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From Research to Reality: Overcoming Challenges in Academic Digital Health App Development
Digital health apps are reshaping healthcare and transforming patients’ lives with every download. Whether it’s through remote patient monitoring, collecting accurate health data, connection to other patients, improving workflow efficiency and experience to ease the burden on physicians, or even virtual consults, the possibilities these apps open up often seem endless. Universities and academic institutions… 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
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How To Move Beyond Common Design Patterns In 2019
As we design interfaces we typically utilize and rely on design patterns to solve common problems. As we design interfaces we typically utilize and rely on design patterns to solve common problems. Design patterns are reusable solutions to  common problems presented during the design process. For example, iOS commonly uses the Tab Bar to solve the problem of navigating between… Read more
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5 Things Every Designer Can Learn From Playing A Game Of Pickup Basketball
Design and pickup basketball. What could they possibly have in common? And more specifically: What can any web designer, mobile app designer, graphic designer—pretty much any type of designer—learn from playing a game of pickup basketball at their local court? In this post, I’m going to break down 5 key lessons every designer can take… Read more
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Have You Given Your Mobile App A Recent ASO Health Check?
If your mobile app downloads have flatlined, you’ve come to the right place. Maybe your app has been sitting in the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store for a while, and growth is stagnating. So what can you do about it? You see, a mobile app, much like the human body, needs regular… Read more
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How To Get Buy In From The C-Suite For A Mobile App (2019)
Mobile apps have proven to be a successful venture for startups, Fortune 500 companies and enterprises across many industries and verticals. The success of mobile in business is directly related to the rapid growth and adoption of smartphones: Around the world, more smartphones are being used than personal computers. As a result, it’s becoming more… Read more
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Mobile App Marketing: What Experts Say Ecommerce Companies Should Know
Not long ago we shared with you the biggest mistakes in ecommerce app design—we talked to several experts about the most common design flaws in ecommerce mobile apps, and what companies can do to improve the experience for the user. The main theme that emerged was that app designers should focus on personalization and superior… Read more
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Six App Lessons After Building 20+ Mobile Apps
Can we tell you a secret? The more you work at something, the better you get at it. Mind blown, eh? Sorry, but isn’t it funny how people often think they should be really great at something the first time they try it? It doesn’t usually work like that! Having been in the app building… Read more
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Should You Build A Mobile App In 2019? (A Guide For SaaS Brands)
Introduction This post will help you decide if a mobile app is right for you in 2019. When it comes to building a mobile app, there are three big questions you need to ask first. These three questions will help you determine whether a mobile app is the right call for your brand: Does a… Read more
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Where Mobile-First SaaS Startups Are Today And Where We Think The Trend Is Headed [Backed By Research]
The rule of thumb for success in any business is to be where your audience is, provide value, and continuously adapt to change. For tech and service-based companies, those commandments can be modified slightly: Be where your users are, build things they want, and not only adapt to change, but get ahead of it! This… Read more
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Building A Design Culture: A Guide For Tech Startups In 2019
At MindSea, we take pride in what we do. We are committed to creating apps that are well-built, well-designed, and that our clients love. And the reason we are able to do this—and why we are able to find such consistent success—is due in large part to the unity and cohesion we have come to… Read more
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How to Organize a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign in 6 Steps
Taking small amounts of capital from a large number of willing individuals in order to finance a business venture sums up crowdfunding. A simpler way to define crowdfunding is the gathering of potential investors to fund a business startup idea. If you have a brilliant business or startup idea – such as a new mobile… Read more
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MindSea Appoints New CEO & Discusses The App Agency’s Future
In 2007, MindSea was founded by Bill Wilson, a mobile app developer with a passion for creating and building great teams. Since the inception, MindSea has grown from a small local app development company into an organization that works with brands around the world and is made up of brilliant app designers, developers and strategists.… Read more
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How The Best Mobile App Companies Work With Clients (2019)
Thinking of hiring an agency to build your dream app? We bet you’ve already had a debate with your team and weighed the pros and cons. Maybe you’ve already done a few searches to find the best mobile app companies. We don’t blame you for taking this decision seriously—after all, there are tons of horror… Read more
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