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How much does a mobile App cost?

Do you want to create a mobile app but do not know how much it costs? Here you have a guide with the keys to know your prices, the variables that affect your configuration and tips to develop a  successful mobile application. It can be very useful if you are an entrepreneur or want to incorporate more services to your company. Also to get an idea of u200bu200bthe budget you need.

At present, there are many mobile applications to facilitate work in many sectors and have also changed the habits of life and consumption of the population. This has generated a growing market, in which a good idea can be a business that, depending on the success of the same, can be a great success or an absolute failure.

Many entrepreneurs have focused their business idea through these platforms and the online medium, as well as companies with more tradition, but in many cases, they do not have specialized technical knowledge in this field, and they have to resort to the services of a programmer freelance or a company specializing in App development.

Price range and types of application

Taking into account these variables, we can now estimate the total investment and the current price ranges for the development of Apps:

Hybrid or native application: between $600 – $6,000

The native applications are developed for a specific platform or operating system. For this reason, this type of applications offers higher quality and performance, but of course, at a higher cost. This range is an approximation on the price that could have for 300 hours of development by the programmer. This type of applications requires greater involvement in their design and development since they need a base and solid designs that are expandable with a view to the future.

E-commerce Native applications: between $6,000 and $20,000

This price range corresponds to Native App with the following features, apart from those that include a basic one:

  • Integration with a dedicated server and a customized CMS (content management system)
  • App design and advanced graphic design
  • POS for online sale
  • Push notifications
  • Complex programming with advanced functionalities

Examples of applications that can be developed with this budget are:

  • An App for an Online Store with simple design
  • An App for a social network
  • Simple interactive games with custom design

Native applications pro: more than $30,000

Above this price, we would already be talking about native applications with a level of quality, functionality and unique provision, and that is that the development app there are no limits. This type of applications is usually aimed at the development of games with powerful graphics and advanced movements that seek to achieve great success due to its gameplay and features. It also occurs in complex apps for social networks.

Some of the applications that have been created following this model would be, for example, Tinder and Happn. They are applications with advanced developments and very high costs.

The famous Angry Birds has cost more than $100,000, as well as other complex graphics game developments that can cost even more money.

These high costs do not have to worry you if you want to create an App for your business since the development of an App for management, loyalty and marketing has very reasonable costs that fit into the budget of any business.

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