Category: Essential Apps

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.

August 11, 2020

The Concept of a Personalized Mobile App

Personalized apps have been making their way into the market and are incredibly useful for selling. Whether the product is a subscription, fitness plan, skincare routine, or merely physical products, a personalized app can increase sales and provide a much more personalized and targeted experience for the consumer. So how does it work?

Personalization

There are many ways in which an app can be personalized, and it will all depend on what algorithms you or your company use, but it is possible that your app can learn to replace human recommendations. The ability to craft a skincare routine, a workout routine, etc. is all possible through an app. The big question is, how do you create an app that learns users’ preferences?

Questionnaire

The first and most straightforward way to start personalizing the app is to start with a questionnaire. For example, if you were creating a mobile app to help consumers determine what meals to cook for dinner, your questionnaire can narrow in on what a particular user would like and dislike and then offer recommendations based on their own preferences. The same goes for skincare and fitness apps.

Like and Dislike

After the initial questionnaire, you should consistently be asking for feedback on the recommendations from the user. The easiest way to do this is through a like or dislike button on each recommendation. That way, the app is continually learning about the user leading to more targeted recommendations.

Browsing Ability

The app should have the ability for users to browse products, recipes, workouts, etc. That way, you can track a user’s clicks and browsing data to provide more targeted recommendations. This is also a great way to have the user’s introduced to items that your algorithm didn’t pick up.

These were some quick tips when developing a personalized app and why a personalized app could be extremely beneficial for you or your company. If you’d like to know more about the functions and possibility of building a personalized mobile app, reach out to Pioneer, and we can help you along the way.

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June 15, 2020

How an App Can Make You Money

Mobile apps can make you money and serve many different purposes. You may have had an app built so you could communicate with your constituents more effectively, you may have had it built so you could market your products directly to your consumers or have an app used for contact tracing to help in the healthcare industry. There are so many different reasons why apps are developed, but how do you make money?

The most straightforward answer to this is charging for the app, but most people don’t want to pay for an app unless it is very targeted and specific. The other obvious answer is ad placement. Ad placement can be useful, but it can also backfire. If your users get annoyed with the constant bombardment of ads, they may delete the app and never return. There is also the issue of needing large amounts of users to make money with ad placement, requiring a significant marketing budget.

So what are some ways you can make money with your new mobile app?

In-App Purchases

In-app purchases can be one of the best ways to make money with your app consistently. The app itself is free for download, but users can opt to purchase additional content or premium access in the app.

Email Marketing

Email marketing remains the top seller in the game of marketing. 58% of people check their email first in the morning, even before social media. Some app developers opt to require a sign-in feature on their app to collect email addresses and user data. They then can email the user and begin that user in the conversion funnel or even place advertisements in the email.

Subscriptions

Subscription modeled apps can create quite the revenue for businesses and individuals. If you do go down this road, you want to make sure that you can deliver well-tailored content to ensure long-lasting subscriptions.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship can be a significant way to establish and enhance a revenue stream from a mobile app. App developers can partner with large or small organizations to build an app and provide content. App developers and the organization would then split the profits in an agreed-upon manner.

As you begin to think about app development, you’ll also want to focus on the revenue strategy for the app, as that is just as important as the construction and design of the app. Mobile apps should be developed with a revenue strategy in mind to enhance the success of the app.

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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

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By: Phil Scarfi — Founder @ Pioneer Mobile Applications

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June 8, 2018

Florence: Development in the Mobile Gaming App Industry

Florence

Can you imagine a game on your phone that had no levels, no high scores, and no way to win? Is it even a game? Florence, an app that embodies this strange concept, actually won the title of Apple’s Game of the Year in 2014, breaking ground in the app industry.

If it’s not a competitive game, then what exactly is it?

Ken Wong, the designer and app developer, created the app as an interactive story-telling game for users. His gaming company partnered with a film studio in order to create the game in which you follow the life story of the main character, Florence. As you progress in the app, you see her go through relationships and hardships, delivering an entertaining game while invoking an emotional response in users.

It definitely changes the pace of the mobile gaming atmosphere, and will be a trend to watch in years to come with further gaming app development.

Check out “Florence” in the App Store today!

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

June 2, 2018

Collections: App Development to Organize your Cluttered Camera Roll

Collections

Finally, an app developed to organize your thousands of screenshots and snapshots of important ideas and information you wanted to remember, but can no longer find in your photo albums.

App developers often have a hard time forming ideas for apps that are useful for consumers, but this idea combines organization and utilization to create a platform to help people keep track of their pictures on their mobile device- a very common problem faced by anyone with a cell phone.

Check it out on the app store: https://www.collectionsapp.co.uk

About Pioneer

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.

Our Process

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

May 24, 2018

Augmented Reality in Mobile App Development

Fantasy and Reality Collide in Mobile App Development

One of the latest trends taking over mobile app development is bringing virtual experiences to life through augmented reality.

This trend has been seen in a number of games or film editors that place virtual objects right in front of you using your mobile device’s camera. Also seen in social media, Snapchat and Instagram use facial recognition to create interactive filters. Perhaps the most expansive example of this mobile app development is Google Maps. They use satellite technology to give you step-by-step directions that use the view right in front of you through your camera. Google even recently introduced a new feature that brings a virtual fox on your screen to follow for directions.

While these technological advancements seem daunting, more and more developers have obtained the tools to integrate them into their web and mobile platforms. Using physics-based techniques, companies have increased their access to 3D technology to use your surroundings and create content based on your location. This gives those companies a whole new market in mobile app development to invent useful and powerful apps that enhance consumers’ everyday experiences. It has even been said that at the rate the technology is moving currently, it will be difficult to determine the difference between a digital and physical scene.

The possibilities of these advancements are near endless. They have already been used in games like Pokemon Go, social media platforms, as well as navigation and public transportation apps. As augmented reality progresses, it will no longer be a figure of speech to say you have the “world at your fingertips”.

May 21, 2018

Fujifilm App Development: Promoting Creativity

Fujifilm recently renovated their web platform and created a brand new app to keep inspiring photographers’ creativity.

Their new app includes articles keeping creators up-to-date with different events and photo shoots occurring, as well as giving tips and advice on photography and photo editing. They also plan to hold contests and sweepstakes to the photographic world a competitive edge and provide inspiration for users.

Download the on the App Store

May 16, 2018

UrbanMatter: Chicago and NYC App Development

UrbanMatter

Chicago mobile app developers and NYC mobile app developers have collaborated to create UrbanMatter: your all-around guide to touring the cities of New York and Chicago at your fingertips.

Whether you’re a local or in town for the weekend, the app allows you to get insider info in seconds on the best restaurants, venues, or tourist sites nearest to you. Further curating your experience, it allows fellow users of the app to give feedback on matters like cover charges, specials, the overall vibe, and even attach pictures to help users find exactly what they’re looking for.

Apart from Yelp or Tripadvisor reviews, app developers in New York and Chicago created the app to be the most user-friendly, using content for reviews that matter most to people when touring the city. Offering real-time updates from Chicago and NYC locals to Chicago and NYC locals, you will never again have to guess the daily specials at your favorite restaurant or gamble how much you’ll be charged for cover at the bars.

Download the app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/urbanmatter/id1158179046?mt=8

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May 7, 2018

Blockchain and the Mobile App Development Industry

Blockchain and the App Industry

We hear “Blockchain” all the time as the technology tracking business processes. Most major Fortune 500 companies have explored their technology, but how could Blockchain have an effect on the development of your company’s mobile app?

Blockchain,broken down, is the technology tracking every transaction, creating a “block” with a timestamp keeping records that anyone can view, but no one person can alter. This ensures that business operations are kept honest and legitimate without interference from a third party, explaining why most Fortune 500 companies and other businesses around the world use the technology for the high levels of security and confidentiality they offer.

Logically, Blockchain can play a huge role in financial transaction technology, such as Bitcoin. Many new mobile apps being launched in our modern world use technologies like Bitcoin, or something similar. This is where utilizing Blockchain comes in. Many marketplace apps are now being created, promoting social payments by means of bitcoin and digital transactions. This enables users to buy and sell goods with each purchase monitored and driven by Blockchain, tracking each exchange while securing the actual contents (money) within the exchange. In gaining recognition for its benefits, it has even been announced that iOS will now allow blockchain payment, further promoting social payment systems through mobile apps.

The reach of Blockchain technology has already extended into a vast variety of industries, but for those mobile developers who have yet to catch word, the benefits Blockchain offers are not something to overlook when creating your company’s app. This technology is the future of digital marketplaces, granting you higher degrees of consumer protection and keeping your work, as well as your consumers’ transactions, confidential. If you are looking to expand your business and go mobile, consider using the Blockchain system as you start the development of your app.