The Top 40 App development tools & resources in 2021

A lot goes into making a great iPhone and Android app. Here is the list of my favourite app development tools to work with.

40 Top App development tools

developer

Testflight – The easiest way to get your app running on your device before its published.

AppCooker – Probably the best wireframing app in the business.

xCode – The program you use to make iPhone and iPad apps.

graphics

Shutterstock.com – Great option for monthly plans, DL 25 graphics a day.

Graphicriver – Tons of graphics on here too.

Photoshop – The bad ass of all graphic editing programs.

testico.net – A fast way to check if your icon will look great on an iPhone.

dafont.com – Probably the best font site on the planet.

99 Designs A great place to find really good artists & icon designs.

affiliates

Georiot.com Update this with all your affiliate networks and generate one global URL. So handy.

audio

Audacity – A great free program to edit sounds.

Audiojungle – My first port of call for music and sound effects. Great site.

fiverr.com – If there anything you cannot buy on this site for $5??! Love this site.

adcompanies

Chartboost – Great for direct deals, nags and more screens. One of my favouites.

Playhaven – Great for changing ad types dynamically. I use this a lot.

Applovin – The new kid on the block. Email: david.gaballa@applovin.com and mention me to get access.

Revmob – Probably the easiest and fastest to set up of the bunch.

Admob – Good banner ads with great fill rates. Definitely a convert.

Vungle – Video ads with higher than average eCPMs. Check it out!

Flurry – An ad solution for non game apps. Worth trying for sure.

education

Udemy – HUGE portal with online technology courses of all types.

Ray Wenderlich – Great tutorials for iOS Developers, highly recommended.

The App Starter Kit – Grab your App Starter Kit here.

Hire an App Consultant here.

Gamesbrief.com – A great site to stay up to date with the games world. Must read!

keywords

Sensor Tower – A REALLY useful website to research and track keywords.

Appcod.es – Another site definitely worth looking into for keyword research.

market

iTunes – The online shop for iPhone and iPad apps

Topappcharts.com – A great site to research app trends

analytics

Appfigures – Great way to get daily updates on your app sales.

Appannie.com – One of my favourite app reporting sites.

Appbot.co – App reviews for all over the world direct to your email. Genius.

multi

Nextpeer – Multiplayer made easy. And great customer support.

buying

Chupamobile.com – Tons of source code here to reskin. Must visit.

Apptopia.com – A place to buy and sell published apps. A wider cost range.

Sellmyapp.com – Even more source code here to reskin. Lots of interesting options.

hiring

oDesk – A great MASSIVE outsourcing site. Find any skills you need. Adore it.

conferences

Casual Connect – Very interesting app conferences held all over the world. I went to one in Germany.

GDC – The big game developers conference in San Francisco. Where it all happens.

Meetup.com – A great way to schedule and meet local app developers.So that’s my list of the Top 40 App Companies that I can’t live without. Got an alternative option to one of the tools mentioned here? Did I miss something altogether? Let me know in the comments so that I can get to know more tools and maybe even improve how I’m running my business!