Author: phil

December 21, 2022

Choosing Native Apps over Hybrid Apps

Native apps are applications that are specifically developed for a specific mobile operating system, such as iOS for Apple devices or Android for devices using the Android operating system. On the other hand, hybrid apps are applications that are developed using web technologies and can be run on multiple platforms.

There are several reasons why native apps are often considered to be better than hybrid apps. Here are a few:

Performance: Native apps are designed specifically for the operating system they are built for, which means they can take advantage of all the features and capabilities of the device. This results in better performance and a smoother user experience. Hybrid apps, on the other hand, rely on a web browser to run and may not be able to fully utilize the device’s capabilities, leading to slower performance and a less seamless user experience.
User experience: Native apps are designed with the specific user interface guidelines of the operating system in mind, which means they tend to have a more intuitive and consistent user experience. Hybrid apps, on the other hand, may not always adhere to the same guidelines and may feel less native to the user.
Access to device features: Native apps have full access to the device’s capabilities and can make use of features such as the camera, GPS, and push notifications. Hybrid apps may not have the same level of access and may not be able to take full advantage of these features.
Offline functionality: Native apps can function offline, whereas hybrid apps may require an internet connection to function properly. This can be a significant advantage for native apps in situations where there is limited or no internet access.
Security: Native apps have an added layer of security since they are installed directly on the device and do not rely on a web browser. This can make them less vulnerable to attacks or data breaches.

Overall, native apps tend to offer a better user experience, better performance, and greater access to device features and offline functionality. However, it is worth noting that hybrid apps can be a good option for businesses looking to quickly develop and deploy an app across multiple platforms without the need for separate native app development for each platform.

October 20, 2020

TabUp – An app developed by Pioneer and invested in by Pitbull!

For the guest experience it’s… “game changing.”

Through their own mobile devices, guests can order and keep ordering for their on premise table, cabana or any specific location they may be. Extend your existing service and increase revenue, decrease costs all while keeping the very best staff busy and making more money. The guests order more often, receive the best service; the cost/benefits are astounding.

Pioneer (New York based App Development) has partnered up with Hermit Crab Technologies to create an iOS and Android application that is quickly being adopted by restaurants and venues across the United States. With exciting new features, Pitbull has jumped on board and invested into the platform as well!

Core Features:

QR Coded Locations: TabUp uses QR Codes to uniquely identify the guests’ ordering location on premises, whether it’s a table, dock, cabana, or any other place where service can be provided. It’s inexpensive, easy to implement, and everyone is familiar with them.
Order Sharing: This process gives guests the choice to order from their own device on a shared tab, eliminating the requirement to use one device. Order Sharing accelerates the ordering process and give guests a better experience.
Built in two-way communication: Enhanced communication with guests that take a longer distance or more time to service improves the guest experience. Marketplace POS systems do not offer two way communication.
Guest Controlled Check Splitting: Servers don’t like splitting checks and guests don’t like waiting for their check to be split. TabUp gives guests the power to split the check on their own, saving everyone time and hassle.
Open Tab Technology: Other services require every round to be closed out and paid for prior to being submitted. This is frustrating and limits revenue. With open tab technology the guest experience is enhanced.

App Screenshots:

Are you looking to create an app? Check out why you should here

September 20, 2020

If You Don’t Have These Apps on Your Phone Are You a Real New Yorker?

If you’re a New Yorker, you’ll definitely recognize the apps on this list. And, chances are, you’ll have most of them on your phone.

Without further ado, here are a few of the most popular apps in New York City:

Seamless

Seamless is a food delivery app that every New Yorker is sure to have. It’s a super simple way to order delivery right from your phone, straight to your door! The platform is intuitive, visually pleasing, and well…seamless! With hundreds of restaurant options, Seamless offers just about every kind of cuisine you could possibly want.

Citizen

The Citizen app “is a personal safety network that empowers you to protect yourself and the people and places you care about” (Citizen). Essentially, Citizen sends you personalized local safety alerts (about incidents like robberies, fires, etc.) in real time – so you can stay safe! It’s an incredibly helpful app, and one of the most commonly used in NYC.

Citymapper

Citymapper is a public transit app that will help you safely and efficiently move from one location to another. With many accolades, including Apple’s Apps of the Year 2013-2017, Citymapper is a must-have.

Grooop

Grooop is the app to keep you safe at all times. With the ability to share your location with your friends and family at all times, you can safely meet up with new people without your friends having to worry. Now you never have to feel unsafe running errands alone again!

Citi bike

Don’t have access to a car? Not a problem! Citi bike is an app that lets you locate bikes to ride so you can get to where you need to be faster.

Uber

Uber is THE app to get you where you need to be safer and faster. Whether it’s coming home from the grocery store, or from the bar, you can enjoy your ride to your front door comfortably and safely.

Sooo…We have to ask: Are you a real New Yorker? How many apps do you have? Let us know in the comments below.

PS – Want to build the next big app? Contact us for a free quote. We’re a top New York City App Development Agency and would love to learn more about what you’re working on.

September 3, 2020

5 Reasons Why You Should Develop a Mobile App

Have you been thinking about developing a mobile app?

Here at Pioneer Applications (a top New York City app development company), we think a lot about developing mobile apps too. And, we know how much of a careful deliberation it can be. Yet, we also know how profitable, rewarding, and valuable mobile applications are for both business owners and individuals.

So, here’s the push you need to go ahead and get started.

Reason One: Now’s the PERFECT time to get started.

Let’s face it: Phones, technology, and mobile apps are becoming a major part of how we exist. The reality is that consumers are downloading apps at extremely high rates. In fact, in 2019, there were over 204 billion mobile app downloads! This number has been steadily growing, and is predicted to continue growing.

Reason Two: You can seriously increase your revenue.

Between paid downloads and in-app advertisements, apps have the potential to be HIGHLY profitable. In 2023, mobile apps are projected to generate more than 935 billion U.S. dollars. Needless to say, that’s a LOT of money ready to be earned.

Reason Three: Mobile Apps are Co-Vid Proof.

As we’ve seen throughout this global pandemic, a lot of industries are beginning to crumble. The mobile app industry is not one of those industries. Despite our economy being severely shaken, mobile apps continue to be used and created with great success. This success includes app development in New York! The future of business must be Co-Vid proof, and mobile apps already are!

Reason Four: Mobile apps are an especially effective way to reach millennials.

Listen to this: 76 percent of millennials say their phone is useless without mobile apps.

Useless! 76 percent!!

Additionally, 74 percent of millennials open an app when bored.

If you’re trying to reach millennials, developing an app is absolutely essential.

Reason Five: Apps are an opportunity to provide additional value to your customers.

If you’re running a business, consider developing an app with your customer in mind. What would be useful for them? If you create something that’s user-friendly, convenient, and genuinely helpful, you have an opportunity to build positive customer relationships.

Apps help businesses grow all the time; read about one example here!

So…What are you waiting for?

Still not convinced your brand should go mobile? Read more here!

July 3, 2019

NYC First Responders using Technology to help Save Lives

New York City, N.Y. (Pioneer Mobile Applications) — EMTs and Paramedics in the New York City 911 system have been increasing efficiency of patient care and transport with the help of technology that is right in their pockets. The Mobile MDT app which is available for both Apple iPhones & iPads and Android devices allows first responders to quickly open up the app and show the nearest hospitals based on your location.

With over 60 hospitals in the New York City 911 system, there are a wide variety of hospitals that take different types of patients. Through the Mobile MDT app, you can easily browse, filter, and sort through hospitals based on different criteria; allowing you to find the best hospital facility for your patient.

Navigate the city faster and easier
In crowded cities such as New York, sometimes ambulances can be stuck in traffic for over 45 minutes. With the technology provided inside of the app, ETAs (estimated time of arrivals), distances, traffic conditions, and directions are automatically calculated. This aids in decreasing the amount of time it takes from an incident to the hospital.

With hundreds of locations accessible with the tap of a finger, you can view satellite, hybrid, and standard map imagery for any hospital, firehouse, EMS station, or police precinct. Users have the ability to map all of the relative locations to see where they are throughout the city.

Pre-hospital Resources
A decent amount of time is spent with patients in the pre-hospital setting. This makes it important to be able to make clinical decisions with ease. In the protocol section of the Mobile MDT app, first responders can quickly reference General Operating Procedures and Advance Life Support (ALS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) protocols.

To help understand the patient’s medical history, the app offers quick access to “Drug Lookup”, where you can find what medications are used for. Along with this, there is quick access feature for the MCI Guide and a Pre-hospital Notification Cheat Sheet.

Other Resources

Hundreds of resources easily accessible

– Push Notifications (allowing users to receive real time alerts and updates)
– Work schedule/calendar with note taking ability
– Frequently used telephone numbers
– 10-Codes
– Payroll schedule

Download
iPhones/iPads: Click Here
Androids: Click Here

Make the Mobile MDT app available for your 911 system!

Looking to have the Mobile MDT app for your city, organization, or agency? Contact us at contact@rapidsizeup.com or visit our site

**RapidSizeUp is a suite of mobile applications for first responders operated and maintained by Pioneer Mobile Applications

By: Phil Scarfi — Founder @ Pioneer Mobile Applications

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June 4, 2019

Mobile MDT – NYFD Now Available for Android!

The Mobile MDT – NYFD application that has been used as the #1 resource for New York City EMS is now available for Android Devices!

Download on the Google Play Store here

iPhone user? Download on the Apple App Store

The Mobile MDT is the go-to app for everything you need as a first responder in NYC’s 9-11 System.
Features Include:

-Nearest Hospitals for each Category
-List of all NYC Hospitals
-Hospital info such as address, accepting categories, ETAs, and distance from your current location
-Easily get directions to each location
-Platoon Schedule/Calendar with Pay Day & ability to add notes (Shift Calendar)!
-Quickly filter through hospitals based on category, name, number, and distance
-Useful resources including: BLS/ALS/CFR Protocols, Medication Search, Telephone Numbers, EMS Stations, Police Precincts, & Firehouses, EMS, Fire, and PD 10-Codes, Alarm Assignments, Overtime Payout Chart and much more.

If there are any issues, questions, feedback, or suggestions, please contact us at contact@pioneerapplications.com

September 11, 2018

Mobile MDT – NYFD – An app for New York City First Responders

Mobile MDT – The #1 Resource for first responders in the New York City Fire

Department (FDNY) and others in New York City’s 911 System.

The Mobile MDT is the go-to app for everything you need as a first responder in NYC’s 9-11 System.

Features Include:
-Nearest Hospitals for each Category
-List of all NYC Hospitals
-Hospital info such as address, accepting categories, ETAs, and distance from your current location
-Easily get directions to each location
-Platoon Schedule/Calendar with Pay Day & ability to add notes (Shift Calendar)!
-Quickly filter through hospitals based on category, name, number, and distance
-Useful resources including: BLS/ALS/CFR Protocols, Medication Search, Telephone Numbers, EMS Stations, Police Precincts, & Firehouses, EMS, Fire, and PD 10-Codes, Alarm Assignments, Overtime Payout Chart and much more.

Download here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mobile-mdt-nyfd/id1251028336?mt=8

See any wrong information or have suggestions on more features? Contact us at contact@pioneerapplications.com

***Disclaimer: This application is in no way affiliated or meant to represent any city organization. This application was created with the sole intention of providing first responders with quickly accessible resources that are needed every day. Always check with your dispatcher and/or MDT that information is correct.

September 11, 2018

NYC Fire Box Locator App – New York City Fire Department (FDNY)

NYCFireBox: Mapping Fire Box Locations from the New York City Fire Department

The team at Pioneer has created an application for finding fire box locations in the City of New York.

The NYCFireBox App provides detailed map and satellite imagery for New York City Fire Department Box Locations. When viewing box locations, you can also see the nearest firehouses and EMS stations to that box location. Easily search fire box numbers to see where exactly they are in the city of New York. Along with this, you can view the locations on a map, get directions, and view a rundown of nearby firehouses in the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). Lookup fire alarm box locations

Download now at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nycfirebox/id1377737408?mt=8

September 11, 2018

Boston Fire Box App – Boston Fire Department

BostonFireBox: Mapping Fire Box Locations from the Boston Fire Department

The team at Pioneer has created an application for finding fire box locations in the City of Boston.

The BostonFireBox App provides detailed map and satellite imagery for Boston Fire Department Box Locations. When viewing box locations, you can also see the nearest firehouses to that box location. Easily search fire box numbers to see where exactly they are in the city of Boston. Along with this, you can view the locations on a map, get directions, and view a rundown of nearby firehouses in the Boston Fire Department.

Download now at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bostonfirebox/id1420661798?mt=8

About Pioneer

Pioneer Mobile Applications is a one stop shop for bringing your app idea to life. It is our mission to provide personal, affordable, & reliable app development for individuals, organizations, and businesses by being with our customers from the idea stage to launch and everything in-between!

With several years of expert mobile app development experience, United States app design and development company, Pioneer Mobile Applications is committed to the success of our clients. Whether your business is at the idea stage, currently in development, or already has a million users, Pioneer Mobile Applications can help create an affordable, reliable, and beautiful experience for your users. As a United States app design and development company, Pioneer Applications prides itself on being a full service development agency. We don’t just make apps, we will take a simple idea and create an application personalized for your business. Our goal is to ensure that our clients are succeeding. We accomplish this by providing idea conceptualization, market validation, app design (user experience & user interface), iOS, Android, and web development, testing, and marketing! We are constantly keeping up with new technology as it comes along to be sure that your app is using the latest, most cutting edge tech. United States mobile app design and development agency, Pioneer Applications is a United States based organization that is a team player on every project both small and large.

We have over 5+ years experience working with all different types of clients such as BuzzFeed, UMass Amherst, All in One Music Applications and many more! Our strategic process provides quick turn around times which lets us keep development costs down, saving our clients money!!

Services

iOS & Android: We have multiple developers on hand to build your iOS and Android Applications. The code we create is always clean and easily understandable by other developers.

UI/UX: Design is a very important thing. Our User Interface and User Experience developers make sure that your app is beautiful and easy to navigate through. We’ll help you out with branding and ensuring your app is recognizable!

Project Management: When there are a bunch of different moving parts, things can get messy. Our project managers makes sure everyone is on the same page and getting their work done as efficiently as possible.

Sales & Marketing: We don’t stop once we’re finished developing the app; we want to make sure that your app gets users on it and help you get featured in the App Store. Our sales and marketing experts will help you get the word out and acquire users!

Our Process

Conceptualize, Validate, Brand, Develop, Test, Launch, Promote

August 28, 2018

Submitting to Apple Checklist

Here’s a brief checklist of things to make sure you have when submitting your app to the Apple App Store! For whatever reason, Apple almost always uses an iPad to test applications (yes, even if its an iPhone app). So make sure that your app functions fine on a 4 inch screen

App Store Screenshot Sizes:

Note: When taking screenshots, make sure you are using a none iPhone X screenshot (unless the screenshot is specifically for the iPhone X)

Mandatory Sizes:

5.5 Inches Screen Size –> Either 1242px x 2208px (Portrait) or 2208px x 1242px (Landscape)
12.9 Inches (if your app is available for iPads) –> 2048px x 2732px (Portrait) or 2732px x 2048px (Landscape)
5.8 Inches (Optional, but good if your app displays differently for the iPhone X) –> 1125px x 2436px (Portrait) or 2436px x 1125px (Landscape)

Here’s a complete list of all devices, sizes, and dimensions for reference

Device	Size	Portrait dimensions (pixels)	Landscape dimensions (pixels)
iPad Pro	12.9 inches	2048px × 2732px	2732px × 2048px
iPad Pro	10.5 inches	1668px × 2224px	2224px × 1668px
iPad	9.7 inches	1536px × 2048px	2048px × 1536px
iPad mini	7.9 inches	1536px × 2048px	2048px × 1536px
iPhone X	5.8 inches	1125px × 2436px	2436px × 1125px
iPhone 8 Plus	5.5 inches	1242px × 2208px	2208px × 1242px
iPhone 8	4.7 inches	750px × 1334px	1334px × 750px
iPhone 7 Plus	5.5 inches	1242px × 2208px	2208px × 1242px
iPhone 7	4.7 inches	750px × 1334px	1334px × 750px
iPhone 6s Plus	5.5 inches	1242px × 2208px	2208px × 1242px
iPhone 6s	4.7 inches	750px × 1334px	1334px × 750px
iPhone SE	4 inches	640px × 1136px	1136px × 640px
Apple Watch	42 mm	312px × 390px	390px × 312px
Apple Watch	38 mm	272px × 340px	340px × 272px

App Store Icon (1024px x 1024px)
App Store Title
App Store Subtitle
Keywords (up to 100 characters)
Support URL
Description (up to 4000 characters)
Test Login Username and Password
Notes (optional, but it’s always good to describe the purpose of your company and the app to the reviewer)