Smart phones are increasing daily as old mobile phone batteries break down and replacing them is no longer possible - supply and demand. Tablets are also on the increase as their memory and functionality improves so that they can perform a wide range of tasks on the move.

So there is a large market for companies to provide access to their services from smart phones and tablet. To enable this to happen there are 2 ways. The first is that a Company website or service can be set up as with a responsive site design which enables users to view the site through their browser. The site width and height is then adjusted. It all depends what type of service you want your users to access from their smart phone or tablet. Smart phone memory is still some way behind a PC or laptop so you have to ensure that you are not asking too much of it. If you are then this is when you consider a mobile application.

Mobile applications are typically coded for 2 markets - google/android & apple/iphone - these are the operating systems the smart phone uses so the code needs to be written to enable it to run on the phone. The reason they run quicker is the apps are downloaded to the phone and run locally using network resources as required.

Creating Mobile applications for both of the main smart phone markets will ensure your users can download an app that their phone can use.