5 Steps in Choosing the Right 3rd Party Tools (SDKs) for your Mobile App
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
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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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
…AB testing SDKs may be slow and difficult to execute…
STEP #3: HOW TO ENSURE SDKS QUALITY & BEHAVIOR
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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.
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?
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?
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…!
Did you and your product benefit from implementing these SDKs?
Keep asking yourself:
Do your users complain more about a specific something?
If there’s a cost, is it one you can afford, now that you know exactly what you’re getting?
It’s always a good practice to revisit your SDK decisions. Hey, that’s evolution!