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Hi Helen, My point of view on this is if your budget is limited, don't develop native apps because not only are they expensive but maintaining them is expensive too. And you have the additional development time and delays when you want to tweak them. This is why we created our customisable web application, Communicator - of which a scavenger hunt demo can be seen here: http://19reinos.cm.cr/ As a web application it will run on all phones that have a browser regardless of operating system (and desktops), it can be tightly integrated with your website and you can create seamless connected learning experiences. We can do almost anything in HTML5 that you can do with an app including geotagging/geolocation except something like NFC or iBeacon tagging. In these cases we've developed a very thin app that just does the tag scanning and then diverts to the web app. A recent work-in-progress can be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU3RlbtJPQQ Hope you don't think this advice is too biased but it does come from practical experience :) very best Robert On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Helen Horler <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear GEM, > > Partners of Lower Lodge Gateway Project in Bristol will be commissioning > two apps and and a website. I would really like to hear from anyone who has > been through the process of developing apps, ideally trail/tour types for > heritage. I am scoping these projects now and will lead on the procurement > so would appreciate any top tips, example specifications, > agreements/contracts and recommendations. > > Dependent on budget of course, my current thinking is to aim for hybrid > apps rather than native. I am aware of there are pros and cons for both but > I am putting that out there for your feedback! Your ‘real' experiences > would be very helpful. > > There will also be one or two new Bristol based roles coming up- watch > this space! > > Thank you and best wishes, > > Helen > > Helen Horler > > Lead Consultant > *Culture Force Consultancy* > > W: www.cultureforce.co.uk > > M: 07968 825624 > > E: [log in to unmask] > > Twitter: @Culture_Force > > Skype: helen.horler1 > > > > > + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner > for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about > joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list > website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + > + + + + + + + + + + + + + + -- CEO & Founder, Transmedia Storyteller Ltd (providers of Conducttr) http://conducttr.com http://twitter.com/robpratten http://uk.linkedin.com/in/robertpratten Europe: +44 207 193 4567 USA: +1 415 287 4150 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=GEM + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +