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65 Web and Mobile App Analytics Tools

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 65 Web and Mobile App Analytics Tools

Do you want to know how well that change to your user onboarding process or new growth hack is performing? A good analytics tool can tell you. An analytics tool is must-have for every website and mobile app business. If you don’t know what’s going on in your app, you can’t improve. So here at Autosend we put together a list of 65 tools that will help you track everything in your web and mobile apps. Let’s get to it!

Analytics tools for cross-platform apps (works for mobile and web apps)

If you have both a website and mobile app, the easiest thing to use is a cross-platform analytics tool. A cross-platform tool helps cut time spent on integration and gives you a full view of everything happening in your apps in one place. If you want simplicity, fast implementation, and a tool to use on any other platform you add later, choose a cross-platform app analytics tool. (Remember to keep scrolling for web app and mobile app specific tools) Here are a few options: Continue reading →

How to Onboard Users with Email, SMS, & Push

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How to Onboard Users with Email, SMS, & Push

Great user onboarding can turn a mediocre app into a cash cow. So it’s important to help users get value from your app as soon as possible. Even with a subpar UI, smart onboarding can help users understand your app quickly. With just a bit of A/B testing, creativity, and well-timed app notifications you can increase user engagement, user retention, and most importantly app revenue. To get your juices flowing, here’s a few ways you can use event-triggered email, SMS, and push messages to onboard your mobile and web app users in minutes. Continue reading →

15 A/B Testing Tools for Mobile Apps

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15 A/B Testing Tools for Mobile Apps

Successful mobile app makers learn what works. And one way they learn is by repeatedly testing and optimizing. No matter if you have a live app or you’re about to launch, mobile app A/B testing tools can give you the information to retain, engage, and onboard your mobile app users properly. Ever wondered if your users would buy more in-app purchases if the “Buy” button was blue? or If your users prefer the blue background in your game versus the red background? You need to A/B test to find out. Continue reading →

Life as a Mobile App Freelancer Q&A

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Life as a Mobile App Freelancer Q&A

Almost every app developer spends their day at work daydreaming about making their own apps or freelancing. But a lot of them don’t know how to get started. Unfortunately, many mobile app freelancers are too busy to share their wisdom. So we reached out to Rui Peres at Codeplease and asked questions about his daily life as an app freelancer. We wanted to know things like how hard it is to find freelance work and what an app freelancer spends most of his/her time doing. We’ve already talked about where to find client work as an app freelancer and the secrets the top agencies use to get clients. If you’re thinking about becoming a mobile app freelancer, this is a must read. Heck, maybe you’ll be inspired to start taking on freelance work yourself (even if it’s just part time). Continue reading →

15 Ways to Keep App Users Hooked

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15 Ways to Keep App Users Hooked

It’s hard keeping your users interested. They’re picky and it’s not hard to see why. There are so many apps available and it’s simple for them to just delete one and download another. So how can app makers keep the interest of users that are swamped with a million things to do and so many other apps to distract them? You can find a way to hook your users. Think about it. According to Google, the average user downloads about Continue reading →

5 Ways to Boost Mobile User Engagement with Groups

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5 Ways to Boost Mobile User Engagement with Groups

The only thing harder than getting users to download your app, is keeping them interested. In fact, only 26% of users keep the apps they download. This is why successful app development teams focus on app engagement more than downloads. But improving mobile user engagement is hard. This is why you need a easy way to get big gains. One of the easiest ways to improve mobile user engagement is with groups. Continue reading →

36 Places Mobile App Freelancers Can Find Clients

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36 Places Mobile App Freelancers Can Find Clients

One of the biggest pains about being a freelance mobile app developer is finding clients. But you have to do it.

If you want to start freelance work or grow your mobile app freelance business, there’s no definitive list of places to find clients…until now.

I put together a list of about 36 websites where you can find new clients. If you think I forgot a quality site just let me know and I’ll add your suggestion to the list.

P.S. If you need to hire a freelance app developer yourself, feel free to use this list. Continue reading →

8 Ways Web and Mobile Devs Can Win on Sites Like oDesk

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8 Ways Web and Mobile Devs Can Win on Sites Like oDesk

Have you tried getting clients on sites like oDesk or eLance? How’d that work out for you? If you charge a market rate as a mobile or web app freelancer, it probably didn’t go well. That’s ok. There are other ways to get good clients that will pay what you’re worth. The best part is, you can still find them on these sites. You just have to tailor your services to this crowd. Here’s how you can earn real money and clients in marketplaces like Elance, Odesk, Fivver, etc. Continue reading →

How to Get Your Mobile Apps Tested

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How to Get Your Mobile Apps Tested

Ashli’s Note: This is a guest post about third-party mobile app testing by Ilie Ghiciuc. Third-party testing can be very helpful if you’re swamped or value a second opinion. Consider third-party testing for your next project. Enjoy! Few people realize testing is the most costly and painful part of app development. Mobile app Quality Assurance includes functional testing, integration testing, app performance, and user experience.

Organizing and understanding the testing process

A mobile app is an elaborate product and so is the testing process. While working on multi-platform apps at Thinslices, we’ve set up thorough systems to test products. They help us keep track of the whole effort and extract huge benefits. Continue reading →

12 TestFlight Alternatives for iOS, Android & Windows Devs

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12 TestFlight Alternatives for iOS, Android & Windows Devs

Over the years, Test Flight became a tool mobile app developers relied on. But their recent acquisition and termination of Android support has developers looking for alternatives. Getting your beta to testers with ease is important. But some platforms, particularly iOS, make the process a hassle. There are many predictions about Apple’s future plans for Test Flight. But for now we’ll focus on Test Flight alternatives for iOS, Android, and Windows developers. P.S. There’s a comparison chart below from Eastern Peak Software, make sure to check it out. Continue reading →

21 Real Mobile App Marketing Lessons From App Developers

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21 Real Mobile App Marketing Lessons From App Developers

The stats and the theoretical app marketing techniques from “experts” are aplenty. But what you really want to know is how the people in the trenches are marketing their mobile apps. What are their marketing secrets? What improves their app user engagement and user retention? What techniques do the other app developers use to increase their app ratings?

If you really want to know what works, here’s 21 mobile app marketing stories from the app development teams themselves. Continue reading →

6 Marketing Secrets from Top Mobile Developer Agencies

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6 Marketing Secrets from Top Mobile Developer Agencies

There are plenty of people looking to get apps made. But the truth is, there are actually plenty of developers not busy and ready to work. So what’s wrong here. The problem is, indie developers, solo freelancers, and those just starting out don’t know how to get the word out about their services. So they always end up losing clients to the big guys. If you’ve ever wondered how some mobile app development agencies get more clients than others, wonder no more!  The difference is… Continue reading →

How to Double Your App Sales in a Few Hours with Partnerships

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How to Double Your App Sales in a Few Hours with Partnerships

Learn how to boost app sales by creating a mobile app developer partnership. Trying to get your app mentioned on a tech blog is a pain in the butt. Some developers earn mentions by building connections beforehand, others get coverage from cold emails, and most get ignored. And it’s not always because their app is crap. Instead of begging for a blog mention, consider climbing the charts with the help of your friendly neighborhood app developer. Think about it. You have a better shot at success with the help of a developer than you do begging for a mention that will spike your downloads and send them crashing the next day. So here are some ways developers can help each other climb the charts. Continue reading →

Triple Revenue and Make Users Love You with Clever App Ads

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Triple Revenue and Make Users Love You with Clever App Ads

Ads are annoying in apps and games. But there’s a problem, in-app advertisements are how a lot of app developers pay the rent. So how can app developers make a living without annoying mobile app users? It’s simple really. First, CHARGE FOR YOUR APP NOW (see why). Second, find more creative ways to get ads in your apps. Continue reading →

Your Mobile App Users Are Picky…And They Should Be

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Your Mobile App Users Are Picky…And They Should Be

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder app user

Great design is an interesting thing. Most people can identify great design, want to use beautifully designed products, and once conscious of it, people strive to inject even just a drop of beauty in the things they create. Yet, there are probably a larger number of people who choose to ignore this important facet. Continue reading →

Hiring Mobile App Developers? Here’s How to Get them to Join

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Hiring Mobile App Developers? Here’s How to Get them to Join

Everyone that has ever tried to hire a mobile app developer will tell you that finding someone is hard. To find someone skilled and willing to work on your project is made even more difficult with the stiff competition between deep-pocketed tech behemoths. So what’s the secret to getting that rockstar mobile app developer to join your team instead of your competitors? Continue reading →