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Development Cost Calculator
Get a real, itemised cost estimate for your app or software project. Answer a few questions about your platform, features, and complexity, and see your price range, timeline, and team in about three minutes.
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Your estimated cost
$29,000–$39,000
Quick answer
A development cost calculator estimates what your app or software project will cost before you talk to a developer. Answer a few questions about your industry, platform, features, and complexity, and get an itemised price range, a timeline, and a suggested team size in under three minutes, not days.
How the development cost calculator works
Tell us about your project
Your industry, the platform, and the kind of app or software you're building.
Pick your features and design level
Choose the modules you actually need and how custom the design should be.
Get your price and timeline
See an itemised breakdown, a suggested team, and what a traditional agency would have charged for the same scope.
Built with AI, priced without the markup
How AI helps at every step
From scoping to QA, we use AI-assisted workflows to move faster and pass the savings on to you. That's part of how we beat traditional agency pricing.
Tell us about your project
AI helps us scope faster and catch requirements early, so your inputs map to real project data instead of guesswork.
Pick features and design level
AI-assisted estimation prices each module against real build history, not a flat rate guess.
Get your price and timeline
AI cross-checks your estimate against comparable past projects before it's shown to you.
Why use a development cost calculator instead of waiting for a quote
A real number in minutes, not days
Skip the back and forth. Answer a few questions and get an itemised estimate on the spot, so you know if a project fits your budget before you book a call.
See exactly what drives your price
Project type, complexity, features, design level, and timeline each show up as their own line item, not a single number you have to take on faith.
Know your team before you commit
The calculator suggests how many engineers, designers, and how much PM time your build realistically needs, based on the exact scope you picked.
A better starting point for your first call
Walk into a scoping call already knowing your rough range. The conversation can focus on your product instead of on guessing at price.
What actually affects app development cost
Platform and project type
A single web app costs less than a native iOS and Android build shipped in parallel.
Complexity
Custom business logic, workflows, and edge cases add engineering time on top of the base build.
Feature modules
Each module, like payments, chat, or AI/ML, is scoped and priced independently since they vary widely in effort.
Design ambition
Bespoke, animation-rich design costs more than a template-based UI kit.
Timeline
Rushing a build compresses QA and requires more parallel engineers, which raises cost.
Development cost calculator: typical price by project type
These are starting points before features, complexity, and design level are added. Use the calculator above for a number based on your actual scope.
| Project type | Starting price | Base timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Web app | $8,000 | 6 weeks |
| iOS app | $10,000 | 8 weeks |
| Android app | $10,000 | 8 weeks |
| Cross-platform (iOS+Android) | $14,000 | 10 weeks |
| SaaS platform | $20,000 | 12 weeks |
| MVP/prototype | $15,000 | 8 weeks |
| Custom software | $16,000 | 10 weeks |
Terms used in this development cost calculator
- MVP (minimum viable product)
- The smallest version of your product that still delivers real value, built to test an idea before investing in the full feature set.
- Cross-platform
- A single codebase that ships to both iOS and Android, instead of building each natively from scratch.
- SaaS platform
- Software delivered over the web on a subscription basis, usually with accounts, billing, and a dashboard rather than a single-purpose app.
- Complexity multiplier
- How much a project's custom logic, workflows, and edge cases add to the base build cost, beyond a simple, template-driven app.
- Feature module
- A self-contained capability, like authentication, payments, or chat, that's scoped and priced independently because its effort varies widely.
- Design level
- How custom the visual design and UX work is, from an off-the-shelf UI kit to a fully bespoke, animation-rich interface.
Frequently asked questions
Most apps cost between $8,000 and $60,000 to build, depending on the platform, complexity, and features. A simple web app starts around $8,000, while a complex cross-platform or SaaS product with custom integrations can run $50,000 or higher. Use the calculator above for a number based on your exact scope.
See what your project actually costs
Run the numbers yourself. It takes about three minutes and gives you a real, itemised estimate you can bring straight into your first call.
