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How Much Does It Cost to Create an App?

Nathan
By , Content Writer at GoodFirms

Survey : Mobile App Development Cost and Time

Want to create an app like Tinder, WhatsApp, Instagram, Uber? See how much does it cost to build an app with the help of GoodFirms below research.

Research: How much does an app cost in 2018?

In the mobile application world, new ideas are often alteration and iteration of already existing ones or a mix of thoughts picked from here and there. The mobile app development companies hear from their clients that they would like to build an app similar to XYZ app for a completely different audience fulfilling a purpose that suit their needs. Once the idea is in place, the nightmare arrives.

How to find the right development partner?
How much does it cost to build an app?
How much time does it take to build the app?

The mobile development agencies, product incubation centres and technology laboratories rolling out each day come to your rescue – the talent required to build your app is abundant. Appreneurs can easily find the best mobile app development partner from our Directory section that lists down top mobile app development companies - globally based on our extensive research. This answers the first question.

Now, let’s answer the second question.

Below you can find the app development cost estimate for different types of mobile apps:

  • A feature-rich highly complex app like Instagram or Uber ideally cost anywhere between $70,000 to $100,000.
  • Medium complexity compelling apps like WhatsApp or QuizUp most likely cost between $61,000 to $69,000.
  • User-friendly app with least-functionality like Tinder or Periscope cost anywhere between $40,000 to $60,000.

This is just a rough estimate. To help potential app clients find detailed answers to app development cost and time question, GoodFirms have conducted multiple surveys across the app landscape. Based on this comprehensive research, we present the app development cost breakdown and time investments to create apps that have similar functionalities to world’s hottest mobile applications.

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Tinder

Tinder is the world's most popular dating app. More than 9 billion matches have been made through Tinder.

Average Cost (in US$) : $42,072.60
Average Time(in months) : 3.69
Survey Participants : 44
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Periscope

Periscope lets you broadcast live video to the world. Going live will instantly notify your followers, who can join...

Average Cost (in US$) : $55,326.50
Average Time(in months) : 4.12
Survey Participants : 34
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WhatsApp

WhatsApp Messenger is a FREE messaging app available for Android and other smartphones. WhatsApp uses your phone's..

Average Cost (in US$) : $60,951.00
Average Time(in months) : 4.53
Survey Participants : 35
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QuizUp

QuizUp is a free, award-winning multiplayer trivia game. Challenge friends and meet new people who share your interests.

Average Cost (in US$) : $59,477.30
Average Time(in months) : 4.55
Survey Participants : 30
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Instagram

Instagram is a simple way to capture and share the world's moments. Transform your everyday photos and videos into works of art and share.

Average Cost (in US$) : $65,916.70
Average Time(in months) : 4.58
Survey Participants : 34
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Uber

Get a reliable ride in minutes with the Uber app no reservations or waiting in taxi lines.From low-cost to premium, every ride option feels like.

Average Cost (in US$) : $81,697.90
Average Time(in months) : 5.39
Survey Participants : 35
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To understand how much time and money goes in developing a mobile app similar to the one’s mentioned above, we asked the companies to share mobile app development cost estimate that works on similar lines to (tinder, periscope, uber etc.) along with time efforts. Whilst this process, we also tried to gauge as to what additional elements (or upgrades to the already existing characteristics to make the app function better) would they offer to their clients.

Tinder

Tinder is a social dating application that facilitates communication between mutually interested users, allowing them to chat and fix a date. It works on the logic that it captures the user’s location on the basis of which the user starts receiving the profiles of the opposite sex. more..

The user has the option of liking or disliking a profile, if liked the other individual is notified and thus a chat is initiated between the two. This apps works mainly on swiping motions, where a user swipes right for a potentially liked profile and swipes left to move to the next one.

Average Cost (in US$) :
$42,072.60
Average Time (in months) :
3.69
The basic features offered by the app are listed below:
  1. Sign up / Login through FaceBook
  2. Manage User profile and set discovery preferences
  3. Swipe to Like/Dislike a profile
  4. Real Time Chat feature when both users like each other profile
  5. Notifications/Feeds
Average Cost & Development Time
Sr.No Company Name Review Cost (in US$) Timeline (in Months)
1 Belitsoft
5.00 (1 Reviews)
20000 6
2 Reliant Tekk
5.00 (1 Reviews)
15000 3
3 smartSense Consulting Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
5.00 (1 Reviews)
15000 4
4 Multicore Technologies
5.00 (3 Reviews)
45000 5
5 OnGraph Technologies LLC
5.00 (3 Reviews)
15000 3
6 Sidebench Studios
5.00 (3 Reviews)
80000 5
7 Ready4S
5.00 (1 Reviews)
20000 2.5
8 Dot Com Infoway
5.00 (5 Reviews)
15000 6
9 Vocso Technologies
5.00 (1 Reviews)
15000 3
10 Prismetric Technologies Pvt Ltd
5.00 (7 Reviews)
9000 3
11 Messapps
5.00 (2 Reviews)
70000 3
12 iQlance Solutions
5.00 (8 Reviews)
25000 3
13 Fluper Ltd.
4.99 (18 Reviews)
6000 2
14 Debut Infotech Pvt. Ltd
4.97 (6 Reviews)
2000 3.5
15 Techugo
4.96 (25 Reviews)
20000 4.5
16 Touch Instinct
4.96 (8 Reviews)
101000 5
17 Sannacode
4.94 (3 Reviews)
70000 3
18 Smartum Pro
4.94 (2 Reviews)
70000 5
19 iCoderz Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
4.89 (17 Reviews)
25000 3
20 Konstant Infosolutions
4.89 (28 Reviews)
32000 4.5
21 Dev Technosys Pvt Ltd
4.88 (12 Reviews)
15000 3
22 Appus Studio LLC
4.87 (8 Reviews)
40000 4
23 e-Legion
4.85 (5 Reviews)
100000 6
24 AppInventiv Technologies
4.84 (18 Reviews)
40000 3
25 SteelKiwi Development
4.83 (6 Reviews)
8000 1.5
26 Mobulous Technologies Pvt Ltd
4.82 (21 Reviews)
10000 3
27 iProgrammer Solutions Private Limited
4.81 (2 Reviews)
12000 3
28 iQuinceSoft Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd.
4.78 (8 Reviews)
45000 4
29 Matellio
4.78 (8 Reviews)
15000 3
30 Sourcebits
4.74 (1 Reviews)
200000 6
31 Complitech Inc.
4.65 (1 Reviews)
11000 2.75
32 Master Equation Technologies
4.63 (2 Reviews)
7500 3
33 Addon Solutions Pvt Ltd.
4.59 (4 Reviews)
7500 2.75
34 Mobiversal
4.56 (4 Reviews)
40000 4.5
35 Clavax Technologies LLC
4.08 (10 Reviews)
32500 3.5
36 Affle AppStudioz
3.75 (2 Reviews)
25000 3
37 Indeema Software
0.00 (0 Reviews)
40000 5.5
38 Locassa Ltd
0.00 (0 Reviews)
140000 1.5
39 Fuse Mobile
0.00 (0 Reviews)
100000 4
40 Blue Whale Apps
0.00 (0 Reviews)
87500 3
41 Elsner Technologies
0.00 (0 Reviews)
15000 8
42 Fortune Technology
0.00 (0 Reviews)
50000 5
43 Nabus Development
0.00 (0 Reviews)
32000 3
44 Desap
0.00 (0 Reviews)
230000 6

Additional / Unique Highlights

The new features that can be added to a mobile application are as follows:

  1. Geopositioning
  2. Voice Chat
  3. Real Time Chat
  4. Great UI
  5. Secured Text Chat
  6. VoIP Calling Facility
  7. Better Match Making Algorithm
  8. Advanced Content Moderation by backing up with a Robust admin panel
  9. Social Shares
  10. Navigation to Other Users
  11. Gamification
  12. Point System for non paid users - when they use app they will get points and can redeem them for 1-2 days
  13. Free Paid Memberships
  14. Location Search
  15. Multi-Lingual
  16. Behavior Analysis
  17. Social Network Integration
  18. Acquaintance Representation
  19. GeoTagging
  20. Gifting Market Place
  21. Registration through Social Media Platforms

Periscope

Periscope is a live audio and video streaming platform. It allows you to watch and broadcast live video from all across the globe, enabling to save the video stream to be viewed later for up to 24 hrs.

Average Cost (in US$) :
$55,326.50
Average Time (in months) :
4.12
The basic features offered by the app are listed below:
  1. Sign Up / Login through Twitter
  2. Manage user profile and stats about who you follow, how many followers and the number of broadcast sessions
  3. Announcements about Live broadcasts from people you follow on Twitter
  4. Information about all live broadcast sessions across the globe
  5. Manage User profile
  6. Once a video broadcast starts, an invitation message is send to all twitter followers and periscope followers to join
  7. Real time interaction with people
Average Cost & Development Time
Sr.No Company Name Review Cost (in US$) Timeline (in Months)
1 Belitsoft
5.00 (1 Reviews)
20000 5
2 Reliant Tekk
5.00 (1 Reviews)
25000 3.5
3 smartSense Consulting Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
5.00 (1 Reviews)
30000 6.5
4 Multicore Technologies
5.00 (3 Reviews)
30000 3
5 OnGraph Technologies LLC
5.00 (3 Reviews)
25000 6
6 Sidebench Studios
5.00 (3 Reviews)
120000 5
7 Prismetric Technologies Pvt Ltd
5.00 (7 Reviews)
12000 4
8 Messapps
5.00 (2 Reviews)
70000 3
9 iQlance Solutions
5.00 (8 Reviews)
24000 2.5
10 Fluper Ltd.
4.99 (18 Reviews)
7500 2.5
11 Debut Infotech Pvt. Ltd
4.97 (6 Reviews)
25000 4
12 Techugo
4.96 (25 Reviews)
30000 5.5
13 Touch Instinct
4.96 (8 Reviews)
101000 5
14 Sannacode
4.94 (3 Reviews)
80000 4
15 Smartum Pro
4.94 (2 Reviews)
120000 8
16 iCoderz Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
4.89 (17 Reviews)
40000 5
17 Konstant Infosolutions
4.89 (28 Reviews)
42000 5.5
18 Dev Technosys Pvt Ltd
4.88 (12 Reviews)
20000 4
19 Appus Studio LLC
4.87 (8 Reviews)
42000 4.5
20 e-Legion
4.85 (5 Reviews)
100000 6
21 SteelKiwi Development
4.83 (6 Reviews)
15000 3
22 iProgrammer Solutions Private Limited
4.81 (2 Reviews)
12000 3
23 iQuinceSoft Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd.
4.78 (8 Reviews)
55000 4
24 Matellio
4.78 (8 Reviews)
18000 3
25 Sourcebits
4.74 (1 Reviews)
300000 6
26 Master Equation Technologies
4.63 (2 Reviews)
10000 6
27 Addon Solutions Pvt Ltd.
4.59 (4 Reviews)
7500 2.75
28 Clavax Technologies LLC
4.08 (10 Reviews)
37500 4.5
29 Indeema Software
0.00 (0 Reviews)
30000 4.5
30 Locassa
0.00 (0 Reviews)
125000 1.5
31 Fuse Mobile
0.00 (0 Reviews)
350000 6
32 Fortune Technology
0.00 (0 Reviews)
50000 5
33 Nabus Development
0.00 (0 Reviews)
20000 3
34 Desap
0.00 (0 Reviews)
260000 6

Additional / Unique Highlights 

The new features that can be added to a mobile application are as follows:

  1. Better UI and UX
  2. Better Quality Videos
  3. Social Network Advanced Integration
  4. Implement Gamification to Engage Users to Use App on a Daily Basis
  5. Recommendation Engine for Followers
  6. Payment Gateway for Ordered Videos
  7. Live Video Stream Custom Library which works on 2G Networks also
  8. Real Time Chat
  9. User Account
  10. Follow Other Users
  11. Geo Tagging
  12. Ability to save the video in the cloud for future viewing
  13. User interaction to know more about the location uploaded
  14. User Profile
  15. Access to Video Camera
  16. Streaming Video View
  17. Publish video on YouTube

WhatsApp

Being a real time messaging app, WhatsApp is social networking and messaging application allowing one user to share text, audio, video, image and make free voice calls to other users.

Average Cost (in US$) :
$60,951.00
Average Time (in months) :
4.53
The basic features offered by the app are listed below:
  1. Sign up / Login
  2. Update User Profile and set security preferences
  3. Automatic sync of contacts from phone book
  4. Sharing of image, video, location, contacts, audio
  5. Pay for friend (email link, pay), change number, delete my account, network usage, tell a friend
  6. Backup conversation, delete/clear/archive all conversations
  7. Notifications (contact and group)
  8. Trimming of videos
  9. Voice calling
Average Cost & Development Time
Sr.No Company Name Review Cost (in US$) Timeline (in Months)
1 Belitsoft
5.00 (1 Reviews)
25000 8
2 Reliant Tekk
5.00 (1 Reviews)
15000 3
3 smartSense Consulting Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
5.00 (1 Reviews)
30000 5
4 Multicore Technologies
5.00 (3 Reviews)
60000 5
5 OnGraph Technologies LLC
5.00 (3 Reviews)
15000 2
6 Sidebench Studios
5.00 (3 Reviews)
100000 5
7 Prismetric Technologies Pvt Ltd
5.00 (7 Reviews)
15000 4.5
8 Messapps
5.00 (2 Reviews)
50000 2
9 iQlance Solutions
5.00 (8 Reviews)
45000 2.5
10 Fluper Ltd.
4.99 (18 Reviews)
8500 2
11 Debut Infotech Pvt. Ltd
4.97 (6 Reviews)
30000 4
12 Techugo
4.96 (25 Reviews)
20000 3.5
13 Touch Instinct
4.96 (8 Reviews)
151000 7
14 Sannacode
4.94 (3 Reviews)
150000 7
15 Smartum Pro
4.94 (2 Reviews)
75000 6
16 iCoderz Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
4.89 (17 Reviews)
55000 6
17 Konstant Infosolutions
4.89 (28 Reviews)
35000 6
18 Dev Technosys Pvt Ltd
4.88 (12 Reviews)
18000 3.5
19 Appus Studio LLC
4.87 (8 Reviews)
55000 5
20 e-Legion
4.85 (5 Reviews)
150000 8
21 SteelKiwi Development
4.83 (6 Reviews)
9000 2
22 iProgrammer Solutions Private Limited
4.81 (2 Reviews)
20000 6
23 iQuinceSoft Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd.
4.78 (8 Reviews)
65000 5
24 Matellio
4.78 (8 Reviews)
10000 2
25 Sourcebits
4.74 (1 Reviews)
250000 6
26 Complitech Inc.
4.65 (1 Reviews)
9000 2.75
27 Addon Solutions Pvt Ltd.
4.59 (4 Reviews)
10000 4
28 Clavax Technologies LLC
4.08 (10 Reviews)
40000 5.5
29 Indeema Software
0.00 (0 Reviews)
50000 6
30 Locassa
0.00 (0 Reviews)
125000 1.5
31 Fuse Mobile
0.00 (0 Reviews)
300000 6
32 Elsner Technologies pvt ltd
0.00 (0 Reviews)
10000 4
33 Fortune Technology
0.00 (0 Reviews)
100000 6
34 Nabus Development
0.00 (0 Reviews)
40000 6
35 Desap
0.00 (0 Reviews)
350000 8

Additional / Unique Highlights

The new features that can be added to a mobile application are as follows:

  1. Video Calls
  2. Payment from mobile carrier
  3. Image processing and storage
  4. Video Processing and storage
  5. Add Stickers and Auto Suggestion of Stickers by matching keywords
  6. Audio Conference Call
  7. Advanced Content Moderation by backing up with a Robust admin panel
  8. Location based features to find others to chat
  9. Live Video Stream Custom Library which works on 2G Networks also
  10. Secret Chat Feature
  11. Dialler (calls to any phone number) from the App
  12. Social Media Integration
  13. Data privacy - If one user wants to add another, he/she need to send request and the other part has to accept it

QuizUp

QuizUp is a multi player gaming application where one user competes against another during different rounds of timed multiple-choice questions of various topics. The QuizUp app offers immensely populated database of 600,000+ questions across 1200 categories to choose from. more..

The intuitive app provides the option of playing both online and offline. It searches for an opponent in the real time against whom you can play in real-time. If you wish to play against a friend who is currently offline and still challenge them for a round, they can play the game later on once you are done submitting your answers.

Average Cost (in US$) :
$59,477.30
Average Time (in months) :
4.55
The basic features offered by the app are listed below:
  1. Sign up / Login
  2. Set Preferences and User Profile
  3. Home screen showing feeds from other users
  4. Search Users
  5. Search Topics and see details for the topic
  6. Multiplayer Game Play
  7. Result Screen
  8. Topic Ranking Screen
Average Cost & Development Time
Sr.No Company Name Review Cost (in US$) Timeline (in Months)
1 Belitsoft
5.00 (1 Reviews)
15000 6
2 Reliant Tekk
5.00 (1 Reviews)
25000 4
3 smartSense Consulting Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
5.00 (1 Reviews)
30000 5
4 Multicore Technologies
5.00 (3 Reviews)
35000 5
5 OnGraph Technologies LLC
5.00 (3 Reviews)
15000 2
6 Sidebench Studios
5.00 (3 Reviews)
80000 4
7 Prismetric Technologies Pvt Ltd
5.00 (7 Reviews)
14000 4
8 iQlance Solutions
5.00 (8 Reviews)
20000 2
9 Fluper Ltd.
4.99 (18 Reviews)
8000 2.5
10 Debut Infotech Pvt. Ltd
4.97 (6 Reviews)
35000 5
11 Techugo
4.96 (25 Reviews)
30000 5.5
12 Touch Instinct
4.96 (8 Reviews)
81000 5
13 Sannacode
4.94 (3 Reviews)
40000 2
14 Smartum Pro
4.94 (2 Reviews)
50000 5
15 iCoderz Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
4.89 (17 Reviews)
20000 3
16 Konstant Infosolutions
4.89 (28 Reviews)
80000 12.5
17 Dev Technosys Pvt Ltd
4.88 (12 Reviews)
14000 3
18 Appus Studio LLC
4.87 (8 Reviews)
75000 5
19 e-Legion
4.85 (5 Reviews)
80000 6
20 SteelKiwi Development
4.83 (6 Reviews)
10000 2
21 iQuinceSoft Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd.
4.78 (8 Reviews)
70000 6
22 Matellio
4.78 (8 Reviews)
13000 2
23 Sourcebits
4.74 (1 Reviews)
300000 6
24 Addon Solutions Pvt Ltd.
4.59 (4 Reviews)
12000 3
25 Clavax Technologies LLC
4.08 (10 Reviews)
47500 5.5
26 Locassa
0.00 (0 Reviews)
225000 2.5
27 Fuse Mobile
0.00 (0 Reviews)
300000 6
28 Elsner Technologies pvt ltd
0.00 (0 Reviews)
20000 9
29 Fortune Technology
0.00 (0 Reviews)
50000 5
30 Desap
0.00 (0 Reviews)
400000 12

Additional / Unique Highlights

The new features that can be added to a mobile application are as follows:

  1. Stability
  2. Different Challenge Modes
  3. Better UI and UX
  4. Points system for answers or votes etc.
  5. Robust Admin panel to manage questions
  6. Image/Video questions
  7. Statistics
  8. Sharing Score and Rank among FaceBook friends
  9. Social Network Integration
  10. System to integrate question and answers automatically depending on each country
  11. Cheat codes, Buy Levels to win against friends. etc
  12. Easy games so more people participate
  13. Location based search to identify people with similar interest
  14. Networking between people who compete via chat

Instagram

Instagram is a smartphone mobile application for photo and video sharing. The app offers a unique experience of sharing real life experiences and moments on social media through photos and videos. The most important feature of the app is to take photo/video and edit it. more..

The user clicks the picture or takes the video through his mobile phone and then applies different filters to transform the photo/video. Users can search people and photos through the app. Generally, on the page, the photos and people will be shown according to the user’s activity.

Average Cost (in US$) :
$65,916.70
Average Time (in months) :
4.58
The basic features offered by the app are listed below:
  1. Sign Up/Login and Manage Profile
  2. Home page with Live Feed
  3. Search People
  4. Search Photos
  5. Follow People
  6. Add Photos/Videos with description
  7. Share Photo/Video
  8. Sending Photo/Video directly to a specific person
Average Cost & Development Time
Sr.No Company Name Review Cost (in US$) Timeline (in Months)
1 Belitsoft
5.00 (1 Reviews)
15000 5
2 Reliant Tekk
5.00 (1 Reviews)
7000 2
3 smartSense Consulting Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
5.00 (1 Reviews)
30000 4
4 Multicore Technologies
5.00 (3 Reviews)
25000 2.5
5 OnGraph Technologies LLC
5.00 (3 Reviews)
12000 2
6 Prismetric Technologies Pvt Ltd
5.00 (7 Reviews)
9000 3
7 Messapps
5.00 (2 Reviews)
90000 3.5
8 iQlance Solutions
5.00 (8 Reviews)
35000 2
9 Fluper Ltd.
4.99 (18 Reviews)
9500 3
10 Debut Infotech Pvt. Ltd
4.97 (6 Reviews)
15000 3
11 Techugo
4.96 (25 Reviews)
25000 4.5
12 Touch Instinct
4.96 (8 Reviews)
121000 8
13 Sannacode
4.94 (3 Reviews)
140000 6
14 Smartum Pro
4.94 (2 Reviews)
80000 6
15 iCoderz Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
4.89 (17 Reviews)
55000 6
16 Konstant Infosolutions
4.89 (28 Reviews)
35000 5
17 Dev Technosys Pvt Ltd
4.88 (12 Reviews)
21000 4
18 Appus Studio LLC
4.87 (8 Reviews)
65000 6.5
19 e-Legion
4.85 (5 Reviews)
120000 10
20 SteelKiwi Development
4.83 (6 Reviews)
13000 3
21 iProgrammer Solutions Private Limited
4.81 (2 Reviews)
20000 6
22 iQuinceSoft Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd.
4.78 (8 Reviews)
75000 8
23 Matellio
4.78 (8 Reviews)
18000 4
24 Sourcebits
4.74 (1 Reviews)
300000 6
25 Complitech Inc.
4.65 (1 Reviews)
14000 3.5
26 Addon Solutions Pvt Ltd.
4.59 (4 Reviews)
15000 4
27 Clavax Technologies LLC
4.08 (10 Reviews)
42500 4.5
28 Indeema Software
0.00 (0 Reviews)
60000 6
29 Locassa
0.00 (0 Reviews)
125000 1.5
30 Fuse Mobile
0.00 (0 Reviews)
300000 6
31 Blue Whale Apps
0.00 (0 Reviews)
75000 3
32 Elsner Technologies pvt ltd
0.00 (0 Reviews)
15000 6
33 Fortune Technology
0.00 (0 Reviews)
100000 6
34 Desap
0.00 (0 Reviews)
600000 12

Additional / Unique Highlights

The new features that can be added to a mobile application similar to Instagram captured through our research are as follows:

  1. Tablet Support
  2. Better UX and UI
  3. Geo Targeting Photos with Maps
  4. Add smart Filter thus offering more filtering options for photos
  5. Cropping and Saving Image
  6. Better Effects to Enhance photographs
  7. Advanced Content Moderation by backing up with a Robust admin panel
  8. Inbuilt Chat Feature
  9. Inbult Download Feature
  10. Place Images on Map
  11. Share common interest between people
  12. Registration via Social Media Platform

Uber

Uber is a mobile application that connects passengers to drivers who require vehicles for hire. The app works on the simple algorithm: Select the car – Notify the pickup location – Get at your destination. Once all these information is entered by the commuter, the app alerts the user about the confirmation of the ride, driver’s name, car number plate, route to be taken and the estimated time to reach the destination. more..

This app works from two different aspects – user based app and driver based app. The user based app allows the commuters to book a ride and the driver application enables the driver to accept the pickup request.

Average Cost (in US$) :
$81,697.90
Average Time (in months) :
5.39
The basic features offered by the app are listed below:
User / Commuter Application
  1. Sign Up / Login and Manage Profile
  2. User Profile
  3. Pick up Location / Drop off Location
  4. Contact Driver
  5. Map View
  6. Payment Method
  7. Cancel the Trip
Driver Application
  1. Sign Up / Login and Manage Profile
  2. Driver Profile
  3. Accept the Ride and Navigate to Destination
  4. Trip Completion Status
  5. Trip Cancelled
  6. Trip Fare
  7. Payment Received
Average Cost & Development Time
Sr.No Company Name Review Cost (in US$) Timeline (in Months)
1 Belitsoft
5.00 (1 Reviews)
15000 5
2 Reliant Tekk
5.00 (1 Reviews)
12000 3
3 smartSense Consulting Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
5.00 (1 Reviews)
35000 7
4 Multicore Technologies
5.00 (3 Reviews)
75000 6
5 OnGraph Technologies LLC
5.00 (3 Reviews)
10000 2
6 Prismetric Technologies Pvt Ltd
5.00 (7 Reviews)
12500 3.75
7 Messapps
5.00 (2 Reviews)
130000 4
8 iQlance Solutions
5.00 (8 Reviews)
60000 4
9 Fluper Ltd.
4.99 (18 Reviews)
11000 3.5
10 Debut Infotech Pvt. Ltd
4.97 (6 Reviews)
24000 4
11 Techugo
4.96 (25 Reviews)
30000 3.5
12 Touch Instinct
4.96 (8 Reviews)
151000 8
13 Sannacode
4.94 (3 Reviews)
80000 4
14 Smartum Pro
4.94 (2 Reviews)
175000 7
15 iCoderz Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
4.89 (17 Reviews)
30000 3
16 Konstant Infosolutions
4.89 (28 Reviews)
25000 4
17 Dev Technosys Pvt Ltd
4.88 (12 Reviews)
22000 5
18 Appus Studio LLC
4.87 (8 Reviews)
70000 6
19 e-Legion
4.85 (5 Reviews)
150000 10
20 SteelKiwi Development
4.83 (6 Reviews)
15000 3
21 iProgrammer Solutions Private Limited
4.81 (2 Reviews)
20000 6
22 iQuinceSoft Consulting Services Pvt. Ltd.
4.78 (8 Reviews)
100000 12
23 Matellio
4.78 (8 Reviews)
22000 4
24 Sourcebits
4.74 (1 Reviews)
400000 6
25 Complitech Inc.
4.65 (1 Reviews)
19000 6
26 Addon Solutions Pvt Ltd.
4.59 (4 Reviews)
15000 4
27 Clavax Technologies LLC
4.08 (10 Reviews)
47500 4.5
28 Indeema Software
0.00 (0 Reviews)
60000 7
29 Locassa
0.00 (0 Reviews)
125000 1.5
30 Fuse Mobile
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500000 12
31 Blue Whale Apps
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100000 4.5
32 Elsner Technologies pvt ltd
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25000 12
33 Fortune Technology
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50000 5
34 Nabus Development
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35 Desap
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600000 12

Additional / Unique Highlights

The new features that can be added to a mobile application are as follows:

Driver Based Application

  1. Music Integration  - play favourite songs of the passenger
  2. Better UX
  3. Short and Better Routes
  4. Tablet Support
  5. Geo Tracking
  6. Chat With Passenger
  7. Rate the Passenger
  8. User / Commuter movement from the booked location to pickup location
  9. Connection with PayPal or similar service that handle the payment of the driver
  10. Details about the passenger to report any emergency
  11. Facility for Driver to report if the passenger is abusive or exhibits inappropriate behaviour

User / Commuter Based Application

  1. Cash Support
  2. Select favourite drivers based on past feedbacks /ratings
  3. Better UX and UI
  4. Tablet Support
  5. Geo Tracking
  6. Chat with Driver
  7. Real Time Traffic Updates
  8. Dynamic pricing would be implemented to adjust pricing depending on the demand in the area at a certain time
  9. Option to share drives with other customers for a lower price based on their routes
  10. Alert the commuter if the Driver takes alternate route

Conclusion

Application Average Cost (in US$) Average Development Time(in months) Number of Participants
Tinder$42,072.603.6944
Periscope$55,326.504.1234
WhatsApp$60,951.004.5335
QuizUp$59,477.304.5530
Instagram$65,916.704.5834
Uber$81,697.905.3935

The details provided above will give you a rough sketch of the cost of creating an app similar to popular mobile apps like Periscope, Instagram or Whatsapp. It has been observed that online app cost calculator does not provide the exact iOS app development cost or Android app development cost. So the only best way to know the approximate cost of developing an app is to obtain a quote range from several app development companies. The next step is to pick the best firm from these companies that suit your budget and app requirements.

Make an app within your budget by selecting the right app creator firm from the GoodFirms map of top Android app development companies or top iOS app development companies.