Does Your App Need A Flashy Interface?

It goes without saying that the more impressive you want your app to be, the fancier and likely more expensive it will be. For such reason, it is crucial that you make a decision about the complexity of your app’s design. Whether you want a very simple app, or you want one designed to perfection with tons of stellar features and a flashy interface, you will undoubtedly need to decide so during the design phase of your app. To help make the decision a bit easier, here are a few things to actively consider when creating your mobile app.

 

 

Is Flashy Better?

 

 

In terms of the flashiness of your app, it may or may not be entirely necessary depending on the nature of your company. For instance, if your company is a mobile enterprise that offers simple apps with the purpose of providing business solutions, then you probably do not need a super fancy app that has a ton of perks to offer the users of your app. This is not to say that business professionals do not need or like flashy features on their apps, however, in terms of their business dealings and daily work tasks, simple is often more appropriate.

 

 

On the other hand, if you are offering a gaming app for all ages, then you will surely want to add on flashier features and graphics to attract users to its gameplay. There is quite a difference between these two types of apps, and the complexities of their programming. Quite simply, some apps are better off based on their function, while others require the use of more visual displays to attract and impress users. This is a great guide to use when deciding whether your app needs flash or simplicity in its programming.

 

 

In other words, if it is more like a business app driven on function, then you should not worry so much about its flashiness and graphics. On the other hand, if your app is leaning more toward a fun category without much of a functional purpose, then you will likely want to add more flash and visually appealing aspects in order to better entice users. With that said, there are always apps that fall in between the two categories making it increasingly difficult to design. 

 

 

What About The Apps In Between?

 

 

While some apps make it blatantly apparent the complexity of their programing — either flashy or simple — others fall into a sort of middle ground. For those apps that do so, it is best to play it safe and edge on the side of a conservative design. For instance, if your app is a social networking offering designed for business professionals, then you may want to add a bit of a modern feel to its design, but at the same time, you probably do not want to bombard them with too many flashy features as not to be appropriate.

 

 

Conclusion

 

 

Designing your app for the demographic that it is targeting is an increasingly difficult task at times. Adding too much flash to your app may simply not be appropriate for some individuals, while not enough may bore others to the point of not using it. The key for the design process of your mobile app will be to accurately target the appropriate amount of flashiness and simplicity depending on the people that are going to use it most.

 

 

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