Health & Fitness App Development 2020

“Health is wealth”, in this fast-moving world, people realize the importance of health, and they are leveraging the power of technology to their advantage.

The cost of developing a Fitness app depends on a thoughtful strategy. You need a plan to create a cross-platform fitness app, and a great one. Let’s start by going through the different application types as this is the first factor influencing the cost of the fitness app.

How much does it cost to build a fitness app?

Being one of the premier mobile app development companies, we know that multiple factors decide the cost of developing a fitness app. The level of complexity that you desire in your app, the number of third party plugins that you install, and whether you decide to build the app only for mobile app.

You should also calculate the cost of hosting the app, the cost of publishing it on the app stores, and also the cost of updating and maintaining the app while planning the budget for your fitness app.

Also, you need to decide whether you want to build a Nativeor a Hybrid app. Native apps are platform dependant, meaning that an app built to run on Android will run only on Android while and app designed to run on iOS will run only on iOS. While Hybrid apps built using frameworks and SDKs like React Native and Flutter are cross-platform apps, meaning that you can build an app that works on devices across various operating systems.

Different Types of Health and Fitness Apps

Altruistic apps

In these apps the app pays users to register their workouts in exchange for reward points. Once sufficient reward points are accumulated, the user can then convert these points and donate them to his/her favorite charity.

A good example of Altruistic apps is the Charity Miles app which donates money proportional to the miles that you have run, walked or cycled. The idea is to distract the fitness enthusiast from the physically exhaustive task of training to something good. It is a proven fact that such kinds of distractions work in getting people motivated for continuing training.

Competitive fitness apps

 Competitive fitness apps are those apps that allow different users to compete with each other. These apps are successful due to the innate tendency of humans to compete.

Customized workout training apps

 These apps aid the user in finishing his / her work out in the gym or at home. Many workout apps let the users build their customized training plans, and they also allow them to learn the correct way of doing a workout from their favorite fitness trainers. Before you create a workout app, you will need to consider integrating it with fitness tracking equipment.

Diet and nutrition apps

Maintaining a food journal has proven to be beneficial in achieving the goal of weight loss or proper weight gain. Mini nutrition and diet tracking apps have come up in the market, which allows the user to keep track of their daily calorie intake. Many advanced apps also enable the user to track their water balance and other macronutrients (carbohydrates and proteins) intakes.

Personal trainer apps

These apps are for personal trainers or large gym chains for their customers. As these apps are Custom Fitness App, a high level of customization is possible with this kind of apps. Using the app, the gym or the user can also plan or cancel the training and tweak other features of the training plan.

CONCLUSION

The overall cost of developing a Fitness app depends on the type of application you wish for and the complexity of features desired.

Developing a health and fitness app can be a challenging task. But, it becomes much easier with the help of an app developing company that understands your requirements.

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