The document provides a cost analysis for developing an app similar to Facebook, outlining essential features and development processes. It details the estimated hours required for various functionalities such as registration, interaction, and advanced features, and suggests an average development cost of around $155,000. Additionally, it discusses the varying hourly rates of developers based on their geographical location.

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Hi,
Facebook is another social networking site that is already used by many people around
the world. It is used by people of all ages. Facebook is also an effective way to
communicate and be heard by everyone.
Facebook has many members. Everyone who uses the Internet has already registered on
the popular website. Some people open their Facebook account the moment they wake
up to receive updates. They also check their account before bed or the moment they get
home from school or the office. So their activities are limited because they can’t just take
their personal computers and laptops with them. Because of this, the Facebook
application was developed so that users can install the Facebook application on their
mobile devices.
The success of Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook is a strong motivation for aspiring young
entrepreneurs across the globe. While many think it’s a dream only a few can achieve,
trust me, it is not impossible either. Possibly, things are a lot easier today than they
would have been for the founder of Facebook. If you are wondering how much does it
cost to develop an app like Facebook? Here’s the answer to all your questions. In this
blog, I’ve tried to provide a cost analysis of having a similar app build. The analysis is

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based on the features currently available with Facebook. Read on to learn how much
investment you would require should you seek to develop such an app.
How to Use Facebook
All Facebook users should first register on the platform using their email addresses or
phone number. After that, the user can create a profile and then interact with other users
on the platform and add other people as friends. Facebook users can also choose to join
public groups, which were created around various topics ranging from schools,
workplaces, hobbies, etc.

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Facebook users can create posts to update their status. They can also create pages,
groups and send messages to other users on the Facebook platform. In addition to
messaging, users can interact with various applications, such as games and other
applications integrated with the Facebook platform.
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Process We Follow
Requirement Gathering
UI/UX Design
Prototype
App Development
Quality Assurance

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Deployment
Support & Maintenance
Services We Offer
IOS SERVICES
Android App Development
Web development
Blockchain development
Cost of Developing Social Media App:
Mobile app development cost is measured by the average hourly rate a developer would
typically charge or the salary they would pay a typical resource with proven domain
expertise. But it is practically not feasible for a single application developer to do it
alone. Product development, be it a social media app or any other app or website
development, is a team effort.
Cost of creating a Facebook-like app
Number of hours required to develop applications similar to Facebook
Registration process: between 80 and 90 hours
Name and email ID
Name and phone number
Name, date of birth, email ID
Access control: more than 100 hours
Via email ID
Through the phone number
Interaction with the application: more than 450 hours

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Chat / messaging
Sharing socially
Video call
Universal link
Basic functions: at least 450 hours
Help forum
News / Activity Feed
User profile
Help Center
Recommend a friend
Advanced functions: more than 200 hours
Data synchronization
Push notifications
Geolocation
Image filtering
External functions: more than 200 hours
Calls from the application
Read OTP
Safe data travel
Connection to third-party API
Administration panel: more than 300 hours
Reporting

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Usage Analysis
Accident report
User data control
Cost for Social Media App Development for Android — based on the developer’s
average hourly rate
The cost may vary depending on the location of your application developer. While it is
around 60% in the US, you should expect to pay around $ 40 to a Canadian developer,
the developer in Germany may cost you around $ 30, whereas for an Australia-based
developer you may have to shell out $ 28 and the cost can drop to around $ 25 for
developers located in India.
Let’s describe the overall cost of application development by setting an hourly rate of $
40 as the cost (based on the average cost of the Ukraine and India markets). With these
known values, the total cost to develop an application (on a platform) similar in
functionality to Facebook would be around $ 155,000.
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