When you have a great app idea – but don’t have the required tech skills to develop it, outsourcing to a mobile app development company is a great option. Once you have your app feature spec written & wireframes created, an app development companies roll is to get the app made & published . These app development agencies take your requirements and details about your app and will then do everything from the design, development to the deployment of your app. I’ve successfully published over 430+ apps by outsourcing all the development work to app development companies in India, Eastern Europe & beyond.

Without tech skills (which many of us don’t have!), app development outsourcing is the most efficient way to publish an app on the Android Play Store or the Apple Appstore.

Many mobile app development companies also offer packages which include the maintenance and monitoring of your app as well. Whether you want to deploy your app on the server or on the cloud they have got you covered, as these days many apps include not only the app itself, but store data on the cloud also.

Cost & language used to make an app

Your mobile app development company may charge you according to the type of app you want and the technology stack that you want your app to be developed on. They will suggest to you the best technology that should be feasible for your app and they will suggest to you the latest technology stack that is working well.

If you’re going to make an iPhone or iPad app, your need a Swift developer.

If you’re going to make an Android app, you’ll need a Java developer.

Cost is based on various factors. The two biggest ones are what country the app is being made in (India will have cheaper hourly rates compare to the USA) and how complicated your app will be to make.

Where to find app developers

The largest outsourcing website is www.upwork.com This is were I recommend to search for an app development agency. You’ll find developers from all over the world here.

Benefits of App Development Outsourcing

By app development outsourcing to India, Dubai, or Asia you can get a lot of benefits which can have a lot of positive effects on your actual work. App development outsourcing can increase your product quality, decrease your costs and shorten your time to market which means you can launch your app much more shortly and easily.

If you do your app development outsourcing right then it can be cost-effective and profitable for you and also it can save a lot of time for your actual core business.

Here are some of the key benefits:

• Industry Expertise: Due to having implemented multiple similar projects the mobile app development companies have extensive knowledge and expertise in different business domains and tech solutions have a better understanding of app requirements, priority app features and primary goals of the apps with different domains as well as how to solve common issues with popular and latest technologies rapidly and aptly.

There can be multiple issues with the app and the server or cloud its running on. Suppose you have an e-commerce mobile and if your app crashes after some time of its launch and you are not able to offer whatever services that you were offering through it. What would you do?

In that scenario, if you had outsourced your app and you had monitoring and maintenance services in your package then the app development company who is monitoring your app won’t let your app crash in the first place but even if your app crashed then you can contact them and get your issue resolved.

The highly qualified teams of the app development agency can seamlessly bring the knowledge and experience that can help you grow your app rapidly and easily which otherwise would be much more time-consuming and expensive.

• Scalability and a Large-Scale Talent Pool: Developing an app is not a one-person job, a whole team is required for it with people with different domains and technology stake and even from different departments. Especially when it’s a large app of some other business or company then it becomes a bit more difficult to choose the right people for the job. The app development agencies have a wide range of IT professionals under their roof including BA, QA, Data Engineer, DevOps, App Developers and more (these are all technical names of the people with different positions and domains). All these specialists can’t be easily hired for a one-time job for a limited period.

The mobile app development companies all over the world, including India, Asia etc, can easily provide and scale up and down the team that is required to meet the project needs. In the end, the team members who are handling the project can easily be replaced or removed from the project by the app development company if needed due to any reasons and because of that project and its progress won’t be affected.

• Cost-Effectiveness: Outsourcing your app can be so much cost-effective for you than hiring a complete team of developers. Skillful developers can cost you less on some platforms regardless of their place of living. Because of this reason outsourcing becomes the most followed technique for the companies having offices in Silicon Valley, New York or other places which are pretty expensive to rent or to live in. There is no need to maintain a complete office and bear the costs associated with other mandatory things like the equipment, maintenance and electricity bills etc. The app development agencies have can have their employees working for them anywhere – including India, Asia, Dubai. Australia – and they pay them hourly. You just have to outsource your app and the rest will be done by them.

• Less Management Hassle: When you outsource your app it means that you don’t have to worry about the work and time at which you have to launch your app it’s the responsibility of that app development company that is developing your app and you don’t need to waste your time in hiring and managing so many people at the same time it’s all their work. You can better focus on your business development and your ongoing operations; however, you can appoint an assistant or somebody else to monitor and analyze the outputs shown by the app development company and report that information to you. Also, that person can handle any other problems faced during the development of the app after consulting with you.

Steps to Hire an App Development Outsourcing Company

First, you need to google and find out the best outsourcing app development companies that are available in your region or online if you want to outsource your app remotely. As I mentioned, I recommend www.upwork.com for app development in India, Eastern Europe, Asia & beyond.

Step 01: Know Your Requirements According to Your Idea

You need to have a detailed and complete list of requirements and features that you want in your app. Grab our starter kit here to get started.

Step 02: Find a Great App Development Agency

You need to search and select the best possible app development company and you need to decide its type whether you want a company which is your region or you want an offshore company.

Step 03: Check their Portfolio and Reviews

Before contacting any app development company, you first need to check their previous work and portfolio and check their reviews on the internet about their professionalism and previous work. This is very impotant.

Step No 04: Select Service Type

For outsourcing your app you’ll need to choose between a dedicated team for a bunch of projects, a one-time project-based team and other services that you need along with the development of your app i.e., Deployment of the app and its monitoring and maintenance etc.

Step 05: Choose a Package

App development companies offer a wide range of packages which vary in price according to your requirement and the extra services you need. the price depends both on your app design & also on the country you choose. India will usually be cheaper than the USA or Western Europe.

Conclusion: Outsourcing can be the key to an awesome new app that you want to get developed. According to a report by Coding Sans, almost 63% of the companies have polled that they have outsourced their software/app development work fully or some part of it in one of their surveys and almost 60% of them were satisfied with the outcome. Even the big tech companies like Facebook, Google, Microsoft etc. have outsourced their work to remote developers in the past and they do it to date.

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