Application maintenance services

The cost of maintaining an app depends heavily on its type. Its complexity and size also impact the scope of the project. Hence, it is hard to say how much an app maintenance project would cost without considering the app or project requirements.

Application maintenance focuses on improving an app's overall performance, user experience, and security after it is launched. Most of the work is done on the back end of the app to make it work better.

On the other hand, application support is aimed at helping app users. Here, an agent or customer service representative provides support to the end users on how to use the app or resolves any issues with the app's usage.

This does not involve making any changes to the app's code or the backend of the app.

The benefits of application maintenance and support services are numerous. Here are a few essential advantages of regularly maintaining your app.

• ● Regular maintenance ensures that any technical issues, like bugs, glitches, etc., are fixed, providing a smoother user experience. This leads to performance optimization, such as faster loading times, efficient resource usage, etc. Hence, users will have a better time using the app.
• ● Maintenance includes updating the app to protect against the latest security threats, safeguarding user data and maintaining trust. This helps you ensure data safety and keep the app compliant with industry standards and regulations. As your app becomes safer to use, more people will use it.
• ● Keeping the app compatible with new operating systems and device models makes your all more usable. It will also ensure easy integrations with third-party services and APIs for seamless functionality.
• ● Better user experience and new features can lead to increase in-app purchases and revenue. A reliable and well-maintained app attracts new customers and retains existing ones. All these contribute to revenue growth.

Effective app maintenance requires the support of diverse elements. Each needs to be hired or bought, leading to different overhead costs.

Here are some of the costs associated with mobile app maintenance.

1. Complexity of the App

A complex app with numerous functionalities, user privileges, and integrations is harder to maintain. Hence, it will naturally add to the cost of maintaining the app. Here are three factors that make an app more complex.

• ● Lots of features and functionalities to support users.
• ● Overly customized apps require custom maintenance procedures.
• ● Apps with complex architectures with multiple integrations and dependencies.

2. Frequency of updates

Frequent updates to add new features, improve performance, or enhance security can increase maintenance costs. Another factor that might add to the cost is emergency fixes.

3. Cost of human resource and talent

You need a team of skilled and expert mobile app developers and engineers to maintain the app effectively. The cost of hiring the required human resources can vary from one market to another. While the talent is more affordable in Asia and Latin America, it can be expensive in North America and Europe.

Hence, the best way is to hire a team from countries like India, the Philippines, etc.

4. Technology stack

Depending on the platform, the costs can differ. Cross-platform apps may require more effort to maintain compatibility. So do older or less popular technologies.

There are several reasons to hire our application maintenance services in India. Here are a few top reasons:

• ● We offer custom app maintenance services to our clients. We know that every client is different and their app is also unique. Hence, they need a tailored approach to ensure the best experience. Hence, we offer custom services to all our clients.
• ● We have an experienced and qualified team to help you with all your app maintenance requirements, no matter if the app is an Android app, an IOS app, or a cross-platform app. Our app maintenance team is constantly trained to meet the changing requirements of the industry.
• ● Another element that makes us the best in the fied is our approach to costing the projects. We offer multiple engagement plans with all app maintenance projects. Hence, you can pick the most value-adding plan that works well for your brand.
• ● Fullestop also has extensive industry insights and experience in the field of app development and maintenance. This puts us in a unique position to solve any performance, user experience, or security issues with your app creatively. And our clients love this as we always bring solutions for any challenge in no time.

These are the major reasons why clients from diverse parts of the world hire Fullestop to maintain their apps.

Yes, we do. In fact, we believe that conducting a thorough free consultation helps us better understand the project and make an informed decision. You, as a client, can also understand our capabilities, approaches, strategies, human resources, etc. This will help you gauge our working philosophy and professionalism to make an informed choice about hiring our application maintenance services.

Yes, we offer NDAs not just with our application maintenance projects but with every project. We think it is strategic for us to enter into a binding contract with our clients to establish trust and open communication. Every project we have worked on has been done under stringent NDA terms.