Machine learning
Machine learning technology and how it can be used in app development
Style Advice App Development with Features Based on Machine Learning Technology
In this article, we'll talk on how to create a fashion style app with personal recommendations that relies on the machine learning technology.
Tendencies, Prospects, and Recent Developments of Machine Learning
Machine learning: origins, applications in modern mobile industry, and predictions for future
Predicting House Price Using Regression Algorithm for Machine Learning
How to use an artificial learning algorithm to predict house price in a given area
AR and VR
We are going to see more mature AR and VR-driven applications soon. Here are some of our latest articles on the topic
How to Create Engaging Virtual Reality Apps
There are two ways you can design content for virtual reality apps: using a 360-degree camera and 3D animation. Here is how you can implement VR in mobile app development.
Ascape: How We Designed the Virtual Reality App With 360 Virtual Tours
Did you know that virtual tours are already a reality? You only need cardboard, in order to visit literal...
15 TOP Mobile Apps by NASA: How NASA Bounced over the Augmented Reality
When we talk about startups that develop mobile apps, we usually don’t consider global organizations, exc...
What Best Augmented Reality Apps Exist and In What Fields Your Business Can Apply AR
Here we have a list of mobile apps that have successfully adopted the Augmented Reality technology. Let's see what they offer to their users and what we can learn from them.
Slice Planner, the Mixture of Computer Vision and Augmented Reality Technology: How We Contributed in Developing the First Notebook Connected to Digital Calendar
Slice Planner uses computer vision and augmented reality technology to keep your plans on paper synced with digital calendars
Are chatbots the future?
We explored the topic of chatbots and here is what we think about the development of products in this field of AI
How to Fight the App Fatigue
So called "app fatigue" and evolving technologies are going to change the way we develop mobile apps.
Communication with Bots: Everything You Need to Know About Chatbot Development
The creation of bot platforms and chatbots is the hottest trend in the development of messengers. We'll tell you how to develop a chatbot using examples of the best ones.
5 Promising Chatbot Apps Powered by Artificial Intelligence
Here we have the list of 5 best chatbot applications powered by artificial intelligence. Let's see how effective and useful they are.
Apps for smartwatches
A watch face constructor for Android Wear and the Apple Watch extension for the My Day app are two examples of products that we built for wearables
Animated My Day Watch App: How Apple’s Activity App Inspired Us
Have you already jumped on the Apple Watch bandwagon? We just did and are only too excited to share our i...
Customizable Constructor for Designers of Android Wear
Gone are the days when watches were devices to check out the time. Now people use smart watches for doi...
Audio processing on Android
Technology behind Horizon, our open source library for sound visualization
Drawing a Cubic Bezier with OpenGL ES as a Useful Solution for Sound Visualization on Android
Our experience drawing Bezier curves with Android Canvas for Horizon, our open source library for sound visualization.
The Horizon Project: Useful Techniques to Process Audio for Your Android Project
Sound manipulation techniques that we used for our Horizon open source library for sound visualization.
How We Created Horizon, Our Open Source Library for Sound Vizualization
Horizon is an Android library that visualizes sound quickly and beautifully
Mastering architecture on iOS
Our findings experimenting with architectural patterns while developing iOS applications
Lightweight iOS View Controllers
When developing applications on iOS, View Controllers tend to become cumbersome and confusing which cau...
How to Achieve Loose Coupling?
All developers know that tightly coupled code elements represent a heavyweight complexity. The code writt...
“Tree of Models”: an Alternative App Development Approach
The advantages of our own architecture model
uCrop for Android
uCrop is our open source image cropping library for Android. It lets you scale and rotate images, change crop aspect ratio, and supports touch gestures
How We Introduced uCrop, an Image Cropping Library for Android
uCrop allows you to clip images for further use on Android. Its key features include scaling images, rotating images, changing crop aspect ratio, supporting touch gestures and more
uCrop, the Image Cropping Library for Android: Look under the Hood of Our Masterpiece
A step-by-step case study on how we implemented the TransformImageView, the CropImageView, GestureImageView, the UCropActivity, and the UCrop Builder
Tinder Swipes
Our open source component that improves Tinder-like swipe-right-to-like-left-to-pass animation
How to Prototype in Pixate and Develop in Swift a Second Version of Tinder-Like Koloda Animation
Sometimes I think that Tinder’s mission in this world isn’t as much about helping people meet each othe...
How to Prototype in Pixate and Develop in Swift a Second Version of Tinder-Like Koloda Animation
About a month ago we told you about how we developed Tinder-like Koloda in Swift. The animation proved su...
Database
Some lessons about CoreData migration and experiments with FastEasyMapping, our own library for mapping JSON to objects
8 Handy Tips to Succeed in CoreData Migration
Iterative app development always entails CoreData migration. Working with iterative development, we’ve le...
From JSON to Core Data Fast
In order to import data from JSON to Core Data there exist quite a number of ready solutions. However, ne...
Choosing the Right Database: Factors That Will Help You Make a Wise Decision
Choosing a database is a crucial part of web app development, since the database is responsible for storing and managing all data you collect. Discover the types of databases and best DB solutions.
When you need to move
How do you move from one platform to another one and from Objective-C to Swift? Some advice on when you need to move
How to Port Your App to Another Platform
If you're reading this, you probably have an iOS or Android app that you're thinking about porting to a...
How to Turn a Website Into a Mobile App
Long gone is the time when everybody wanted a website; today everybody wants a mobile app. We receive l...
How You Can Migrate from Objective-C to Swift
The advantages of Swift as a programming language if compared to Objective-C and how it is possible to move from Objective-C to Swift
Is Mobile-First Still a Trend? How to Choose the First Platform for Your Product
This article talks about the concept of "mobile first" and 3 approaches that can help business owners settle on a platform for their product
iBeacon and beacons
A brief look on the iBeacon technology and our experiment developing an app powered by beacons
How We Built iBeacon-based SilentBeacon App
It’s been two years since Apple introduced iBeacon technology to its 254 U.S. retail stores proclaiming...
iBeacon and Other Types of Beacons: Seven Most Important Things to Keep In Mind
Apple’s iBeacon technology is popping up everywhere, but mostly in the retail as you’re well aware of. ...
Mobile payments
Figuring out which mobile payment technology is right for your app can be a challenge. Here is what we have to say about different mobile payment services
Stripe or Braintree: What Payment System to Integrate with Your App
In this article we compare the ways Stripe and Braintree process payments via mobile apps along with the documentation and features they provide for developers.
Apple Pay Capabilities and How to Integrate It Using Stripe For Your Shopping App?
We’ve been talking about shopping apps a lot recently, but somehow we haven’t yet touched upon payment po...
Three Tips to Update Your Mobile Payment Application
With the growth in mobile consumption and ownership, people are now more connected with technologies th...
NFC in Android & Payment Cards
Near Field Communication technology is capable of bringing devices together and establishing a wireless r...
Mobile App Payment Gateway Integration
How do you enable financial transactions in your app? Learn more about the solutions like Braintree, Stripe, card-present transactions, Square, and PayPal Here.
How to Develop a Bitcoin Wallet App. Opportunities of Bitcoin in Mobile Payments
A couple of months ago we had the opportunity to develop an innovative financial application powered by B...
Performance tuning
How do you make things run faster? Check out our experiments
From JSON to Core Data Fast
In order to import data from JSON to Core Data there exist quite a number of ready solutions. However, ne...
Is Swift Faster Than Objective-C?
Little time has passed since Swift 1.0 was released especially once you compare it with the lifetime of...
Some Important Aspects of UIKit Performance
Even though a lot of articles and WWDC sessions are devoted to UIKit performance, this topic still rema...
Node.js vs Go: Which Is Better for Backend Web Development?
Go and Node.js are among the most popular solutions for backend development. In this article, we compare these two technologies to help you choose the best option for your project. We compare them in terms of performance, error handling, scalability, tooling, and community.
