8 great resources on how to make your first iPhone app. By Douglas Bonneville on February 12, 2010 Do you want to learn how to develop iPhone apps? I’ve compiled a short list of hiqh-quality articles and tutorials aimed at the complete novice who has at least a working understanding of what code is, or who has tinkered with HTML and CSS. The hardest part is getting started! These articles come at the topic from all angles, so read them all and get informed. How to create an iPhone/iPod Application: Lesson 1, the basics A great article with an easy app that is filled with great comments in the code. Beginners Guide iOS App Creation by Tony Bove (and 1 other) How To Hire A Great iPhone Developer. App development is not cheap, and the price will reflect the scope of the project and the skill of the developer. The base price to develop a simple app with a less experienced developer is around $20,000, while the cost of a more complex program with a seasoned developer can go upwards of $100,000.
Zachary says, "Cost varies widely by the scope of the project. For larger efforts, don't be surprised if an app costs in the range of the high five figures or the low six figures. Smaller apps might only cost $15-$30k. If you're looking for an iPhone developer that has had several years of experience... expect to pay in the range of $125 to $175 an hour for this level of talent. " Unger adds that one can "expect 80% of all professionally managed apps to cost between $25,000 and $50,000. " Nofelt cautions, "The base level price for a from-scratch project is now about $20,000 due to the level of competition. 13 Tools for Building Your Own iPhone App. This article has been updated. A more current list of tools can be found here: "30+ Tools for Building Mobile Apps. " Please visit that page instead! These days, everyone wants to build their own iPhone applications, but not everyone knows how write the code necessary in order to create them.
Fortunately, there are now a number of tools that allow non-developers the ability to create their own iPhone apps without knowing programming or scripting. Some are general-purpose app builders designed for small businesses while other target specific needs, like apps for musicians or for eBook authors. Still others let developers familiar with simpler programming languages like HTML write apps using the code they know and then will transform that code into an iPhone application which can be submitted to the iTunes Store. 1. What it Does: Sweb Apps offers an online service which lets anyone build their own iPhone apps even if they don't know how to code. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. eBookApp 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
30+ Tools for Building Mobile Apps (+ Poll!) Over a year ago, we posted a round-up of DIY mobile development tools entitled "13 Tools for Building Your Own iPhone App," which has been one of our long-standing top posts of all time. Clearly, there's interest in this area. But focusing on just "DIY" tools for just the iPhone platform is an outdated way of looking at mobile development, if we do say so ourselves. Android, Windows Phone 7, BlackBerry, Symbian and other platforms are now important considerations too, as is the mobile Web itself. Plus, there is a wide range of services supporting mobile development all the way from DIY kits up to developer-friendly, cross-platform SDKs. This week, we've rounded up over 30 services which aid in mobile app development. Mobile App Development, Services and Tools One of the problems with the original post is that it simply wasn't comprehensive enough.
Obviously, it was time for an update. Take the (BIG!) But now we're curious about one more thing: which services have you actually used? How to Build an iPhone App From Scratch (For Non-Technical People) Updated on March 10, 2014 In the beginning, apples grew on trees. But the all powerful iOverlord, Steve “I-fired-you-yesterday” Jobs was not impressed, and so set forth to bring light to the four corners of the world. Thus, Apple Inc., the philosophy was born. Although Apple became recognizable for its many high quality products, great disappointment followed and a gastrointestinal jump-start was needed.
This time putting “i” in front of a device was not going to be enough. The App The inclusion of apps gave the iPhone something that was considered so hi-tech, people actually called it trans-tech (like trans-food but without the trans-fat.) Today, each iOS app is used with a near religious significance, with the user being immediately drenched in its techno-geek spunk as soon as the app is gently caressed on their cool iPhones. What’s Your Angle? First off, you need to have an angle. How big should the objects on screen be? Also, some other things to ponder about are: Freelancers Xcode.