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Your perspective online buyers spends more time on the go than sitting in office and browsing the websites. In office employees are surrounded by loads of work, leave no time to check personal emails or browse something interesting . But during move these users spends lot of time browsing in their mobile phone. Searching deals, looking emails, reading books etc. Mobile commerce has been increasing with great speed.
Having mobile websites / mobile applications for iPhone / Andriod will increase your sale 100% than having only website.
Vincent IT offering very low cost to take your existing business on mobile. Our experts has years of experience and our ready library reduce development time by 50%. Means our development fee will be lot less than any other company. We use agile software development methodology. Next question come in mind How much does it cost to develop a mobile app?If you’ve asked any app developers how much it costs to develop an app, you’ve probably got few different answers, and I’m guessing you’ve heard “How long is a piece of string?” more than a few times.
Value, Benefit & Cost- Before we look at the costs of having an app developed for your business, it is important to remind you that, from a business perspective, it is always better to focus on the value of the service and the benefit to your business than to focus purely on the cost. Read our other blog post “What to look for from an App Developer” to get a good idea of the value that you should expect from an App Development Business.
OK, I’m sure you all understand the value of the service, and the benefit to your business, so let’s look at the costs.
The first factor in determining the cost of having an app developed is the type of app.
Data Driven App – This is similar to the simple app except that the data is dynamic, either stored in a local (on the device) database, or retrieving the data from an external source.
Games – Have you heard of Angry Birds? That is a game. Apparently, there are other games too. Games can range from the simple “thinking man’s game” through to the very complex “action” games.
OK, I’m sure you all understand the value of the service, and the benefit to your business, so let’s look at the costs.
So, how long is a piece of string? - There are a number of reasons that app developers appear vague and non-committal when asked how much it costs to develop an app. Firstly, a large number of app developers feel the need to be very secretive about their prices, and secondly, it is difficult to provide a price without knowing the specific details of the app.
The type of appsThe first factor in determining the cost of having an app developed is the type of app.
Data Driven App – This is similar to the simple app except that the data is dynamic, either stored in a local (on the device) database, or retrieving the data from an external source.
Games – Have you heard of Angry Birds? That is a game. Apparently, there are other games too. Games can range from the simple “thinking man’s game” through to the very complex “action” games.
Device App – A device app is an app that makes use of the hardware to provide its core functionality, i.e. something based around the functionality of the camera, accelerometer, or GPS, etc.
Bespoke Functionality App – A bespoke functionality app an app that is designed to provide a solution to a specific need or problem. It would be an app that may include ‘data-driven‘ features, ‘device’ features, bells and whistles, but will also include very dedicated and specific features that will only be relevant to provide the solution to the defined problem. For example, if you wanted a Time Management style app, most of the features could be defined under the data-driven app type, but this app would also include very specific Time Engine functionality.
Scale of the project -The scale of the project will have an impact on the costs; a small app project that can be entirely handled by a single developer will be cheaper than a larger project that will require additional resources, such as project management, and a team of developers.
Hourly Rate vs. Fixed Price - There is a tendency to attach an hourly rate to software development resources, which is fine when you are paying someone for their time as an employee, or sue do-employee. However, in the context of getting an app development business to produce an app for you, you are paying for the skills, knowledge, experience, and professionalism of the business to provide a valuable service, and you are more likely to be given a fixed price for the project rather than an hourly rate. You should expect to pay between $75 to $150 per hour for a good app development business to produce a very high quality app for your business. Things to watch out for - There are a number of things to be aware of when negotiating the cost of having an app developed, as there are some aspects to what you are actually buying that may not be as clearly defined as you might think.
Will you receive the Graphics / Source Code?
There are essentially 3 possibilities here.
Some app developers will keep all of the design and source code to ensure that you will have to go back to them for any fixes and changes, regardless of how good or bad the experience has been.
Some app developers will negotiate a lower fee and keep hold of the graphics and source code to ensure that you have to return to them for any future changes and/or amendments to the app. The better app development businesses will automatically include the graphics and source code in the price you pay for the overall service and rely on the fantastic service that they have provided and the ongoing business relationship that they are developing with you to ensure that you will always be their first choice when you want something changed or added to the app. If an app developer is suggesting that you have to pay extra for the graphics and source code, walk away.
Will your app be exclusive? - An app development business can only guarantee that your app will be exclusive based on the graphics and source code that has been developed by them for your app. There is no guarantee that someone else won’t copy the design and the functionality. However, some app developers will take the graphics and source code that they have developed for your app and resell it to another business, potentially to one of your competitors. You should always ensure that you get a guarantee of exclusivity for your app from the app development business. If they suggest you will have to pay extra for exclusivity, walk away.
Warranty & Maintenance - An app development business can’t guarantee that the app will be entirely bug free, but they can offer a guarantee of what they will do when a bug is discovered. You should expect the app developer to bear the entire costs of rectifying any bugs that have arisen as a result of their coding. You should expect the app developer to bear part of the costs for rectifying an issue that has arisen due to lack of detail or incorrect information in the initial spec, because this is something that a good app development business should have spotted before the development process began. You should expect to bear the costs any changes to the app that are required, either because of any features that you want added or changed, or because the underlying device operating system has changed.
Bargain Price - One last warning; If something seems to good to be true, then it probably is. If you are given a price to produce your app that is significantly lower than expected (based on the information in this article, and others like it), then you need to ask why. There are some legitimate reasons that an app development business may offer you a lower price than expected, such as interest in associating themselves with a specific industry sector, to build up knowledge and experience in an area of the technology that they have had limited exposure to, or even as a favor to a friend, however they will be open about their reasons for offering a lower price.
If they are ‘just cheaper’, they will have to be making up the difference in other ways, such as churning out a high volume of mediocre apps, which is never beneficial to the client/customer.
If they are ‘just cheaper’, they will have to be making up the difference in other ways, such as churning out a high volume of mediocre apps, which is never beneficial to the client/customer.
Remember; focus on the value of the service and the benefit to your business, understand what you are getting for your money, and not just on the cost.
Vincent IT (www.VincentIT.com) offering every aspect of mobile app with price tag between $15 to $30, with warranty , code and support. We can also give you fix price with assurance of no price increase during development of project. Please contact us to do Pre-analysis of your mobile application need, there is no obligation. Contact by calling at 214-227-2217 or mail at info@vincentit.com
