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Opportunities for Teen-Safe Social App Development [2026]

Teen-Safe Social App Development in Australia

Australia’s groundbreaking social media legislation, set to take effect in December 2025, is about to reshape the digital landscape for social app development. The challenge is huge, but so is the opportunity.

With over one million teen accounts facing deactivation from major platforms such as Facebook, Threads, X, Snapchat, Kick, Twitch, TikTok, Reddit and YouTube, this moment has also provided aspiring mobile app entrepreneurs a very significant market opportunity.

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Case Study: Fitness App Development – Building the Booty N Buff Mobile App

Case Study: Building the Booty N Buff Mobile App

When Booty N Buff — one of Australia’s leading supplement retailers — set out to unite the fitness community, they partnered with Elegant Media for fitness app development in order to create a powerful, cross-platform mobile experience that brings training, nutrition, supplement shopping and community together in one place.

The result is a beautiful mobile app that blends their passion for fitness with our cutting-edge technology, delivering real, meaningful value to users every single day.

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MVP App Development: What are 5 Essential Features You Absolutely Need?

MVP App Development: 5 Essential Features You Absolutely Need

MVP App Development as a startup is an exciting and exhilarating journey, but all too many entrepreneurs fail by trying to build too much, too soon.

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Top 5 Mobile App Developers in New Zealand [2025] – The Best Partners to make your Idea into Reality

Top 5 App Developers in New Zealand [2025]

With over six million smartphones in New Zealand, whether you’re building a consumer-facing mobile app or a mobile business solution, New Zealand app developers have the skills, creativity and know-how to bring your vision to life.

With thousands of mobile app developers in New Zealand, selecting your best options to partner with can be daunting. Worry no more, as we list the Top 5 App Developers in New Zealand in 2025.

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Top 5 App Developers in California – 2025: Finding the Perfect App Development Partner

California, home to Silicon Valley, boasts some of the world’s most talented mobile app development companies. From startups to established brands, having a mobile app is now the norm. In fact, if you don’t have a mobile app for your business – you are missing out!

With hundreds of app development agencies operating across the Golden State we have made choosing the best app developer in California easy and simple with our list of the Top 5 App Developers in California in 2025.

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Case Study: Building the Melbourne Market Authority Mobile App – A Digital Hub for Victoria’s Fresh Produce Market

Every day, Melbourne Market moves the fresh produce that feeds Victoria. As the state’s sole wholesale fruit, vegetable, and cut flower trading centre, this critical infrastructure supports thousands of businesses and facilitates billions of dollars in trade that sustains communities across the state.

The Market is Managed by the Melbourne Market Authority and it partnered with app developers Elegant Media to develop a comprehensive mobile application that transformed how traders, buyers, and visitors navigate and interact within one of Australia’s largest fresh produce hubs.

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From Concept to Launch: A Mobile App Development Journey

Turning an app idea into a successful product isn’t just about writing code. It’s a journey that requires careful planning, collaboration, and execution. Whether you’re a startup founder with a vision or an enterprise looking to expand your digital presence, understanding the mobile app development process is key to your success.

In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through the entire mobile app development journey, from that initial spark of an idea to the moment your app goes live in the app stores.

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Elegant Media’s Community Impact recognised with 2025 Monash Business Award

Elegant Media 2025 Monash Business Award

Since 1994, the Monash Business Awards has recognised local businesses in the Monash area for their achievements and community outreach. Since its inception in 2010, Elegant Media continues to have deep rooted connections to the Monash community and its efforts were recently rewarded with a 2025 Monash Business Award for Innovation & Technology!

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Top 5 Mobile App Developers in Melbourne – 2025

Home to some of the most innovative and successful mobile app developers in the region, Melbourne has established itself as Australia’s tech capital. From startups to established enterprise-level solution providers, these companies have been shaping the digital landscape for years, showcasing how the city’s app development ecosystem has evolved over time.

In this blog post we list the Top 5 Mobile App Developers in Melbourne – 2025

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From Code to Community : The Story Behind Elegant Media’s Mission to Support Lifelong Learning

Anushka Bandara and Shane Perera began their entrepreneurial journey with little more than their education and an unshakeable belief that they could create something meaningful. The early days weren’t glamorous. Whilst other graduates were settling into corporate roles, Anushka and Shane were learning the hard way that entrepreneurship is equal parts vision and grit.

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Top 5 Mobile App Development Companies in Australia – 2025

Australia’s mobile app development industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by a rapidly expanding digital economy and increasing smartphone adoption rates. As of March 2024, Android dominated the Australian smartphone market with 54.3% of the share whilst iOS claimed 45.2%.

Whether you’re a startup looking to disrupt the market or an established enterprise seeking digital transformation, partnering with the right mobile app developer is crucial for success.

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Case Study: Developing the Flikpix Mobile App – A New Approach to Social Discovery

The vision behind the FlikPix mobile application was to transform traditional rating platforms by providing users the opportunity to provide ratings for entertainment content taking into consideration the input of friends, families and contacts.

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Case Study: Talent Lockr – Transforming Sports Recruitment from Practice to Professional

The Talentlockr App aims to revolutionise the identification and recruitment of players and athletes by teams, coaches, and sports agents from around the world, by connecting them in one place.

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A Commitment to Melbourne’s Tech Future: Elegant Media’s Internship Programme

At Elegant Media, we believe that supporting local talent is essential for a thriving tech ecosystem. Our internship programme is more than just a CSR initiative, it’s a way to give back to the community that supports us, inspire innovation and shape the next wave of Melburnian tech leaders.

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Celebrating Australian Innovation: How Local Tech is Reshaping Our Digital Landscape

In the heart of Melbourne, a quiet revolution has been unfolding for over a decade. Since 2010, Elegant Media, recognised among the best app developers in Melbourne, has been flying the flag for Australian-owned technology, creating digital solutions that empower local businesses to thrive in an increasingly connected world.

As we celebrate Australian Made Week 2025, we’re reflecting on the profound impact of supporting homegrown innovation and the ripple effect it creates across our communities.

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Case Study: How Boost Revolutionised Performance Analytics in New Zealand Netball

Case Study: How the Boost App Revolutionised Performance Analytics in New Zealand Netball

Netball is the most popular women’s team participation sport in New Zeland but despite this popularity, netball coaches and team managers continue to struggle with manual paper based systems to obtain vital statistics of the on-court performance of team and individual players. This manual approach is time-consuming, prone to errors and limits real-time performance insights.

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Case Study: Husbandry Wizard – Digitising Animal Husbandry Management in Australia

Animal husbandry enthusiasts and breeders often struggle with disorganised record-keeping, relying on paper logs, spreadsheets, or memory to track feeding schedules, breeding cycles, and health records.

Professional reptile breeder Kurt Livesley wanted to change the existing paper-based manual husbandry management system in Australia by digitising the process with a web and mobile application.

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Case Study: Developing Txt-A-Prez

Buying gifts is something that almost everyone does. Be it for a birthday, anniversary or any special occasion.

However if you keep getting gifts that are not suitable or clothes that are the wrong fit for example, you might wish you just got the money instead – so you can buy – what you want – when you want it!

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6 Steps to Validate Your Mobile App Idea Before Development

In a world full of ideas for mobile apps, validating your idea will help you to save time, money, and effort. In this blog post we will describe why validation matters and take you through Six Steps to Validate your Mobile App idea before development.

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How AI Chatbots in Mobile Apps help Tradie Businesses to Grow

Tradies or trade business owners such as electricians, plumbers, carpenters and landscapers, etc. are always at a premium for time. By embracing Artificial Intelligence AI Chatbots, tradies of any size can prevent lost opportunities, automate customer interactions, improve efficiency and drive business growth.

In this blog post we will describe how AI Chatbots in Mobile Apps can support tradies to manage their time and resources more efficiently and profitably.

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