
So, here is a road map for app development for Android and iOS.
Justifying the App’s Existence

What Problem Does Your App Solve?
If your app is to succeed, it will have to do something useful for your customers. Hence, it should either solve a problem or help them do something that’s difficult and make it easier. Like it or not, “Necessity is the mother of invention” is still a valid idiom.
What are the Customer Pain Points?
You need to understand the customer’s pain points as well. Solving those pain points will lead you to a successful app. Both startups and established brands follow this step to great success.
Hence, understanding what problem you’re solving and how you’re solving it is the first step to building that app.
The market is already saturated with apps. The Google Play Store and Apple App Store already have apps for every conceivable task and problem. You need to make sure your app does something useful and stands out from the crowd. It should offer something that the competition can’t.
Market Testing and Research

Analyze what competitors are doing and what they can’t offer. Find out whether your idea is truly profitable and if it can sustain its cost.
You can do this a bunch of different ways:
● Search the internet for current trends and similar products
● Conduct surveys to validate your assumptions and identify concerns
● Look at any and all direct competitors you can find
This will help you justify any claims you’re making if and when you’re asking for funding from investors.
Building a Minimum Viable Product and Validate

Apps that you use today have gone through hundreds of evolutions to get there. Some may have forgotten this but Facebook used to crash all the time during its early years. Only when it went through thousands of iterations did it become the stable social network it is today.
Build and Test a Wireframe for Your App

This will include several elements including the design, the user interface, the extra features, and the aesthetic. All this will determine how usable your app is and how well it will appeal to your core audience.
You can also look at the bugs and kinks in the software at this stage. You can also add features for increased usability.
Build the App Itself

This is the stage of the app which will involve implementing everything including design and functionality. Design plays a huge role in the success of your application. If you look at just how design focused Apple and Google have become, it comes down to them establishing identity.
Hence, whatever design you go with, people will always identify your brand and company with it. Also, designing the app includes the user experience as well. The more responsive and fluid and hassle free your app is, the more appealing it will be to customers.
Monetize and Deploy Your App

You should have a marketing plan for deployment as well, which will appeal to your core audience. This is where the market research and testing and minimum viable product design will work their magic.
Your marketing plan should be focused and realistic. Meaning it should be focused on your target audience.
Get Feedback and Keep Improving Your Application

This feedback loop will never end. It will help you stay ahead of the curve and focus on improving your app. This will help your app go through several iterations and updates so that it continues to get better.
This is the standard development roadmap for apps across the board on Android and iOS. There are tweaks and differences here and there, but this roadmap guarantees that your app will be well thought out. it’s the best way to get through to your core audience and succeed.