Cost of iPhone Apps - InfoBeans iPhone app development practice

InfoBeans Mobile  Development  Prac6ce  How much will it cost to  build my iPhone app? 

<< Agenda  Agenda  • Your dilemma  • What is the range that I can expect?  • What do we do for you?  • What increases iPhone development cost?  • What reduces iPhone development cost?  • Who owns the app?  • Apple’s role  • Contact informa6on  7/27/09  2 

<< Your Dilemma  Your dilemma  What will  How  I get in  much do  return?  I have a  you get?  cool idea  for an  How  Does  much will  iPhone app  Apple  charge  it cost?  anything?  7/27/09  3 

<< Cost range  What is the cost?  $100s ‐ $10,000s  It depends on what you are trying to build  7/27/09  4 

<< Inclusions  What do we do for you?  Con6nue  Deployment  Start with the  Graphic  Technical  Quality  with updates  Development  to the app  concept  design  design  Assurance  &  store  maintenance  7/27/09  5 

<< Reasons for higher cost  What increases the cost?  • Anima6on and graphics beyond what is built in  • As a thumb rule, graphics and anima6on in apps built by Apple on your  iPhone (SMS, photo gallery, SeXngs, Stocks, Weather) are mostly built in  • Custom graphics, mostly in games are not built in and require extra eﬀort  • Interac6on with a back end server/web service requires a li]le bit  more eﬀort as opposed to storing data on the iPhone  • Mul6ple itera6ons  • A 6ght 6meline  • Complex data interac6ons and calcula6ons  7/27/09  6 

<< These reduce cost  What can help reduce cost?  • You have a clear idea of what is the end result and can create  screen shots for the same  • Exis6ng code in another language  • You already have an app built for another pla`orm or for the web  • You require to port the applica6on to the iPhone  • Low on graphics and non standard anima6on  • Or you have a good chunk of the graphics done already  • You can push out non essen6al features to next versions  7/27/09  7 

<< IP & ownership  OK – so who owns the app?  YOU!   You own the source code and all the rights to the app  7/27/09  8 

<< Payment terms  What are the payment terms?  • 50% advance before we start the app  • 50% when we deliver the ﬁnal build to you, without the  source code  • You will be able to test out the app on your phone with this build  • We will send you the source code as soon as the full payment is  realized  • At this point, we can also help you put the app on the app store  7/27/09  9 

<< Apple’s role  Great – I like you, but what is Apple’s role?  • Apple owns the app store  • If your app is free, Apple does not charge you anything  • If you charge for your app, Apple keeps 30%, you get 70%  • We do NOT get anything from Apple , but we are happy that  you do   • There is no recurring charge to submit apps to the app store  • You will have to sign up for Apple’s SDK – one 6me $99 fee   7/27/09  10 

<< BoAom line  Bo]om line  • Go ahead and work on your idea with us  • We are here to help you achieve your goals  • If you are convinced of your idea or concept you stand to gain  a lot with a li]le bit of investment  • The next slide has our contact informa6on  7/27/09  11 

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Cost of iPhone Apps - InfoBeans iPhone app development practice

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