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How To Create A Messaging Application From Scratch by Christine33(f): 12:05pm On May 13, 2021
Are you interested in developing software for messaging? Possibly you require a new chat app to streamline business processes inside your own organization? Or simply want to innovate the messaging app market?
Online communication has become a new normal these days. Communication software like WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, and other tools that are an integral part of our lifestyle.
The current state of thing with coronavirus crisis also underlines the importance of stable, secure, and high-quality online messengers.

Feature-Set Included into a Messaging App
For starters, let’s outline what functionality you should implement to develop a feasible product. The idea is to start a messaging app with core features and some unique selling points represented by the unique experience and interesting feature. The next step is to scale this chat app MVP further based on the real-user feedback.
Here we list those messaging app functions that the app cannot exist without.

• User Authorization
Depending on the app’s objectives, you may include authorization via email, phone number. For increased security, it is possible to interconnect with the device with the help of confirmation SMS.

• Contact importing
For enhanced user experience, your messaging app should access the existing user contacts and get them imported to the messaging app automatically. A strategic step is to highlight for end-users what their contacts already use this messenger.

• Messaging functionality
This is the cornerstone functionality of any messaging app. This feature should have a simple, clear, and intuitive experience.

There are a few ways you can implement instant messages, depending on the way the information transmissions.

1. Client-server-client model
2. Client-to-client model
3. Sharing of photos and files
4. Location tracking
5. Notifications
6. Synchronization across devices

If you plan to build a messenger that is available on multiple platforms (iOS, Android, Web) and suitable for a range of devices, make sure that the user has identical experience and interface.

The next level is to build group video chats.

This is a rather complex feature to implement, which requires a solid time and monetary investments. On the other hand, this can be a great strategic decision to implement these chats since users love to interact this way.

1. 4. Channels
2. 5. Self-destructing messages
7. Messages sent on a schedule
8. Invisible ink
9. Emoji and stickers
10. Calendar and event
11. Protection by biometrics
12. Synchronization with a cloud
13. Few other ideas for chat app functionality
Tech Stack to Build Your Messaging App
Depending on your product’s goals and functionality you should understand whether to create a cross-platform or native messaging app. The difference lies in the app availability of the app across the majority of platforms simultaneously or individually for each operating system.
Both options have their pros and cons. Native app development ensures higher system performance, stability, security but requires more investments.
Server-side of software can be coded in PHP, Ruby, Erlang, and similar. Your software development vendor should advise you of what is more suitable to use in your case.
Also, one of the most common product architecture is a software bundle of LAMP. Linux as the operating system, Apache- web server, MySQL database, PHP as a backend language.
Alternatively, you can use a PostgreSQL database, Nginx web server, Nodejs, Ruby, or JavaScript for the backend development.

Chat App Monetization Strategies

How can you monetize your messaging application?
We have an answer for you with a few options to build revenue streams in this app type. These strategies include:
• advertising
• in-app purchases
• in-app
• integration of a chatbot
• sponsorship
• pay per download
• subscription fee

Either method you select, base your monetization strategy on the market analysis, current user experience. Also, these days users demand top-notch app performance and service quality to pay for it.

Follow the next procedure when starting a messaging application.

1. Prepare a solid and complex market analysis. Review what the competitive products do, the functionality they have, and check on how you can offer the improved service.
2. Figure out a unique selling proposition of your messaging app
3. Finalize your strategy, business objectives, and define a course of actions
4. Find and partner with a highly experienced and capable IT vendor
5. Develop and launch the MVP of the chat app to test user feedback
6. Launch a creative promotional campaign to spread the word about your product
7. Collect and analyze user feedback to continuous chat app updating and improvement

The messaging app market has unrealized functions and experiences that the clients will be fully engaged with.
We can elaborate on the project development process, define app functionality together with you based on your goals, and estimate your project cost and timeline roughly. Learn more about How to Create a Messaging Application:
https://addevice.io/blog/how-to-create-a-messaging-application-from-zero/

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