{"id":4876,"date":"2020-08-13T10:18:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T04:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/?p=4876"},"modified":"2025-02-25T19:14:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T13:44:32","slug":"why-and-how-to-maintain-your-mobile-app-by-hiring-a-support-and-maintenance-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/why-and-how-to-maintain-your-mobile-app-by-hiring-a-support-and-maintenance-company","title":{"rendered":"Why and How to Maintain Your Mobile App by Hiring a Support and Maintenance Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/why-and-how-to-maintain-your-mobile-app-by-hiring-a-support-and-maintenance-company\/#Why_should_You_Care_for_Your_App_Maintenance\" title=\"Why should You Care for Your App Maintenance?\">Why should You Care for Your App Maintenance?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/why-and-how-to-maintain-your-mobile-app-by-hiring-a-support-and-maintenance-company\/#How_to_Breakdown_the_Cost_of_Your_Mobile_App_Maintenance\" title=\"How to Breakdown the Cost of Your Mobile App Maintenance?\">How to Breakdown the Cost of Your Mobile App Maintenance?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/why-and-how-to-maintain-your-mobile-app-by-hiring-a-support-and-maintenance-company\/#Hosting_Costs\" title=\"Hosting Costs:\">Hosting Costs:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/why-and-how-to-maintain-your-mobile-app-by-hiring-a-support-and-maintenance-company\/#App_Store_Optimization\" title=\"App Store Optimization:\u00a0\">App Store Optimization:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/why-and-how-to-maintain-your-mobile-app-by-hiring-a-support-and-maintenance-company\/#Monitoring_the_Crash_Analytics\" title=\"Monitoring the Crash Analytics:\">Monitoring the Crash Analytics:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/why-and-how-to-maintain-your-mobile-app-by-hiring-a-support-and-maintenance-company\/#Licenses\" title=\"Licenses:\u00a0\">Licenses:\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It is after spending some months in the app development life cycle, now that your app is live on the app stores, it is time to keep the mobile app running with proper <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"\/website-maintenance-services\/\">support and maintenance service<\/a><\/span>. It is important to optimize your app store listing so that your app shows up at the top searches and gets more downloads. But what you should remember is that an app doesn\u2019t operate on the set and forget principle and it needs proper care to perform well.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_should_You_Care_for_Your_App_Maintenance\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Why should You Care for Your App Maintenance?<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In case your app is designed for external purpose, then some of the variables will keep changing within a few months of the release date and if you don\u2019t consider the impact, your app\u2019s performance may become low.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Hardware<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span> As a new mobile device is released, there may be some features that may not work with old hardware as they were intended. Hiring a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"\/application-support\/\">mobile app support and maintenance company<\/a><\/span> may help to keep the app working.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Operating System:<\/strong> <\/span>Every year there are updated in iOS and Android versions and the apps need to be updated so that they are compatible with the latest versions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Styles and Designs<\/strong>:<\/span>\u00a0 The mobile UI follows a skeuomorphic design principle for Apple and Android before they adopted the material design. This means that all the apps had to update their user interfaces as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Security Bugs<\/strong>:<\/span>\u00a0 Another most important factor that needs consideration is the security of the app and with latest patches and updates, it is important to keep the app updated and fix any vulnerability.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Breakdown_the_Cost_of_Your_Mobile_App_Maintenance\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">How to Breakdown the Cost of Your Mobile App Maintenance?<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hosting_Costs\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Hosting Costs:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The application\u2019s backend will probably be hosted on the third party cloud server like Microsoft Azure or AWS and based on the number of users or consumption media, your hosting will cost and can go up to thousands of dollars every month. All these costs don\u2019t include the costs of creating and maintaining the backend, which can be really significant when your app scales up.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"\/blog\/task-that-your-website-maintenance-and-support-service-provider-should-do\">Task that Your Website Maintenance and Support Service Provider Should Do<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"App_Store_Optimization\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">App Store Optimization:\u00a0<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It is very important that your app is properly optimized for the search engines and also for the app store. Right from searching the keywords to A\/B testing headlines and noting feedback, uploading screen shots \/ videos and running search ads, you will have to spend some regular time keeping up with your app store listing updated.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Monitoring_the_Crash_Analytics\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Monitoring the Crash Analytics:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You will also require some app analytics tool so that you can monitor the app usage patterns that will help you to improve the in-app experience. Your <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"\/application-support\/\">mobile app maintenance service<\/a><\/span> provider can help you with such tools and send a crash report in real time. You will have to invest in some professional experts who will be responsible for setting up the user funnels and analyzing the raw data to gather business insights.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Licenses\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Licenses:\u00a0<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There are many apps that will be built by using only licensed technologies and while some licenses can be bought for life, some others need to be renewed on a yearly basis. when setting the app maintenance budget, it is important to take licensing costs also into account and the best part is that if you have a support and maintenance company for your mobile app, then they can take care of such updates and keep your mobile app performing.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"\/blog\/issues-you-might-face-if-you-neglect-your-website-maintenance-and-support-service\">Issues You Might Face If You Neglect Your Website Maintenance and Support Service<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is after spending some months in the app development life cycle, now that your app is live on the app stores, it is time to keep the mobile app running with proper support and maintenance service. 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