Can Eazi-Apps help you save money?

Building and implementing any piece of software is usually a time consuming and cash draining experience for any business. Whether it is a specialist piece of software that will improve your business processes or a new website that will set you apart from the competition, it all costs money. However, with mobile usage exploding at an unprecedented rate more and more businesses are opting for a mobile app to connect with their customers on the most personal platform on the planet, namely mobile apps. With that being said, the focus of todays blog is to highlight how businesses can save money by opting for an Eazi-Apps solution.

• Bespoke or modular design – generally speaking a bespoke solution involves having the app created from the “ground up” and tying into existing back office systems. On the other hand, a modular design allows the app to be created quickly and efficiently as a variety of pre-built features are contained within an app building platform. As an Eazi-Apps partner you would specialise in a modular design and could create apps for business without any programming experience. Going down the bespoke route will be more expensive as the business will be subject to the developers’ time, design, building and implementation.

• Design costs – this point feeds in nicely to the above in the sense that by its very nature a bespoke app will be more complex, therefore the business maybe subject to higher costs. For example, an app that links into existing back office systems will need integration and bespoke coding that will increase the cost a business is liable for when implementing their mobile app. As an Eazi-Apps partner you would have the possibility of offering many third party integrations such as MailChimp for email integration at a cost affordable price for your clients.

• Development time – as a bespoke app is coded from the ground up it is fair to assume that it has a longer development time than a modular driven system. As the code is being written specifically for the business there will be a variety of issues that may increase the development time before the app is ready for submission. However, as an Eazi-Apps partner you can shorten the development time considerably by using our powerful mobile app platform to create a mobile app as all the pre-built features would be available to you.

• Bug testing – Before the mobile app is ready for submission it needs to be thoroughly bug tested to ensure it works as stated. This is a costly and time consuming exercise as the mobile app is put through its paces to make sure it is up to the standards required by Apple and Google. On the other hand, as an Eazi-Apps partner you can be safe in the knowledge that all modules have been thoroughly tested before being made available on the platform. Therefore there is no requirement to bug test as the mobile app will do exactly what you intended.

As we have seen above there are many pitfalls and costs associated with designing and implementing a mobile app using the bespoke method. While it does allow a business to have more integration and a greater control of the features proposed the cost implications generally mean it is not suitable for the majority of small/medium sized businesses. This is where you can potentially help businesses save money by implementing a mobile solution at a fraction of the cost they would normally be liable to incur.

To find out more about our exciting mobile app business opportunity, please contact us today.