Mobile application development can be defined as creating applications and utilities to be used on mobile devices, such as mobile smart phones and tablets. According to techcrunch and paid content the number of app stores as grown by 375% since 2009. According to research2guidance the mobile market itself was worth $1.94bn in 2009 and is expected to grow to $15.65bn by the end of 2013. There are currently over 300, 000 mobile applications for download, across platforms, and that number is seeing a growth rate of around 90%. All the numbers aside, the trend is apparent, mobile applications are the way of the future. As mobile devices further penetrate the market more and more people are demanding different applications to suit their specific business as well as personal needs it will the responsibility of any business, large or small, to be a part of the mobile space.