How Much does it Cost to Get a Native iOS App Developed?

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Introduction

For the previous few years, the mobile app development costs are going high and these days the mobile app development trend is rapidly increasing. Thereby, the costs of development also are increasing to create a Native app. If you are running an iOS app development company and flat with dollars and can spend a large amount of money and time to develop a Native iOS application, you do not need to worry about that. You will definitely get a robust Native application that can improve your business results. But here the matter is how much money you have to pay for developing a Native iOS application. SO, we are here to help you through giving an approximate estimation when you a plan to build a Native app.

Cost Factors

Native app development is an expensive process because you can get multiple platforms support with the Native application. Native apps are generally developed as enterprises and large business app like education app, entertainment app, gaming app, and ecommerce app etc.

There are many costs factors when developing a Native app; these factors can help you in understanding the costs as per variety of application. Some significant cost factors are given here-

• The development cost of an application mostly based on complexity, features, and used platforms.
• If you are building an application with a back-end server, the cost always will be much more.
• A simple app development for single platform may charge you around $25k.
• A high standard and more complex app like a cross-platform app, Native app, or hybrid app can charge over $1000k.
• The cost factor also depends on who will create it whether they are a high-end agency, offshore developers etc.

It is not a simple task to understand the accurate costs due to multiple cost factors to enquire. There are a large number of developer’s communities that have different prices and project complexities. They may charge you hourly or fix a deal for the complete project.

According to an iPhone app development company USA, there are lots of aspects that all need to keep in mind while making a plan to develop a Native app. we are discussing some important and major aspects here, you need to keep in mind-

1. Wireframing

The development costs as per MVP (minimum viable products) size-

Small MVP – $1500 to $2000
Medium MVP – $2500 to $3000
Large MVP – $5000 to $6000

The development costs as per enterprise size-
Small enterprise – $2500 to $3000
Medium enterprise – $3500 to $4000
Large enterprise – $10000 or above

2. App Screen Design

The development costs as per MVP size-

Small MVP – $2000 to $3000
Medium MVP – $3500 to $4000
Large MVP – $5000 to $6000

The development costs as per enterprise size-

Small enterprise – $3000 to $4000
Medium enterprise – $5000 to $6000
Large enterprise – $10000 or above

3. iOS Native Development

The development costs as per MVP size-

Small MVP – $10000 to $12000
Medium MVP – $40000 to $45000
Large MVP – $60000 to $80000

The development costs as per enterprise size-

Small enterprise – $12000 to $15000
Medium enterprise – $50000 to $60000
Large enterprise – $100,000 or above

4. Back-end, Database and APIs

The development costs as per MVP size-

Small MVP – $5000 to $7000
Medium MVP – $10000 to $15000
Large MVP – $15000 to $20000

The development costs as per enterprise size-

Small enterprise – $9000 to $10000
Medium enterprise – $12000 to $15000
Large enterprise – $15000 to $20000

5. App Administration

The development costs as per MVP size-

Small MVP – $2000 to $5000
Medium MVP – $10000 to $15000
Large MVP – $15000 to $20000

The development costs as per enterprise size-

Small enterprise – $10000 to $15000
Medium enterprise – $20000 to $30000
Large enterprise – $25000 – $50000

6. Refinement and Quality Assurance

The development costs as per MVP size-

Small MVP – $5000 to $7000
Medium MVP – $10000 to $15000
Large MVP – $15000 to $20000

The development costs as per enterprise size-

Small enterprise – $5000 to $10000
Medium enterprise – $10000 to $15000
Large enterprise – $15000 – $20000

7. Deployment and Cloud

The development costs as per MVP size-

Small MVP – $2000 to $5000
Medium MVP – $5000 to $8000
Large MVP – 5000 to $10000

The development costs as per enterprise size-

Small enterprise – $5000 to $8000
Medium enterprise – $5000 to $10000
Large enterprise – $5000 – $15000

The above-discussed costs for a specific part in Native iOS only as an orientation to pick up an estimated cost that shows the almost total spend on Native iOS app development. Adding all factors we can get an estimated cost for complete development. But the cost may vary according to your requirements. If you want to add more advanced features to your app, the cost will go high but also you can reduce the cost by adding limited features.

Time to Create a Native iOS App

Most developers set their prices multiplied by time. Here we have an average time that is spent by developers to offer iOS app development services and functions when building a Native iOS application-

1. In market research and discovery, it will take average 8 to 40 hours and the entire time can be 200 hours maximum. The scoping factor may take average 8 to 30 hours and the maximum time is 150 hours.

2. The wireframing process may take minimum 5 to 10 hours, average 20 to 50 hours and the maximum time is 150 hour.

3. The visual design takes 20 to 100 hours approx and the maximum time is 200 hours.

4. In the App administration process, the analytical tools may take approx 80 hours and web portal takes maximum 600 hours.

5. The deployment stage takes approx 50 to 100 hours on average.

Summary

Estimating total costs is challenging because you can’t analyze all variables that would be added in Native app development. So, the costs can be low or high but apart from this concern, you should consider the most important factors such are server and hosting charge, platform charge you are developing for as we discussed here Native app for iOS platform. So, we hope, the aforementioned information will help you in creating a higher Native application for iOS.

Rahul Mathur
Rahul Mathur is the founder and managing director of ARKA Softwares, a leading mobile app development company, delivering high-end IT solutions across the globe. Rahul takes pleasure in sharing his experiences and views on management, latest technologies trends and business development.

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