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App development cost estimator
Use this page to see the starting price and base timeline for a project type. Choose the closest type in the estimator. Features, complexity, and team size are not priced here.
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Quick answer
The table lists a starting price and a base timeline for each project type. The estimator repeats those two figures for the type you select and labels the price as a starting point. It does not add feature, complexity, or team amounts.
The estimator
Choose a project type. The summary shows the starting price and base timeline for that type. Features are not added.
How it works
1Choose a project type
Pick the closest type. The estimator shows the starting price and base timeline for that type.
2See what is not priced
Roles, integrations, hosting, and other features stay in the summary. They are not added to the starting price.
3Request an estimate
Send the summary when the first release needs more than that starting scope.
Why use this instead of waiting for a quote
Separate the first release from the whole product
A later platform or a later integration can be a second proposal instead of an unspoken extra.
Name the people and the systems
Roles, approvals, and integrations change the work more than a feature label does.
Keep hosting decisions visible
Where the application runs, and who owns the accounts, belongs in the discussion. It is not assumed here.
Hold the exclusions in view
What the first release leaves out stays listed, so a later module is not treated as already included.
What affects cost
Platform
A web application and a mobile application are different first releases. Building both is a larger scope than building one.
Roles and approvals
More than one type of user, or an approval step, adds screens and rules.
Integrations
Each system needs access, authentication, and a plan for failure.
What is outside the first release
An estimate is comparable only when the exclusions match.
Accounts and hosting
Hosting, storage, and support continue after the build and should be asked about separately.
Typical price by project type
Each row is the starting price and base timeline for that project type. Features are not included.
| Project type | Starting price | Base timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Web app | $7,500 | 6 weeks |
| iOS app | $9,500 | 8 weeks |
| Android app | $9,500 | 8 weeks |
| Cross-platform (iOS+Android) | $13,500 | 10 weeks |
| SaaS platform | $19,500 | 12 weeks |
| MVP/prototype | $14,500 | 8 weeks |
| Custom software | $15,500 | 10 weeks |
Terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Web application | Software people use in a browser, scoped here as the first release rather than every future module. |
| Mobile application | An application built for a phone or tablet. This page does not assume a store, a device list, or a ship date. |
| Integration | A connection to a system you already use, including how access is granted and how failures are handled. |
| First release | The smallest version that is complete enough to use and limited enough to evaluate. |
Questions
Does this estimator show a price for an app?
It shows a starting price and a base timeline for the project type you select, and the same figures in the table. It does not price features, complexity, or a team.
Does a web app cost less than a mobile app?
A web app, an iOS app, and an Android app are separate rows. Compare those starting prices. They do not include features.
Are hosting costs included?
No. The starting price does not include hosting, storage, or support. Ask for those in a proposal.
What should we prepare?
The users, the job the first release must finish, the systems to connect, and what is outside that release. Keep confidential records out of the public form.
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