Android and iOS Development Blog

A in-depth study into ADA winners and what they have in common.   Firstly, let me just state that I have personally never won an Apple Design Award (ADA). Not many people have. In fact, the highly prestigious award is only presented to a handful of app designers and...

Breaking the established rules and conventions that others conform to seems to be essential to the pursuit of innovation. In any industry, it’s always the rule-breakers who disrupt and revolutionize.   Just as Napster broke the entrenched rules of the record industry,...

Convincing an investor to invest in your app startup is not easy for a first-time entrepreneur. This is especially true if all you have is an idea and a business plan.   Investors want proof, not a pitch deck.   If you've ever watched Shark Tank or Lion's Den you will...

DreamWalk Directors Joe and Karl visit Edgar's Mission, a sanctuary for rescued farmed animals. In December DreamWalk donated over $2,000 to the sanctuary to help them with their mission of creating a humane and just world for humans and non-humans. We encourage...

App development is a time consuming and expensive business. Even the simplest apps can cost tens of thousands of dollars and take months to complete. For a business keen to jump into the mobile space or an entrepreneur itching to get their product to market, the cost...

According to a new study by research body YouGov, a staggering number of Australians are now finding love using dating apps but we are a long way off being comfortable talking about it.   So what do we find so embarrassing about online dating and how can an app...

Local app development VS offshore app development.  Does your developer build apps in-house here in Australia or send the work offshore? It can make a big difference to the outcome of a project and should be carefully considered by anyone in the process of choosing an...

DreamWalk co-founder Joe Russell joins Talking Technology hosts Trevor Long and Nick Bennet on 2UE to talk app development.Check out the podcast to hear some of Joe's views on: Starting an app startup The future of apps Things to look out for when developing an app...

It’s a very appealing proposition -- You come up with the app idea and someone else will pay to build it. After all, why wouldn’t they? It’s a great idea!   Unfortunately for the ideas people out there, it is never that simple and seed and pre-seed investment in app...

When it comes to putting your money to work, there are so many options these days. You can buy shares in publicly listed companies on the ASX, invest in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), purchase bonds, buy property, trade currencies or invest in a small business or...

The term ‘machine learning’ may not mean much to you, but whether you know it or not, YOU mean alot to machine learning. In fact, dozens of machines are probably learning from your behaviours everyday and gaining a competitive advantage for their host applications....

Image courtesy of Apple.   Apple fans are jumping with joy today as this morning saw Apple unveil the latest version of their flagship product, the iPhone X, which is the most significant change to the iPhone in years. App developers share their excitement with the...

Written by Joseph Russell - Co-Founder and Director of DreamWalk Apps.   The original LinkedIn Pulse article can be found here.   Developing and launching your first app is a challenge and an adventure. It can be exciting, daunting, stressful and rewarding all at the...

A frantic 8-bit word game mash-up Word Invaders is what you get when you cross Words with Friends and Space Invaders. It's a frantic retro mash-up for those who find traditional word games a little slow-paced. Word game enthusiasts and casual gamers will love the...

Digital Marketing specialist Ankit Thakor rates DreamWalk in the top three mobile app developers in Melbourne. Read Ankit’s article at the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/top-melbourne-app-development-companies-make-your-another-thakor Category: App...

An interesting infographic that shows how the founders of AirBnb took a simple idea and turned it into a $10 billion business. Got a simple idea but need help with the development of it? Contact DreamWalk now and we’ll discuss the next steps with you. Category: App...

Is there any one reason why startups are successful? Surely the answer is a great idea, right? Actually, the idea is only the third most important factor, according to Bill Gross, CEO of Idealab. Bill studied two hundred startups, including a hundred companies he...

So you have a brilliant idea for an app. You see a clear need for this app, and you can’t understand why someone hasn’t already thought of it. You are ready to take the plunge to get this thing built but you have no idea where to start and the whole process seems so...

Putting a monetary value on your app idea is difficult. Even the greatest app idea can fail if it is executed poorly, and similarly a mediocre idea can be successful if executed exceptionally well. I read an interesting article by blogger Derek Sivers recently where...

Questions to ask yourself before taking the plunge.   Q. Is my idea really a good one? A. Run your idea past as many people as you can. Get feedback from people outside your immediate family and friends circle. You need honest opinions from the intended target...

When it comes to developing an app, what’s the difference between an idea, a concept and a brief? Which one do I need when starting out? Everyone has ideas. When thinking about what to order for lunch or what to wear to work in the morning, your head fills with ideas....

This week BLINC Corp. released their new app ‘Hive’, which has been in development at DreamWalk for the last few months. This simple location-based app fills a current gap in the market, letting users know where their friends are partying with a single click. Apps...

So, you’ve developed and released your app, invested time and money in marketing and PR but sales figures aren’t what you expected. It’s a situation no app developer wants to be in but most will experience this hurdle at some point. What to do in this scenario is a...

There have been various smart watches released in recent times, such as Pebble, Samsung Gear and LG’s G Watch, but as yet, none have had anywhere near the impact on the watch industry that Apple’s iPhone had on the mobile phone industry back in 2007. So, with the...

As an internal mini-project we are currently developing an arcade smash-em-up for iPhone and Android called Barrel Buster. The game mechanic pays tribute to the barrels bonus level in Street Fighter 2 with a bunch of extra twists, features and surprises to make it a...

It seems sort of counter intuitive to spend time and money promoting something that your customers cant even buy yet and I must admit, up until recently I hadn’t ever taken pre-release marketing veryseriously. Up until recently I was of the belief that pre-release...

A prominent spot on the front page of the App Store has long been the ultimate goal for app developers looking to build an audience for their apps, but is an Apple feature all it’s cracked up to be? Here we look at the real-world affects of an Apple feature using one...

Land tricks, collect power-ups and avoid a wipe out in this addictive, turbo charged surf adventure. September 18, 2014 (Melbourne, Australia) – Gamers, surfers and retro arcade junkies alike are invited to ride the virtual waves of Surfy, an all-new endless-runner...

So this week DreamWalk was one of the first app developers in Australia to receive a new BETA prototype of the Oculus Rift. The Oculus is a personal virtual reality headset that can be used with computers and gaming consoles. It promises to change the world of gaming...

It’s about that time of year again where my Facebook feed fills up with keyboard warrior commentary arguing which is better: iOS or Android. Every time Apple announces a new iDevice the trolls immediately turn to social media with some less-than-enlightening take on...

Today began with some good news, Surfy was approved by Apple! We are always happy when we get that little message - “Your app is now ready for sale”, but this morning’s announcement brought with it a little more excitement than usual because Surfy is our first major...

PRESS RELEASE Over one year and half a million users later, the number 1 ranking music app - Jam for iPhone, is giving back to its users with a candy shop of new features. September 25, 2014 (Melbourne, Australia) - Wannabe rock stars around the world will soon be...

I can’t believe its been seven months since we last updated this blog! Time sure does fly and we do have some pretty good excuses for not getting around to it. Here are just some of the things we’ve been upto: We’ll be posting more details over the coming days/weeks....