Lessons from the top Mobile Apps

Mobile developers can learn a lot from the top apps. They can discover the reasons behind the success and popularity of these apps. Developers need to look at the features in these top apps, which made them beautiful and functional, as well as caused their success. They can note down these lessons and apply to own projects.   

There are differences between the experiences of Mobile and the Web 

Many developers agree it that mobile devices differ from the web. Still, developers often ignore some important elements while designing interface for mobile applications. Let us take an example of updated and redesigned Google+ app for both Android and iOS devices. 

The native app experience is quite different and unique from the desktop experience. There are some common things, but the app is built to provide an ease of operation. All elements, such as images, icons and navigation provide a great user experience.

A simple method to display details

Some apps have to display complicated sets of details. The app StockTouch showcases a very simple way to display many streams of details. The app offers a birds-eye view of lots of data-sets related to stocks of different companies. Taping on a group zooms in more stocks, and taping on a specific stock brings more detail. Each stock uses colors to show up its movements. 

A beautiful way to format texts 

There can a better way to format text as used in the app News.me. Many apps display texts in ugly-looking format, but this app is great example of how an app can still make texts look beautiful. When you read an article through this app, you really feel to read it. Other apps like Instapaper, Pocket, Readability and Flipboard also use similar motifs, but News.me is completely unique. 

Android apps can look better than iPhone apps

Most users think that iOS apps are better looking than Android apps. It may be true for some apps, but if you use the app Evernote for Android, you will say that Android app can also look better than iPhone apps.

 

Mobile apps can be better than Desktop

If you use the app Spotify—available for both Android and iOS— you will say that mobile apps can also provide better experience than their desktop versions. This app for iPad is even impressive because it offers better experience than its phone and desktop versions. 

There are hundreds of other top apps. Developers can learn many things from these apps, but remember it that learning does not mean copying things as they are.