How to create a native app in record time. App eXperience
If you are reading this, it is very likely that you have considered launching a mobile app for your business on more than one occasion. And no wonder: today, users spend most of our time connected through our smartphones. Having a presence on your customers’ home screens has become the Holy Grail of loyalty. However, taking the step towards app development is often accompanied by many doubts, fears, and, above all, scary budgets.
But what if we told you that there is a way to create an official, fast, and functional application without having to rebuild all your technology from scratch? Today we want to talk to you about how to make an app smartly, efficiently, and securely using App eXperience, one of Luce IT’s most innovative solutions.
How to create an App from scratch
Traditionally, developing a native mobile application meant embarking on a titanic project. It required hiring or training two different development teams (one for iOS and one for Android), creating complex connections via APIs with your backend system, and designing a completely new user interface.
All this translates into three major problems for any company:
- Exorbitant costs: Maintaining dedicated teams and duplicating business logic skyrockets the initial investment and maintenance costs.
- A very long Time-to-Market: Developing an app from scratch can take months (or even years), causing you to lose valuable opportunities in a market that changes at the speed of light.
- Complex maintenance: Every time you want to launch a new feature or change a simple banner, you have to update your website, your iOS app, and your Android app, while also waiting for validations from the app stores (App Store and Google Play).
Faced with this scenario, many companies end up abandoning the idea or settling for a mobile website that, although responsive, fails to generate the same engagement or retention as an application installed on the client’s device.
The smart solution: Leverage your mobile website
If you have already invested time, money, and effort in having an optimized mobile website, with your payment gateways configured and your product catalog up to date, why not take advantage of all that work?
This is where a paradigm shift comes into play. Instead of rebuilding the wheel, the key is to encapsulate your mobile website within a modern native layer. This way, you can offer your users direct, fast, and recurring access from their phones, without redoing your internal processes.
Meet Luce IT’s App eXperience
App eXperience is the technological solution designed by Luce IT that turns your mobile website into a real, native application in a matter of weeks. It is not a simple embedded browser, but an advanced hybrid architecture (based on Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile) that combines the best of both worlds: the agility of the web and the power of native devices.
How does the magic behind App eXperience work?
The system creates a native container (a “Shell” or outer layer) that interacts directly with your phone’s components. Inside that secure container, your current mobile website is deployed. This enables features that a regular website cannot offer natively:
- Seamless session synchronization: The user logs in once securely (even using biometrics like FaceID or fingerprint) and the session remains injected into the web, without interruptions or friction.
- Push Notifications and Deep Links: The app can receive native notifications that, when tapped, direct the user exactly to the desired section or product within the application.
- Native navigation menu: A fluid and fast bottom navigation bar is incorporated, drastically improving usability and user experience (UX).
- Integrated Analytics: All behavior can be measured with analytics tools (such as Google Analytics 4 or specific SDKs), giving you full control over what happens in your new channel.
The great advantages of choosing App eXperience
Opting for App eXperience when launching your mobile application brings immediate benefits for both IT teams and Business and Marketing teams.
1. Fast and risk-free launch (Time-to-Market)
By relying on the web infrastructure you already have and know works, technological risk is minimized. What used to take months to develop, with App eXperience becomes an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) ready to be published in stores in a matter of weeks.
2. Extreme cost and resource efficiency
You don’t need to hire a battalion of mobile developers. By not having to duplicate conversion funnels or the backend, you drastically reduce both the initial investment and long-term operational maintenance costs.
3. Automatic and instant synchronization
This is, perhaps, one of the most powerful advantages. Since the core of the application is your own website, any change you make to your eCommerce or portal will be instantly reflected in the app. Do you have a new weekend offer? Have you changed an image in your catalog? Your app users will see it instantly, without needing to download tedious updates or waiting for Google or Apple to approve the new version.
4. Skyrocket your retention and conversions
The data speaks for itself. By offering a dedicated channel with an optimized user experience, direct notifications to the customer’s pocket, and frictionless navigation, companies that have adopted solutions like App eXperience have experienced amazing results:
- 150% to 250% increase in Conversion Rate.
- Improvements of up to 60% in 30-day user retention.
- Users view up to 4 times more products per session and spend 7 times more time interacting with the brand.
In conclusion
Creating an app doesn’t have to be a painful process or a budget drain. By leveraging the work you’ve already done in your digital environment and enhancing it with the right technology, you can open a new direct communication channel with your customers. App eXperience allows you to be in the marketplaces (Google Play and App Store), increase purchase recurrence, and scale your business in a smart and secure way.
At Luce IT we help you optimize your digital channels and maximize your results with our CRO Service (Conversion Rate Optimization). If you want to know more about how App eXperience can transform your business and skyrocket your conversions, you can see it here:
Frequently Asked Questions about App eXperience
Is App eXperience just an embedded website?
No. Although the core content comes from your mobile website, App eXperience uses a native layer (Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile) that adds real hardware functionalities, such as Push notifications, Deep Links, native bottom navigation, and biometric authentication, offering an experience identical to that of an app developed from scratch.
How long does it take to publish an app with App eXperience?
Because it relies on your current web infrastructure, the Time-to-Market is drastically reduced. In a matter of just a few weeks, your application can be ready and packaged to be submitted for review to Google Play and the App Store.
Do I have to update the app in the stores every time I change my website?
Not at all! That is one of its biggest advantages. Any visual change, catalog update, or modification in the purchase flow that you make on your website will be reflected automatically and in real time in the application, without the user needing to download a new version.
Is login secure through App eXperience?
Yes, it is completely secure. The system uses the device’s native authentication protocols (like Custom Tabs or SafariVC) and injects the session transparently and securely into the web view. In addition, it allows integrating Social Login options (Google, Facebook) and biometrics for passwordless access.
