Below are two articles that outline some key topics to keep in mind when thinking about <a href=\"https:\/\/altitudeaccelerator.ca\/how-to-make-software-startups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how you\u2019ll have your app developed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Which Operating System Is Best for Your Startup\u2019s Mobile App?<\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Apple and Android are the two operating systems (OS) dominating today\u2019s mobile software market. While Apple iOS is only used on iPhones, the Google\u2019s Android OS is used in essentially every other smartphone available on the market right now. Developing a unique app in each native language can be incredibly costly for a startup, seeing as the management of separate teams would likely be necessary. As such, startups looking to take advantage of native app capabilities may need to choose which group of mobile users they wish to target initially. This article compares the benefits of developing an app for each OS. When startups can\u2019t afford to narrow down their targeted users like that, developing a hybrid app is also an option; their merits are also discussed.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/altitudeaccelerator.ca\/which-mobile-operating-system-developing-apps\/\">Click here to read a detailed article on determining the best operating system for your mobile app<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2>Should Your Software Startup Join the Move to Progressive Web Apps? <\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>As already stated, mobile app development is even more costly and difficult to manage when you need to make a unique native app for each OS. When companies need to do that in addition to building and maintaining a website, the costs can just get unreasonable. Progressive Web Apps (PWA) are a cost-effective solution to this issue. Developing a PWA allows startups to focus on developing one dynamic application that works on any mobile, tablet, or desktop device. In this article, we sat down with James Lee, the VP of Engineering at Expancio, to get insight into the origin of PWAs and how they can be a cost-effective solution for startup businesses. We also put the spotlight on Expancio, a cost-effective platform that allows people with little programming knowledge to build their own PWA.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/altitudeaccelerator.ca\/progressive-web-apps-software-startups\/\">Click here to read an article about the benefits of progressive web apps<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/altitudeaccelerator.ca\/software-development-startups\/\">&lt;&#8211; Back to the main guide \u00ab\u00a0Software Development for Startups\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tips for Mobile App Development at Your Software Startup This article is for: New entrepreneurs looking for advice on mobile app development &lt;&#8211; Back to the main guide \u00ab\u00a0Software Development&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/altitudeaccelerator.ca\/fr\/mobile-app-development-software-startup\/\">Poursuivre la lecture <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tips for Mobile App Development at Your Software Startup<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":38,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-138626","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tips for Mobile App Development at Your Software Startup - Altitude Accelerator<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mobile app development at software startups can be a daunting process. 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