1. The kind of app that you want to get built. What exactly does this mean for the cost to develop an app?
Do you want to go big or small with the app that you want to get built? Do you want to get an Android app or an iOS app built, or do you want a hybrid app or a cross-platform app? For which vertical do you want a mobile app? These are the kinds of questions that provide the cost of the mobile app development process.
i. Do you want to go big or small with the app that you want to get built?
A small app development starts from as low as $500, and for a more extensive app, the price appropriately increases. You must know that the cost of the mobile app development depends on the time required for the app development and the pre-determined hourly rate.
ii. Do you want to get an Android app or an iOS app built, or do you want a hybrid app or a cross-platform app?
The cost to develop an Android app differs from an iOS app, and similarly, the same goes for a hybrid and a cross-platform app. Each project varies when it comes to the cost to build an app.
Depending on how soon you want to market your app, the level of performance you want in your app, you can choose the kind of app to go.
An app specifically for Android/iOS, otherwise referred to as Native apps, does allow some code shareability between the two platforms but requires more time for developing. However, it will be worth the wait as it provides high-performance apps.
A hybrid app might work wonders if you want to market your app quickly using web-based technologies while writing its codebase.
A cross-platform app is different than a hybrid app as the codebase in JS allows bridges with the native apps with a close UX as native apps. But, is not pinned to a single platform as the name suggests.
iii. For which vertical do you want the mobile app?
Is yours an eCommerce app, or a gaming app? Coming up with fresh app design and infrastructure is critical to provide the best UX, considering how you put your apps to use. So, paying the attention, it deserves at the beginning of the app development is crucial for obtaining an economically-friendly app.