The question “how much does it cost to develop an app?” is really a common one, not only among the developer community. It is not surprising, after all mobile applications nowadays greatly support the functioning of the company. Almost every enterprise uses them in order to provide faster and more efficient customer service. Therefore, starting a company, it is worth thinking about software at an early stage of its activities. Developing an app is a multi-step process that involves careful planning with a proper timeline based on previous experience.The average cost to develop an app therefore depends on many aspects, which we will discuss later in this article. Fortunately, there are several factors that affect your app development budget that will help you shape your app development cost.
Average cost of creating a basic application
What influences the pricing of such an app? The criterion of application complexity is one of the popular and useful for estimating the cost of a mobiles application. It is worth to elaborate on the term basic application and what goes into it. A basic application has few functionalities such as displaying information, images, home screen, menu. In addition, it is dedicated to a single operating system such as Android. It usually contains a standard graphic design Publication in Google Play and Apple Store. It has one language and its implementation time is 2 to 4 weeks. No mobile application can be created without a complete, competent and experienced team of specialists, so we have to take into account their work and experience in this valuation. The number of representatives of a given specialization depends, of course, on the type of application, its complexity, the specificity of business goals, the final deadline of the application. The average price for a basic application against previous data can vary from 5000 to 2000 thousand zloty.
Average cost of creating an augmented application
Understanding the relationship between the complexity of an application and its cost requires an awareness of its design, its components, their nature, and, ultimately, their costliness. The more you know about a partner’s business goals, the more clarity you’ll have and the more accurate your initial cost calculations. In the case of a complex application, the investment can be higher, as we are talking about amounts ranging from 19 000 to 49 000 PLN. That is why it is so important to properly predict future costs already at the conceptual stage, designing the future application? All this supports application scalability and gives a chance for accurate estimation, planning and management of application costs. Before investing in an application you need to know if you can afford it and if you can maintain it. When it comes to extended applications, the main features that allow you to categorize the final price are the number of language versions (usually two), application support systems and API integrations.
Average cost of developing a sophisticated application
From a business point of view, a mobile app should provide an opportunity for stable growth. The degree of accuracy of the estimated app development cost depends on the quality and refinement of the project specification. An advanced application usually requires both operating systems or several language versions. Additionally, we are talking about its use on many devices, e.g. smartphone, tablet etc. Functionality and usability of the application is not everything that determines its success. Its design is at least as important. The more advanced it is, the higher the cost of the application. Advanced systems require connection with an external entity.
Application costs depend on the company and technology you choose
Some companies vary their pricing depending on the technology they would like to apply to the product. At first glance, this seems pretty reasonable – different technologies should be priced differently. But in reality, the differences between the salary (and this is the most important factor when it comes to software development pricing) of a web developer and a mobile developer can be quite unclear, and what really affects their salaries is their seniority. While price often generally reflects quality, it should be clear by now that there are many other factors involved. Simply put, there are probably companies in India that will do a great job, while unprofessional companies can be found in the US or Western Europe. On the other hand, such collaborations can be a risk because there is a poor understanding of software development methodologies in Asia, so there can be infrastructure problems or lack of control over product development.
