Living too close to society sometimes blurs our vision and makes us oblivious to its numerous activities and paradigm shifts occurring on a daily basis.
However, we are aware of this erratic behaviour in our society but realizing on what scale it is shifting the trend can simply blow our minds.
It is the same with the moving and packing industries. Hundreds of people move from one place to another every day and their belongings move with them. But this is a closer and blurrier vision.
This blog is for you if you are starting or planning to start an online moving & packing business.
This article will offer you everything that you need to know about movers & packers mobile app development: market size, opportunities, mobile app features, development cost, etc.
The bigger picture says that on average, 40 million people move every year in the US alone and in 2016, according to statistics, this industry’s revenue in the US is expected to cross USD 26 billion by the end of this year.
Industry revenue of “used household and office goods moving” in the US 2011–2023 (in billions US dollars)
Now those are some moving numbers. But that’s not it, a growing business industry seduces many investors and entrepreneurs from even outside of the industry. Again, that’s a blurry, closer picture.
The bigger picture says, if you need to save a place for yourself, then you have to at least offer a mobile infrastructure that makes your business accessible and easy to reach for your customers.
How? The technology has got you covered. With the right mobile app development, you can give your mover and packer businesses unprecedented growth driven by convenience.
Well, to begin with, the global market share of mobile users tops the chat with 55%, which is literally more than half of the entire market share.
Hence, developing mobile infrastructure for their users is like getting a bigger piece of the pie in return.
The main reason for the increased market share of mobile users is the level of convenience provided by mobile devices like smartphones and tablets.
Even modern mobile devices are getting more powerful and efficient, which allows users to carry so much potential in their pockets.
The inclination of consumers towards mobile devices nurtures a world full of possibilities. Therefore, developing a movers and packers mobile application can be significantly fruitful.
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The Internet is the market and a mobile app is the infrastructure of your business. Statistically speaking, in the US, the moving industry employs over 123,000 people.
This industry is basically filled with small agencies and individuals. A movers and packers mobile app offers a complete and resourceful infrastructure that connects customers to service providers.
In an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) version of a movers and packers app, there are basically three end-users: the customer, the service provider, and the administrator.
This business model pretty much sums up the entire basic business model of movers and packers mobile applications. Now let’s find out what features make the mobile app a flagship that drives profit for your business.
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The social media sign-up and login feature allows app users to sign up and log in to the app with their social media accounts. This added layer of convenience saves time and users don’t have to remember an extra email ID password.
Push notifications do not let users miss any necessary alerts like confirmed booking, task completion, successful transactions, etc. These notifications pop up on their mobile screens and provide essential information.
This feature allows customers to track the live location of the movers and gives an estimated time of arrival and delivery. And for service providers, this feature helps them reach the customer’s place and destination of the shipment.
In-app chat allows customers and service providers to communicate via chat. It helps in exchanging additional information about the moving project. Hence, a more accurate cost estimation can be provided.
In-app calls take the convenience of communication between customers and service providers to the next level by allowing both parties to talk over a voice call for better communication.
The in-app camera enables customers to capture images of the site and send them to the service providers to give them an idea of the scope of the project. It also helps in scanning bar codes and QR codes for project verification at the site between the customer and service provider.
Customer Relation Management (CRM) is an additional, yet essential tool that channels all marketing campaigns and reports & analytics of the entire app for the administrator.
A versatile content management system (CMS) integration within the app provides admins with a deeper level of customization in the application. With CMS, admins can easily and efficiently modify or transform the available content on the application.
For exceptional business growth and efficient management, execution, and analytics of marketing campaigns, marketing tools can be integrated within the app infrastructure.
Real-time tracking allows customers to track the live location of movers and packers.
Cost calculation provides the estimated cost of the project to the customers so that they can figure out the cost of the project before assigning it.
Loyalty programs can be run by both administrators and service providers to attract more user engagement. It may comprise various types of discount offers and referral programs.
It is a simple and handy feature that allows users to calculate the cost of a couple of projects with features like calculating discounts and tax, etc.
For promotional campaigns and advertisements, ad management helps admins get real-time information about their running ad campaigns while providing features like managing, deleting, and creating ad.
Real-time analytics allows admins to get real-time information (number . of online users, finance, number . of transactions, etc.) on the entire application on dedicated dashboards.
This additional feature helps movers and packer agency owners calculate the total fuel consumption of each vehicle according to their respective moving projects.
According to the fuel economy of each vehicle for moving and shifting tasks, this feature provides essential insights about the vehicle’s performance and recommends maintenance if necessary. It also saves all the maintenance records of vehicles.
Goods insurance covers the entire inventory that is being shipped. An additional 3rd Party API is integrated within the app, which allows the service provider to ensure the objects that are to be moved or shipped. It covers all the damages that occurred during transit, cyber risks, general liability, etc.
The development of movers and packers mobile applications pretty much depends on finding the right people for development.
Either it can be a mobile app development company or some competent and experienced developers to hire.
So basically you need a team who can walk in shoes to understand your vision and are competent enough to deliver what you exactly need.
Mobile app development is a multi-channel process – development, designing, testing, etc. Each channel ensures overall smooth performance, stability, consistency, and aesthetics of a mobile app.
Therefore, your team for movers and packers mobile app must experts of each channel that is being incorporated in the development. Here are the core members you should consider in your team of mobile app development.
Now coming to the point you have been waiting for. Figuring out the exact cost of a mobile is a complicated task. The application is developed according to custom business needs and its prospective.
Therefore, the overall app development cost is subjected to the scope of work. However, there are several factors that may affect the cost as well.
These are the geography of development, a number of features, and a number of app platforms Android, iOS, etc. for which the app is being developed, etc.
But let’s consider the MVP app is being developed in one of the Asian countries like India and it is developed for one mobile platform, then the estimated cost of movers and packers mobile app development would be somewhere around $15,000 – $35,000 USD.
We design the application in such a way that it will complement your business. For better business efficiency and operational excellence, it is highly recommended to move your existing website into an app.
List down the features required in-app :
• Execute in-depth requirement analysis
• Design an enchanting UI/UX design
• Perform quality assurance
• Submit and deploy the app to all mobile app stores
We perform a seamless integration of various payment gateway into the mobile app, to make payment secure. We also incorporate various security features, and data encryption techniques to ensure end-to-end security for users, business owners, and other stakeholders.
Yes, we do offer an MVP (minimum viable product) development service to build applications with basic features. This version of the app is suitable for business stakeholders and early adopters. You can launch it in less time, gather user feedback, and enhance your application in the subsequent releases. MVP also helps you to meet the budget constraints as it keeps the development cost comparatively lower than a full-fledged solution.
Yes, Arka Softwares offers a 3-month free technical support and maintenance package to all our clients. Our consultants address any technical issue immediately and resolve app access or functionality problems. You can opt for extended support by paying affordable charges.
As both Android and iOS platforms are highly popular among smartphone users, we would recommend that you should develop your mobile application for both platforms.
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The app quickly earned over 1,000 downloads within two months of launch, and users have responded positively. ARKA Softwares boasted experienced resources who were happy to share their knowledge with the internal team.
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While the development is ongoing, the client is pleased with the work thus far, which has met expectations. ARKA Softwares puts the needs of the client first, remaining open to feedback on their work. Their team is adaptable, responsive, and hard-working.
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I started my project with Arka Softwares because it is a reputed company. And when I started working with them for my project, I found out that they have everything essential for my work. The app is still under development and but quite confident and it will turn out to be the best.
