How much does it cost to develop a mobile app?

Isn’t it unquestionable that all brands and companies make sure that they can reach (or can be reached by) customers in their phones? When it comes to a point whether to make an app or get by with a good mobile version of your site, you might doubt: mobile app pricing might look quite vague and choosing the right contractor to outsource it to could be perplexing. However, if you feel that the mobile app can be a game-changing extension to your business or it can actually BE your business, you should definitely go for it… and we will try to map it out for you

POINTS TO CONSIDER BEFORE CHOOSING AN APP DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Before choosing a mobile app developing company and negotiate cost of creating an app, you need to consider the following questions:

1. How nice should it look like? You need to see the portfolios of possible contractors. If you don’t like the design or graphics they’ve used for their previous works, it’s better not to start cooperation with them. The chances that they will do something absolutely different are low.
2. You should also see what expertise possible contractors have. What exactly are they good at? Keep in mind that if they are professionals in your area and have a long customer history, the cost of creating an app will be higher, but the product will most probably be successful
3. Next question to consider is what technologies they work with. If you want to develop a cross-platform solution, you need to find a team that deals with it and has a vast experience. If you want to develop a native application on iOS and/or Android, check what experience your contractor has in each of them

4. You should understand if you are ready to work with an offshore team. If you say “Yes!” to that, you will probably outsource a project to a country where mobile app development cost is not that high. You can find out more about outsourcing to Ukraine

There are more questions to answer, but these are the key ones to take into account. So let’s see what exactly affects average app development cost and how you can optimize it.

WHAT THINGS INFLUENCE THE COST OF MAKING AN APP THE MOST

• Development for iOS usually takes 30% less time. The reason why Android developers need more time is that there are a lot of devices and versions of this operation system, which makes the process of testing and debugging more complex;

• Android market share. 84% of mobile phone buyers have chosen Android device and only 14,8% - have opted for iOS ones;

• iOS users are wealthier and have higher capacity to pay;
• Popularity of operation systems differs on geolocation;
• Preferences among the users of different professions.

HOW CAN YOU REDUCE COST OF MAKING YOUR MOBILE APP?

Does it look easy for you just to find a team of developers? You are right - it’s not a rocket science as there is a growing supply of IT specialists on the market now, but it can cost you quite a lot as apart from their salary you will have to pay the taxes. Besides, you need to make sure you have resources to plan the process through and manage a team.

To cut costs, you can hire a few freelancers who will be happy to do the same work for less money. Unfortunately, it can be risky sometimes as the self-employed can be difficult to control and even to communicate productively.

The good advice to reduce costs here is to consider outsourcing your product. There are a few choices how you can build outsourced development process. First, you can hire a developer/developers and pay for their work only; this will fit perfectly well if you are able to organize and manage their workflow remotely . Second, you can hire a company that will organize all the processes (development, design, UX, testing, business analysis etc.) for you so that you have a final say without a need to keep all things under your control.

In case you are about to start a long-term project, you can also hire a company that will organize a remote team to meet your requirements. This team will work as a part of your project and be dedicated to its final goal, but it will be organized by local project managers. They will send you the reports and take care of all the processes, which won’t mean that you can’t interact with a team directly. You can save a lot by not paying taxes, insurance, office maintenance somewhere in San-Francisco or accounting (you remunerate salaries only).

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