Interview with Krunal Vyas, iQlance Solutions – Good Firms

Posted on May 31, 2018February 6, 2025 by Krunal Vyas

GoodFirms is B2B research and review platform for top software service companies. iQlance Solutions has been listed as top mobile application development company in Canada on GoodFirm

– GoodFirm has selected our CEO Krunal Vyas to interview.

IQlance – one of the leading web and mobile application development company in Canada which promises to deliver bespoke solution was epitomized in GoodFirms with embellishing reviews and stars for its mobile app development service by their clients from across the globe. Krunal Vyas, the CEO of the company has put more focus on how mobile apps, web development, custom software solutions and game mobile app development helped their customer to generate ROI and reach out their target audience.

Krunal further talks about his inspiration in developing an innovative and meaningful solution with the help of technology and meeting the client’s expectation while also delivering state-of-art solution by strictly adhering to the deadline. He describes about the business model at iQlance that has made possible for the company to work with the top brands across the globe. The company is involved in diverse services that includes mobile app development, web development, enterprise solutions, game development, emerging technologies, digital marketing and the list goes on…

iQlance has the veteran team in Canada who makes sure to consider your requirements before building a solution. The team covers product development cycle from system analysis, wireframe to design, code implementation, quality assurance and launch and makes sure that there is zero tolerance error. Krunal believes that, his business model is successful of course due to its team, capability, domain knowledge and presence of iQlance in Canada, NYC and California.

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Being the CEO of iQance, Krunal takes care of end-to-end business operations and follows agile and scrum approach while conducting the weekly/daily meetings with team members and managers to know the overall insights of the task. He implements time tracking software to effectively monitor and manage project in real-time work environment. Following agile and scrum approach, he focuses on team’s ability to deliver fast product and respond quickly as and when client’s requirements changes.

Moreover, he also makes sure that there are no glitches and grudges for anyone in the company and employees and clients are working on the same page for the same goals. The company has built many mobile- based apps like on-demand taxi, fitness, real estate, healthcare and many more which has helped them to give an edge to the business. Moreover, the company loves to take on the challenges that are involved in the projects and emphasize in retaining client and building a long-term partnership by delivering a leveraging solution.

The company has flexible development model and payment structure which assures the client that they are paying for what is received. Krunal aims is ‘ idea to innovation’ and would always support start-ups, Small business and individuals to bring idea to reality and focuses on tight budget project that can be delivered in a short time rather than liberal higher budget project. This enables the team to flourish the skills and push themselves to local communities as well. Ranging from $5000- $100,000 the company delivered 50+ mobile applications and 20+startups solution in 2017 to stand tall amongst competitors.

The company is very strict when it comes to security; they consider the process of developing apps after signing NDA only. Additionally, they also ensure transparency in work keeping the unexpected surprises at bay.

To know more how iQlance helps the start-ups to provide a solution, Check out our full interview on Good Firms.

React Native vs Native: Which is Best for Your App?

Posted on May 24, 2018February 7, 2025 by Krunal Vyas

So, you want to develop the mobile apps that work on both Android and iOS… Would you learn the native language for each app or would you learn JavaScript framework that helps to develop applications in both the language with the single code base?

Although in mobile app development ecosystem, before you start developing any apps, you need to choose tools, platforms, frameworks to build the apps. In selecting the right toolset, several factors are considered by mobile app developers i.e.:

Nature of the product
Target audience
Cost of the project
Existing code skills
Purpose of the app
Longevity of the product

Yet, knowing the goals, developers are perplexed by the choice of platform, frameworks or tools. But, the key selection they have to precisely make is about the platform – React Native or Native…

But what is Native applications and React Native all about?

Native applications are developed particularly for a specific platform with the tools specific to a programming language. For instance: Android, developers need to code in Java using Android studio as the environment, while iOS apps are developed in Objective –C or Swift using Xcode as IDE. Development environments for both are different which means, you will need a team of developers for Android and iOS to develop two different applications.

On the contrary, React Native is a framework created by Facebook which is intended to develop applications for iOS and Android both. Hence, it refrains the need of two different applications; only single code is enough for both Android and iOS platform.

Let’s dive in deeper…..

Which is the best? React Native or Native

Well, it all depends on nature, size and target audience of the project.

But, it is said that after the arrival of React Native, there are many improvisations in the UI of mobile app; graphic elements improved to match the standards of platform. Moreover, it is developed by JavaScript which is a simple programming language and can be learned easily. It lessens up the time of app development and the cost as single team of developers can develop one app for two platform.

When it comes to Native apps i.e. Objective C or Swift; it is difficult to cope up with but errors can be caught at early stage of compilation. Moreover, Objective C and Java are getting upgraded to stand at par with modern language.

Third-party libraries

In Native app development, for adding functionality, you get full support from API or third party library and third-party library wouldn’t require any further integration. The community is small but there are lot of resources available to available to carry out the app development.

When it comes to React Native, although community is big, it doesn’t support APIs. To use third-party libraries of native apps, these incorporations must be written in Native modules i.e. you need to code for Android and iOS both which is very daunting task.

Web app development

When it comes to web app development, React Native stands on leading position. As web development is simple, comprehensive knowledge of web app development will prove beneficial as debugging flows and toolset architecture becomes easier. Moreover, developers can refrain from doing web programming if there are any React.js developers supporting the project.

When we talk about Native application, it has nothing to do with web app development.

Community Size

React Native was developed by Facebook which one of the high-performing social media platform. Hence, the number is enough to describe the number on the React Native community which is almost close to 32k. Moreover, React Native is an open source by nature and hence, reusable components can be used in applications.

When it comes to native applications, it doesn’t hold the support of large community and support from peer engineers.

App Performance

When Native applications and React Native are compared, both out-performs. With React Native, developing simple apps becomes much easier but if implemented with AR/VR, Blockchain, it may create problems.

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When developing apps with native applications, developers find it easier to develop apps by incorporating the techniques.

Reloading

In Native apps, making minor change is pain as it requires you to rebuild everything from scratch. You need to wait for the app to launch again to verify the changes which results into much tedious process. If the file contains number of files, then multiple runs add fuel to the fire and you have to spend much of the time in waiting.

React Native apps are equipped with JS bundle that holds the application code and other assets. Reload process is very quick and you don’t have to rebuild the app ever again as the content of the bundle are cached on the device.

Localization

In native apps, developers have to manage the separate files for localizing the strings. Although there are the frameworks that provide easier approach, it lacked standard ways to keep all translations in one place.

React-Native localization – one of the very popular module in React native apps uses single file of translation for strings all over project. This means, developers have to build only JSON file which holds translations for all language. React Native can understand the locale on user’s device and can apply translations accordingly.

So, who wins the battlefield?

By checking out the above-mentioned scenarios, in some ways React Native is standing in front and in some aspects Native proved better. Hence, the app developers need to develop the project on the language that works best according to the requirements.

React Native is the best suited if one is looking to develop app similar to Facebook or Instagram which has large community and reusable components. Native apps are better if one is looking to develop an app that has features of AR or if planning to use third party libraries or APIs.

It is always best to hire React app developers in Toronto to develop the application that can give you an edge to the business.

Wrapping it up

Both Native apps and React Native has its own pros and cons; however, it is up to the mobile app developers to decide which the best one is.

iQlance being the best mobile app development company in Toronto can help to develop the solution that can leverage your business. Our mobile app developers are well versed in developing React Native and Native apps and can build the apps that can cater your requirements.

How to Write a Mobile App RFP for the Best Vendor

Posted on February 8, 2018August 7, 2025 by Krunal Vyas

When you are looking to undertake a new mobile app development project, you need to find the right vendors for your project that can ensure its success. However, finding the best mobile app development company for your needs can be a challenging task, especially when so many vendors are trying to attract your attention. In order to make sure that your mobile app project really takes off, you need to get the best vendor and this is something that you can accomplish with a mobile app RFP.

The Importance Of A Mobile App RFP

The mobile app RFP basically serves as a document which is used for establishing a working relationship between you and the vendor that you choose for your project. It underlines the various requirements of the mobile app and functions as the statement for the work that is to be carried out in the project contract.

A comprehensive and well written mobile app RFP can help you to obtain accurate and reliable information about your specific project. The RFP can be a valuable document that can help you to find a good vendor for your app development project. The app development that you choose in this way can ensure complete success of your app and make it easier for you to stay away from unreliable app development companies.

Here are some of the most crucial factors that you should consider when you are trying to create a mobile app RFP.

The RFP should cover diverse aspects relating to the app

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When you write the mobile RFP, you should make sure that it focuses on multiple grounds rather than just the basic functionalities of the app. The reason for this is that when you are creating an app, you will need much more than just app development services. For instance, your app may need APIs for connecting with other tools and services. The app may require backend server support and development as well. For a high end app with specific features, you may also need effective analytics integration. You may also want to invest on full-fledged UI/UX services for your app so that it is well received. Keeping such factors in mind will help you to come up with a better written RFP that contains all the minute details and requirements of your app which will in turn help you to obtain relevant responses.

The budget is going to determine effective responses

In many cases, companies that are looking to develop apps are somewhat hesitant to include their budget range within their mobile app RFP. If that is the case with you, you should remember that including the budget can actually help you to select a vendor that is suitable for your job. This can also help you to save time and energy in the process of finding out a reliable app developer for your project.

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Mobile app development companies vary greatly in their infrastructure, cost, scope as well as the quality of work that they are capable of delivering. Therefore when you include a budget for your project, it can actually help to eliminate vendors that are not capable to take up such a project. While it is one thing to communicate with your potential vendors, including the budget in your RFP can provide you with an idea from the very beginning if a particular app development company is competent enough to take up such a project.

Mobile app development projects should be backed up by proper maintenance and support

A well written and detailed mobile app RFP must not only cover all the various aspects related to its development but also cover everything relating to ongoing support and maintenance. Unless you back up the main app development project with sufficient support at all times, it is going to seem outdated and unreliable in a matter of few months. Therefore you must invest wisely in maintenance and updates so that your end users have a positive experience with the app. The vendor that you choose for your project should be able to provide you with proper support so as to make sure that the app is working perfectly according to the expectations of the end users.

The clarity of your RFP is going to determine the development scale

Mobile App Development companies Toronto offer a wide range of services that are crucial to ensure the success of an app among the end users. These include consulting and app store delivery to optimization. You may also need more time to develop your app and upload it with the app store in case you have not properly scoped its development. Writing an RFP for your mobile app development project does involve focusing on a lot of detail. In case you send an RFP that only contains some general ideas instead of specific points, it is inevitably going to increase the time required for production. You may not even end up with a finished product that is perfect according to your needs. Therefore you must make sure that your RFP includes all the vital details. Some app development companies may not even respond to your queries unless your RFP includes specific details. For instance, your RF must focus on the basic and core elements of the app and the features that should be included in it. You should include your marketing and business goals and how you want it to function in the long and short term. In short, you must express your vision with your app in great detail.

Well written RFP can greatly enhance the value of the project

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When you write a mobile app RFP that includes all the critical features and points associated with its development, maintenance and upgrades, you are likely to have a product that can aptly match your business needs. When you include a lot of details in your app RFP, it can make the work of the app development vendor a lot easier, while at the same time making sure that the app meets the highest quality parameters.

Ultimately, the quality of your mobile app RFP will affect the quality of the responses you receive. The better it is, the more likely you are to get proposals that convey the capabilities of the vendor, include more accurate timeline and price estimations, and help you choose the company that is the perfect fit for your project.

Blockchain Technology: How It Works & Why It Matters

Posted on January 30, 2018February 7, 2025 by Krunal Vyas

The BlockChain cannot be described just as a revolution. It is a tsunami-like phenomenon, slowly advancing and gradually enveloping everything along its way by the force of its progression.

–William Mougayar

As per the research global technology market is forecasted to grow 2.3 billion in U.S dollars by 2021. Isn’t that huge enough? Ever since Santoshi Nakamoto published his invention in 2009, Blockchain technology has added the flavour not only in financial industry but also across other verticals.

What is Blockchain technology and what problem it can solve?

Today, with the advent of new technologies, internet has revolutionized the way people communicate. We make the use of payment gateways to share and transfer information back and forth; but is that really secured? Databases cannot communicate with each other, it needs error-free human administration or a centralized station to run every node.

So, here the Blockchain technology comes into existence. It is decentralized ledger shared by multiple users and works without the interference of third-party. This technology tracks every details that happens on the internet – every digital transaction, private data, service etc. Data is encrypted into blocks and gets scatter into pieces across worldwide network of distributed nodes.

Hence, because of this reason:-

Electronic ledgers can become cheap than traditional account system
Distributed ledger system nullifies repetitive task and results into less error
Lessen up the risk of pending transaction as processing delays

Blockchain has three main features of distributed ledgers:

Veracity – multiple copies (as opposed to a single copy) of the complete historical record of ledger entries are each verified by consensus.
Transparency – it is a public record of activity that can be seen by all market participants.
Disintermediation – Instead of specific central organization, this operates using peer-to peer network.

Blockchain technology is the pillar behind the success of the bitcoin and is the first digital currency to solve the issue of double- spending. This technology is transformative and several predicts expects that it will have massive impact in the market.

“One Bitcoin can be divided by 100 million units, and each unit can also represent value in multiple ways – i.e.; cash, property, votes, energy.”

Implications of transaction in Blockchain technology

Blockchain technology will revolutionize the way we write, execute transactions and maintain records. Keeping accounts of all transactions is the core criteria for any business as it becomes easy to track the last performances and help in planning the need for the future. Some records consume time, energy and efforts and often creation and storage process results in errors.

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In the current scenario transactions can be executed immediately but settlement of the funds takes a long process. For instance: Someone selling in the stock exchange can sell stocks immediately but settlement can take few days. Similarly, if someone is making the new deal of buying property, price can be negotiated and signed quickly, but process of registering takes more time and may involve lawyer, government and employees.

But, in the Blockchain technology, transaction process is quick and permanent and distributed across nodes, and details of transaction such as price, asset etc. are recorded, verified and settled within seconds across all nodes and any change in one ledger simultaneously affect the other copies of ledger. Since each transaction is transparent and permanently recorded, there is no need of third party verification and is open for anyone to see.

What makes distributed technology different?

The key difference of Blockchain is the ability to transact without the need of trusted third-party through distributed ledger.

Ultimately, distributed ledger technology represent significant innovations. They have broad implications, including:

Operational simplification and fraud minimisation
Digital identity
More transparency in transactions.

Fraud minimization

One of the advantages of distributed ledger technology is that manual efforts to perform reconciliation and resolving disputes can be drastically reduced. Traditional accounting system means parties involved in one project need to check the system and find the reason why they disagree. Instead with the help of Blockchain the same thing can be migrated in number of ways as all parties involved share the same record.

For businesses, Blockchain increases the efficiency, reduction in duplicated and manual tasks and cut-cost and provides opportunities for businesses to focus on value-adding task and facilitate trust along with supply chain. Businesses which regularly deal with unknown customers faces risks, where a business is not sure that its customer will comply with contractual terms. Goods are delivered, but the customer may not make payment for days or weeks. This ties up capital and can cause cash flow problems. Blockchain technology has the capability to minimise risk and settlement times, which ultimately aids in improving balance sheet efficiency.

More transparency in transaction

Distributed ledger provides transparent information in real-time transactions and hence, those currently gaining competitive advantages via imbalance of information is likely to put an equal foots with the rest of the market. Individuals will be able to understand which organizations have used which data under what circumstances and this enables more consumer decision making. The tracking of goods over Blockchain will also provide greater transparency and simpler process for businesses and would enable increased cooperation between regulators and regulated entities.

Example:

SimplyVital Health is using Blockchain technology to give healthcare industry a facelift. The company is using the Blockchain-based data storage and analytics platform aimed for streamlining medical data storage and sharing.

The Bottom line

Blockchain technology is here to stay and is transforming the way society functions. Being still in an early stage, crypto currencies are only its major use case. Above perspectives may sound promising, but business need to come up with the kickass solution or connect with the Toronto Mobile Application Development Company that can nurture your product as per your requirements in a better way.

Why Your Ecommerce Business Needs a Mobile App

Posted on January 20, 2018February 7, 2025 by Krunal Vyas

As the owner of a major ecommerce store, you must try to use your resources to appeal to as many potential customers as possible within a specific amount of time. One of the best ways to achieve this goal would be to have a customized ecommerce business app that can promote your business in the best possible manner. While at one point of time, businesses only focused on establishing a strong market name and for that they invested in having their very own website. However, the needs of an ecommerce business have somewhat changed over the years and currently it is considered a major necessity for any online store business to have a well developed mobile app.

There are a number of factors for which you should consider having a custom built app for your ecommerce business. Some of them are discussed below in brief.

Apps for ecommerce business can help to promote your company

Statistics have shown that while using their smartphones, people explore sites in browsers only for about 8% of times. For the rest 92% of cases, they prefer to use mobile apps. Hence unless an enterprise has a well developed app to represent its interests, it is likely to lose out on a major part of its business. Apps not only help to engage new prospective customers but they also help in effectively communicating with the existing customers about the central goals and aims of the business. Moreover, having an app to represent your company actually allows you to promote your brand in the best possible way. However, without the app you are actually losing out on a lot of opportunities to promote your company in a subtle but effective way.

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Mobile apps can boost your sales

It has been found that mobile apps serve as excellent ways to increase your sales figures within a short span of time. Most ecommerce companies that start using mobile apps for their business observe a sharp rise in their business figures within a short time. In many cases, the rise in sales can go up as high as 20% to 30%. Additionally, customers who shop with the ecommerce store also get back within a period of 30 days to do their next shopping with the ecommerce store. It has been found that about 62% of all online traffic that comes from smartphone usage depends a lot on the response generated from the mobile apps. Due to this reason, it is necessary that companies invest wisely and generously on creating apps for their ecommerce business.

Smartphone apps can help to enhance overall user experience

UX or user experience plays a very critical role in making sure that the customers keep on visiting your online portal and using the products and services that your company has to offer. The sphere of digital user experience includes a number of things such as visual appeal, user features and ease of use just to name a few. You should also focus on improving the loading speed of your site as it can play a very important role in determining the success of your site. It has been found that about 40% of users are likely to leave in case the content takes more than three seconds to load. Other factors that deter customers away from using your site include complex user experience problems, limited features as well as complicated checkout process.

Negative mobile experience can not only force a customer to leave your site but it can also lead them to buy their goods from a competitor’s site.

Most users prefer to use mobile apps instead of mobile websites since they are more convenient, offer great speed and an easy checkout process. They can also help to personalize the overall experience that they might have while interacting with a mobile app. Since changes and improvements made in the user experience can reduce your bounce rate, ensure optimum customer engagement and increase sales conversions, most companies nowadays choose to invest in creating apps for their online ecommerce businesses.

Ecommerce is categorized into six major types they are:

1. Business-to-Business
2. Business-to-Consumer
3. Business-to-Administration
4. Consumer-to-Consumer
5. Consumer-to-Business
6. Consumer-to-Administration

eCommerce development and its applications is an unavoidable sector in the present day today life. Given below are the most common eCommerce applications.

Ecommerce apps can convert simple customers into ardent fans of your brand

While you need customers to ensure greater financial returns for your company, you need to retain them for the long term if you are to make the most of what they have to offer. In fact, you need to have a proper customer base if you are looking to solidify your position in a highly competitive market for the long haul. With the help of a mobile app that represents your business, you can do just that and focus on increasing the prospects of your company for the long term. You can use your apps to send push notifications to your customers which in turn can propel them to take actions that can benefit your business enterprise.

In the recent times, it has been found that push notifications are highly effective when it comes to boosting customer retention and reducing the chances of cart abandonment rates. They can also provide customers with a potential marketing channel that they can use in a number of different ways. These notifications help to engage the buyers, propel them into buying the products that the ecommerce business has to offer and also retain longstanding interest on the brand for years to come. The ecommerce apps also serve as a great platform for studying customer behavior.

The metrics obtained from studying customer behavior through ecommerce apps can help your company to come up with better methods to serve your customers.

Mobile apps are now a highly popular way to promote a business

With the widespread usage of mobile apps in the modern times, companies that do not have apps of their own seem negligible or unimportant in the eyes of potential customers. Apps can not only turn customers into loyal fans of a brand but they can also generate positive user experience for a brand and encourage more number of sales. It is in keeping with such factors that mobile apps have become so important for eCommerce businesses.

Why Your Restaurant Needs a Food Ordering App

Posted on January 12, 2018February 7, 2025 by Krunal Vyas

Reasons to implement food ordering app

Today, in the digital era, smart-phone has become an integral part of our life and it is really fascinating to know that business in every industrial domain is looking to have its online presence. People love to browse their phone at every second for checking out general information, latest news, book cabs, movie tickets and much more. Hence, because of such scenario strong mobile app presence has become necessity! And when it comes to food business, then unique food ordering app becomes the ultimate platform to generate the leads.

What characterizes on-demand delivery marketplaces?

mobile-first user experience
fast delivery of products or services
cheaper prices than traditional service providers or sellers
independent contractors working part-time
friction-less payment
actionable rating systems

With the food delivery app, customers no longer have to yell their orders on the phone and explain their orders to the restaurants. No more worries about missed orders due to busy phone lines or lack of resources to monitor the phone. Additionally, the local searches via mobile app results into higher conversion rates which brings ROI for your business. With the help of GPS Tracker, end users can search nearby restaurants to order food from the single mobile app; without providing their address or any other information. Application can automatically trace the address and food delivery becomes easy.

So, you must take the advantage of this mobile trend to boost customer engagement and improve dining experience.

To solve the purpose, offering them smarter features like:-

Get niche and clear Menu display (along with prices)
Easy navigation to click and order- within a minute
Display picture that depicts what your customer may expect

But, are mobile apps really worth to develop or restaurants can deliver same experience without them?

Let’s zero down in detail….

Drives more revenue: When a person is looking for the good place to dine-in, you obviously wish to provide an effortless way to cater them apart from yummy food. In such scenario, mobile application serves as the best engine to increase the sales and your customers will always appreciate the convenient opportunity to deliver the order through the app and get their favourite food in just matter of seconds. Apart from this, you will enjoy your hike in sales with the enlarged orders like sides, salads, add-ons, desserts etc. which always goes well through mobile ordering. Additionally, ordering online is convenient option as customers love to explore all the menu options and may spend more than they would when ordering over phone or in-person.

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Wide customer base: Having higher mass of target audience is just another reason to succeed! Anyone who owns a smart-phone can be your customer… Students who looks to order pizza, burgers, chips; Employees who forgot their lunch or loves to order from good restaurant; Millennial who hang out with their gang at night and craves for midnight food; Family get-together who wish Chinese, Mexican etc. during party and the list goes on.. Today, idea of driving for restaurant no longer seems to be interesting for folks and they would love to opt for mobile ordering options over other options especially for the restaurants offering quicker service. Mobile app promotes social sharing which can help to grow your customers and when they share positive reviews on social media, it ultimately boosts the reputation leading to the business profits. This could be an amazing way to stay in the customer’s mind as they check social media accounts each day and you can keep them updated through their social media profiles.

Order accuracy improves and easy to use:

Sorry, please can you repeat?

I didn’t understand… Pardon please?

Ohh!! you just said tacos?

These surprised expressions are generally very familiar for anyone who takes order over phone. Misunderstandings are likely to occur and these results in the angry customers, waste of food, money and efforts which ultimately results into negative feedback. With online orders there are fewer chances of mistakes as customer makes everything clear from their end.

Implementing new technology may sound BIG but it is very simple than you think and it always offer win-win approach for both owner and customer. Easy to use food ordering apps are shaped to give customers quick turnaround time and minimal stress which in-turn enables the restaurants to welcome a flood of orders in less time.

Cultivates loyal customers: Brand loyalty is always important and with the food delivery mobile app, you can always have repeat business. If you treat each customer by providing them personalized experience they are sure to take visit of your mobile app again and again. Encouraging customer to comment, share and refer by providing some reward points enables the higher reach and strong visibility of your brand. Having an easy way to pre-order, pay and collect goes a long way of building long-term relationship. Providing push notifications regarding offer like 30% very on Tuesday for dinner encourages to use your food ordering mobile app repetitively which ultimately creates the pillar of loyal customers.

Do you think you can attract customers like that ever, through phone calls? Of course Not!!!

Example: Skip The Dishes connects foodaholics with restaurants and local Food Couriers through proprietary algorithm-based dispatch system. With this app, restaurants receive orders electronically via mobile or tablet application, provide an estimated completion time and algorithmically-manages restaurant delivery fleet. This delivery system enables real-time monitoring and management of the customer order, delivery status and ultimately provides customer satisfaction. This service provide them an opportunity to partner with the good restaurants for ordering, and more rapidly advance its business volumes by being able to focus on delivery both from an online ordering portal, and also orders directly from the mobile app.

Conclusion

Food ordering apps are gaining momentum in recent times and if you have not yet integrated your business with the Food Delivery App, it’s time to do so…

Any ideas whirling in your mind or looking to develop the next mobile app with us? Connect with us today! We will make your idea into reality…

Impact of Virtual Reality on the Real Estate Industry

Posted on December 28, 2017October 3, 2025 by Krunal Vyas

The wave of tsunami is flooding in the real estate market. Will you ride through the wave, or get crushed by it?

A way back before decade, virtual reality (VR) only seemed possible in the science fiction movies but the time changed when the tech was adopted by video game and entertainment industries. VR came up with the fresh headlines in 2014, when Facebook made $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR. Today, VR is booming up for all industries especially in real-estate sector as real estate marketers provide the buyers with headsets to explore the properties rather than visit site physically. More and more startups are entering this space and it is predicted to become the next hottewst trend. As per National Association of Realtors research 95% of customers searching for real estate online, 51% actually finding their ideal home that way and the market of real estate is predicted to touch at least $80 billion by 2025. Isn’t that great?

But why there is so much of hype for VR in real-estate?

It is because of

Real estate brokers had to manage the tight schedule from one visit to the other dealing with the traffic, weather condition and much more and this tends to be very tedious task.
Real estate brokers had to deal with the heart-broken phrase everyday “It doesn’t look like pictures”.

Virtual Reality can resolve these hurdles and offers the possibilities to virtually visit the spaces in less time. This will naturally increase sales efficiency and enables the ability to convert into potential leads.

Let’s zero down some ways on how can VR make the job of real-estate easier?

Gives 360 degree of insights to client: Using Virtual reality headset, you can showcase your project to the buyers and they can take stunning realistic 3D tours of their future homes. Buyers can experience movements in the house without being physically over there and can also experience activities like opening of doors, folding furniture, accessing built-in elements and much more. Instead of explaining to the clients what property will look like once it is finished, you can show them precisely how their future home would look even before the construction. Making a large investment solely based on plans written out on paper is risk and not all buyers will be willing to agree upon. But with such simple gesture and finger touch, buyers have the opportunity to augment their living standards once they take a tour. This helps in taking faster decision and feels less hesitant about investing in property that they can’t see physically.

Always Suggest to Read : What is Virtual Reality Technology and how does it works?

Enables the client to customize their homes: Suppose you are showing your client a fixer-upper; but how about if you can show your client a fixer-upper into many other layouts of the same property within minutes? It is always difficult to sell the homes that needs many reworks, but VR can make it easy for the buyers to imagine the potential. Within a few touches, you can showcase how kitchen would look like, new paint color on few walls etc.; this in-turn helps the client to feel more comfortable about the process and can hassle-free buy the space that needs some customization. VR can show them ‘what if’ possibilities before initiating any work. Our Clients had fabulous experience when they hired iPhone app developers from iPhone app development company known as iQlance Solutions.

Show homes that are staying 7 seas far: As per research, 20% of the home buyers are making offers on home without even seeing them in person. With the advancement of VR in real estate, the risk can be mitigated of buying properties from a longer distance! Many international construction companies finds it difficult to reach the destination by car and are left with only flight option as the destination is located in other country. With VR, it is easy for the company to walk through the building sites of property and can even remotely guide the workers through the tour. Additionally, buyers are able to take real-time experience of property compared to the simply viewing of images; there is far less chance of misunderstandings and miscommunication and hence they are able to take quicker and educated decisions.

Keeps cost down: It costs high to create show homes, scale models, printing collateral etc and all needs to be redesigned and remade when the concept changes. From marketing and engagement to conversion, VR reduces cost everywhere and helps in avoiding travel and hotel expenses, and traveling hassles. As things are kept transparent and buyers know in advance what they will have in their budget, there is little scope for objections or refund like situations which often groove our income besides bringing disgrace to an organization. Hence, seeing the cost structure VR can be effective and efficient way to connect fresh prospects especially when real-estate industry is involved.

How VR in real-estate can benefit you?

It provides

Great visual engagement
Unprecedented clarity
Branding
Mobility
Extended reach
Cost saving
Improved brand loyalty
Enables to get more ROI
Reduces sales cycle time
No special hardware or software is needed

It’s all about imagination

Today, VR is rolling the balls and creating new intuitive way to interact with computer or smartphone. It enables the real estate marketers to visualize like never before and offers wider field of view, where the concept of the virtual desktop is no longer confined by the size of the physical display screen on our desktop or palm of our hands.

At the end of the day, the real-estate industry focus on how to make it easy for the prospective buyers to visualize and how they would feel living in that particular property. And for this, VR has the potential to disrupt and improve the real estate buying process all while increasing sales efficiency and without having to hire more staff.

So, are you looking to develop VR app for your next big project? Write to us on info@iqlance.com

How to Build a Taxi App Like Uber: Features & Cost

Posted on December 5, 2017February 7, 2025 by Krunal Vyas

Taxi booking service is mushrooming everywhere and has emerged as one of the reliable way to commute within or outside the city. When we talk about taxi service, Uber is one of the name that has become synonymous with it. Since it’s inception, Uber is pleasing users across the globe and the only point of contact between passengers and Uber is mobile app. Although there are hundreds of taxi booking mobile apps but what has evolved over a period of time, since the inception of Uber, is technology development on the booking front.

With the current scenario in the market, Uber is boosting more and more entrepreneurs with the idea to repeat its feet and create something similar. However, developing a Taxi mobile app like Uber and going live on app store and play store is just not that easy and two separate application with different functionality:

Passenger app – for those who looks to book taxi
Driver app – Get orders and they ride passenger to their destination

Its features plays vital role; let’s zero down some of the basic ones:

Basic features of passenger app:

Register/login: You can provide varied options to register like social media integration, e-mail etc.
Booking Interface: Here customer needs to add address, select a cab type and set the pickup location
Tracking: Track driver’s location, status updation during or after a ride
Fare calculator: Calculates the estimated cost from source to destination before booking
Payments: Cashless, plain cash , can pay automatically via plastic money and invoice is received to phone or e-mail
Push Notifications: Keeps the user updated on order status, estimated time, taxi arrival, car model, driver’s contact number, car number and much more
Messaging, ratings and reviews, booking history: Messaging driver for the perfect pick up, feedback and ratings given by the customer for the service provided, displays the details of previous booking

Basic features of driver app:

Register/profile/status: Required to provide extra verification details like taxi number, licence during registration, status functionality helping them to adjust the schedule and availability
Booking: Options to accept or reject the incoming order, information of customer location, booking history etc.
Push Notifications: For order alerts, taxi booking data, for order updates and completion of ride
Navigation: Google Maps integration to get optimal direction of customer’s destination
Cost estimation and reports: Provides the estimated cost with discounts and offer the insights of trip status, payroll, history etc.

Furthermore, to streamline process and driver from the central point, a web app is required to manage and review all in-app activity like interactions, ride routes, payments and much more.

How Uber Works?

Passengers let the Uber know that they need a ride; Uber asks you about the location; finds the nearby driver and notifies the duration of driver’s arrival. After completion of ride, cost is automatically charged from your card and then passenger needs to provide feedback about the ride.

So to build such paradigm, what technology stack does Uber rely on?

It relies on some giant foundations like:-

Geo-location: The cab providing service like UBER depends on GPS (Global positioning system) technology to track the current position of the customer. When Uber started its venture, the technology wasn’t that progressive, but today the things have become easier. The geo-location depends on:-

Identifying a device’s location: To identify the location of the customer, Uber app for iOS uses CoreLocation framework which provides classes and protocols to configure and schedule delivery and send location event to the server. This framework also enables the Uber to define geographic region and track the device moments as it crosses the boundary.

The Uber app for Android uses Google’s Location API which can manage underlying location technology meeting all the needs to tailor the app when integrating location-based features.

Providing the right direction: For developing iOS app, MapKit is used to display point-to-point directions on map. It registers the app as routing app then makes direction available to the Map apps and other mapping software.

For developing on Google, Google Maps Android API is used to make routes and directions possible.

Integration with mapping software: Uber implemented Google Maps for both iOS and Android version and to avoid paying Google for access of their solutions, Uber opt for mapping technology companies to solve the logistic issues.

Messaging or Notification: After you order a ride, Uber sends you a couple of notifications like when driver accepts the request, driver is few miles away, cancellation of ride etc. Uber text messages are powered by the Twilio telecommunications provider and you may choose to receive these messages either via SMS or through the push notifications. To implement push notifications in the iOS app, Uber uses Apple Push Notifications Service, and for the Android app Uber uses Google Cloud Messaging (GCM).

Payment Integration: For calculating fare, Uber looks for the factors like base fare, cost/mile and cost/min. Uber promotes a cashless system which means you can pay via plastic card, e-wallets or use a promo code which removes error prone human-to-human cash transfers. Uber chose to partner with Braintree, one of the leaders in the mobile payment market, to accept card payments and also uses PayPal’s Card.io service for credit card scanning on iOS.

The iOS users can make of the Apple Pay for making the payment and the Android users can use the Google Wallet for the same purpose. It is better to collaborate with some online payment company to make the experiences better and faster.

Advantages of Uber like app

Reduce the number of drunk drivers
Saves your money for commuting
Provides opportunity to make extra cash for the driver
Makes the way to the customer’s destination really beautiful

Advantages of having mobile app

Having a white label mobile app gives your taxi business a broad visibility and an automatic customer boost.
Reduces the overhead costs generated by managing everything manually and connecting passengers to the drivers in real-time enables the business to grow smartly in autopilot mode.
Leads to the higher profit as the taxi service provider can develop their own app and save on the commission paid to the cab platform.

How much does it cost?

Well it depends! There are several factors affecting the total cost

Your budget
Number of features
Design of UI/UX
Backend development
Web development
Security

If you wish to develop a basic taxi service app then it will cost around $15,000 USD to $20,000 USD; Uber like app $20,000 USD to $35,000 USD. It takes 2 to 3 weeks approximately to design the app and 10 to 12 weeks approximately for development process. Lastly, the cost varies according to Toronto app development company you hire to get your job done.

Effective Influencer Marketing Strategies for Brand Success

Posted on November 28, 2017February 7, 2025 by Krunal Vyas

Marketing is a realm where you have no place for dreamers. It is a practical world not one where you sow and harness the power of dreams. So much so, the tipping point in marketing comes from the influencers who are convinced that your product is the right one for them. If they decide, they can set the ball rolling in the marketing sector and you will not have to spend too much money on advertising.

Isolate the influencer

So, get the influencer and bring the ball! It is not that easy because we do not know who the influencers are. That is the hard part of the Influencer Marketing Strategy. That becomes the first step of our marketing strategy –isolating the region of the influencers. This is relatively simple, we can find that most of the marketing decisions emanate from one sector of society. Then, we put the rest of the plan into place. If on the other hand, we know who the influencer is, say a popular public figure, then we can get him or her to endorse the products and achieve marketing success. influencer marketing is also part of digital marketing.

Initiate the action

The action of the influencer is by building something around their idea and igniting community passion and seeking collaboration with the people of their community. This operates entirely on trust and goes on to become a brand engagement. To do this one must have a story to tell. This story will speak of the values and help the viewers adopt the right standard to make the improvement in their lives. It could be how being poor need not stop one from succeeding in sports.

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Build the story on the social media

Once you have the influencer and the story, it is time for the wild bushfire to spread through the countryside. Here, we are not marketing the brand through the social media; we push the story of how the influencers are reacting through the social media.

The people will do the searching for themselves and then remain convinced that they were not influenced to buy the brand. People who have implemented successful selling programmes for their company will know how much the success depends on the intrinsic values of the product. This is why we need the influencer.

Improve sharing of ideas related to the product

This is pure social media marketing. And a lot more besides but you have to involve the common man in it. They need to have a stand point about the product. And since this must not be negative, you need to have the advance story about how the poor will succeed. In your marketing campaign, include incentives for people who share the story the most or help in distributing it.

Keep a grip on the values

You do not want to compete with the rest of the field. You want to create a dent big enough for them to fall through. Your values must remain clear and distinct from those of the rest.

Undoubtedly, the last step is the most important. But, it will not work without the rest of the steps, so start from the top.