# App Advancement Services FbStart by Facebook Provides a Free Package to Improve Mobile Apps By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2014-05-16 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fbstart References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2014/05/facebook-app-accelerator-fbstart.html) & [developers.facebook](https://developers.facebook.com/products/fb-start/) Back in April during the F8 [Facebook's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facebook-debuts-at-stagecoach) Developer Conference, Facebook announced a new venture called 'FbStart.' This free service was created in response to a lot of developers expressing that they wanted to take their mobile apps to the next level. With the service, Facebook is offering a helping hand to startups, entrepreneurs and developers that could use a boost with launching or refining an app. Signup is totally free, but FbStart's partnership with companies like [Adobe](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/express-mobile-app), Survey Monkey, [Hootsuite](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/respiredio) and Mailchimp offers access to tools and services like Adobe Creative Cloud, tracking tools, as well as email and social media marketing platforms. With all of these great resources and more, FbStart's tool package is valued at about $30,000. Facebook describes that "The more successful mobile apps are out there, the better it is for the entire ecosystem." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.5/10 - Popularity: 9% | Activity: 27% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **App Advancement:** FbStart offers a free package of services to help startups and developers improve their mobile apps. - **Partnership-based Support:** FbStart partners with Adobe, Survey Monkey, Hootsuite and Mailchimp to offer tracking, marketing, and creative services in one convenient package. - **Ecosystem Benefits:** Facebook's FbStart service benefits the entire mobile app ecosystem by improving the quality of mobile apps available to users. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Mobile App Development:** FbStart provides tools and resources to help mobile app developers improve the quality of their products. - **Marketing and Advertising:** FbStart's partnership with marketing and advertising platforms like Hootsuite and Mailchimp provides opportunities for disruptive innovation in the advertising industry. - **Creative Software:** FbStart's partnership with Adobe Creative Cloud provides opportunities for disruptive innovation in the creative software industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Pre-Launch B2B Startup Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prelaunch-b2b-startup.md) - [Startup Essentials Bundles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-app-toolkit.md) - [App Promotion Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indie-app-santas-app.md) - [Metaverse Customer Support](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/helpshift.md) - [Connection Platform Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facebook-debuts-at-stagecoach.md) - [Engagement-Boosting Marketing Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/localact.md) - [Quick Landing Pages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/startt.md) - [Interactive Growth Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/appstorys.md) - [AI-Fuelled Mobile Design Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/express-mobile-app.md)