With the wide variety of things that SmartPhones can do, and with more possibilities every day, is it any wonder that these devices continue to lead the sales in the mobile device market? From games to keep you entertained in the dentist’s waiting room, maps and traffic alerts to keep you on time for an appointment, to business apps that let you work on the go, and everything in between, above, below, to the side. .. you get the idea: having a SmartPhone can be like carrying a personal assistant that can do whatever you want at your beck and call in your pocket or purse.
You’ve probably heard people say or think “I have a new idea for an app” or “There should be an app for that”. And she’s probably heard of “iPhone App Store Millionaires”—everyday people who turn their app ideas into success stories. That perfect app you have in mind could be just what thousands of other SmartPhone users are looking for. The world of smartphone app development has boasted enough success stories among hobbyist developers and small businesses in the last two years to make attempts at coming up with the next big idea worthwhile and potentially very lucrative.
Just consider Mark Carpenter, an app developer-turned-entrepreneur whose out-of-home business, Six Voices, grew out of his early development of a framework that funneled information from books and other media into a flash card-like iPhone app. Now his company is partnering with publishers and media groups to distribute information through iPhone apps using his unique framework. And there’s Lima Sky, a development team of two brothers who recently took the iPhone app store by storm, achieving over 1 million downloads of their iPhone game, Doodle Jump, at $0.99 per copy.
With the popularity of smartphone app development extending even into higher education (Stanford, UC Davis, and a handful of other universities are now incorporating smartphone app development into their curricula), it’s clear that possibilities and capabilities of smartphones and the demand for all kinds of smartphone applications – will continue to expand into every part of everyday life.
Smartphone users and app developers are full of great app store ideas. That is why custom app development for SmartPhones is all the rage these days. But not everyone knows how to use an SDK to create the perfect little app they have in mind for their smartphones. This is where nifty virtual marketplaces that connect people with app ideas and app developers come into the picture.
These marketplaces put the power of creating the perfect smartphone app within everyone’s reach. They bring SmartPhone users with creative new ideas together with expert application developers who are equipped to bring those ideas to life. App Idea People simply post their new app ideas and experienced independent app developers bid for the opportunity to develop those ideas, and users can choose which developer they want to work with to create their apps. These sites provide the connections and the terms of app development are negotiated between the App Idea Person and the chosen App Developer. These types of venues are the kind of resource that can make big success a possibility for anyone and turn app ideas into reality.