With 95% of the U.S. Americans owning a smartphone, shoppers tend to involve mobile devices when making a purchasing decision even more. Do you want to know, how much does it cost to make an app for your E-commerce store? Read on to find out the answers on m-commerce app dev to calculate your budget and possible time constraints in advance. Major “components” of an m-commerce app We’ve consulted Alex Makarov, Head of Web Development Unit, and Pavel Vaskou, Head of iOS Development Unit at R-Style Lab, to throw light on the development process of this kind of apps. Make sure to get things straight before you get up to the neck into developing an m-commerce app for your business. It’ll help you out to avoid possible lack of understanding when calculating the needed man-hours and consequently costs with a chosen vendor. The dev process of each and every mobile application, and m-commerce, in particular consists of two major components, i.e. mobile development itself and web development. Why would I need web development? This is quite a logical question to ask and to be answered.
Alex: During my many years of experience in building E-commerce solutions, I haven’t dealt with any that would be managed through mobile phones only. In one case or another, you’ll still need an admin panel to conveniently:
Here’s a list of most useful and nice-to-have features (modules) for an m-commerce app that we’ve outlined. These modules can be surely modified depending on your unique idea and vision. All the given data on the estimated dev time (which will be provided for mobile and server-side development separately) are based on the long-term experience of R-Style Lab company in this niche. While estimating the possible development costs, the hourly rate ranges from $30 to $35 were taken into consideration. This is the average price bracket that most European developers charge, which isn’t surely an upper limit of possible dev costs and illustrates the mid-price segment. When comparing European prices to how much the U.S. developers charge, for instance, outsourcing should be considered quite an option that allows for saving up without compromising quality. M-commerce app basic modules and development costs
Website + backend**. To design & develop this module will take around 220 man-hours. It’ll equal to $6,600 - $7,700.
Website + backend. About 72 man-hours will be required to develop this module, which will cost from $2,160 - $2,520.
Website + backend. To develop this module will take around 56 man-hours. It’ll equal to $1,680 - $1,960.
Website + backend. This module will take about 80 man-hours to develop and cost you $2,400 - $2,800.
Website + backend. The dev time is about 24 man-hours and cost you $720 - $840.
Website + backend. About 60 man-hours will be required and cost you $1,800 - $2,100.
Website + backend. Dev time spent on the user engagement module will equal to about 40 man-hours or $1,200 - $1,400. Live chat - 60 man-hours and $1,800 - 2,100.
Website + backend. The dev time is about 20 man-hours as well, which will equal to $600 - $700. Backend management panel Make sure to include backend management panel with some generic features. You’ll need it to:
Totals Don’t forget to include time, necessary for project management and quality assurance, which is about 180 man-hours for iOS/Android ($5,400 - 6,300) and 250 man-hours for website+backend ($7,500 - $8,750). Having made all the calculations, we get around $16,800 - $21,000 to create an iOS/Android m-commerce app (mobile development) and $35,880 - $41,860 (web development) for a mobile-only m-commerce solution administered through web-based admin panel. These figures are quite approximate and are going to significantly vary depending on the tech stack and vendor you choose. Make sure to hit the happy medium, as high hourly rates do not guarantee the high quality of development. Low dev costs, in return, may result in the outcome that differs markedly from what you’ve expected. Buy nice or buy twice! For example, at R-Style Lab development of such a project would cost around $23,400-24,960 to build an m-commerce app for iOS or Android and around $35,880-38,272 for development of a website + backend. If you decide to have it all developed (website & backend + iOS app + Android m-commerce app), the subtotal will equal to about 2,756 man-hours or $82,680-88,192. Therefore, make sure to deal with professionals when choosing a vendor for your mobile project! Conclusion Still wondering, how much does it cost to make a app? You can always contact directly your potential vendor and have all the matters of concern discussed. Please, have a look at r-stylelab.com to see how professionally tailored mobile solutions look like! *The development time is provided for two operating systems separately. If you intend to build an m-commerce app for both of them, make sure to double the given numbers. **It was decided to consider the option when you do not have an existing website and/or an API. The estimation is given for the solution, which will be solely administered with a use of a PC. No landing page or purchasing option will be available to PC shoppers. This is going to be a mobile-only m-commerce solution. If you want to have the web presence as well, make sure to add 300-400 man-hours to the dev time, which will cost you from $9,000-10,500 to $12,000-14,000.
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