Let’s get started with the basics. We need to clarify several key notions contained there to answer this question. First, let’s say some words about app development in general and then add a pinch of useful knowledge about freelancers (and their difference from remote developers).
App (or application) development is a branch of a huge IT world connected with writing code/programming to create efficient applications (either for computers, mobile devices, or both). App development always comes with its own fair share of challenges — nevertheless, it has become tremendously popular during the last decade. More precisely, after (and during) the COVID pandemic, the app development world has felt a massive rise: everyone stayed at home and could fulfill their needs predominantly via the internet or mobile apps. Demand drove the offer forward. App developers work in medicine, education, technology, science, architecture, gaming, and others. Their motivation is running high since they feel popular and wanted daily. Simultaneously, their rates also plummet thanks to the popularity and high competition.
Now, let’s say some words about the freelance part. Freelancers are professionals who prefer not to work onsite (in the office) on a full workday basis and employ themselves via a free schedule on a task basis. So, if a freelancer finds a client, they cooperate with each other until a freelancer completes the project in question. Afterward, the freelancer must look for another job or project.
Let’s unite everything in one piece now. A freelance app developer is an IT specialist developing web or mobile applications and working on a project base.