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Ask HN: What is needed to rapidly build mobile apps?
I am thinking of creating multiple mobile apps using HTML5 using rapid prototyping. In order to bring them to market fast I am trying to use as much outside services as possible but keep the costs as low as possible. My current list is as follows -
Backend - Parse
Visual Design - Outsource using 99 designs
Analyitcs - Flurry
Testing - Device anywhere
HTML5 application development using - Phonegap/Titanium/Sencha
What else would you add to the list? Am I missing something obvious?
- kodeshpa 15y agoZubhium - for Best distribution
- jefflinwood 15y agoPhoneGap and Titanium are mutually exclusive. Sencha would work with PhoneGap, in that you need HTML/CSS/JS to put into PhoneGap. Be careful with 99 Designs. You're more likely to get a design that will be almost impossible to implement on top of Sencha, unless you give a lot of feedback to the designers. Given the cost of getting a mobile app design there, you'll need to stay on top of the process to avoid wasting money.
- debacle 15y agohttp://www.codiqa.com/ http://www.codiqa.com/ This was posted a few days ago. I've been playing with it a bit (after having bookmarked it). It seems pretty cool.
- trapped123 15y agoThanks for all the suggestions. I am adding few more things that I forgot earlier - Stress Testing - ??? App Distribution - Zubhium App Marketing - AdMob, AppSurfer, AppBrain Also, is there some service that can provide initial validation of an idea. I need some service through which I can contact 20 users and ask them if they will use a particular app and if so how much will they pay for it and what features they would like?