The art of building apps is dynamic and gets influenced by several factors such as technologies, trends, ideas, demands, supply, etc. Take the pandemic as an example. After Covid-19 took the world by storm, several companies focused on infiltrating the on-demand industry to deliver education, groceries, healthcare, medicines, etc to people’s homes.
Currently, the app development market is focusing on several new and ongoing trends that we are listing further for your reference. If you are an app developer or someone with an idea of building an app, these trends can help you build apps that bring conversions and positive engagements.
1. The increased adoption of AI and ML technologies
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are two technologies that you might probably hear a lot about this decade. From hardware to software, AI experts are looking forward to using the abilities of these technologies to scale up the quality of experience offered to target users.
AI and ML, combined with big data helps apps offer more personalized experiences. For instance, Duolingo is capable of tracking the way you learn a language on the platform and converting your weaknesses and strengths into data to feed the AI. Moving forward, AI personalizes lessons that can help you have a better command over the language you have picked to learn.
2. Low-code or no-code app development strategy
The art of building an app is evolving as its popularity grows and the competition among apps rises. Businesses are now looking forward to scaling through this competition by adopting apps that represent them or help them expand their target markets.
However, building apps can be a costly affair, and not all businesses can afford that. That is why no-code or low-code apps were invented. A Statista report suggests that between 2018 and 2024, the approximate size of the low-code app development platform revenue is expected to grow from $18 to $32 billion. Low-code or no-code app development strategies, as their names suggest, eliminate or reduce the requirements of coding in building apps.
Both categories of tools offer already prepared app resources that developers can use. Most UI components or features are ready to be integrated using drag and drop tactic. Low-code or no-code tools restrict the kind of app you are building though. You can not fully personalize the kind of features or UI you want to give to your apps. In fact, depending on the tool you are using, you will only have to use prepared resources.
3. On-demand apps are popular
On-demand apps allow users to order or book products or services from anywhere they want. These apps are commonly available as shopping apps, streaming services, grocery apps, education apps, and even healthcare apps among other categories. Due to the feasibility of on-demand apps and how these apps are capable of making people’s lives easier, on-demand apps are popular in the market. According to a GlobalNewsWire report, the global and regional (India, US, China, UK, etc) online food delivery market is expected to cross $161.74 billion in overall value by 2023.
4. Extended reality is transforming the UX
Extended Reality (XR) is a virtual experience that leverages AR to its best potential. XR technology combines the real world with an imaginary world using technologies like Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR). The best example of this technology can be the Flipside XR.
Using Flipside XR, you can generate creative videos that combine the capabilities of AR technologies with the camera and let you convert recorded videos into fun creative videos in real-time as well if you want. Using Flipside XR, you can convert any room or background into a stage of your choice making it the most creative tool possible.
5. Accessible UI
The modern app development ecosystem is perfectly capable of catering to diverse categories of human beings existing out there including people with disabilities. An accessible UI design, depending on who your target audience is, can leave a positive impact on the targeted group. Your app’s UI can have accessibility options such as tap-to-hear, speech-to-text, real-time language translation, etc.