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Joshua Zeigler
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What are the Major Reasons for Failures of Mobile App?

It’s okay to fail if you learn something from it. Some failures are unavoidable, and few can be avoided if learned from other mistakes. The application market is one such market where chances of failure are high. To prove the failure point, we got the stats that say less than 00.01% of 10,000 mobile apps are said to be financially successful. So, you can imagine the number of applications that are facing failures every single day.

Can you do anything about it? Yes, of course, to avoid failure of your application, you can learn from these common yet evitable mistakes. These tiny loopholes in mobile app development often lead to a road of failures. So, let’s understand these mistakes and work on them to place your application in that 0.01% success count.

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Top reasons for the failure of mobile application:

1. Lack of research

One of the common reasons that lead to the failure of the mobile application is the lack of research. There are plenty of areas in app development where depth research is required, and a lack of research in these areas leads to the failure of the app. While developing an app, mobile app developers should think about the following questions:

  • Will this app be able to solve customer’s problems?
  • Who are my real competitors?
  • How relevant is my app for a problem?
  • Is there any similar app available in the market?

Honest answers to these questions will give clarity on whether your app will become an example of success or failure.

2. Lack of originality

One of the sad realities of the application world is its lack of originality as there are hundreds of identical apps on the app store. Building a similar app won’t be of any use, as it only increases the baggage of plagiarism. An ideal app should be able to highlight features with loud bangs and should be able to set how it differs from others.

3. No platform surety

Are you sure about the platform for your app? If not, you should know that it is the next reason for the failure of the application. You cannot choose a specific platform just because it suits your predisposition. Mobile platform selection must be on the preference of your target audience. It becomes very vital to study your platform for the success of the application. Now, most of the companies prefer both iOS and Android platforms to cater to the needs of the target audience.

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