Advantages of Hybrid Platform

While selecting the Platform for the mobile app one has to compare among Hybrid and Native. Both Hybrid and Native Platforms are suitable for building Android as well as iOS. However, the Hybrid apps are less expensive when compared to the Native apps. Moreover, with Hybrid platform we can create cross-platform apps.

Size of the team and Cost of the App

The cost of the new mobile app to be developed also depends on the size of the app development team as well as the country in which the app will be developed. When compared to the development charges levied by the app development companies in USA and Europe, the charges levied by the app development companies in India are considerably less. Normally, the cost of development of the app is on per hour basis. The size of the app development team also will impact the cost of the app. Each member of the team is to be paid for the work done by him. Usually, an app development team will have a project developer, app developers and designers for UI and UX, developer for backend and frontend and a quality assurance manager.

Technical Specifications of the app

The technical specifications of an app will also directly influence the cost of the app. When the app has more features and functions, naturally it will be more expensive. However, it is all the more important to integrate all the general as well as vital features. The other features and functions will be provided as additional features. The general and the additional features are to be included in the technical specifications of the app.

Identification of vital features and not so vital features

For a mobile app, some of the features are vital and the remaining are not so necessary. The client and the app development team should identify the necessary features and the not so necessary features. The features such as third-party integrations, libraries and frameworks are necessary to make the app more functional and also to ensure faster navigation. Hence these features are to be considered as necessary features. Some of the features like social media sharing, payment gateway and geo-location services are not so necessary and hence they can be added later when required. However for the cab booking apps and the restaurant apps, the above features are vital. Hence, proper identification of the vital features for a particular app is very important. In case the new app is not expected to contain large amount of data the backend feature can be avoided. Backend feature is required when there will be exchange of data among the mobile app and the database.

Designing of the in-app purchase feature is very complicated and hence if the provision for in-app purchase is to be included in the new mobile app, the cost of the app will go up. Since the users of the app will be required to log in to their accounts, the admin panel is a necessary feature for the app. The admin panel will ensure smooth flow of users and content and will also monitor the progress of the app.

Prototyping and Design

Preparing a basic model of the app is known as prototyping. The client can test the prototype or the basic model app and see whether his plan to develop this kind of a mobile app is really feasible. In some cases, it may not be practical for the client to develop an app of that type. In such cases, the client can give up the plan to develop the app instead of wasting time and resources. However, one has to spend certain amount of money for prototyping since the process consists of preparation of the sketch, developing the wireframes, creation of the app skins and making a clickable model of the app.

App Testing/Quality Assurance

Testing or quality assurance check of the app is mandatory and without conducting the quality assurance check one cannot get the app released or published on the App Store. In the app development process, app testing is the penultimate step and this is as important as the initial stage of development of the app. During the Quality Assurance Check, the key inputs of the app testing include testing of the various features and functions of the app, the interfaces, compatibility, security and other aspects. The Quality Assurance Manager will provide a report after completing the app testing.

App Publishing

Publishing the app is the last part of the app development project. The cost of publishing an iOS app in the Apple Store is considerably higher when compared to the cost of publishing an Android App in the Google Play Store. Apple charges around $99 per year for publishing the app and Google charges the one-time fee of around $25 for publishing the app.

Conclusion

It may not be possible to provide the exact and the complete details pertaining to the cost of developing a mobile app without the complete details of the app. The client is required to provide all the details as well as information pertaining to the app to the Mobile app development team prior to working out the cost of developing the app. This is very important because a number of factors will influence the cost of app development and when it is about the various features of the app, the features that are not necessary for the particular app can be omitted after consulting the app development team so as to reduce the cost of app development.

The businessman who wants to develop the mobile app may ensure that each and every aspect of the project is discussed in detail with his app development team so as to execute the project in the proper way within the budget.