App screens

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Nick1001 OP

Created Feb ’23

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Hi, I have no knowledge of coding or creating apps

however,

I want to engage an app developer to create an app for me but first I want to know more about the meaning “app screens” because as I’ve read,

the more you have, the more expensive it is.

For example, as my app will feature a similar set out to settings (its an informative app)

when you go into settings on an iPhone (is that one screen?) then when you click (for example) notifications (is that another screen) then say you go deeper in notifications to another sub heading “scheduled summary” (is that another screen)

this may be a stupid question but i found it hard online to find the meaning of screens in apps and also think surely this can’t be included as screens because there is so many??

my other major question is

once the app is up and running, is it easy to add more information regularly myself or would I need someone with coding experience? (this would just be some words, a photo and maybe a table)

answers to this would be so much appreciated as I am completely unsure about this.

thanks so much in advance.

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rayx OP

Feb ’23

when you go into settings on an iPhone (is that one screen?) then when you click (for example) notifications (is that another screen) then say you go deeper in notifications to another sub heading “scheduled summary” (is that another screen)

I don't know if "screen" is a formal or popular terminology, but I think your intuition is correct. An analogy: a screen is to an app as a web page is to a web site.

this may be a stupid question but i found it hard online to find the meaning of screens in apps and also think surely this can’t be included as screens because there is so many??

Whether it's fair to pay a developer based on the screens in the app depends on the details of the app. It can also be based on features or the development time needed (I'm not in this business so I don't know which is more popular). Either way you'll need some technical background to evaluate it. I'd suggest you ask people around you if you're not sure.

once the app is up and running, is it easy to add more information regularly myself or would I need someone with coding experience? (this would just be some words, a photo and maybe a table)

You need to add this as a key requirement to your app, because it affects how the app is designed (it sounds like you'll need a server also).

BTW, software development isn't one-off thing. It needs maintenance and future enhancement. You need to take it into account when making decisions.

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