Anyone create mobile apps?

[Anonymous]

The more research I do, the more confusing it gets. There seem to be a few sites that let you create some basic apps, and they make the process seem fairly simple, but so are the apps. Also, there are some fees that go along with this and I'm not sure if they are something I need to pay, or if they are for resellers. Do I need to distribute through an App Store, or can I give directly to a customer? Are the fees for loading on to the App Store? I was hoping someone with experience could clarify this.

More answers I'm struggling to find are the ones for creating an app that is relative to our business. Ideally, I would like the customer to be able to order/reorder product from us, but not necessarily have any commerce through the app. For example, we would get an email saying who they are and what they need, which would require them to enter all their info in once, but not every time they order. I suppose a login would be fine for subsequent orders.

If coding is required for the customization and someone does this for a living or on the side, I would definitely be interested getting a quote. Thanks

 

[Scutter01]

There are fees to have apps published in the Apple App Store or on Google Play (for Android). There's no fee to simply write an app. Note that some devices (such as the iPhone) don't let you install apps without getting them from the App Store, so you're pretty much stuck with paying the publishing fee.

 

[Anonymous]

There are fees to have apps published in the Apple App Store or on Google Play (for Android). There's no fee to simply write an app. Note that some devices (such as the iPhone) don't let you install apps without getting them from the App Store, so you're pretty much stuck with paying the publishing fee.

Some sites have monthly fees that allow so many downloads, push notifications, etc.. Are they "hosting" the app as opposed to Apple App Store. Also, something about white-label. Is that for resellers?

 

[Crbn79]

I haven't been into it in a while, but I remember a few years ago it turned out Apple was hitting developers for 40%. When the open source for Android kicked off a lot of developers jumped ship from Apple because Google's play store was as low as 5%.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Look on the elance and other sort of sites. Plenty of people waiting to help you

 

[Anonymous]

Look on the elance and other sort of sites. Plenty of people waiting to help you

Thanks for the info. It seems like it's going to be more trouble than it's worth. A mobile web page was suggested by a co-worker, so we will probably go that route.