The advent of mobile phones has completely changed the lifestyle and behavior of common people. According to a report from eMarketer, almost 90% of mobile internet time is spent on apps. The tremendous use of cell phones paved the way for the development of mobile apps.

There are over 4.4 million+ apps available in the Apple app store. On average, more than 100,000 new Android apps are released in the Google Play Store every month.

Today, people hate standing in long queues to pay the electricity bill, book cinema tickets, register for a course, etc. There are a plethora of apps for carrying out all these activities from anywhere at any time.

However, not all apps deliver the best user experience instead get lost in the app standards. Before building a mobile app, certain features have to be fixed. To get more insights on this, we sat down with our mobile app development team and discussed the must-have features of a mobile app.

Simplicity, user experience, social media integration, customization, payment gateway integrations, compatibility, push notifications, and other features will give a better user experience and create a separate standard for your app in the market.

There are apps for various purposes, so we have listed the apps under different categories like cooking, fitness, entertainment, travel, education, and many more. Here, we have collected the most popular Android and iOS apps with these must-have features. Take inspiration from this and create one for your business as well.

Let’s dive into the ocean of apps.

Cooking Apps

Today, cooking apps have attained tremendous popularity. Right from newbies to expert cooks, most of the cooking aspirants have at least one app downloaded on their phone. Here, we have collected few best cooking apps for you to take inspiration from.

Fitness Apps

It’s a dream for everyone to stay fit and healthy. To give life to your dream, many fitness apps are in the queue. Keep these below-mentioned apps as a reference to build your own app.

Gaming Apps

Gaming apps have enabled you to play with a small kid in Switzerland, a 20-year old boy in Brazil, an old grandfather in Paris regardless of your time and place. Below, we have listed down the popular mobile app inspirations for you.

Productivity Apps

Take notes during meeting/session time, set reminders about your appointment with your manager/tutor, save to-do lists on sticky notes, and carry out many activities that enhance your productivity in the office/school space. These apps will help you to get a clear idea of building your own app.

Social Media Apps

Social media has transformed the usual lifestyle of humans and is powerful in engaging a major mobile audience. Mobile users spend hours together in a social media app. Looking for social media app inspirations? Scroll to explore the various social media apps.

Entertainment Apps

Today, mobile users are crazy about using entertainment apps. Are you looking to build an entertainment app? Here, we curated the most popular entertainment apps with download links for Android and iOS.

News Apps

With the help of new apps, you will just get the latest news updates then and there. Here, we have consolidated a list of news apps that you can take inspiration from.

Education Apps

As time goes by, boring the students with vague lessons is all gone away. Education apps have greatly engaged students in their school/college studies. Here, have hand-picked some of the learner-friendly e-learning web apps that are built with note-worthy features.

Communication Apps

Communication apps play a vital role in contacting your family, friends, colleagues, teachers, etc in and around the world. Below, we have listed many Android and iOS which you can keep for further reference.

Shopping Apps

It’s really hard to find a shopping lover without using a shopping app. These shopping apps have stopped you from traveling to the physical store, standing in long queues, waiting for the shopkeeper for billing purposes, etc. You take inspiration to build your won shopping app from the apps we have listed.

Banking Apps

Carrying neither paper cash nor debit cards becomes a new trend nowadays. Most of the mobile users have turned their spotlight toward banking with apps. Here, we have curated the best apps that can be leveraged for net banking purposes. Take a look.

Travel Apps

This 21st century offers awesome solutions to travelers for booking their flights, choosing the amenities, looking for availability of rooms, etc without heading up the brick-and-mortar agency’s office. To take inspiration from the top travel apps, keep reading.

Final Words

Hopefully, now you would have got an idea of how to design your mobile app. Before kickstarting your mobile app development, analyze certain things like why do you need a mobile app? What features you are going to add? and others.

After getting clear answers for all these, then it’s your turn to build the mobile app. If you find it hard to build apps, then take assistance from professional mobile app developers.

At ColorWhistle, we have mastered the art of app development. Our team can develop apps for different industry verticals such as health, fitness, education, travel & tourism, entertainment, and many more. We are well-versed in native programming languages like Java & Kotlin and hybrid programming languages like React JS, ionic & flutter.

If you want to partner with us, send us a message or give us a call +1 (919) 234-5140 at any time. We are here to join hands with you!

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