There are usually two ways to develop an app. One is to outsource the development tasks to a professional software development company, and the other is to build a development team by yourself. Different methods require different fees.
For early entrepreneurs, when resources are relatively limited, choosing outsourced development is a more realistic and wise choice. On the one hand, it can save development costs, and on the other hand, it can also guarantee the development cycle.
When developing a mobile app, everyone is always eager to know how much it will cost, but experts will first consider the details and functions. It is recommended to consider the following steps:
1. First of all, consider what theme app we need, such as shopping, enterprise display, live broadcast or training, etc.
2. After the theme is determined, then functions can be considered, such as shopping. The function must include product display, merchant entry, user ordering and some details, all centered on the theme of shopping.
3. You can consider the capital budget, how much money you can afford to do this, because of different expenses, the products he presents are different, such as 30,000, which is relatively simple, 100,000 can have more company ideas, 50 Ten thousand, and there can be a stage of improvement, so the budget is also very important.
4. The development cost of outsourcing is directly related to the functional scale of the App product itself. Usually, the more functions, the longer the development cycle, and the higher the cost. If you develop a platform-level product, the cost will be relatively high, because the platform-level product itself will have more functional modules, so there will be more roles involved in the development.
5. In terms of the calculation of development costs, different companies have different methods, but it is easier to understand the calculation by workload. The roles usually involved in the development of an App include product managers, planners, UI designers (interaction design, visual design), project managers, Android programmers, iOS programmers, back-end programmers and testers, usually a platform-level product The development of a product often takes about 3 months, so the monthly cost of all people involved in the project is often the product development cost. Different regions and different companies have different monthly personnel costs, usually between 20,000 and 50,000. Based on this standard, the development cost of a platform-level app is about 480,000 to 1.2 million. . Of course, this is a relatively rational situation. The actual development cycle will often be extended due to adjustments in user needs, and the cost will also increase accordingly.
6. If you want to build a development team by yourself, you need to recruit different developers according to different positions. Usually, a position must have at least two staff members to prevent some emergencies. For platform-level products, building a development team by yourself in the future should be inevitable. Due to the differences in salary levels in different regions, the cost of building a development team by yourself is often not easy to calculate. If you build an app development team in a first-tier city, if it is equipped with 8 people, the monthly cost is usually around 200,000.
7. Think about everything, and then you can consult with a software development company, communicate in detail, let them understand your ideas, and then ask about the time and cost, so that you will have a bottom line.
