What are the top mobile app development trends in 2020?

Designveloper
3 min readOct 2, 2019

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Just like any other industry, the mobile app development business has its own trends from time to time. We witnessed the increasing demand for app security and integrated AI in 2017, the rise of blockchain and the Internet of Things in 2018, etc. So, what’s next? Let’s read on to find out 5 dominating trends in mobile app development of the year 2020.

1. E-wallet

As the development of e-commerce and m-commerce is fostering, service providers have to find a way that could increase user experience. And many e-wallets or mobile wallets appear to solve the problem.

First of all, e-wallet help users effortlessly purchase their items within seconds. As a result, this will enhance user engagement which partially affects sales.

2. Wearable apps

In 2019, wearable devices will be more relevant than ever. According to Statista, the number of wearable gadgets will be 929 million units in 2021 and the market value will reach $33 billion by the end of 2019. So, these figures must foreshadow the huge potential of this thriving market.

But why does it happen? With the wide expanse of wearable devices, human beings gradually improve the performance and productivity regarding work and boost life standard at the same time.

3. On-demand apps

You must be familiar with this app category since it has been around for a long time. Want to have a delicious dinner but hate going out? Let’s open the app and order things. Your vehicle is broken but it’s time to get to the office? Uber now! Yes, on-demand apps are all the awesome services that bring us convenience and make our life easier at the moment we are all in the fierce rat race.

And mind you, people don’t call it the next big thing or the multi-billion economy of the mobile app development business for nothing!

4. M-commerce

With the power of marketing and the Internet, e-commerce has been the king for several years in a row in compared to in-store shopping or any other shopping methods. However, its throne will soon lose to m-commerce.

The change happens since the amount of mobile phone users is increasing every minute. Furthermore, the amount of time spent on apps is taking over web time.

5. Android instant apps

Introduced in the Google I/O 2016 event, Android instant apps were the latest effort to reduce the huge amount of data used to install, in the meantime, they also save space in your phone’s memory.

All of these happen due to the fact that this type of app works like a website. On the one hand, you only need a link and a web browser to run it.

Apparently, not only these instant apps benefit your users but they also help to increase the conversion rate compared to regular apps. Businesses can use this app as a marketing tool. If done well, high chances are that users will adopt the full app.

A conclusion for mobile app development trend next year,

In this ever-changing industry, trends will never stay the same in the long-term. However, we believe those five trends still take over the world by storm in 2020.

Are you planning to build one of these or another type of app? How about partnering up with us to transform your ideas into a real product! Designveloper offers a wide range of services such as web design, web development, business consultant, etc.

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