Many recent surveys report that an average user spends around 4 hours everyday on smartphone- that’s almost 25% of their waking time. And if you also take into consideration that around 90% of that time is spent using some mobile app and that there are currently over 2 billion active Android devices across the globe, it becomes evident that to not have a mobile app for your business and missing out on such huge market is nothing but sliding down slowly towards a bleak future. But at the same time, having a mobile app that doesn’t work well is actually even more damaging than having none at all.

The only solution to achieve both of these targets is to hire Android app developers and only those developers who have a habit of creating quality Android apps. Not many people realize that behind those seemingly simple apps, goes outstanding innovation, immense effort, massive resources, all coupled with a constant uncertainty over its success. So, let’s take a look at the benchmarks on which you can measure the the quality of Android app developers before committing your business to them: 

1. Business Intelligence

The first step towards creating an elegant app is not designing or coding but to precisely figure out its exact purpose and space it expects to acquire in the overall mobile app market. Many businesses in the initial phase confuse purpose with functionality and move ahead with a flawed business plan that may cost them dearly in future. For the sake of clarity, the function of Uber app is to request a cab by sending customer’s location to the driver’s app. While the purpose of the app is to create a pool of drivers who can work autonomously to serve customers. So, whether you are just starting your business or are looking to supplement it with an app, the first thing you must look out in prospective Android developers is their knack of business intelligence. 

2. Experience & Expertise

The next thing that comes after laying out elaborate business plans is the actual ability and experience to implement it. Mobile apps today employ some of the most cutting-edge technologies and to have command over the diverse development and deployment tools is something that not every Android app developer can claim. And beyond required skills, you must also insure that they do have relevant experience of bringing them into practice. Because it is only then that the developer gets a deeper insight into the possible pitfalls and consequently can save your project from facing the same. Also, even beyond technology, Android developers who have created apps of all scale and purposes are bound to have excellent command over development cycle.

3. Passionate

There are two types of developers- a.) Those who “have to” develop your app because it’s their job or   any other consideration; b.) Those who “want to” develop your app because they are simply excited with your idea and realize that it is indeed your success upon which they can lay the foundation for their own. And it is from those of second type that will better serve your purposes.

4. Industry standards

From initial non-disclosure to documentation to development practices, the developers you hire must comply with industry standards. This will not only help you keep better track of the project, but future updates and debugs will also be highly simplified. Also, most of the Android developers today are willing to walk the extra mile and offer services beyond industry standards, in which case, industry standards are the least you should expect.

5. Feasible cost

To state the obvious, you can easily find Android developers across the spectrum in terms of tariff. From as low as $25/hr, moving all the way up to $200/hr, these developers come with varying degree of expertise, experience, reliability, business understanding, and more. SoSo, what you need to measure while hiring Android app developers is not merely their price tag but rather the proportion of cost and quality they bring to your project. A developer with 5 years of experience charging $100/hr is infinitely better than those with no experience charging $25/hr or even less. The extra money you spend is in fact the initial investment on quality and customer experience that will definitely be more than compensated in future.

6. Flexibility

Mobile technology is a fast-evolving space but developing a mobile app is a slow, cumbersome process and there is always a chance of requirements beings tweaked in the process. Unless it is a ground-shifting change, the developers should be able to accommodate such changes swiftly. This is again where the expertise of developers with multiple technologies come into play which clients generally overlook thinking that they have no use for it.

7. Effective communication

Developing an app is by no means a one-way process. Unless the developers and clients are constantly in touch to share shifting requirements and feedback, the final product is doomed to fall short of expectations. And in an age where beating the expectations has become the benchmark, such short-fall is a recipe for failure.

Hiring an Android developer is a major business decision to take, which if goes wrong, can do more harm than good to your business prospects. And that is the reason you must concede your business objectives only to a trusted brand capable of handling and steering such responsibility.