The true purpose of an onboarding process is still education, but while this was once focused on helping users understand how to use the app, it has now shifted to showing users the benefit and value in using the app. And the benefit of a good onboarding process for you is happy customers who keep…
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With just 24 app icon slots on the first page of an iPhone home screen, or 28 if you have a fancy iPhone 7, creating the perfect app icon is a vital step in user adoption. I once met someone who had an app icon containing every letter of the alphabet on his homescreen, but…
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Here at AppInstitute, we’re always striving to make apps built using our app builder look as professional, sleek and modern as possible. To do this, we update our platform frequently with new design and navigation options that add a little extra to the look and feel of our apps. One of the latest editions is:…
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As a small business, one of the most important features of your App should be ensuring your customers know the basics about you. To help you do this our App Maker provides you with a beautiful ‘About Us’ tab so your customers can access all your important business information such as your address, telephone number,…
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Many SMEs simply don’t have the budget or know how to make an iPhone app from scratch (costing anywhere from £6K to £40K), which is why using an online app builder platform like AppInstitute to make an iPhone app is so appealing. Not only can you build and publish a mobile app without any coding…
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This step by step guide will show you how to make an Android app using the AppInstitute App Maker platform, and you will see how easy it is to develop your own Android app in under an hour. With 80% of internet users owning a smartphone, and 89% of mobile media time happening through mobile apps,…
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Your App name plays a huge role in the App’s success in the App stores. Think of your App name as the page title of a website. Having a strong page title helps with Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), just as having an awesome App name helps with App Store Optimisation (ASO). In a world of over three…
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One of the great features of our platform is the ability to customise your App’s appearance to match your company or brand. The Appearance tab provides two sections for you to edit: Colour Scheme and Theme Images. In this post I’ll go through each section explaining what they do and how to use them. How…
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A little unsure whether you need push notifications as part of your App strategy? Want our honest opinion? You absolutely need them. Want to know why? Push notifications act as a friendly nudge to your App users that can not only remind them of your App, but they can inform them on new information, offer…
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Once you’ve finished designing your App’s appearance and have added content you’re ready to Publish to the Google Play and Apple App Stores. When filling in information about your App there are a few things to consider to help with optimising your App to increase downloads, also know as App Store Optimisation. To help you do this we’ve…
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