We’re on the peak of Uberification. Passengers don’t seem to care about licensing and safety; they simply want to get a cheap taxi when they need one. It’s no wonder software vendors are getting so many requests to create a taxi-booking app right now. With this article, however, we’d like to go a little bit further and analyze the dev costs of several popular apps, including customer loyalty and IoT solutions.
Uber
First and foremost, the cost of building ANY mobile app depends on its intended functionality, target platform and vendor hourly rates. That is why you can’t avoid building an MVP and preparing a comprehensive specification (though you can also trust the tasks to a reliable vendor in case you don’t have the required expertise and R&D facilities).
Anyway, let’s get back to Uber. Here’s the list of its essential features:
Uber Passenger App
Uber Driver App The driver app also has a login page and supports push notifications and messages. The extra functions include:
UX/UI 50% of mobile app designers and developers confess their apps were rejected by publishers at least once. The competition on the mobile app market is really tough, too: by 2018, less than 0.01% of all mobile applications will see[1] commercial success. If you want to pull an Uber (and stick to your budget and project timeline, of course), you should decide on your app’s functionality before a single line of code is written and follow UX/UI latest trends. The UX/UI design (as well as business analysis) may take up to 200 man-hours. How much does it cost to create a mobile app like Uber: final estimate The key factor behind mobile app development costs is surprisingly not the target platform, novelty and complexity of your solution or the number of features you’d like to deploy. It is the choice of a software development company that will make or break your project. It will take you around 640 man-hours to build an app similar to Uber (bear in mind that we didn’t count the hours spent on a custom messaging service and desktop administration app). Now you need to multiply the hours by your vendor’s hourly rates.
US Android and iOS developers charge $ 165 and $ 150 per hour, respectively. If you partner with a UK-based firm, you’ll pay half as much. Companies that outsource mobile app development to Eastern Europe can hire experienced developers for $ 35 per hour (both platforms).
Thus, developing a mobile app like Uber will cost you $ 22 thousand at the very minimum. And don’t forget to save some cash on marketing: if you have plans to enter a competitive market, the sum would comprise 10-20% of your projected revenue. Starbucks Customer Loyalty App Ever since its opening in 1971, Starbucks has been revolutionizing the coffee-serving industry. The company became one of the first coffee chains to announce a loyalty program and build a mobile app. In 2012 Starbucks shared plans to spend $ 25 million on a mobile POS solution that will gradually replace credit and debit cards. This year, 21% of all Starbucks payment transactions have been made[2] on mobile, while the number of US My Starbucks Reward members has reached an impressive 11.1 million. Essential features:
Our company has recently developed the Addzer customer referral system for a horeca startup. The system features two mobile apps (iOS and Android) and a promotional website[3]. Addzer users can scan QR codes in restaurants and cafés that participate in the program and receive bonuses for every purchase they make (as well as the orders made by friends they’d recommended the app to). The bonuses can be exchanged for snacks and free drinks. Addzer essential features:
US Android and iOS developers charge $ 165 and $ 150 per hour, respectively. If you partner with a UK-based firm, you’ll pay half as much. Companies that outsource mobile app development to Eastern Europe can hire experienced developers for $ 35 per hour (both platforms).
Thus, developing a mobile app like Uber will cost you $ 22 thousand at the very minimum. And don’t forget to save some cash on marketing: if you have plans to enter a competitive market, the sum would comprise 10-20% of your projected revenue. Starbucks Customer Loyalty App Ever since its opening in 1971, Starbucks has been revolutionizing the coffee-serving industry. The company became one of the first coffee chains to announce a loyalty program and build a mobile app. In 2012 Starbucks shared plans to spend $ 25 million on a mobile POS solution that will gradually replace credit and debit cards. This year, 21% of all Starbucks payment transactions have been made[2] on mobile, while the number of US My Starbucks Reward members has reached an impressive 11.1 million. Essential features:
Our company has recently developed the Addzer customer referral system for a horeca startup. The system features two mobile apps (iOS and Android) and a promotional website[3]. Addzer users can scan QR codes in restaurants and cafés that participate in the program and receive bonuses for every purchase they make (as well as the orders made by friends they’d recommended the app to). The bonuses can be exchanged for snacks and free drinks. Addzer essential features:
IoT app The Internet of Things offers a unique opportunity to streamline business processes, reduce operating costs and make our lives easier. The IoT ecosystem has three levels:
IoT app projects fall under three major categories:
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