Price of mobile apps - Zephyra Studio
Quick answer
The price of a mobile app depends on the number of screens, the chosen platform (iOS, Android or both), the need for a backend, and offline functionality. You get an estimate through the calculator or a conversation, not a fixed number upfront.
What drives the price
- The number of screens and complexity of the features the app needs directly affects the scope of design and development.
- One platform (iOS only or Android only) or both at once nearly doubles testing unless a cross-platform approach is used.
- Cross-platform or native development is chosen based on performance requirements, and native development typically takes longer per platform.
- Whether backend, user accounts or in-app payments are needed adds an entire server and database layer that has to exist behind the app.
- Whether the app has to work without an internet connection (offline) requires extra logic for storing and later syncing data.
How you get an exact quote
Answer a few questions about your project through our calculator, enter your email, and within a few minutes you get a personalised price by e-mail with a direct WhatsApp button for further conversation. If you prefer, you can also contact us directly for a short conversation about what you need.
What is included in the price
- An honest check of whether you need an app at all, or a site is enough, including a candid conversation about long-term maintenance costs
- UI/UX design following both platforms' guidelines (Apple Human Interface, Google Material), not the same look forced onto both systems
- Development (React Native / Flutter for cross-platform, or native Swift + Kotlin when performance demands it)
- Backend and API integration where needed, with a database that scales as your user count grows
- App Store and Google Play submission (ASO - search optimisation within the stores)
- Handover of source code and store accounts, so you stay the owner even if you change developers later
What is not included / additional costs
- Annual Apple and Google store fees (Apple Developer, Google Play) are paid by you directly, those are their charges, not ours.
- Backend hosting after launch is billed separately, sized to your user count.
- Push notifications through third-party services may carry that service's own monthly fee, outside our price.
Frequently asked questions
The price of a mobile app depends on the number of screens, the chosen platform (iOS, Android or both), the need for a backend, and offline functionality. You get an estimate through the calculator or a conversation, not a fixed number upfront.
Every project differs in scope, so a public price list would either mislead (too low or too high for your case) or have to be so generic it wouldn't be useful. The calculator instead takes your actual needs into account and sends an exact price by e-mail.