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How to hire a mobile app developer in 10 questions

It seems that in 2017  every brand and every business has its own app. Even local coffee shops have apps to order a Cappuccino at your doorstep . Every IT-entrepreneur making a fortune from a hit app once in a while. So we’ve decided to dissect the ever-actual issue of how to hire app developer again.

 

Use sites like EfikoUpworkToptalGuruFreelancerProFinderFiverr, etc. to find and hire a freelance programmer to build an app. All of them have certain rating system, past works and reviews of projects by developers. Talk to a few app programmers, leave out those who avoid your questions or force their tools/solutions upon you.

In short, these are ten fundamental questions to ask to hire app developer:

  1. Can you provide a list of past and current customers?
  2. Can I see examples of your work (links to Apple, Google, Blackberry app stores)?
  3. What is your preferred platform?
  4. What are my app monetization options?
  5. How are we going to communicate during the development?
  6. What additional features for an app would you recommend? Can you do it?
  7. How will you conduct the testing?
  8. Can you submit the app to app stores?
  9. Are you ready to sign a copyright agreement?
  10. What are your fees and payment terms?