{"id":832,"date":"2017-08-08T14:27:53","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T14:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/?p=832"},"modified":"2025-10-17T16:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T16:20:07","slug":"5-commandments-to-make-your-mobile-app-successful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/5-commandments-to-make-your-mobile-app-successful\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Want Your Mobile App to Succeed? 5 Commandments To Do it Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Technology disruption has made it easily affordable to everyone. In the past, small and medium enterprises used to think mobile apps are for big brands. Now, businesses have understood that an effective mobile strategy is way ahead than having just a mobile-friendly website. In fact, mobile apps have become so ubiquitous; that you will find every other business pushing their own dedicated mobile app. Indeed, such businesses are playing safe when it comes to taking their marketing to the next level by staying ahead in the game.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue 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.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/5-commandments-to-make-your-mobile-app-successful\/#1_Clogging_Too_Much_Information_in_Single_Screen_A_Big_No-No\" title=\"1. Clogging Too Much Information in Single Screen: A Big No-No\">1. Clogging Too Much Information in Single Screen: A Big No-No<\/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.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/5-commandments-to-make-your-mobile-app-successful\/#2_Manuals_do_not_help_in_UI_Fixing_Manuals_are_for_Dumbos\" title=\"2. Manuals do not help in UI Fixing: Manuals are for Dumbo\u2019s\">2. Manuals do not help in UI Fixing: Manuals are for Dumbo\u2019s<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/5-commandments-to-make-your-mobile-app-successful\/#3_Welcoming_Users_with_Registration_Screen_A_Great_Debacle\" title=\"3. Welcoming Users with Registration Screen: A Great Debacle\">3. Welcoming Users with Registration Screen: A Great Debacle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/5-commandments-to-make-your-mobile-app-successful\/#4_Emphasizing_on_Your_Own_Representation_of_External_Reality_Do_not_Enervate_Mental_Models\" title=\"4. Emphasizing on Your Own Representation of External Reality: Do not Enervate Mental Models\">4. Emphasizing on Your Own Representation of External Reality: Do not Enervate Mental Models<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/5-commandments-to-make-your-mobile-app-successful\/#5_Bending_rules_is_not_the_way_to_create_awesome_designs_you_need_creativity_bounded_by_conventions\" title=\"5. Bending rules is not the way to create awesome designs, you need creativity bounded by conventions\">5. Bending rules is not the way to create awesome designs, you need creativity bounded by conventions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, are you planning to develop your business idea into a successful mobile app? The extraordinary design is key to get attention from users and leading operating systems. Therefore, if your mobile app transudes a fetor of mediocrity, neither the iOS App Store or Google Play Store will accept and feature it. If the app is not available in stores, your shoppers will not be able to download it or share it. Here are the top five commandments you need to focus if you want your business mobile app to be a grand success.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Clogging_Too_Much_Information_in_Single_Screen_A_Big_No-No\"><\/span><strong>1. Clogging Too Much Information in Single Screen: A Big No-No <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cluttered information is frightful. Remember, many users download mobile apps out of impulse. The commitment level of such users is dangerously low &#8211; &#8220;easy come easy go&#8221; type. If your app is motivating users to decode user interface, most will not even try; they will just wipe the app\u2019s presence and move on to the next one.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Obliterate Clutter<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Understand the limitations of a small screen; prefer doing only one or two elements or functions amazingly to win users.<\/li>\n<li>Less is more, strip the features that you feel are not absolutely essential for the app functioning.<\/li>\n<li>Break up the interface into coherent screens and never attempt to provide too much information on a single screen. Keep an optimal number of taps; it is easier to understand the function when divided into multiple screens.<\/li>\n<li>Display minimal UI elements that are necessary for the given screen to function<\/li>\n<li>Padding and white space are best allies in UI\/UX design<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Manuals_do_not_help_in_UI_Fixing_Manuals_are_for_Dumbos\"><\/span><strong>2. Manuals do not help in UI Fixing: Manuals are for Dumbo\u2019s<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mobile app users never read user manuals they just want to smother it. If users fail to understand the interface of your app after repeated muddling, they will give up, turning towards another app. There happen to be some amazing apps in the App Store and Play Store offering a \u2018tour\u2019 technique. This technique is just a brief rundown of the app&#8217;s functionality for first-time users. You can use it too; but only if you think your app has complicated UI. Nevertheless, keep it short and highly engaging. Even so, do not count on it, as many users will jump the tour and directly start using the app.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The best way of avoiding user manuals or tour videos is by providing small clues throughout the app providing enough hints to users about what the app does and how it functions. On the contrary, using graphical instructions is also the best idea to keep users hooked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Statistics say that 73% of mobile users avoid reading. Still, if you want to use words, then using written instructions in context rather than in manuals will yield the expected outcome. The whole idea is to show users the next obvious step, which is not apparent in the existing UI. Try keeping a sarcastic or humorous tone of the text; it will add an oomph factor preventing users from turning away.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Welcoming_Users_with_Registration_Screen_A_Great_Debacle\"><\/span><strong>3. Welcoming Users with Registration Screen: A Great Debacle<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mobile-app-design.webp\" alt=\"mobile-app-design\" width=\"696\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mobile-app-design.webp 696w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mobile-app-design-300x131.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/mobile-app-design-390x171.webp 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Skip the practice of interrogating new app users. Already, there are many mobile apps forcing users through a series of checks, registration and login screens before offering any value. Is it really necessary?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Registration or login screens are perfect for app users already using specific services like Facebook or LinkedIn. Conversely, when users are willing to use your app, they first need to find out what it is and how it functions. If they fail to understand this basic thing, many will black out from the app. A truth regarding pulling information from users (registration screens); <em>\u201cno one cares to give anything unless they know what they are receiving\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Consider the necessity of pulling extra information from users; ask yourselves if it is really worth to scare users by providing login screen before providing any value?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Emphasizing_on_Your_Own_Representation_of_External_Reality_Do_not_Enervate_Mental_Models\"><\/span><strong>4. Emphasizing on Your Own Representation of External Reality: Do not Enervate Mental Models <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A mental model is very much correlative to the interface design or UI. It represents a person\u2019s perspective or thought process about how something works. It is a representation of external reality and mobile users possess a habit of creating a mental model of an app very quickly; often, before even using the app or software. Users create mental models from their prior experiences of similar apps, software\u2019s, gadgets or from assumptions they have, things they have heard or from direct or indirect experiences.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nevertheless, mental models are subject to change and this is why you will have to analyze, understand, and appropriate a mental model of your business app. Focus on creating a conceptual model of the app before starting with the user interface design. Asking developers to create a prototype and ensuring it matches the user\u2019s mental model is the first step towards designing a great UI.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sometimes the user\u2019s mental model will not fit the conceptual model you have developed. In such cases, you need to focus on changing a user\u2019s mental model to fit your conceptual model. You can do this by introducing a short training video (see: Commandment 2), which will adjust and tweak the users mental model ensuring it fits your conceptual model. Working with <a href=\"https:\/\/bettervideocontent.com\/20-best-training-video-production-companies\/\">training video production companies<\/a> can help create concise, engaging videos that guide users and align their mental models with your app\u2019s design.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Bending_rules_is_not_the_way_to_create_awesome_designs_you_need_creativity_bounded_by_conventions\"><\/span><strong>5. Bending rules is not the way to create awesome designs, you need creativity bounded by conventions <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Creativity is definitely good, but you and the app designers must respect the rules. The smartphone makers undertook a lot of efforts to build today\u2019s awesome touch UI. Thus, breaking designing rules are great ignorance of their efforts. Remember, mobile app breaking conventions too often might witness negligence from the user\u2019s part as well.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>How not to break the Mobile App UI Designing Conventions<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Use, retrospect, and understand default smartphone UI from the point of designing UI conventionally \u2013 you will never break the rules<\/li>\n<li>Memorize, the Human Interface Guidelines and ensure periodic HIG check-up for your app.<\/li>\n<li>Prefer mobile app development by writing native codes, although, there is nothing wrong in using tools like PhoneGap for <a href=\"https:\/\/sphinx-solution.com\/cross-platform-app-development\/\">cross-platform mobile app development<\/a>. However, the apps created with PhoneGap or the cross-platform apps do not offer that much appealing feel as much offered by the native apps. Moreover, Android and Apple make it hard (not impossible) to break the UI rules when you write codes using their native technologies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/content-marketing-tips-to-bear-in-mind-for-mobile-app-growth\/\">Content Marketing Tips To Bear In Mind for Mobile App Growth<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Conclusion <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Building a successful mobile business app is not a minor chore. Steering away from these five major commandments is just another equation to build a killer mobile app. These commandments are shortlisted after obsessive observation and study of numerous mobile apps resembling one another. It will definitely help you stand out from the thousands of mediocre mobile apps. Apart from a brilliant interface and mind-blowing features, an equally awesome business idea, and marketing strategy are must if you want to build a successful mobile app.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">More than 24 million users are using the app we developed,<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/portfolio\/all\/\">Check out<\/a> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">why they trust us\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">We build extraordinary mobile apps shared and loved by a myriad of happy users across the globe<\/span>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a> <span style=\"color: #339966;\">to develop your next mobile app<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Technology disruption has made it easily affordable to everyone. 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