5 Tips For Reskinning App Source Code

App reskinning is a growing trend. With many great app source codes out there, it allows you to create great apps with a low budget. To get the most out of your next app reskinning project we have created a list of great tips.

 

 

1. Focus on Functionality

When selecting an app to reskin, improving functionality must be the main priority. Programmers often make the mistake of choosing apps to reskin based on their appearance. While graphics are important, and poor graphic design can lead to poor functionality, it is a mistake to reskin an app primarily to improve the graphics. Customers are often willing to put up with poor graphics on an app that is easy to use and enjoyable. Conversely, no matter how attractive the reskinned app may be, if customers have trouble using it, they will not buy it. Thus if you plan to reskin an app, it should be primarily because you can make it function better.

 

 

2. Rely on Research

Many programmers think of market research as something to be done at the beginning of the reskinning process. In fact, research must be incorporated into every stage of the job. When you first begin reskinning, you must look up similar apps online, paying attention to the features that the most successful apps tend to have. This will give you a sense of which features to put in your own app, guiding the reskinning process. Once the reskinning job is underway, you should use these apps as models, returning to them periodically to get a sense of how their best features interact and contribute to a user-friendly experience.

 

 

3. Hire a good designer

Quality graphic designs are not luxuries. They are central to a user’s ability to interpret and operate an app. Poorly designed images are not only unattractive, but they are often hard to distinguish from each other, making it more difficult for users to understand the app. It is thus crucial that you hire a qualified, experienced graphic designer when you reskin an app. A good designer will create beautiful, crisp images that appeal to a broader range of customers. Whatever you spend on this designer’s services you will more than recoup through increased revenues and fewer customer complaints.

 

Note that you need a good graphic designer regardless of the quality of the original app. If the app had lousy designs, the first improvement that customers will have in mind is improved graphics. If you can’t deliver those graphics, customers will conclude that there was no point to your revisions regardless of how else you improved the game.

 

 

4. Be careful when modifying existing code

When adding new features to an app or modifying existing features, you must account for the original program’s technical details. When you add new images, for example, make sure to optimize them properly, as poorly optimized images will rapidly increase the amount of space that the app takes up. Even minor changes may have catastrophic consequences if you aren’t careful. If you try to enlarge an existing image without modifying the rest of the screen, you may force the app to cut off part of the image, ruining its appearance and making it harder to use.

 

 

5. Make the Most of Marketing

Raising publicity for a reskinned app is every bit as important as the reskinning job itself. Customers can’t benefit from an app they don’t know about, so think about how to market your product as soon as you start reskinning it. Start by considering ways to spread the app on free social media and fora, such as Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and Steam. A memorable, SEO-friendly description on one of these sites can bring in thousands of potential customers at no extra cost.

For more info on how to market your app, don’t forget our beginners guide to app marketing

 

 

Conclusion

Reskinning an app is not always as straight forward as it seems, but these tips will help you on your way successfully reskinning your next app source code.

What is your experience with reskinning apps? Do you have a good tip? We would love to hear it. Please leave in the comment section below.