Guide
How much does it cost to develop an app?
The honest version: what actually moves the price of a mobile app, and how to spend where it matters.
The cost drivers
Features, platforms, and backend
A focused app typically starts in the mid-five to low-six figures. Cost scales with feature complexity, whether you build native or cross-platform, and how much backend (auth, sync, payments, integrations) sits behind it.
- Cross-platform (React Native / Flutter) covers most products efficiently.
- Native makes sense when the experience demands it.
- The backend is often the real cost — plan for it.
[Placeholder guide — expand with feature-by-feature cost ranges and an app-cost calculator.]
Scoping an app?
Tell us what it needs to do and we'll give you a fixed range.