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1. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST
TO DEVELOP AN APP?
WHAT GOES INTO BUILDING AN APP?
~ 1000 hours
≈ $35,000
at $35 hourly rate
~ 600 hours
≈ $20,000
at $35 hourly rate
~ 700 hours
≈ $25,000
at $35 hourly rate
~ 300 hours
≈ $11,000
at $35 hourly rate
~ 400 hours
≈ $13,000
at $35 hourly rate
~ 500 hours
≈ $17,000
at $35 hourly rate
COST OF POPULAR APPS' MVPS
TIMELINE
COSTLY APP EXPENSES
TIMELINE
YOUR APP
APP TEAM
POST-RELEASE EXPENSES
AVERAGE DEVELOPMENT
TIME FOR IOS
300 AVERAGE DEVELOPMENT
TIME FOR ANDROID
MOREHOURS 20%
~ 300 hours
~ 350 hours
HOURLY RATES (DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT)
$50 – $250
USA and Canada
North America
$10 – $80
Asia
$10 – $80
India
$20 – $150
Eastern Europe
$30 – $175
Western Europe
EXPENSES
DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
API Integration
Custom Design Components
Heavy Tech Components
Admin Panel Development
POST-RELEASE EXPENSES
App Marketing & Promotion
Support & Updates
Backend Maintenance / BaaS
Subscription
Cloud Hosting
START
RELEASE
APP TEAM
BASIC EXTENDED
Developer
UI/UX Designer
QA Engineer
Project Manager
Business Analyst
2–4 developers
UI/UX Designer
QA engineer
Backend Developer
DevOps (admin)
THE PRICE DEPENDS ON SPECIFIC FEATURE SET OF THE APP
NUMBER OF
DEVICES AND
PLATFORMS
3
CUSTOM DESIGNS
AND ANIMATIONS2
Orientation
Navigation
Visual feedback
Pull to refresh
Apple iPhone
Apple iPad
Android phone
Android tablet
TECHNICAL
COMPLEXITY1
Third-party integrations
Backend development
Admin panel
development
In-app purchases
Use of hardware
components
DEVELOPMENT COST FOR ONE PLATFORM
MIDDLE COMPLEXITY APP
With backend database /
Baas, APIs integrated
$35 / hour
≈ 500 hours
Price starts at
$17,000
COMPLEX APP
Database, APIs, networking,
streaming, hardware features
and more
$35 / hour
≈ 800 hours
Price starts at
$28,000
SIMPLE APP
No API integrations
$35 / hour
≈ 150 hours
Price starts at
$5,000
PRICE / QUALITY RATIO
Hourly Rate Application Quality Communication
NORTH
AMERICA
WESTERN
EUROPE
EASTERN
EUROPE
ASIA
INDIA
$50+ per hour
$30+ per hour
$20+ per hour
$10+ per hour
$10+ per hour
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