How about if we reveal all that is covered in the scope of the App maintenance, the reasons why you need to regularly manage your App, what kind of hours and money you should be planning to invest to manage your app in 2024? That would be cool, ya? So let us discuss this in detail!

Ideally, a basic App Maintenance Cost Plan of 160 hours per month will do a fair job to manage and upkeep a commercial version of your App and this would cost you less than $ 2900/ Month. Now depending upon the needs, number of App users, number of requests/ issues reported etc. you may need to retain your App maintenance team for more hours than just 160 on month on month basis.

Feel free to download our standard App Maintenance Plans By Agicent from here.

What is covered in the Scope of App Support & Maintenance?

The App is needed to be regularly updated largely for its following parts and components:

• iOS App and Android Apps whether built-in native or cross-platform tech.
• Web Parts/ Web App (Front end, backend, Web replica of mobile apps).
• Native APIs and Third-party APIs.
• Database and Design files.
• Any new feature development utilizing during the maintenance.
• Upkeep and updates of beyond-the-app-technology and assets like App Install Ad creatives, beyond the App user onboarding (like through QR code or through an integrated partner’s app or site), Marketing automation, analytics, integration with external Apps and so on.

Activities that we perform for App Support & Maintenance

Following are the high level tasks that are performed to regularly upkeep and update your App:

• Complete QA Testing by a dedicated QA Engineer and Business Analyst to figure out all possible Bugs – mostly a one time effort for every major release.

Here we assign a dedicated Quality Engineer/ App Tester with a Business Analyst who will note down all the functionality of the app, build test cases (or populate more test cases on top of existing test cases you have), setup a bug tracking board on Jira or Trello or jetbrains (though a simple google sheet would do the job too), build negative test cases, create Test Automation scripts (if needed), create UAT list and then execute all these test cases and create an exhaustive list of all possible issues sorted by their severity and share with the client + Add known issues/ bugs as reported by the client already.

The deliverables after this step is completed are as follows;

– Complete Test cases, sorted by the priority.

– Steps to reproduces the bugs, clubbing of bugs according to their origin.

– Coordination with the client to create a delivery plan of bug fixing and putting a timeline for final healthy high quality App release.

• Fixing of Bugs are Reported by the client + Bugs as reported by our Testing Team across iOS, Android, Backend, Web or anywhere else.

The next logical steps after knowing what all bugs we have is to fix them! A team of developers is assigned to reproduce, Fix and then re-test the reported bugs regularly and then plan on shipping the App build on live every week. A real time report is generated on how many bugs are fixed, how many are left and what is their ETA and shared with the client and also put “what is new” in the release notes of the Apps.

The deliverables here would be:

– High Quality Apps and backend are being shipped to the App stores every week like a clockwork.

– Complete picture of where the product stands, what is the next priority, and also gathering user feedback on the new Build.

• Updating the App and its underlying Technology Whenever there is a soft or major OS update from Apple or Google.

As simple as it sounds, Apple and Google launch several soft and major OS upgrades throughout the year and even though they won’t let your app stop working suddenly it is advisable that you update your app to the latest OS versions as soon as they are launched. This keeps the App sane, future proof and helps you avoiding any last minute hassle and hustle when push comes to the shove! (Apple or google forces updating Apps to the latest version after some time of their latest releases).

• Updating Apps to be compatible with all latest releases of all third Party APIs being used in the App and in the backend.

Your App is not standalone and it uses a hell lot of third party services (that are being consumed through APIs or web services) for many functions like (but not limited to):

– Authentication APIs (like FB signup, Twilio for OTP, linkedin signup etc).

– Payment Gateway APIs (like paypal, braintree, Paytm and what not).

– Location based/ Map APIs (Google location, foursquare etc).

– Banking APIs like Plaid.

– Specific APis like any library for image processing, Unreal libraries in case of games, any video streaming libraries and more.

Now like any other software, these APIs are updated very very frequently (more frequently than native OS upgrades) and it becomes absolutely mandatory for your to keep on updating your App to match the latest releases. I’m sure you must have seen many Apps not signing up through FB login even though they were doing so before, you saw it, right? Well, that’s because FB updated their authentication API and the developer has still not updated the App yet accordingly. You don’t want to be such an App and that is where your App Maintenance Cost becomes highly justified.

• Regular App Performance optimization for a high-performing App

Following are the activities that should be performed regularly to keep the performance of your App top Notch:

– Resource optimization (battery consumption, camera usage and so on).

– Load time optimization by optimizing heavy content, API calls.

– Regular improvement in onboarding and overall User flow. Small things like remembering the password, easy login, and easy download of data make your user happy and retain him for a long time.

– Judicious use of third-party and native APIs and services always, and especially when a cost is involved. For example, using Maps, authentication only when needed.

– Optimize the analytical/ tracking scripts so that they don’t slow down the App.

– Regular optimization of the server side so that data exchange between the App and its server remains seamless and super fast.

• Periodical App Code cleanup as a regular practice and Code repository Maintenance.

When you have an App Maintenance Team on retainer then why not keep them busy with regular code cleanups, updating comments, doing version controls in git, managing the repository, and simplifying project modules to make the product future-proof and also to make life of any other future developer easier.

• Regular Documentation, Creating App’s SDKs and APIs

Regular documentation is an absolute essential activity but in the Agile App Development world, it gets missed because App development teams prioritize releasing first over any documentation. However, when you opt for regular App Support services this can be covered smoothly.

App Development Document usually covers the following:

– A clear, well-written App requirements and user story documentation.

– Documentation of all UI/UX and creative assets of the App.

– Technical Architecture Document covering the tech stack being used, third-party libraries being used, any paid services used, the overall architecture of the whole App suite, and more.

– Test Cases and UAT Documentation, as described in the point related to App testing everything you do in the testing is documented.

– Creation of App wiki, so that new developers will find answers to common problems and questions handy.

• Regular Store uploads, putting web parts on live server, coordinating with App stores on behalf of the client.

– Whenever there is a new release, we upload it onto the store.

– Whenever App stores raise any concern or reject the app, we coordinate on your behalf, build a case and always win it for you.

– Managing the keywords and content of the App store pages as according to your marketing needs.

– Send notifications to existing users to download the latest app version.

• Server Maintenance corresponding to the cloud provider’s infrastructure and features

Server maintenance is not as big of a task these days as it was before the cloud servers came into being, however it becomes important to manage the server space, upgrade for more features and machine processing when you gain large number of users suddenly or in a short span of time.

Cloud servers provide you a slew of features that you may not need in the beginning of your App launch or during MVP stage (like security features, scaling features, processing power, backup features, optimization features etc) but as the App gets promoted to more and more users these things become important and our team helps you out there.

• Managing, Recording, and Sharing the Timesheet with the client

There can be no good App maintenance if you don’t know what is being maintained. In order to make sure that you know where is your money is going and what is the ROI, we prepare exhaustive timesheets that cover the tasks, time gone into each task, resources used and share with your transparently in real time. Project management tools like Trello and Jira just do this job smoothly and you keep in control all the time.

App Maintenance Plans and Pricing from Agicent

We’ve kept it very simple, you retain us for X number of hours a month for App maintenance and pay the fee. Obviously, the more hours you retain us for the better will be the pricing. We always ask our clients to start with the lowest plan and then we jointly analyze in 3 months if 160 hours are enough to handle the App support demands and if not then we only ask you to increase the plan with justification.

Here are the Some of famous Cost Plans for App Maintenance:

Retainer Options	Price/ Mo
Estimation of 160 hours maintenance each month.	$ 2900/ Month
Estimation of 260 hours maintenance each month.	$ 4500/ month
Hourly rate for tasks beyond 160 hours per month (on Need basis).	$ 20/ hour

Skills and Engineers needed for App Maintenance Process

If your App runs on both iOS and Android and also has a web front end along with a backend, then you need following skilled Engineers to perform App maintenance:

– Native or Cross-Platform iOS/ Android Developers.

Native would include Swift/ Xcode developer for iOS; Kotlin/ Java and Studio Developer for Android.

Cross-platform skills would be React native, Flutter or Ionic.

– Backend Developers

The skills can be node.js, MongoDB, ExpressJS or MERN Stack or Laravel/ PHP, or .NET or Java (Depending upon the tech stack being used at your backend).

– Web Front End Developer

If you have a landing page website or a complete App’s replica on the web then you may need web front end developers experts in HTML, JS, React JS or Angular or PHP/ Laravel or ASP.NET (Depending upon the tech stack being used at the website end).

– Professional App Tester who knows both manual and automation testing.

– UI/ UX Designer knows Figma, Photoshop, and Adobe design suite.

– Business Analyst and Project Coordinator

The one who will be an internal project stakeholder at Agicent, will be your single point of contact, will coordinate between you and development, and will also do all activities related to business analysis.

Factors to consider to find out how much does it cost to maintain an App?

Although we have made easier and straight forward for you to do app maintenance by offering hourly maintenance plans, but there still can be some factors that can raise or bring down the cost of App maintenance as follows:

The complexity of the application

The basic factor that contributes to the maintenance cost of the application in 2024 is the complexity of the application. Everyone wants to have advanced apps with more and more features, screens, and much more. But keep in mind that if you are adding these it will further raise your maintenance costs to the greatest extent. Adding more to it, the maintenance costs will also rise with the involvement of higher technology or framework for its development. 

Hybrid Applications 

The smartphones available in the market depend upon different operating systems. Everyone loves to have the one that they prefer the most. Android and iOS platforms are the two leading operating systems that the majority of users prefer to have on. Do you know what is the basic factor that lies behind the success of an application well its usage? The majority of the time developers prefer to create hybrid applications that can work effectively on both Android and iOS operating systems. But if you have created such, just keep in mind that the maintenance costs are also going to be quite higher than that of the maintenance costs of the same application for both of the platforms. 

Third-Party Integrations

The integration of third-party sources also adds up in raising the overall maintenance cost of an application. More will be your app linked closely with the different external sources such as payment platforms, social media services, higher will be the overall maintenance cost of your app. Let’s make it simpler for you, the maintenance cost of a simple photo editing app is usually quite lower than that of the news app. 

App Development Team Location

The maintenance cost of an application also differs a lot as per the location. You may need to pay the maintenance cost of about $50-150 per hour in the USA but it may somewhere lie in between $25-60 per hour in Eastern and Central Europe. Whereas if we talk about the maintenance cost of the application in India it is quite low and you can easily accomplish it by paying $10-30 per hour. 

Expenses at the App Maintenance Stage

Few things that you can do to make sure less maintenance overhead:

– Build your app well architected
right from the start

If you are going to build up an app from scratch and are currently willing to save money on its maintenance, it becomes quite important for one to keep the maintenance in mind. The best thing you can do in this league is to select a functional platform that is quite easy to scale. Make sure the platform you are using is quite reliable and includes modern technology that provides you updated results always. 

Moreover, testing, performance, security, and compatibility are some of the other factors you need to invest in. Testing documentation is one of the perfect ways to enjoy seamless app maintenance and support in the future. 

Don’t forget to add up the preferred feature set in your application and also try to prevent the usage of unnecessary features. Before starting to build up your app you can take a while and think and can even take the help of a business analyst for considering what features and specifications you can add to your app for -providing the best user experience.

– Take care of the scalability

The next thing you have to care about is scalability. If you are willing to reduce the maintenance costs of your application in the future, it becomes quite important for you to check whether the app’s architecture and the server infrastructure are perfect enough to handle the higher traffic or not. Keep on a progressive approach and keep in mind that the number of users of the app is going to increase every day. 

Just make sure that your app is quite good to ensure smooth functioning. Upgrading the services on your app is the perfect way to ensure its smooth performance.

– Have a Professional Development Team

Creation of App is one thing and its one big thing, but maintenance of the App needs far more seasoned professionals than just one off developers. Finding bugs, reproducing them, fixing them with the right logic and method so that they don’t reoccur or break other features is something that needs a pretty senior developer or guide to handle.

A seasoned App development and maintenance team will have more solution options to a problem, must have seen the similar issues before and that will result with quick turnaround and a fool proof development instead of trying in the dark.

– Check your analytics

Once you have created your application you can make use of analytics to check out which features are quite useful for you and which are being ignored by the users. You can find the different factors that are affecting the performance of your app and can then add changes accordingly. 

Benefits of App Maintenance Process

Plenty! The first one being – App maintenance is essential, if you’re serious about your App business you should have a tech team standing by instead on a need basis. The major benefits of App maintenance can be summarized as:

– High performing App, every single day.

Activities like regular performance optimization, Testing, regular fixing, periodical UAT are all meant to achieve one goal primarily and that is – a high performance App for your users every single day. Remember, no use wants it less!

– Scalability.

Regular maintenance, documentation, and optimization helps App to be more scalable Vs the app that was never maintained. And you need to keep your App scalable because with the launch of new tech and services absolutely frequently, it is important to keep your App ready to integrate with other apps and scale.

– Security.

Security, backup, recovery is an essential practice of App maintenance and helps your App to be up to date and way less vulnerable Vs an App where no one gives a damn about security.

– Higher user engagement and better Marketing.

The Apps that are updated frequently retain more users Vs the Apps that seldom update. When you update, you fix things, you launch new features (even smaller ones) and this gives an impression to your users that you care – and this helps you creating your App as a serious brand that users can rely upon.

– Better integration and exploit third party services to the maximum.

When you’ve an App development company maintaining your App regularly, you make sure that all third party APIs are being exploited fully. You get the best deals from different providers (like payment gateway, authentication, bank APIs etc), you have time and resources to fully utilize what they have to offer and your App becomes the best example of well oiled integrated app eventually.

Why Hiring Agicent for your App Maintenance Cost Project?

– We are OCD when it comes to anything related to the development of the Apps. Believe it or not, our team is almost available 24*7 if there is anything wrong in the App and we try to fix it then and there. Our customers can vouch for this, try us yourself.

– We have simple, straightforward and transparent App maintenance plans. As shared above, we have the best plans available for you on retainer and you won’t need to bang your head to get estimation of every single task. The whole idea of having Agicent managing your App is that you focus on your important business and expansion while we take care of the App in the given hours. Simple as that.

– We have real expertise in Apps, been creating Apps for 13 years. Managing Apps like HASfit, VaycoPlus, Mediorbis that have millions of users. We know how to scale an App from just an MVP to as big as an App handling 10 million users everyday, this is a proven expertise. You’d love to work with the team that knows their stuff and loves it just too much.

– We have common interests – We help you make your App big and we become big ourselves. That’s just enough motivation for us to do the right work.

– Feedback system – Every month before raising an invoice, we ask our clients if they still find our services as good as we promised during the “sales cycle” and raise it only when they say yes.

Conclusion of App Maintenance Cost & Process

Application development and maintenance is a never-ending process. Right from adding updates to resolving issues, there are a lot more things that go on side by side throughout. The expenses on an app do not end with its creation, they kind of keep on but for only the good. The App is the core part of your business, you can’t leave it unattended and that is where Agicent comes into the play. Start maintaining your App as necessity before it becomes mandatory!

Frequently Asked Questions

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Your business needs to reach more people efficiently, and you’ve decided on the app development path to fulfilling your goals. Awesome! Today, mobile phones are important in our lives and help us complete our daily tasks effectively. From following a morning routine with meditation to enjoying food during office hours to getting groceries last minute at home, everything is a tap away! 

In 2022, there were more than 218 billion app downloads 218 billion app downloads and the number is set to increase. Besides, 49% of people use an app 11+ times every day. So if your product is good and you have collaborated with ideal agencies, you’ll achieve success in the stipulated time. However, everything has a cost. How will you know your app’s cost? Let’s explore!

Mobile app development is important as it allows your businesses to reach a wider audience, increase customer engagement, improve brand recognition, and streamline operations. For your overall goals, factors influencing mobile app development include market demand, target audience, platform compatibility, functionality, user experience, design, security, scalability, and cost considerations. 

However, factors influencing the overall mobile app development cost include complexities, platform compatibility, features and functionality, user interface design, development team experience, and more. Let’s discuss the costing factors in detail.

The App’s Complexity 

The intricacy or detailing of a mobile app is one of the key factors influencing its price. Because it will take longer and need more work to develop, an app with more features will cost you more when you approach a company to make it. Further, developing apps that use sophisticated machine learning, artificial intelligence, or complex algorithms will be more expensive.

Chosen Platform

The platform chosen for app development, such as web, iOS, or Android, can influence the cost of development. Moreover, developing multiple platforms may increase the cost. Lastly, the cost can also vary depending on the programming languages, tools, and resources needed for each platform.

Programming Language

The choice of programming language and platform can have a significant impact on the cost of app development. Native app development, which uses platform-specific programming languages, may be more expensive due to the need for multiple codebases. However, Cross-platform development using frameworks like Flutter or React Native can reduce costs by allowing developers to write code once and deploy it across multiple platforms.

User Interface & User Experience (UI)/(UX)

If the UI/UX is customized, the cost of building an application could increase significantly. A distinctive and well-polished UI/UX requires more time, expertise, and money, which could increase the cost of app development. Further, custom UI/UX also necessitates extensive user testing and iterations, which can increase costs even further. Yet, investing in a customized UI/UX can also improve your app’s usability and appeal, boosting user engagement and return on investment.

App’s Geo Location

App geo-localization might affect the cost of app development because it calls for the integration of GPS and mapping technology. Further, because of the complex GEO feature, you’d require additional resources to help you with the app. Depending on how precise and accurate the geo-localization function has to be, the pricing may likewise alter. Lastly, integration with external APIs and data sources may increase development costs.

App Screens

The number and complexity of an app’s displays can significantly affect the cost of its development. It’s because each screen’s design and development require labor that takes a lot of time and money. Moreover, elaborate interfaces that include intricate animations or data visualization may need extra work to design and implement. As the quantity and complexity of displays rise, so will the expense of designing an app.

App Security

The security features of an app can have a big impact on the cost of development. Implementing security measures like encryption, secure data storage, and two-factor authentication will take more time and money. Further, security testing and vulnerability analyses also lengthen the development process and increase its cost. Hence, the cost is determined by the required level of security. The cost of development is frequently increased by the need for more resources and cutting-edge technology to meet higher security standards.

App Backend

The backend of an app can have a big impact on how much it costs to develop. The amount of data that needs to be processed and stored, as well as the complexity of the backend architecture, are covered in this. It also integrates with the necessary security levels and external APIs or systems. So, a reliable and scalable backend system can be expensive to build and maintain, necessitating the usage of additional resources.

Third-Party Integrations

Third-party connectors can significantly increase the cost of developing an app because their implementation requires more time and money. Depending on how sophisticated the integration is, the development team may also need to create security procedures, implement customized APIs, and conduct extensive testing. Today, incorporating diverse functionalities and innovative features into your mobile app is crucial. It’s not just about having an app; it’s about creating value for your users. Implementing third-party integrations has been shown to enhance an app’s usability radically. For instance, you can boost sales with QR codes, which streamline processes like in-store navigation, instant access to product details, and contactless payments — all crucial for a user-first approach.If there are licensing constraints for third-party APIs, the overall cost of development can also go up.

Major Functionalities 

The main or basic functionality of an app has a big impact on how much it costs to develop it. Key operations requiring complex algorithms, large databases, real-time data processing, or integration with external systems have an impact on cost. Further, push notifications, user authentication, and in-app transactions are additional features that could increase the cost.

How to use our calculator to get a customized quote?

Your cost for developing an app is determined through various factors listed above. However, it’s possible to get an estimate with our app development cost calculator or inbuilt calculator. But, remember that the estimate doesn’t consider intricate details of app development, and you’d require an expert to give you an exact cost. Here’s how to get an idea of your app development price:

• Select a platform: You have to select the platform where your app will be published, like iOS, Android, or the web.
• UI selection: Choose whether you want to construct a simple UI app or a complicated UI app when choosing the UI.
• Select the screens: Identify the number of displays your app requires. But, if you don’t know, we can create a prototype or wireframe. A software developer could be able to help, depending on the intricacy of the displays and the overall functionality required.
• Choose the features: Determine the number and complexity of features an app requires.
• Obtain an estimation: The app development company will provide you with a cost estimate for developing an app when you have entered all the required information.

How many types of apps can you make at affordable costs?

At a fair cost, you can create from the following app categories:

• Productivity applications

People who use productivity software can organize their work more effectively and produce more work. Moreover, they include tools like task managers, note-taking programs, time management programs, and others. Also, because productivity programs frequently have straightforward functionalities, their design costs can be quite low.

• Apps for learning

You can create educational apps for students of all ages, from preschoolers to college students. Besides, you can include educational games, language-learning apps, and apps for certain subjects. Also, these apps require less complex functionality than other app kinds, so you can create educational apps at a competitive price.

• Apps to encourage a healthy lifestyle

You can create an app for users where they can monitor financial objectives, travel plans, and daily task routines for exercise and wellness. Further, you can build these apps at a modest cost because often you wouldn’t need the integrations with third-party apps.

• Social media application:

Worldwide, people use social media apps widely. Many app development platforms include attractive templates and characteristics that you can tweak to meet the app’s requirements. So, developing a social media app can be quite inexpensive.

• Utility apps

You can create utility apps that include flashlights, QR scanners, and more that attend to the daily needs of a user. You can create utility apps at a reasonable cost because they often require less complex functionality than other app types.

• Games

You can develop gaming software to play simple or challenging games. Gaming apps require top-notch functionality and visuals for it to stand out from the crowd. So, it may increase your expenses. Yet, you can take the help of various technologies for game-making that might help to reduce development costs.

• Entertainment platform

Examples of entertainment software include programs for streaming music and videos, reading books, and viewing movies. You’d notice that the entertainment apps can be created at a low price because the advanced technologies provide custom features like templates. You can use such features to develop a customized platform.

Wrapping Up

We’re noticing a steady growth in technological development. Today, you’d find it more manageable to make an app. When you decide to create a particular app, you’d think about the expenses and the aspects impacting the app’s cost. However, you’d find it challenging if you assume the cost and create a budget. So, you can reach out to app development companies to get custom prices and advice for your app. So, good luck as you work on creating the app for your business!

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Curious to know why the Apple market is a class apart? Let’s understand the customer segmentation in detail:

Customer Segregation of Apple Market:

1. The loyal friends:

Due to the excellent data security and exceptional User experience, iOS users never want to compromise these offerings hence they are always in the favour to pay extra bucks in order to browse some features. This category remains the real die-hard fans of the Apple brand. They almost love all the Apple products.

2. The tech-oriented amigos:

Now comes the customers who are driven by the tech charm these apple products have. They are usually adults and are curious about the new high tech products. As these customers appreciate the features well and they always keep searching for the superior-tech products which can simplify their lives. This leads them to find the home for their requirement in the apple products.

3. The social acceptance fomo fellas:

These segments of Apple customers usually chase social acceptance and fashion. As a result, these customers are the ones buying the latest Apple products, once they are out in the market. 

‘How much does it cost to make an iPhone app’, this question hits your mind because we all know that it is important to launch the app in the iOS market because of the following reasons:

1. It has a better revenue system. 
2. Upgraded security
3. A great customer base
4. Exceptional User Experience
5. A lower fragmentation and ease of testing
6. Great market penetration
7. Lesser development time

Now that we are pretty clear about the features and the targeting of the iPhone market. Let’s now go through the drivers that determine iPhone applications cost.

Read here: How much does it cost to build an app

Factors Driving iOS App Development Costs:

1. Market research:

Are you jumping to a new market? It is important to know what your market looks like. It is always a great idea to know the details about what your competitors are doing and what the customers absolutely love about their apps. This includes finding the loopholes as well. Inspect the products that your competitors have and you already know half of the game. Detailed market research makes your way to target customers and clients pretty clear.

2. Walking into user’s shoes:

Creating a user’s persona helps you to understand the customer expectation, plan of actions, experience, behaviour and goals better. Being a user, you probably will seek the answer to a single basic question, i.e. what problem is it solving and at what ease keeping the iPhone app development price in mind. Here you need to honestly analyze these problem statements and come up with the easiest possible solution. This user-based persona makes the design task less complex, the ideation processes smooth, and helps to create a good user experience for your target user group.

3. Determining the type of app you want to make:

Deciding on the type of app you want to launch with the functionality is a tough decision to make. There are several types of iOS applications out there in the market with several functionalities. More the complexity an app holds, the more will be the iOS app development cost. Listing some of them below:

• E-Commerce apps: We all are aware of the Amazon success story and the way we all have adapted ourselves through e-commerce shopping. All thanks to Amazon. If you want to launch an app in a similar storyline you will be needing a good User experience, a great security & privacy system along with a strong backend.  
• Gaming Apps: Game applications remain the favourite amongst other applications for the users. Knowing the popularity of the gaming app, if you have another great idea to launch your own gaming application, you will be needing great sprinkles of virtual reality and AI, depending upon the features you want to opt-in. 
• Lifestyle apps: Being a Gen-Y, we all have various applications in the mobile phones installed. Our life somehow revolves around a tap for the reasons when we need food, tickets, stay, dates, music and many more. With lifestyle apps, you can collaborate with other brands also and can have a supercool revenue model. 
• Social Networking apps: As we all use social media networking sites almost every day, how about creating amazing social media apps that have amazing features and are more catchy than Instagram? These exciting apps have to have a real-time environment that allows the apps to use the device features like, sound recognition, recorder, camera, file directory and many more. 
• Utility Apps: If you are planning to design an app like a calculator, notes, weather apps and many more that makes the day to day work easy then you need to think about introducing features like navigation, a smooth UI, advanced mathematical algorithm and similar such features into your app. 

4. The complexity of the app:

As far as the iphone app development cost is concerned, the complexity that an app holds plays a vital role. Have you decided on the complexity yet? Let me make it clear for you, what I mean when I say complexity.

• Simple Apps: Simple apps are designed without any added benefits. You will get some basic features and the needed UI options. The basic iOS mobile development cost varies from $25,000 to $50,000
• Mid-level Apps: Mid-level Apps comprises some interesting features, such as integration with API, custom UI, and real-time message exchanging platforms. The lump-sum cost for developing a mid-level iOS app lies between $50,000 – $100,000
• Complex Apps: As the name signifies, you will get the advanced features when you will be developing a complex iOS app such as media processing, real-time sync, custom animation, payment getaways, AI-based automation and more with this app. When it comes to the cost of a complex iOS, it usually takes more than $100,000. 

Below is the summary table for the complexity of the apps with the offered features associated with them with the estimated iPhone app development price. The average cost to develop an iPhone app lies between $30k  to $700K.

Table of complexity for iOS app development cost:

5. Features you want to keep:

iOS apps have mind-blowing features which makes the browsing interesting for the users. As a result, the users engage more with the iOS applications. iPhone application development cost increases with features like dark mode, secured payment getaways, message exchanging platform, GPS locations, bookmark, add to cart, advanced search, 360 previews, log in via apple account and many more. These features make the iOS apps in demand. Every advanced feature requires a rigid backend and has a particular iPhone application costs associated with it. It is important to have a fair idea of all the complex features you want your app to have. 

Listing some of the iOS application features below:

6. Deadlines:

When you raise a question like ‘how much does it cost to make an iphone app’, you also consider the standard timeline in mind, right? A well-planned iOS app takes a minimum of 3 months to develop. The time taken by the app to complete production, designing and testing are directly proportional to the number of professionals working under the project. Sometimes the complexity of the app involved also gives rise to the need of hiring more software professionals in the project. The complexity of the features and the number of hours involved in the development of the project plays a crucial role. 

7. Team and their hourly rate:

If you have an amazing team in place, all you need is to give them a clear brief. Your awesome team will then work with quality and smartness to present what exactly you were seeking. Since the question here is how much does it cost to make an iPhone app, let’s dig deep about what the app development team looks like during the pre-production, production and post-production stages. 

Pre-production:

Business Analyst: Business Analyst is the front face for the client as they are the one who interacts with the clients often. They are responsible for understanding the requirements of the client, performing some research around it, analyzing the results and accordingly selecting a business model that fits the requirements. 

Project Manager: Project managers are the ones who allocate the team, assign tasks and deadlines, coordinate amongst the team, handle the expense and quality of the project that needs to be delivered. 

Production:

UI/UX designers: The designers perform the competition analysis of the applications, sketch the wireframe for the developers. They must ensure that the customer must be feeling great while using the applications. 

Software developer: Once the design is finalized, the other step is to implement those. Here is where the software developers play an important role. They replicate the designs and build the features as specified by the Business analyst. They are also responsible for Identifying and correcting bottlenecks and bugs. There are two types of software developers, one who does the front-end designing and they are known as Front end developers and the other who ensures everything goes well in the backend. They are called the backend developers.

QA Team: The QA Team is there to test how the app functions in all OS and devices. They ensure that the features are behaving appropriately in respective platforms and devices? They also investigate product quality to make improvements to achieve better customer satisfaction.

Post-production

Marketing team: Once the Application is up in the app store, the market strategists draw several plans of action provided for creating awareness about the app with various ways of promoting the app by creating advertising materials to make it a hit in the market.

Below is the rate of the iOS team on an hourly basis:

8. Technologies and platforms involved:

The technologies involved in developing an iPhone app also plays an important role in iOS app development cost. Before you move towards the development the first and foremost step is to decide on the fitting technologies to develop an iOS application. 

Listing down few things which will help you to make an appropriate call: 

• XCode. For developing an iOS app, especially the native apps, we require XCode. XCode is Apple’s integrated development environment that imports the app designs. This tool is a powerhouse of certain useful features, like editing source code, UI, debugging, and exporting the application to the App Store.

• iOS Programming Languages. For iOS development, the programmers or the developers need any of the two languages – Objective-C and Swift. Objective-C is a superset and advanced version of the C language. Another fascinating option you have is Swift. It is Apple’s newest programming language launched back in 2014. Swift is faster and lighter than Objective-C, according to Apple. It is much in demand nowadays because it is more concise, sustainable, safer and supports the majority of modern hardware units.

• Agile Development. Considering the rapid changes in mobile platforms, it’s always a good call to choose an agile development approach that ensures timely delivery of quality software and helps in sticking to the desired timelines.

Conclusion:

You must have unlocked your answer for how much does it cost to make an iPhone app. You know what, it is always a good call to hire an ios development agency to avoid the chaos of building an in-house team. Trust us, building a technical team for developing an application will add more expense to your estimated iPhone apps development costs.

Hiring the required skill set and syncing with them takes a ton of time. Agicent has a team of expert developers with plenty of experience and desired technical requirements as per market standards to make your app a big success and bring home the good revenue, you are dreaming of. All you need is to reach out to us, as we have 50+ app developers professionals who already have created apps with kickass features. Now, don’t worry about the apple app development cost. Pick up your mobile phone or laptop and send us an email at sales@agicent.com with your project query, or fill up a simple form by clicking on getting in touch, or call us at +1-347-467-1089 and our team will get in touch with you within 12 Hours! You can also roll your eyeballs on our portfolio. 

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