Must Have Features and Cost Estimation of Ticket Booking App Development
Mobile phones are no more considered as merely a source of communication. They are used for many day-to-day tasks for which people used to stand in long queues and kill their precious time. In the past, paying the electricity bill or booking a flight ticket were tedious tasks. But, with the help of a mobile phone and its applications, these tasks can be done within a few minutes using fingertips.
As per Statista, users downloaded 20.2 billion apps from Google Play and 7.2 billion apps from Apple Store in the 4th quarter of 2018. Whereas, in the 4th quarter of 2017, 16.8 billion apps were downloaded from Google Play and 7.1 billion apps were downloaded from Apple Store. Thus, the demand and use of mobile apps are accelerating, and the reason behind that is user experience.
In this fast life, people mainly strive to save their time and make tasks easier. Our 3-4 decades back generation might have never thought of booking a movie ticket sitting on a couch comfortably and that too within a few minutes right? Mobile app development has made that possible. People can now book not only the tickets for the show of their choice but also select the seat of themselves to use ticket booking mobile apps.
Let’s have an overview of the ideal features which need to be integrated into a perfect ticket booking application -
A visually appealing mobile app with user-friendly features having seamless ticket booking process, possibly can retain maximum customers and generate high revenue for the business. While ticket mobile app development, we need to ensure that its user panel and admin panel both are great in functionality.
User Panel Features
User Registration/Login
You need to ensure that the user can easily register by providing minimum information with the mobile app, or you can allow them to register using their social media account. Also, the login into your mobile app should be easy. Avoid placing captcha as that would make it difficult for users to register or login and provoke them to uninstall your application.
Choice of Location
The location needs to be chosen through GPS or manually before the user moves to the home screen.
Home Screen
The home screen consists of a list of events commencing in that particular geographical location the user has selected. It can include movie shows, sports events, dramas, and other entertaining events for which the user needs to book the ticket.
Show Details
On tapping the particular event or show, the details page opens up consisting of the information including reviews & ratings which help the user to decide whether to book the ticket for this particular event or not.
Booking Page
On tapping the show details, the user gets to view the booking page in which the user gets the option to select the venue, show timing, number of seats, and ultimately proceed towards payment.
Booking Completion Screen
When the booking is made, the user gets confirmation including the seat numbers, with date, time, and venue. Also, booking id is given which user can show it at the venue to get the entry.
Multiple Payment Options
If you need to target a maximum number of users and gain high conversions, you need to provide multiple payment options. It becomes easier for the user to get the payment done through the mode of their choice.
Purchases
This is a personalized section which is different for all users. From here, the users can download and print the tickets they have purchased, cancel the ticket, and also view the ticket booking details.
Reviews & Ratings
The users can leave the feedback which becomes highly important for other users planning to book tickets using your mobile app.
Admin Panel Features
Dashboard
After providing login information, the admin can view the dashboard consisting of the complete information about the total bookings done, earnings, events, and shows listed. This can be customized as per business logic and requirements.
Users Management
The admin can view and manage the users, add new users and access their details like tickets booked and canceled by them.
Event Management
When it comes to managing multiple events, you need to have a systematic event management feature, which helps you in editing the event timings, venue, agenda, etc.
Booking Management
The admin can manage bookings which include adding, editing, and canceling the tickets booked for different events. The bookings can be filtered based on event date, time, venue, booking id, etc.
Revenue Management
This section shows the earnings from different events, analyzing and comparing the revenue helping to make smart decisions.
Factors Affecting the Development Cost of a Ticket Booking Mobile App
There are certain primary factors which affect the cost of the ticket booking mobile app development as given below -
Platform
The mobile app costing varies depending on whether you need iOS app or Android App. You may also require a cross-platform mobile app which works on both the platforms. Native app development would obviously cost more than hybrid application development as the former requires high number of developers. Basically, the cost of mobile app development for a single platform would be obviously less than the application which works on multiple platforms and devices.
Design
Whether it is Android app development or iOS app development, a design is of primary concern. The user experience highly depends on the visual elements of the mobile app. A professionally designed mobile app may be high in cost but can be profitable for your business in the long-term.
Mobile App Development Company
The cost of the mobile app development would depend on the company you are hiring. A renowned mobile app development company would obviously charge higher than a freelancer mobile app developer. But, again, hiring a professional company is equivalent to reliability and quality.
Mobile Wallet Integration
Integrating mobile wallet to your ticket booking app is definitely better for user experience as it adds to their convenience while paying you. But, mobile wallet integration with ticket booking app is expensive comparing to integrating with a separate payment gateway.
The Key Takeaway
Basically, the ticket booking app is something which has become important for businesses desiring growth. The reason behind that is the users want everything to be done quicker on their fingertips. The more features you would add to your ticket booking app, the higher would be the cost. Just get in touch with us if you are looking for high-quality and cost-effective ticket booking mobile app development services.
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