{"id":2557,"date":"2020-08-26T06:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T06:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?p=2557"},"modified":"2024-02-27T18:50:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T18:50:31","slug":"the-shift-in-trends-of-mobile-app-development-in-the-post-covid-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startelelogic.com\/blog\/the-shift-in-trends-of-mobile-app-development-in-the-post-covid-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The shift in Trends of Mobile App Development in the Post-COVID World"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The world has witnessed a pragmatic shift in the current pandemic times from being motionless to remote. We have seen the shift in the working environment and the traditional office routine. Although it has been a tough time for economies across the globe as the majority of sectors are struggling to cope up with this challenge of isolation, on the other hand, it has paved a new way of exploration and innovation to some of the industries around.<\/p>\n

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Now, in the mid of these economic hardships, the uncertainties brought on by COVID-19 seem to have reasonably impacted the mobile app development ecosystem.<\/p>\n

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Besides the ongoing hardships, it won\u2019t be wrong to say that the mobile app development\u00a0company has been able to retain its strength. It has become possible by bringing solutions to the challenges faced by consumers in day-to-day life. Well that said; now let\u2019s look at some of the interesting trends;<\/p>\n

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Short Insights on the Emerging Trends<\/u><\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Besides a major hit on the app revenue generation, the app store has been able to retain its growth. As per a revised market forecast published for the period 2020-2024 by the app intelligence firm \u2018Sensor Tower\u2018, the global expenditure on mobile apps is estimated to reach\u00a0$171 billion\u00a0<\/strong>by 2024 which is double the figure of 2019 of\u00a0$85 billion.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The forecast also estimates that for the first time the revenue generated from the non-gaming mobile apps may overshadow that of gaming apps by 2024.<\/p>\n

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Although their lies uncertainties concerning the ongoing situation but every industry sooner or later will get back on track. The above projections may sound strange as to how one industry vertical could gain exponential growth seeing the present ground reality, but how much of these facts come true is a matter of the near future.<\/p>\n

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Clouds of Uncertainty in the Present Scenario<\/u><\/strong><\/h6>\n

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Since the past few months, we have seen a decline in travel and hospitality apps. According to \u2018App Annie\u2018, people have spent\u00a020%\u00a0<\/strong>more time using apps in the first quarter of 2020 in comparison with that of 2019.<\/p>\n

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Many times apps have delivered solutions to various issues and challenges faced by the end consumer. Some of the areas where apps have done exceptionally well are industry verticals like work\/communication, social media, education, and online shopping. Since we have noticed that daily active users of healthcare apps are declining in South East Asia and India, on the other hand, areas such as North America, Europe, and the Middle East have seen exponential growth during the outbreak.<\/p>\n

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Apart from it, it\u2019s no wonder to see a rise in the downloads of video conferencing apps given the remote work culture. The huge demand for these video conferencing apps has paved a way for more communication apps to come on the way!<\/p>\n

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The Top 5 Outshining App Development Trends<\/u><\/strong><\/h6>\n

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We cannot be sure of the post-pandemic trend of the app industry, but there are some of the applications whose graphs may tend to rise for a long. These applications are predicted to outshine even in the industry for a long period:<\/p>\n

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