Gendroid- A Conceptual Bio-Info Android App and Its Challenges

Bioinformatics is a vast multifarious domain having a share of concepts from Mathematics, Computer Programming to Biological Sciences. It is the leading thrust area in research perspective. It demands knowledge of both Computers and Biology. Latterly has seen an exponential usage of Apps be it for educational purposes or for commercial use. Android app development is playing a key role in creating the demand for newer concepts, which has already dominated the Bio world. Bioinformatics, especially gene analysis has motivated the developers to create many apps related to the bio functionalities. But due to its vast nature and voluminous data, the development cycle is demanding more expertise from the developers. Various Bio-apps are in the market but are not sufficiently covering all the features. This article lists the existing bio-apps with usage analytics based on number of downloads. It strives to explain the conceptual model of Gendroid, a multipurpose bio-app with its prospective development challenges.