The way an app looks is one of the most important aspects of mobile development.
When a new user first taps open an app it has to look beautiful, be simple, and work fast. Otherwise, they won't come back.
We've found 15 companies that are dominating the mobile app experience.
Take for example, Yahoo. The company's previous weather app was subpar. Yahoo listened to its users and drastically revamped the app. The changes were so good that Apple basically transplanted the app into its built-in iPhone weather app, for iOS 7.
The rest of these companies are innovating in their own ways and causing imitators to spring up all over the place.
Sun is a web based weather app that emphasizes a heavy use of gestures.
Company: Pattern.dk
Release date: July 2012
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Why you should care: Sun is a web-based weather app that's simple, clean, and beautiful. There's no installation required to use the app. Sun makes heavy use of gestures so you can pinch, swipe, and scroll to stay up to date on the forecast.
Price: Free
Twitterific 5 is our new favorite Twitter app. It's functional and looks great too.
Company: iconfactory
Release date: December 2012 (Twitterific itself launched April 2010)
Location: Greensboro, N.C.
Why you should care: Twitterific is one of the best looking iPhone Twitter apps around. It's very simple, easy to read, and is great to look at. After the sun sets, Twitterific automatically switches from a light theme to a dark theme. It makes tweets easier to read.
Price: $2.99
Any.Do is trying to defeat procrastination by helping you to remember what you have to get done.
Company: Any.Do
Release date: November 2011
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Why you should care: Any.do is a beautiful app. It's minimal and beautiful. The app focuses on five principles, capture, organize, sync, share, and personalize.
Price: Free
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