iOS DEVELOPMENT TRENDS THAT WILL RULE IN 2021

Back in 2020, we saw a major shift in the iOS app development environment Security was the main concern among developers as well as consumers. We also saw cloud integration, enterprise development, and the Swift5 language taking center stage. Moving to 2021, the needs are very different. The focus has shifted and taken a more dynamic stance.

Here, we look at the 5 major iOS app development trends that will rule 2021. With a 26.99% market share and 2.22 Million apps available on the App Store, the trends are mainly guided by consumer needs and changing dynamics of the market place. Let us understand the umbrellas under which iOS app development will thrive in 2021.

5 iOS APP DVELOPMENT TRENDS IN 2021

1)    IoT

·      Remote controlled household appliances will be the growing demand in 2021, and apps that cater to this will be under the spotlight.

·      IoT will also focus on healthcare and safety, and improve virtual healthcare devices. 

2)    ML and AI

·      Core ML is the iOS app development framework that allows integration of AI and ML into mobile apps.

·      Features like face recognition, speech recognition, and media classifications will become prerequisites in the nature of apps in 2021.

3)    WEARABLE

·      55.6 Million shipments of the Apple Watch was seen in 2020. With this sort of adoption, the demand for ‘wearable apps’ will also see a significant boom.

·      The wearable boom is not just seen for daily use, but also more serious integrations such as healthcare for remote monitoring, live data feed etc. 

4)    AR and VR

·      Merging digital and real worlds through iOS apps is now seeing application for information searching, self improvement, and shopping among others.

·      Mobile AR is expected to grow to $29.5 Billion in 2025 (MarketsandMarkets) and the apps that include this functionality will see preference among the users.

·      Some uses for AR/VR enabled apps can be object recognition, fitness, indoor navigation, and remote assistance.

5)    WALLETS

·      e-Commerce is growing with a user penetration of 50.8% in 2021 (Statista).

·      Financial operations are increasingly being done on smart phones or watches. Many apps still do not support this function.

·      “PaymentCardsandMobile” believes that transactions via e-Commerce will expand to $13.98 Billion in 2022 making it an unavoidable feature for future app developments.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. iOS app development trends has an incremental value. The trends of the previous years cannot be overlooked. Each year, simply add on to the experience and learning of the previous. So what can we conclude from understanding this year’s shift of user perceptions?

CONCLUSION

User friendliness, performance, and robustness cannot be compromised whatsoever. Any trend and innovation must be based on these three factors. From the discussion of the 2021 trends, one interesting thread can be observed. When it comes to iOS mobile app development, IoT will be a huge driving force.

McKinsey predicts a $11.1 Trillion contribution by IoT to the global economy by 2025. This means that it is high time to explore newer innovations that can be brought to mobile apps through this tech. In the next article, I will explain exactly how to go about building an IoT mobile app for iOS. So stick around.