42% of Small Businesses Plan to Build a Mobile App in the Future, Presenting a New Opportunity to Connect with Customers While about one-third of small businesses (32%) already have a mobile app, four in ten (42%) have plans to build one in the future, highlighting the increased popularity of mobile apps among small businesses News provided by Share this article WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The average American spends five hours a day on mobile devices. Small businesses are taking advantage of their customers increasing dependency on mobile devices and building apps to reach users on the platform they most frequently engage with, according to a