Added by on 2013-02-10

Are you debating a venture into the world of education app development? More power to you. Seriously. It’s rough out there. Everyone and their brother has an education app these days and you need to have a novel idea to really stand out. Even then, that’s not enough to make it big. It’ll take several years of hard work, persistence, and being able to survive the cutthroat world of app marketing. (Edudemic gets at least 100 emails a day asking for us to review an education app!)

If the first paragraph hasn’t dissuaded you, then cheer up. We have a handy graphic that’ll serve as a useful road-map for your app development. It’s part of a larger infographic we featured a few days ago on how an app developer made close to a million dollars by building a handful of education apps.

Note: this is just a simple roadmap and has a lot of general tips. You may find yourself reading it and then asking ‘yea but how do I do that?’ — In that case, start your research by heading over to Apple’s iTunes Connect (the developer center) and read through as much literature as you can stuff into your brain. Best of luck!

Source: Larger infographic and design from Online PhD Programs

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  • http://www.karenmahon.com Karen Mahon

    Jeff, I think this list is a good start for apps in general, but to be successful and effective, educational apps need more than this. You inspired me to write a blog post about that, so I hope you’ll check it out! Thanks!

    http://karenmahon.com/2013/02/11/creating-effective-and-successful-educational-apps/

    • http://www.edudemic.com Jeff Dunn

      Great additions Karen! The post was definitely meant to be very general. Creating a detailed guide to building an education app would be at least hundreds of pages long and filled with my own tears. As someone who made an iPad app, I’m happy to offer general advice but know with absolute certainty that every app development process is different, complicated, and downright frustrating. That being said, it’s a great thing to try at least once in your life and your additions are fabulous!

      PS – I tried to reply on your blog post but it kept locking me out for some reason. I did my best but figured I’d at least reply to you here!

  • http://appitventures.com Brandy Anderson

    Great overview! I especially like that you mentioned artwork and connecting with other developers — those are often overlooked, but they’re noteworthy aspects of the process.