Question

I have current a developed app which I am going to submit in just few days .

Currently The Application shows data by calling a web service and fetches data from a server .

Now client requirement is to build two different databases.

So the question is should I make two different builds for two different countries or should I make alternative call to the web services based on the format region selected in the iPhone .

e.g, if ( country == uk ) then 
           call uk_Service;
     else if( country == us ) then 
           call us_Service;

Please tell me which approach is better. And also if should I make two different builds then can I submit both of them at a time in the AppStore .

Thanks

Answer 1

I would go with the if/else option purely because maintaining 2 apps instead of one will be more work – eg when you want to fix a bug you’ll have to do it twice over. Another advantage of using the localised version is that a user can change their localisation and start using the correct database – eg they buy the app in the US and then move to the UK, change their settings and can start using the UK database without a problem