No one on earth can deny how important mobile applications are in the digital spectrum. The steady rise in the adoption of mobile applications has done and dusted traditional ways of doing business. I remember a very bold saying of Bill Gates, “If your business is not on the internet, your business would be out of the business”. It took a pandemic for people/businesses to realize this saying of Bill Gates.
No secret that how the Covid-19 pandemic has left its long-lasting effects on or individual and professional lives. If I say businesses suffered the most due to the pandemic, it won’t be wrong. On the other hand, businesses that had established proper digital channels and cloud products thrived and those relying on traditional ways of doing business suffered. Mobile apps are not a new terminology or a phenomenon that we haven’t experienced before. They are the software we use so often in our day-to-day lives whenever we are using our mobile phones.
Trends of mobile apps
In a business environment, the trend of having mobile applications have surged up as businesses realized that they can reach out to their potential audience much quicker and more efficiently. Also, they can increase their sales, ROI, and build a better brand image that their customers count on. Gartner says that almost 62 percent of business owners have to invest in mobile applications in their top 3 priorities in 2021. That’s not a small number and the paramount reason behind this is the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic that has changed the way for businesses to compete.
I can name several industries that have drawn some rich benefits as soon as they incorporated mobile and web technologies in their working processes. But for today, I’m going to talk about only 5 of them that have become the most tech-driven industries and now they should focus on to entirely transform using the latest mobile application and trends. Let’s explore the list down under.
List of 5 Industries that Need to Go Digital Entirely
Healthcare Industry:
I remember there was a time when for IT professionals it was considered a dead-end to pursue a career in the healthcare industry. The reason for that there was hardly any application of IT in the said industry. But as time passed, things dramatically changed, and now to my and your surprise too, the healthcare industry has become one of the largest IT-consuming industries. According to a report by Grand View Research, the global healthcare IT market size was estimated at USD 74.2 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 81.4 billion in 2021 growing at a CAGR of 15.8%.
Health professionals have benefited a lot from the inclusion of various mobile app trends in diagnosing and treatment of various diseases. Some applications use AI and human capabilities to diagnose any type of cancer with up to 99% accuracy. Moreover, there are mobile apps that have eased the communication process between patients and doctors.
Following are a few areas where mobile have transformed the healthcare department to a great extent:
- Made it easier for patients and doctors to set up appointments.
- Virtual Reality has found many roles in the healthcare sector
- AI and humans are working together to diagnose cancer more efficient than ever
Tourism and Travel Industry:
Mobile applications offer international tourists a world of convenience and happiness and also extremely well facilitate them. A study revealed that 30% of mobile phone users use their devices to find the best offers for hotels and destinations. This makes tour and travel apps the 7th most-downloaded applications on mobile devices globally.
Some tourist companies simply create their reputation as a brand and keep plenty of tourists to their company for mobile applications. By watching videos, viewing images, reading feedback from other visitors, and then using the knowledge to make better decisions and arrangements, users can get a glimpse of their role.
E-commerce Industry:
When it comes to e-commerce and fashion, it seems like there’s a serious race going between various brands and newcomers. Now and then, we embrace ourselves with a new e-commerce platform with exciting features for shoppers.
Again, the Covid-19 is responsible for the boom this industry is currently enjoying. Imagine what would you do when you are locked down in your house? You’ll explore the world digitally and look for other options to satisfy your various needs. Shopping is one of them, the first wave of the deadly Covid-19 saw an unbelievable surge in the usage of e-commerce platforms, and reports suggest that this trend will prevail and the reliance of customers on mobile phones for shopping purposes will increase.
Education and eLearning Industry:
The e-learning trend is expected to hit high in 2021 because the Covid-19 is already here and doesn’t seem to go soon. The dependency on intelligent and advanced technologies is expected to increase, and we are bound to see that the betterment of education is made possible by technology such as Artificial Intelligence, Increased Reality, Machine Learning, and Virtual Reality.
The Global Market Insights predicted that the e-learning market is expected to cross the $375 billion mark by 2026. There are 63% of high school students in the U.S using eLearning platforms already.
Retail Industry:
The sole factor that drives the retail industry is operations and customer services. If taken out, the industry would collapse. And we have seen it during the Covid-19 pandemic when physical outlets were forced to shut down to curb the spread of the virus.
The retail industry should take it as an eye-opener and should invest wisely in the adoption of mobile-based e-commerce platforms as this is the only new normal to proceed. A survey by Digital Commerce reveals that 51% of retail business owners cited e-commerce in their top 3 budget priorities in 2021.
Wrap Up:
The world is changing at a very rapid pace and so are people’s preferences and dislikes. The best way to cope with this change is to adopt the change. Thinking out of the box can lead entrepreneurs to explore things that can add ease and comfort to customers’ lives.
I hope you have enjoyed this piece and it has added to your knowledge stack. If you are confused about where to start your mobile app development endeavor, get in touch with SoftCircles – a leading mobile app development company, and let us help you with your next mobile app project.
Punit 
Krishan Jangir