Animated Tab Bar
To ease things up with the navigation process of an iOS mobile application, we recommend you utilize an Animated Tab Bar.
An animated tab bar is a front-end bar located at the bottom of a screen to assist users in determining the type of information or functionality provided by an app. It allows users to navigate between different top-level sections while maintaining their current navigation state. In the animated tab bar that our iOS app development agency experts have implemented, we used a native programming language (Swift) for testing any app on iOS devices.
If you wish to install it and apply it to your project, our team has prepared several options:
- Add the RAMAnimatedTabBarController folder to your project directory.
- Use CocoaPods with Podfile, like this - pod 'RAMAnimatedTabBarController'
- Carthage users can simply add to their Cartfile - github "Ramotion/animated-tab-bar"
- Otherwise, you can also use a Swift Package Manager
While the animated tab bar may look like a fantastic addition to your mobile app experience journey, there should be a transparent understanding of why you should use it in the first place. There are several core reasons for that, so let’s take a good look at each of them:
- Simplify the user navigation process - You need to provide controls that act on elements in the current view. No user likes to wander through an app aimlessly.
- Clarify your information hierarchy - Your users should clearly understand your app screens’ sequence. That way, they will navigate the app quickly and will be satisfied.
- Communicate with your users - Instead of plain text, you want to interact with your audience via a design icon that depicts what kind of information a particular app screen holds.
When it comes to the commercial use or implementation of the Animated Tab bar in any project, it is well suited for E-Commerce, Finance, Real Estate, and Healthcare mobile apps. Apart from them, you can use them to test the UI/UX of your project and see whether it brings value to your audience.