5 steps in choosing the right 3rd party tools (sdks) for your mobile app
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5 Steps in Choosing the Right 3rd Party Tools (SDKs) for your Mobile App
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HIGH LEVEL STEPS TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SDKS
Step #1: Additional Enrichment- Create a list
Step #2: Compare SDKs, narrow down your List & Search for the stars!
Step #3: How to ensure SDKs quality & behavior?
Step #4: Which SDKs are keepers?
Step #5: Revisit your decision
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STEP #1: ADDITIONAL ENRICHMENT- CREATE A LIST
Identify your app’s needs to understand which SDKs you need to look for:
Monetization
Analytics
Retention
Performance
Crash reporting
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SafeDK Marketplace
GET INSPIRED…SAFEDK MARKETPLACE FOR SDKS
For more SDK’s you might wish to try & explore all SDK categories at the
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Also try SafeDK App X-Ray, scan popular apps or apps similar to yours, and learn which SDKs they use
GET INSPIRED…SAFEDK APPS X-RAY
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STEP #2: COMPARE SDKS, NARROW DOWN YOUR LIST & SEARCH FOR THE STARS
Use SafeDK Marketplace to eliminate the low-rated SDKs, the ones that got bad reviews, and the ones which don’t offer what you need.
* Check multiple parameters during the elimination process. Consider which parameters are important to you.
Analytics SDK 1 Analytics SDK 2
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…AB testing SDKs may be slow and difficult to execute…
STEP #3: HOW TO ENSURE SDKS QUALITY & BEHAVIOR
But! you can speed things up…
Our In-App SDK Control & Protection will provide data analysis onhow your SDKs behave in real-time, and will allow you to instantly turn SDKs off or on, in case you need to do so.
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Well, it’s not a clear-cut…
Estimate cost Vs. benefit
Evaluate your app’s behavior
Has your overall product improved?
Is your product more broad?
How would you rate your user experience?
STEP #4: WHICH SDKS ARE KEEPERS?
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Talk with your development team members:
How easy is the SDK to maintain?
Did you experience any performance issues?
How responsive was it? How easy to implement?
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Get the habit of exploring new SDKs every now and then and keep asking your fellows dev team members if they are still happy with the SDK Maintenance.
STEP #5: REVISIT YOUR DECISION
Remember: It’s not a Catholic Wedding…!
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Did you and your product benefit from implementing these SDKs?
Keep asking yourself:
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Do your users complain more about a specific something?
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If there’s a cost, is it one you can afford, now that you know exactly what you’re getting?
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It’s always a good practice to revisit your SDK decisions. Hey, that’s evolution!