Getting Started

Christi Johnson
Posted by Christi Johnson
April 27, 2016

Principles of Mobile Design

Balance

is the distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, textures, and space. If the design was a scale, these elements should be balanced to make a design feel stable.

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Dave Lane
Posted by Dave Lane
January 22, 2015

Cross-Platform Apps are Valuable, Not Cheap

The Allure of Hybrid Mobile Apps

As cross-platform mobile app frameworks like Apache Cordova, Appcelerator, Sencha, and QT gain popularity, we’ve heard customers -- and even some developers -- praise cross-platform app development as the way to huge cost savings. This is a short-sighted view.

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Jennifer Pike
Posted by Jennifer Pike
October 10, 2014

Project Pricing Pros and Cons

When researching companies to build your mobile presence, it is important to know and understand basic pricing structures used in the industry. Determining which is best for your project in the beginning will make proposal comparison more straightforward. Some common options are time and materials, fixed price, and retainer.

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Jennifer Pike
Posted by Jennifer Pike
September 18, 2014

The App Company Who Stopped Selling Apps

Is it really true?

Yes, it is true, Metova is a successful mobile application development company that has stopped selling apps. Why?

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Jennifer Pike
Posted by Jennifer Pike
May 16, 2014

What questions should you ask when hiring a mobile app developer?

Will you own the final code?

This may seem like an obvious question to ask but we run across a surprising number of people who don’t and end up in a world of hurt. Metova is happy to package up and send over your code whenever you ask for it.

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