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APPSIZE.EXE — Mobile App Cost Estimator

Free Mobile App Cost Estimator

Mobile App Cost Estimator: Size Your iOS and Android App Before the First Meeting

Choose the phones you need and the features the app must have. The estimator sizes the project as small, medium, or large and explains what drives the cost, so you walk into the first meeting knowing what you are asking for. It does not print a price, because a price without a scope is fiction.

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APPSIZE.EXE — Mobile App Cost Estimator

Mobile App Cost Estimator

1. Which phones?
2. What does the app need to do?

Relative size

Small

A focused app that does one job well. The fastest kind to build, test, and get approved in the app stores.

Complexity meter

Your scope

  • Both, one codebase
  • · User accounts and logins
  • · Push notifications

Read me first: this sizes your app from the features you picked. It is not a price, because we would rather not print a number that turns out to be fiction. Bring the scope to a free planning call and you get a fixed written quote and schedule.

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Help — How to use this tool

Four steps

How to use the Mobile App Cost Estimator

  1. 1

    Pick the platforms

    One platform, both from one codebase, or both fully native.

  2. 2

    Check the features

    Logins, payments, offline mode, chat, and connections to software you already use.

  3. 3

    Read the size

    The estimator rates the project small, medium, or large and explains what that means for planning.

  4. 4

    Copy the scope and get a quote

    Copy the summary, bring it to a free planning call, and get a fixed written quote and schedule.

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The reason why

What drives the cost of a mobile app

An app’s price is mostly a list of features times the number of platforms. Logins, payments, offline mode, chat, and connections to software you already use each add design, code, and testing. Building natively for both iPhone and Android roughly means building twice; a cross-platform build shares most of the code.

The cheapest app is the one that does the fewest things well. Many good apps start as a small first version, earn their keep, and grow from what users actually do.

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Help Topics — Frequently Asked Questions

Help Topics

Questions about the Mobile App Cost Estimator

Plain answers about what the tool does, what it doesn't, and what to do next.

How much does it cost to build a mobile app in San Antonio?
It depends on the features and platforms far more than the city. A small app that does one job costs much less than a platform with accounts, payments, chat, and integrations. We do not publish an app price list because the scope sets the number. Size yours with the estimator, then get a fixed written quote after a free planning call.
Is a cross-platform app cheaper than building native iOS and Android apps?
Usually, because one codebase serves both app stores instead of two. Fully native builds make sense when an app leans hard on device features, needs top performance, or has a budget for each platform. For most business apps, cross-platform is the sensible default.
Which app features add the most cost?
Anything that has to talk to something else or keep working when things go wrong: connections to your existing software, real-time chat, payments, and offline sync. Each needs a back end, error handling, and testing on many devices. Push notifications and photo uploads add comparatively little.
How long does it take to build a mobile app?
It depends on the size. A small, focused app moves much faster than a platform with many integrations, and app store review adds time at the end. After a planning call you get a written schedule with dates on it, built from your actual scope rather than an industry average.
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