Development for Mobile Devices

We offer highly professional mobile development services, whether it is helping you turn your ideas into an iPhone/iPad app, developing Android apps from your plans and designs or porting your BlackBerry app to new platforms and markets. We can develop for iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Android, Symbian and many other smartphone platforms, using our years of experience to guide you into the mobile app market.

• The Market
• Benefits of professional development
• Services
• Approach & process
• Examples

The market

The mobile application market is growing at an amazing pace. Initially driven by the iPhone app explosion, in recent years it has gone from a novel idea to a vibrant market, and appears set to dominate the software market in the years to come. Already, Apple’s AppStore offers almost a quarter of a million iPhone apps, with many thousands of Android apps and a growing number of BlackBerry apps available through their stores.

A recent report, commissioned by independent app store GetJar.com, revealed some of these exciting trends about the mobile application market.

• Mobile app downloads are growing by 92% per year
• By 2012, offdeck paid apps (sold direct to customers) will be the largest source of revenue in the mobile app market
• In 2009 mobile operators accounted for 60% of revenue for mobile app developers, by 2012 it will be less than 23% as sales are increasingly direct to end users
• Revenue opportunities in Europe will grow from $1.5 billion in 2009 to $8.5 billion in 2012
• Revenue opportunities in North America will grow from $2.1 billion in 2009 to $6.7 billion in 2012

Analysts agree: apps are big business!

Benefits of professional development

Mobile app development is a relatively open market, as production and distribution costs are lower than for traditional software. There are many mobile developers in the market, and as a customer it can be hard to distinguish professionals like Lemberg with proven track records from amateurs that will provide no value for their fee.

Using amateurs only saves money in the short term. Working with professionals like Lemberg will save money and stress in the medium to long term, leading to more profitable applications for you.

Services

Our team have been iPhone developers since the device was launched in 2007 developing iPhone apps and apps for other platforms for the Medical industry, Business use, Healthcare & Fitness, Education, Security Solutions, Media streaming, Weather and R&D. We’ve worked with leading London agencies and other clients across the UK, Europe and the USA. We also have experience in cross platform mobile app development and more than a decade of experience in other web and software development with many satisfied customers.

Lemberg offers three areas of service for mobile applications:

Consulting

Advising and planning for development of iPhone apps, Android apps, Blackberry apps and apps for other platforms. This service includes:

• Conceptual planning and feasibility assessment for new app ideas with our London based experts
• Complete research reports looking into the market for the proposed app
  • Analysis of target audiences
  • Technical assessment of how complex implementation will be achieved
  • Business risks and opportunities
• Complete functional and technical specifications for apps
• Troubleshooting usability or popularity problems for existing apps

App development and submission

This service includes app development to a technical and functional specification we have created together or provided by the customer. We use leading knowledge sharing technology within our team to help us combine our skills in all areas and offer a smooth and seamless service. The service includes:

• Development of the app, to time, scope and cost specified
  • Information Architecture (IA)
  • Coding
  • QA and testing
• Submission to the Apple App store, Android Market, BlackBerry App World and other app stores
• Warranty and support of the app as it is adopted by users

Porting & reimplementation

If you already have a mobile app and want to extend it to new mobile platforms, we can help you smoothly expand your market and customer base. We can also reengineer or update your application to support new features in hardware or software platforms.

Approach & process

We carefully consider the needs of each new client, to understand where they need our help. If you have a new idea, we will guide you through scoping, specifying, building and testing it then bringing it to market. If you already know what you want and have wireframes, designs and technical specifications then we can dive straight into coding. We also work with design and creative agencies, working as a technical partner to develop iPhone apps and software for other platforms for their clients and customers.

To help us keep track of the project and to help our customers understand where we are in the process of development, we use the following tools:

• Balsamiq Mockups for prototyping
• Secure SVN for code storage and version control
• Basecamp for project management
• Mantis BT for bug tracking
• Flurry for mobile analytics

Examples

• Hello Messenger

  

• HealthCalcs

  

• uTalk

  

• SleepWave

  

• Dictaphone for Android