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<strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Fitness</strong> <strong>App</strong> <strong>Development</strong>:<br />

Tips to Build a Custom <strong>Fitness</strong> <strong>App</strong><br />

How to create a health <strong>and</strong> fitness application with unique<br />

tips that helps to create the custom fitness application<br />

6/8/2018<br />

I-Verve Inc<br />

Marketing By: - i-verve.com


Inevitable criterion you need to take care of while developing a <strong>Health</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>Fitness</strong> app for <strong>and</strong>roid or iOS. <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> fitness app usage “grew<br />

330% in just 3 years”.<br />

If you look at the figures of various <strong>and</strong>roid <strong>and</strong> iPhone health <strong>and</strong><br />

fitness apps in the past few years, you would realize the increasing<br />

awareness among people about keeping themselves fit <strong>and</strong> fine. In other<br />

words, health <strong>and</strong> fitness consciousness has become a part <strong>and</strong> parcel of<br />

life. And add to it, the innovative health <strong>and</strong> fitness apps are at the boom<br />

from 2014. A number of health <strong>and</strong> fitness apps you will find on platstore<br />

or iTunes ranging from workout <strong>and</strong> exercise app to activity <strong>and</strong><br />

diet planning apps.


The crafting <strong>and</strong> creation of health <strong>and</strong> fitness apps for <strong>and</strong>roid or iOS<br />

requires<br />

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Best of the breed coders capable enough to align the app with your<br />

requirements.<br />

The gadgets that you wish to make your compatible with.<br />

Once you are done with the above prime two aspects then you need to<br />

take care of the following for out of the box fitness app for <strong>and</strong>roid or iOS<br />

or wearable devices.<br />

Before digging in the tip <strong>and</strong> tricks for developing best health <strong>and</strong> fitness<br />

app. Let’s underst<strong>and</strong> what’s in the trends.<br />

1. Types of the app you wish to create:<br />

This is the first question that you need to clear out. There are varieties of<br />

the health <strong>and</strong> fitness apps are available <strong>and</strong> you can create with the help<br />

of the advanced technology available right now with us. To name a few of<br />

the apps that are in dem<strong>and</strong> most are:<br />

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Activity tracking apps<br />

Diet <strong>and</strong> nutrition apps<br />

Daily workout or exercise apps<br />

Personal coach providers<br />

Yoga apps<br />

With the help of this kind of the apps, you will be able to take care of<br />

various physiological <strong>and</strong> anatomical processes <strong>and</strong> keep your health<br />

intact. The following are some of the ideal criteria to be considered at the<br />

time of developing a fitness app.<br />

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Your developer is required to use Jawbone UP<br />

It is an open source platform that facilitates with a cluster of APIs <strong>and</strong><br />

SDKs which is extremely useful in creating a fitness app for the mobile<br />

devices.


Garmin<br />

This is the platform especially meant for the wearables on which you can<br />

build intuitive health <strong>and</strong> fitness app for wearables.<br />

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The Fitbit API<br />

With the help of this tool, you can interact with the Fitbit data on your<br />

own app.<br />

2. The features your app should be equipped with:<br />

You can make your app rich with a number of features you wish to<br />

integrate with but considering the prime objectives, the following are<br />

some of the essential features your fitness apps should be coupled with.<br />

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Account creation<br />

Integration of the app with other services<br />

Setting exercise routines<br />

Personal information Box<br />

Notifications<br />

Wearable device integration<br />

Diet Plan<br />

Geo location<br />

Tips to build your own health <strong>and</strong> fitness app:<br />

Your app idea has to be unique <strong>and</strong> different from existing apps in the<br />

market. It should offer new <strong>and</strong> proven ways to solve problems of your<br />

target audience should be loaded with coolest features but relevant only,<br />

that differentiates your fitness app from competitors.<br />

Tips to build custom fitness app development – the process that<br />

needs to be followed strictly:


Technical aspects of app development – it should start with the mobile<br />

platform your app will support like <strong>and</strong>roid, IOS or it will be a crossplatform<br />

app.The programming languages for the app writing like swift,<br />

objective C etc.<br />

How you will make your app st<strong>and</strong> out in the fitness app market – the<br />

fitness market for app is very competitive <strong>and</strong> your app will be<br />

competing with 8k+ others apps to win audience <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong> tall in<br />

competition you have to make your app unique, some of the<br />

opportunities to improve your fitness app could be – social feature,<br />

gasification, user generated content, customization, personal touch <strong>and</strong><br />

making it specific to a particular niche or audience.<br />

Proven app monetization strategies should be in place – how you are<br />

going to earn from that app? Some of the best strategies are paid apps,<br />

in-app purchase, a premium subscription plan, advertisements,<br />

sponsored content, <strong>and</strong> ecommerce. Choose the best fits in your business<br />

plan.<br />

And above all choose the right health <strong>and</strong> fitness app development<br />

partners to increase your chance of developing a successful fitness app<br />

that can earn millions for you.<br />

Time <strong>and</strong> Cost involved in the development of the app:<br />

Though the precise time <strong>and</strong> cost estimation of the fitness app<br />

development is difficult mainly because the variable factors involved in<br />

the development process, we can have a tentative idea which will help<br />

you to materialize the development of your dream fitness app.<br />

You will need the following team to take care of your fitness app<br />

development depending on the type of the app you wish to create.<br />

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Project Manager: A person bridging a gap between the developer<br />

<strong>and</strong> the client. He takes care that every minute requirement of the<br />

app is complied with <strong>and</strong> then delivering it to the client. The<br />

average hourly rate of an experienced project manager is $100-150<br />

per hour.


Technical Writer for the purpose of documentation: You will<br />

need a technical writer to manage the flow of the documentation in<br />

respect of the development phases. And the rate of an efficient<br />

technical writer is usually $50-100 per hour.<br />

Designer: You will also need to integrate a designer who can<br />

charge on an average $50-150 per hour.<br />

Developer:It is important to note here that the rates of both iOS<br />

<strong>and</strong> Android developers are different. You can hire an Android<br />

health <strong>and</strong> fitness app developer at $40-50 per hour whereas in<br />

case of iOS developer $40-50 per hour.<br />

The health <strong>and</strong> fitness apps are successful because 56 percent of users in<br />

2017 have already claimed that they are using e-health applications <strong>and</strong><br />

services <strong>and</strong> it allows them taking a greater care of their own bodies.<br />

Conclusion:<br />

The health <strong>and</strong> fitness apps are becoming popular day by day <strong>and</strong> it is<br />

evident by the figure that there were 8000+ fitness apps in 2014 <strong>and</strong> the<br />

number of apps are increasing at a fast pace. And the apps are ranging<br />

from nutrition apps to fitness training apps amazingly created by health<br />

<strong>and</strong> fitness app development companies making the apps more<br />

intuitive <strong>and</strong> interactive, rich in features, <strong>and</strong> above all preserving the<br />

health <strong>and</strong> life of millions.<br />

Contact: - Email: - hello@i-verve.com<br />

Phone: - +1-404-643-6023<br />

Website: http://i-verve.com<br />

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