App development cost calculator for iOS, Android and cross-platform apps
Choose your platforms, back end and features to see what your app is likely to cost. The estimate starts from ScalaCode's published price of $9,999 for a mobile app. No sign-up needed.
Estimate your app development cost
The range updates as you answer. Add-ons are optional.
How much mobile app development costs
- How much does it cost to develop an app?
- At ScalaCode, a mobile app for iOS and Android from one cross-platform codebase starts from $9,999, and an app MVP from $9,999 in 6 to 8 weeks. Building native apps for both platforms, a new back end, and features such as payments, chat, maps or offline mode move the price up.
Related: mobile app development, cross-platform development and iOS app development.
What drives app development cost
Platforms and the back end move the price most. Features add smaller steps.
Platforms
One cross-platform app or one native app is the base. Native iOS and Android together add 60%.
Back end
A new back end and admin panel add 35%. Using your existing API adds nothing.
Features
Payments, chat, maps and offline mode add 10% each. Video or audio adds 15%, wearables or IoT 20%.
Integrations
Each third-party service the app talks to adds work. One or two add 10%, and six or more add 40%.
Compliance
HIPAA, GDPR or PCI DSS controls add 15%.
Design
Designing the app with you adds 10%.
App development starting prices
Published starting prices in USD, excluding taxes.
Discovery sprint
Free
Timeline 1 to 2 weeks
Ends in a written proposal with a fixed quote.
MVP
from$9,999
Timeline 6 to 8 weeks
One platform, core workflow, production-ready.
Mobile app
from$9,999
iOS and Android from one cross-platform codebase.
Prices are starting points in USD, excluding taxes. Every fixed quote follows a discovery sprint.
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How much does it cost to develop an app?
A mobile app for iOS and Android from one cross-platform codebase starts from $9,999. An app MVP starts from $9,999 and takes 6 to 8 weeks. Native apps for both platforms, a new back end and features such as payments or chat decide where in the range your app lands.
Is cross-platform cheaper than native?
Yes. Flutter or React Native gives you iOS and Android from one codebase, so you pay for one app. Native apps for both platforms add about 60% in the calculator, and they make sense when the app leans on device features or needs the last bit of performance.
How accurate is the calculator?
It shows the range most projects of that type fall in, built from our published starting prices and what each answer adds. The fixed quote comes after a free discovery sprint, so the precise number costs you nothing. Other pricing questions are answered on our FAQ page.
What is not included in the estimate?
Hosting, Apple and Google developer accounts, and third-party licences. App Store and Google Play launch is an optional add-on, and so is support after launch, from $1,799 a month.
Who owns the app and the code?
You own the code and IP from the first commit. We work in your GitHub or GitLab, and the apps are published under your developer accounts.
How do I get a fixed quote?
Book a 30-minute strategy call. If the project is a fit, a free discovery sprint turns your scope into user flows, an architecture and a written fixed quote. How we work walks through each stage.
Turn the estimate into a fixed quote
- 30 minutes with the ScalaCode team
- We check your estimate against your scope
- A fixed quote follows a discovery sprint