MindSea Digital Health Blog
News and insights on mobile app development, design, and digital healthcare
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How Much Does It Cost To Develop An mHealth App?
A report published by Researchandmarkets.com states that the global mobile health (mHealth) app market “is expected to reach US$102.35 billion by 2023, growing at a CAGR of 29.30% during the period.” These numbers not only speak volumes about the consistent innovation in this space but also clearly indicate that users are adopting mHealth apps. The… Read more
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Mapping Viral Apps: Where Do The Top 50 Apps On The Market Originate?
The mobile app market is busier than ever. Android users have over 2.1 million apps available for download in the Google Play store. Apple’s App store, the second largest app store, has over 2 million apps available for iPhone users. That’s about 4.1 million apps total on the market today! This made us think… With… Read more
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What Healthcare Startups Should Know About HIPAA Compliance
The digital health space is on fire. According to Accenture’s 2018 Consumer Survey on Digital Health, consumers are increasingly relying on technology to manage their healthcare needs. Compared to 2016, our reliance on wearable devices, electronic health records and mobile apps has jumped significantly: In fact, the only area of the digital health space that… Read more
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User Testing: What It Is, How To Do It and Why It Matters
User testing, usability testing—whatever term you’re more familiar with, they both serve the same purpose: to test your product with real users before you go to market. Today, we’re going to walk you through the typical process we use at MindSea for conducting user testing on behalf of our clients and their mobile apps. Our… Read more
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Mobile App UX: The 7 Biggest Mistakes First-Time Founders Make
Mobile apps have grown at an astronomical pace in the past few years. According to the latest Statista report, there are approximately 2.8 million apps in the Google Play Store and 2.2 million in the Apple App Store! In 2020, mobile apps are projected to generate $188.9 billion U.S. dollars in revenue via app store… Read more
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Web vs Hybrid vs Native Apps (A Guide For SaaS Founders)
So you’re ready to build a mobile app for your SaaS company? You’ve read all the stats about what an app can do, you’ve looked into what you’ll need resource-wise. The only question now is what kind of app are you actually going to create? The good news: You’ve got options. In the mobile app… Read more
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How Do Free Apps Make Money (Six Case Studies)
At any given time, there are typically 4 to 5 million apps available for download from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Of those 4 to 5 million, the majority are free to download. Free? Yes, free. Considering the capitalistic society that we live in, you have to wonder: How do any of… Read more
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How To Decide If You Should Build An Ecommerce App (2019)
It wasn’t too long ago that store owners were asking if they really needed a website. After all, they already had a big sign in front of their shop, so how was a website going to help them? Of course, we all know now that having a web presence for your business isn’t an option,… Read more
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How To Start Building An iPhone App In 3 Steps (2019)
In this post you’re going to learn the MindSea team’s step-by-step process for bringing iPhone apps to life. That’s right—we’re pulling back the curtain! Here’s the 3-step process that we’re going to walk you through today: Step 1: Start with your mobile app strategy Step 2: Plan your app’s UX (before you code) Step 3:… Read more
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I Want To Build An Android App. Where Should I Start?
So you want to build an Android app 🤖 You’ve brainstormed an amazing mobile app idea—you may even know exactly what features it needs to have or what you want the user interface to look like. Now what? Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and make some mobile magic happen! But first, you… Read more
