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App development cost estimator

Use this page to describe a first release of a web or mobile application before you ask for an estimate. It does not show a dollar figure or a delivery date.

Quick answer

An application estimate follows the platforms, the roles, the integrations, and what the first release leaves out. SmartWeb AI Labs does not publish a price list for web or mobile apps. A written proposal prices one scope after a discussion.

Scope summary

  • What is the first release? Not selected
  • Who uses it? Not selected
  • Which systems does it connect to? Not selected
  • Is the hosting setup known? Not selected

No dollar figure is shown. Ask for a written estimate of this scope.

Request an estimate

How it works

  1. 1Name the product surface

    Say whether the first release is a web application, a mobile application, or both, and who uses it.

  2. 2Read the scope summary

    The summary lists those choices. It does not convert them into a price or a schedule.

  3. 3Request an estimate

    Send the summary with your enquiry so the proposal can price the same first release.

Why use it

Separate the first release from the whole product

A later platform or a later integration can be a second proposal instead of an unspoken extra.

Name the people and the systems

Roles, approvals, and integrations change the work more than a feature label does.

Keep hosting decisions visible

Where the application runs, and who owns the accounts, belongs in the discussion. It is not assumed here.

What affects cost

  • Platform

    A web application and a mobile application are different first releases. Building both is a larger scope than building one.

  • Roles and approvals

    More than one type of user, or an approval step, adds screens and rules.

  • Integrations

    Each system needs access, authentication, and a plan for failure.

  • What is outside the first release

    An estimate is comparable only when the exclusions match.

  • Accounts and hosting

    Hosting, storage, and support continue after the build and should be asked about separately.

Glossary

Web application
Software people use in a browser, scoped here as the first release rather than every future module.
Mobile application
An application built for a phone or tablet. This page does not assume a store, a device list, or a ship date.
Integration
A connection to a system you already use, including how access is granted and how failures are handled.
First release
The smallest version that is complete enough to use and limited enough to evaluate.

Questions

Does this estimator show a price for an app?

No. Prices and timelines are not published on this page. It lists the drivers and a scope summary so you can request a written estimate.

Does a web app cost less than a mobile app?

This page does not make that claim. The two are different scopes. A proposal can compare them after the first release, the roles, and the integrations are named.

Are hosting costs included?

Not unless a proposal says so. Hosting, storage, and support continue after the build and should be discussed on their own.

What should we prepare?

The users, the job the first release must finish, the systems to connect, and what is outside that release. Keep confidential records out of the public form.

Talk to us

Where we work: remote delivery with teams in the US, UK and Europe. We do not have a US office.

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