Different Application Types For Software

When designing mobile software, the same principles the building a house, building a bungalow, or any kind of architecture applies to designing software; what this means is when designing a software application, your organization or yourself must decide which structure to use.

Application types

 

The workflow defines different application types; these are Utility, how simple the product and the product’s structure for customers actually to use; unless the software has good usability, the product will become useless if it’s not simple for the customers.

 

An example of a Utility app is the use of a calendar app; these kinds of apps are also called single-use case applications because they only have one purpose.

 

Process workflow can be complex and structured and require the users to place more information in the apps or websites.

 

An example of a process application is a life insurance website where you need to go through a process to use the app or website, for example, Sun Life Insurance.

 

Consumption is simple and random; these can be apps like Amazon Prime and Netflix, with the workflow and structure being simple and easy for users to use.

 

These kinds of apps also have very little structure. They are incredibly fluid because, on Netflix, you can choose any movie or search for any movie or TV series that is available on a streaming service platform like Netflix.

 

Commerce apps or websites tend to be complex and random because customers are required to navigate these sites by filling in the details to use the site and place orders for products on e-commerce sites like Amazon or others such as Wikis E-commerce.

 

       

When deciding on an application frame, it is essential to keep in mind the purpose of the app, website, or other software structures will need to keep concepts in mind the first structure of the workflow and the second the complexity of the flow workflow.

 

Understanding the software flow is essential to remember; this is how it will function when choosing the relevant structure.

 

All software starts in the utility phase and changes with the needs of the software and its purpose.