Types of Apps App Development Process Development Costs Design Costs Total Costs Free iPhone App Quote. In the past four years, the app market has exploded. The app craze has spread to Android, Blackberry, and every other mobile market under the sun.

And for good reason. Having an app for your business or promotion or whatever it may be can be a game changing marketing tool to drive traffic and revenue. On the highest end of the spectrum, you see Rovio, the makers of Angry Birds worth over a billion dollars off a simple game.

Let me repeat that, a BILLION DOLLARS. Then you also see people who put out basic free apps and still get thousands of downloads for doing nothing.

A lot of conversations I've had in the past years don't even talk about apps because the client thinks it's clearly going to be too expensive and they have no idea where to even start. There are many different kinds of apps you can develop. This goes beyond the categories that Apple groups the apps into — food, lifestyle, sports, etc, and into the architecture of different types of apps. The email in the iPhone is a good example of this.

It's very possible to make table based apps work with a good iphone app designer. Database driven custom functionality — Yes, I know that this is not a very specific bucket, but it is the best way I can describe creatively parsing out content. Imagine you have a whole load of content that you want to utilize. An example would be having hundreds of dog breeds that you want to organize and display differently.

This can be done beyond the basic table format to make the app really work. We'll talk about that later. Games — These have the largest range of complexity, starting with something as simple as a PONG type functionality imagine Atari all the way up to a 3D physics engine that does high speed air racing. Scoring points, incorporating the user experience through the physical movement of the device, and hooking into Game Center are all possible.

Want to learn more about games? Enhancement or Modification of the device firmware or hardware — This means that you take certain functions of the phone, such as the alarm, camera, or flash, and make it better. Fully dynamic apps — Similar to the database driven apps, these apps are the kind that rely purely on external information — TwitterWeather ChannelFlipboard. Custom utilities — These are apps that are geared towards allowing the user to input content in a specific way.

Examples are PagesAdobe Ideasand Numbers. The type of app you want to develop may change based on how much content you have and how much control you want to have over the entire process. It's important to realize that you can get apps done very quickly and cheaply if you know what type of app you want to develop — going into the process without being open to another option could cost you big time.

Download this free checklist to get a crystal clear look at making an app, even if you don't know anything about coding. The app development process can be broken out into four major parts — idea, layout and planning, design, and going live. You can imagine that the more complicated it is, the more it's going to cost — but also a higher chance at getting a return on investment. Games are complicated, but can go viral easily.

Simple apps don't do much, but they are cheap and easy to build. The first step of the process if to find your sweet spot of budget and marketing effort. It's not enough to paint the broad strokes for a programmer, because they're not going to deliver what you want.

You need to either invest a lot of your own time to go through the details or find someone who can translate Programmer to Civilian and vice versa. This step involves going through every single screen and understanding how all parts of the app interact with each other — If I press this button, what happens? You will be amazed how many steps and scenarios there are for even the simplest app.

The amount of functionality that needs to be defined and built will also play a part in the cost of your app. Unlike websites where you can often get someone who can design and code at once, apps usually require a team of people to complete. The nice thing about this is that the designer can be graphics, print, web, or whatever — the deliverables to the programmer will be images that he just pops into the appropriate areas.

The design comes in typically once the programming and functionality have been defined — the designer gets a full list of what needs to be created. You need a great icon, splash screens, tab icons, and dozens of other assets that need to be tied together. Once you have the app built in xCode the program that apps are built in for Appleyour developer can help you get the app in the store iTunes for this example.

Most of this is pretty intuitive one you get the files loaded, and a lot of it can be done by your technical team. The setup is also a one time thing, so if you decide to develop another app later on, you already have an account you can dump it into. There are lots of different ways to drive revenue with apps, including advertisements inside the app and being able to purchase additional information through the app in-app purchases.

You can see everything happening. You can also have someone monitor this account the way you would have someone monitor your PPC or SEO campaigns so that you are always maximizing your traffic and revenue.

With most projects, an app development firm is going to roll up the design into the entire project since it's a bear to try and piecemeal images into an app unless you build the entire thing dynamic and through XML via online databases. Make sure you ask your developer what you are developing for — basic iPhone, iPhone 4, iPhone5, iPhone 6, iPad or all of the above.

Even if you try to keep it hyper simple, games get complicated quickly. Hooking into game center, having top scores, and integrating with an online community can be tricky. The benefit of a game is that they download in much greater number. As a marketer, there is nothing more viral than a fun game, which is something to keep in mind for your ROI.

That's only something you can answer. Additional Includes — See below — here's a quick list of additional functions you may want to add into your current app: The cost spread comes from the amount of in-app purchasing, the complexity, and whether or not you build it all into the first app or if you are doing it from a server.

The degree to what you need varies but I would recommend having this conversation with your developer before getting too deep — it can save you HUGE headaches down the road.

As long as you keep the numbers clean, you should be able to integrate easily. WordPress websites, for example, may be one. Lots of options and most of these platforms have robust APIs to make it work well. Generally you can get any SDK integrated for relatively cheap, but the more specific you are with your SDKs, the more expensive. SDKs that you may want to include are: Google Analytics, Chartboost, Applovin, Xplode, AdMob, and Tapjoy. The design will help convert viewers to downloads from the screenshots you decide to upload and will help people using your app feel more engaged.

Investing in a good design is easily the best way to increase your margins on a 2 year timeline. You can use a web designer, but often your best bet is going to be finding a mobile app designer who understands user flow and the space restrictions.

This includes all necessary screens and icons. You will be surprised at how many different pieces there are, the icon alone needs about 4 different sizings for a universal app iPhone and iPad. Here's a rough breakdown of costs:.

It will save you both lots of time and headaches. In many cases you will have to create alternate functionality to accommodate for the iPad size and speed, which requires new designs.

Most iPads contain retina images. These images can be large, be cautious of your codes file size when implementing. The icons should be included in this entire package and you can probably ask for screen shots if you want to have some that are better than doing a simple screen grab of your phone. I'll say it again — don't skimp on design…. The full story of developers and designers can be found in my free ebook. Everything else will be in development, design, and IT architecture hosting, servers, etc.

The total cost of an app can vary based on all the different variables from above. Just like anything in web marketing, low costs means they have to make it up in volume and the client feels that the hardest. Think less about the cost and more about what strategy will have the biggest ROI before pulling out your checkbook. Even if you let the app sit in the store for a year, putting some light marketing and analytics attention on it can easily help pay for your investment.

You can get very creative in how you market these visits. Please note that the above numbers are highly variable and can range lower or higher depending on lots of factors. Just corporate bloat — if you're going spend that some money, you better be getting something incredible.

Learn more about how to develop games and other apps in the post How To Make A Game App — The Easiest DIY Tutorial Ever. The web's next big market is going to be mobile — both phone and tablet.

You're either in or out. Download the 21 step app checklist click here. When I first started I had two goals — learn about this cool new mobile market and make money in the process. The problem was that I didn't have a huge amount of money to spend AND I couldn't afford to take a risk like that. I wrote it for people who enjoy this type of article. Easily the best place to start if you want to learn about apps even if you have no idea where to start!

I am looking to develop an app about environment trivia which can work with facebook and twitter. I need some guidance. Since this is my first venture my budget is limited any help is highly appreciated. Jay — glad you reached out. There are going to be two parts to this that you need to address — functionality and budget. Something I have had success with is to find 3 or 4 apps that you can reference in terms of what you want.

Create a suite of apps then prepare a one-sheeter of what you like and walk through the user experience, then call a developer. This will save you lots of time and money in the long run, and will make the developer much more willing to help because it is straight forward and the deliverables are defined.

I hope this helps. The more work you can do up front and be able to go to a developer with clear end goals will drop your cost considerably. Can you contact me at my e-mail address so I can get an estimate for getting an app made for students to access our lecture notes through the app?

I have an idea for an app that would, really just integrate Google maps and a user built database with pin points on the maps. Basic 5 star rating function. I need an idea of Cost, time of development, and best idea of Pricing. Thanks for reaching out. The hurdle is going to be integrating a database which will most likely require server space.

Not a huge deal, but it will be a cost, probably done so monthly and based on the size of your data set. Him and I can both sign an NDA if you would like to make sure your idea stays in your pocket. This will allow you have open communication and answers to any questions you would like. The business idea would also make for a great app, which I would soon like to hire a developer for to get the ball rolling. The app would be linked to the website containing the same content but much more mobile friendly of course.

Please shoot me an e-mail back when you get a chance. Sounds like a killer idea. Sadly, that project got sidelined by more realistic endeavors. You have a few options with your current model. The cons are that it can look a little clunky since it is not as seamless and building in functionality directly to the app, but it can keep your costs WAY lower.

The other option is going to be to use the database your website is pulling from and write some new SQL or whatever pulls for the app itself. Therein lies some new functionality architecture which a developer can help with — you would essentially be re-creating the user experience from the website but doing it in a way that follows app best practices and overall flow. This gives a much more customized and professional look, but can be a larger project.

My advice is to look at the overall business model of your current project and be honest about where your revenue is coming from. Is this a website driven model that can use some extra fire power? Or is this is a fully dynamic and interactive online tool? The first would lend itself to a killer website that has an app to supplement. The second would be to have a custom app built to rise the overall tide of the company, as opposed to just giving a traffic injection to the website.

Carter, I am looking for an app developer that is willing to partner with me for a cut i. I have started to try to learn to do some coding but it will take me a year to code something someone else can code in a month. I have many app ideas but one that is foremost. I am looking for someone that I can build a relationship with. I know I sound like everyone else but I think the app can make a lot of money.

I already own the domain and have a graphic artist making the icon. I have the app planed out but am willing to take advice. If you know anyone that is interested pleas send me an e-mail. Thanks, SSgt Anthony Robertson. Developers are smart people. They work hard and they have a very unique skill set, one that is becoming more and more attractive to the markets. For the past 10 years, developers have been getting asked to build X, Y, and Z for non-developers in the form of websites, apps, and databases.

In exchange, the developers are promised a cut of future success. Herein lies the fundamental problem: Developers think you are full of it, and you need a developer to even get into the game. Go out and prove that this app will be successful. The only way apps explode is through aggressive marketing and partnerships. I put a free app out on the market just to see how it would perform as a supplement to a website and it does about downloads a day.

If you can architect that strategy with hard action plans and inked partnerships, any developer would jump at that sort of joint venture.

How do you prove that an app will be successful? Market research, out reach, networking, etc. Go out into the market as if you have it and pitch it to people. Hire a designer to get you a mockup that you can introduce via conversation. Take all the responsibility for the success into your own hands. I have an idea for an app for parents I think would be great. This is of course if they feel the idea would earn a profit.

If it does I need to get it developed without a ton of out of pocket expense. You are asking all the right questions.

It can be overwhelming to think about getting from an idea all the way to a finished product and breaking it down as you have above is exactly the way to approach it. I would recommend starting with your last point — finding out if the idea would even work and if the technology exists.

For example, some developers will write 3D graphics apps in Unity, while others write in Flash based technologies — both get the job done but are pulling from various types of coding platforms. My point is that I can almost guarantee that the technology is there, unless of course you are talking about an app that will filter tap water or walk your dog for you.

This will determine basic functionality, timeline, and cost. This is actually very helpful because it forces you, the client with the idea, to think through every part of the project. Often the best ideas tend to be the simplest to explain, but the hardest to program. Something you can do in the meantime is start researching the app store for similar apps.

This will also give you a gauge to the popularity. If you need help with the research, you can always hire someone to do that research for you try http: There is no silver bullet with approaching a developer about a business idea, but the more you can prove to them, then better. Show them apps that are doing well, with websites that support those apps, marketing strategies, social media, etc. If you can show a path to success, your chances of getting a partner increase.

I see free, 99 cents, 4. How are development costs folded into the equation? How many of these are actually making money? Financial forecasting off of the app market is incredibly hard to do, but becomes more feasible with more actionable strategies.

BUT — the quality of those downloads is very different. If you look through the app store, you will notice that higher priced apps tend to have more reviews that contain better information and deeper insight.

You can extrapolate that the higher the price, the larger the ratio of downloads to reviews. Reviews are a great way to get more downloads, which need to be factored into the overall price structure. Without question, the best revenue model is to integrate in-app purchases to a free app.

Free app download numbers are vastly higher than paid app numbers and can give you much more valuable data to work with. The conversion on this sort of psychology is much more powerful than having to go back to the app store and buy the full version. Another strategy when pricing your app is to cycle your pricing. This can be done through your iTunes Connect account as often as you would like.

It could take a year or two, but is going to be DIRECTLY correlated to your marketing. Having a great app is terrific and will spread through natural paths, but you need to have an aggressive marketing strategy to spike downloads.

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Thank you, Carter, for sharing your thoughtful insights with me. I am going to spend some time studying them. And from a developers standpoint thats not a complicated game. Concurrent with the speed of the app market, the pricing has changed accordingly. I do competitive pricing every few weeks on freelancing websites just to see what the cost change is — my usual technique is to send them an existing app, tell them I will take care of all design and content, and the price has virtually tripled since when I wrote this article originally.

There are plenty of companies around the country these days that provide those types of services, often DIY, and make their money on the monthly hosting of your app.

To create a custom app, the cost skyrockets. I am still skeptical about the prices that we have to pay to get this app developed.

What do I do? There are a few ways to make sure you re-coup your costs which I will outline below. The good news is that, on a day timeline, I can almost guarantee you that you will make the money back. An example would be a work path that goes something like: Without question, the best way to get downloads is through partnerships. As an individual, it may be a challenge to team up with companies unless you are benefiting them, so reaching out to other individuals who can leverage their follower base bloggers, writers, etc is a great place to start.

Offer them incentives with free downloads and target them specifically. Even a few who agree with be a complete game changer for you. See what works best for you and your ROI goals. You can do this with friends and family, along with inviting people to get the app for free if they do a review. You could also hire firms to do this for you, but that can be a little dicey. Create conversion driving text and calls to action so that when people see your app in the store, they are more inclined to download.

In summary — without knowing anything about your app, I am almost certain you could make your money back in a few years. It just requires some marketing plans. Check out my other blog post on How to Make Money with Apps for some more ideas.

I will work on it. And please if you see a good developer who makes iPhone apps, please contact me. I have some questions regarding the cost of app development.

Hello Carter, I enjoyed the article and comments. Found it to be insightful. Good information for everyone out there on both the App development and App Investment sides.

As an Android developer, we get a lot of negative response to the cost of building a game. I believe one thing that has occurred, with the main streaming of Apps, is that software development is not hidden behind the curtain to the general public.

Initially with websites and now Apps, people from all different sectors are coming face to face with software development costs for there business or idea. I do enjoy the Angry Birds comparisons still. Carter, I stumbled upon this article, and have some questions for you. I have an idea for an app and have even tested it out with a rough version of it as a mobile website, and the feedback was amazing.

If you could take the time, please email me, I would love to talk about what I have. Very informative blog, thanks! My question is do big companies soft drinks, clothing, etc sponser games before release to help cover some of the development costs?

I just think getting the game attached to a well-known company would be epic marketing equaling huge profit. Thanks in advance for your input. Thanks for the note. I wonder if the team you are developing with is one that I have relationships with. It would be fun to catch up via email after this. Check out AppBackr — http: This is exactly what you are looking for, but done through crowdsourcing instead of corporate alliance. In my opinion, stay away from corporate money as much as you can for paying for the development and use them as a marketing partner.

Their value is their user base and credibility. AppBackr should allow you to get money up front in exchange for selling futures on your apps. If your app is going to be this popular, the NPV net present value of money is higher now than it is in the future. Another option is less about covering development costs and focusing on how to maximize your revenue model for the biggest impact possible.

It requires time and some money, but the overall impact will easily pay for itself many times over. I offer these publishing services if you ever want to explore that road.

Totally up to you.

Finally, I would look into technology grants and private investment. Contact your local Small Business Association and ask. I showed them all the metrics, marketing and revenue model, yearly ROI, exit strategy, everything. They were floored and were extremely interested. I would recommend that road if you are looking for big money quick.

Let me know if you have any other questions — we can keep talking via email. I was thinking that myself about finding a marketing partner rather than development cost. The development company were willing to take a loss to have their name associated with my game. This game without a doubt has huge potential. Perhaps I need to find a company such as Monster Energy as a partner….

Thanks again for your helpful suggestions. What is your e-mail address? I have a couple questions about suggested artists and copyright.

Stumbled upon your blog and found it incredibly informative. I am looking to engage a developer for an app idea that i have. Appreciate if you could drop me a mail to discuss some of the questions i have. Hey I just got hit with an idea regarding what could be the next biggest social networking app and I wanted to know if you have some insight as to how much an app like twitter cost to develop.

I feel like that would be the closest relative idea to what im looking to do. Hi, I have an idea for an app. So, how much do you think it cost? And how do you think it will increase the cost if I will add an option for the players to chat to each other? Thanks for all the great information, Carter! Any advice or direction would be massively appreciated! The entire process of going from idea to published app can be overwhelming, but here is some advice on how to make it happen for someone in your position:.

If you want to learn from the ground up, your best bet is to download the tutorials from Apple developer center. This is a good way to learn how the frameworks function and how all the different elements in Xcode can be used together. The provisioning process is a bit more complicated, but they do a good job at walking through it.

Your second option is to find some open source iOS apps that are out there in the web and download them as examples. You can tear them apart and find out how it all works. This is more of a learning style decision I learn much better from examples than from reading a textbook and skips a lot of the baby steps in the Apple tutorials. I do, however, know what developers need to hear to make things happen, which is perfect for outsourcing.

I have two suggestions:. I like to peruse the posted jobs section to find out what people are looking for and get ideas on how to present my idea to a development team.

I only promote products that I have had big success with, and this is one. The reason I prefer this route is because trying to learn everything yourself is going to take thousands of hours to get to a point where you can really whip out some good stuff.

I would really like to have someone who would do the coding so that I can apply the same coding to different locations for multiple apps. I know more info would be needed, but can you give me a rough estimate from this info. I read in your article that you could do the app development or direct us to someone who could do this. All the pieces you talked about are not overly complicated, but putting them together in a logical user experience is going to be complex. Again, this cost could swing drastically after a project plan is put together.

I can introduce you to a few firms if you would like — one international and one domestic. I received your email so I have that, just let me know if you want the intros. My idea revolves around a TV show that has been airing for a few years and I always remember wishing I could replicate what was happening on the shows with the toys that were sold.

Unfortunately, due to physics and reality, it simply was not possible. But today, when we can use the iPhone or iPads gyroscope to replicate the movements its seems like that replication could be possible. I would like to share my more specific ideas with you with the wish that I can get assistance or an estimate at what it would take to move this along but I am unsure if an NDA is necessary.

It is a lot to go from an idea to app published in the store, especially for a game like Beyblade. What I can offer is some advice on how to break this down into digestible and actionable parts. Your first step is going to be to take the game and your idea and map it out on a piece of paper or on your computer.

You need to go through as many steps as possible as a potential user and draw out exactly what someone would experience when playing the game. The RENDERING of physics is where you get hit on cost and complexity. An example would be a game where you make a throwing motion with the phone to throw a ball for a dog to go fetch I actually think this is an awesome idea for an app, by the way, SOMEONE PLEASE STEAL THIS IDEA. The developers could easily build the throw-to-ball physics integration, but the visual dog running away from you would cost way more.

The final piece is going to be to determine how deep the game goes. How does the point system work? Cost is hard to say. That number is probably on the low side of things, too. How much would that cost? A news style app is actually going to be pretty cheap. If you want to get into building a custom blog app, invest your money in the design. Most blogs are going to have XML feeds that integrate nicely into Xcode so the development will be pretty straightforward. Keep it really simple to start and integrate something like email signup or feedburner so that you can make money off of it — otherwise just stick to the mobile site for now.

The key here is going to be the database that the current system is running off of already, like the software that you would use on a daily basis to manage the payments and all that.

If you decide to go ahead, you can roll that discovery cost into the final cost and they go full steam ahead. Otherwise, you can say no and you still have a full strategy if you want to explore it later or shop around for new developers.

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Is this possible and if so can you give me some rough estimates for costs? This is an awesome idea and I would be thrilled if a local government would invest in this. GPS is probably going to be your best bet, maybe even tie in the camera so that you send a picture of the pothole with the coordinates. You may even be able asx stocks to buy october 2016 do this all through Google Maps and their API and display it on an independent website, which could then binäre optionen was ist das served up to a dispatcher or something.

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God bless America but my goodness is it hard to get anything done with shopping hours anzac day queensland governing body at least in terms of solutions. Your costs are going to be in the app and in the Google API integration which is basically an app development cost. Very very informative I have an idea to create an app Here in the uk could you e-mail me so I can send over NDA I already have a lot of ideas for add ons as well Chris.

We have a website and infrastructure, including a MySQL database where parts of our website and our menu live. I want to create an app where customers would browse the menu by drink type. This means a home screen, a drink profile screen, and a search screen.

The biggest obstacle I see is how to connect to an external database and display the data. What would you quote me for a project of this sort? Looking for a ballpark figure, assuming: Basically we take specialty cocktail recipes for a liquor brand and create a digital platform for them — mobile being a large part of that.

Your first option is to simply create a web app or slick mobile website for your existing content. I actually just built an app that runs off of a central database of cocktails in order to create game play for a bartending game you pick the ingredients to make the drink and get tips bear market in stock exchange it. The end goal is to have a database on a server somewhere that dynamically feeds the app and website, thus only has to be updated once.

But, for now, we had the developer build a native database that lives in the app. Pros and cons to that. Invest in design, not functionality. You should find an app in the store that does exactly what you want and have someone copy it, then you provide all the data for them. In fact, I had a firm create a copy of the Martha Stewart Cocktail App for iPhone and iPad in order to display content like this beautifully.

For design, you should pay about the same K, which will include icon, screen shots, and the app designs. Check out this website http: Get the design done before ati mosin nagant stock for sale development on an app like this.

Then make sure all your content is totally dialed in and organized as best you can. You can check the heliski app blog post for a rough idea — I would only recommend it if you have really good photography. Hey Carter, I was working on a iphone app that would need to use images from google earth. It would only need a snap shot of the area. Is there another step of fee I would need to pay to ulukartal forex analiz a google earth image on a app?

When you get into the Google Earth world, licensing gets weird. You can, however, easily use the Google Maps API in an app free of charge. Then the application just does everything you want using the Google engine, but displays the way you want it?

Bottom line is that the data Google Earth is using is free and open source, but the rendering of that data is not. Should it be developed for Iphone 4 or all iphones. How much do you think I should aim to pay to get it developed? Should I charge per purchase or use advertising or both? It should be developed for all phones — 3G all the way to 4S.

The biggest thing is going to be the retina graphics along with the regular graphics just double sizedalong with any iOS 5 coding that needs to be addressed. This should be packaged in with any development deal. A lot of it depends on how much functionality you want, but there are a lot of bells and whistles built into the Xcode framework.

So, it would have to be laid out in order to give it a price quote. Make sure you catalog every single piece of the puzzle. Yes, you should have your brother design it.

Take a piece of paper and write out the entire app from start to finish with a box for every possible screen a user could see. If the user presses this, then this happens, etc. Hello its me again. What you said is a good idea Ill look into that. By taking a screen shot of the ear on a computer from google earth using it as a photo on the app be legal? Or would I need to tal to them first? I have an app idea but am not sure about posting it here right away, just in case it gets stolen.

I am building my business plan for an online start-up and need to pin point costs for what exactly I need. I am looking to utilize both a web site as well as a mobile application and need them to integrate seamlessly as a reservation system. I was hoping you could suggest an innovative and proven developer that can create a progressive and functional brand?

Are these developers willing to meet with start-up concepts in order to cost out development options? Thank you in advance for your response. Often this comes into play with a revenue split on the mobile app. Most of the development firms I work with only team up with large companies that have proven track records of revenue if work at home jobs amritsar are going to go down the revenue sharing side of things.

Instead of looking for a development firm, look for a project manager or brand manager. What this person does is guide any development moving forward in order to get you to where you want to go and thus can price out different options with much more flexibility.

You can open yourself up to off shore development with the right point person lync 2016 no call forwarding options the charge as opposed to banking on the development firm to be the right fit.

Start your search local. A face to face meeting is going to close the deal with a much higher percentage than phone calls or skype.

Thank you for your detailed response. I will use these suggestions to get a better idea for what a project like mine will ultimately cost to develop. I do want to ask though, you referenced larger firms that offer revenue sharing options for established companies, is there not a development firm that offers similar options for start-up projects? A venture technologist of sorts. Thanks again for your time. I am currently sourcing an iPhone developer for an instant messaging platform. I have received quotes ranging from 15kk.

Most recently I have received guidance that the price variance may be due to the type of server that would need to be built on the back end so that the amount of users and messaging functionality simulataneously between users does not slow the app down. I have zero tech background. Can you please help me understand what would be required on the back end to host an instant messaging platform? Feel free to respond via email. An instant messaging system is going to be different than most because of the speed and types of data calls, along with it being hooked into cellular networks possiblye.

The second part is where that database forex gniazdo komputerowe put — probably something like Amazon Web Services or their G. So the instant messager has a whole range of possibilities — on the cheap side, some of those firms may try to weave it into a web app using something like AJAX and then parse everything through that sort of framework like a website that no one sees.

The other end of the spectrum is something like. NET or any language really a that would handle all the data itself, store it, and parse it at lightning speed. Users would have to log in, find friends, then they could send messages to them. This is kind of like a website that wants to have a chat functionality — you can ping third parties or you can build your own database.

I hope that helps. A lot of the details would be based limitless movie day trading what exactly the app is and how the IMs work with each other. Hey Carter, First off, I love the website. It is very easy on the eyes, and it is helping me understand the cost of developing an app.

Like so many other people, I am a man with passion and a dream of developing an app. This would be my first project like this, but never have I been so excited. I live just north of Los Angeles, and I am surrounded by tallented people forex dollar to peso rate can help make this happen.

My questions for you are 1. How important is a well thoughtout business plan prior to creating an app. How big is too big? If I had an idea that could catch a world wide audience, would you scale it down a little in the first version, and slowly give the audience the updates? And finally, do you know of any websites that you could submit a business plan to a V. Being a student, it might be a little tough to draw k in funds lol. Hopefully I can help you get there. There are two important plans to have before developing an app — a project plan and a business plan.

The Project plan is cash-wa kearney second edition to make sure you get the app done the way you want it and all that other great stuff with project management ugh: The business plan is going to make sure you make money, get downloads, or achieve whatever your business goals are.

No idea is too big! But yes, I understand what you are saying. My advice on that situation would be to be very honest about how big you can make something and still provide a great product. Submitting a biz plan to a VC is not something you want to do via website. You should start by getting the biz and project models together, then get some meetings with people in your area. Ask for advice and you get money.

A few places to check out are http: Keep getting fired up and asking questions. Carter, I am trying to get ideas for consolidating and editing information for my company. We have many field personnel that need access to information about the work sites they go to. Right now we use spreadsheets and emails to convey the info. I thought about having a database app developed specificly for my company that would allow the guys to not only view the job information, but edit it as well.

Right on — this could definitely help. You may, however, want to explore something like Google Docs on the Google web app before going fully into your own custom app build. A high end game is anything like Angry Birds s of levels to Call of Duty or something like that.

Angry Birds being a high end 2D game and Call of Duty being a high end 3D game. Obviously there is an enormous scope here, so this description is very hard to do. Developers tend to force graphics to do what they want the code to do, which makes the game suffer.

I recommend shopping for designers first or in tandem with your developers. Pretty much all developers will sign an NDA and there is an understanding in that world. To make it multiplay you have two options — one being multiplay in the global sense stock market usa 1920s you can compete with someone around the world and the other being you can play with someone right next to you.

The first you can get creative with GameCenter, Openfeint, and some custom integrations that are a bit more complicated. The second can be pretty simple using Bluetooth. You do not need a website. In other words, assume nothing when it comes to what they are going to deliver for you. Thanks for the advice. I feel like I have a great idea for an app that Forex scalping 5 minutes believe is original.

Could you possible email me and give me advice. Hi Carter, I love the website and how accurate you are. I am a structural engineer with very little to No background in software engineering. I have an idea and I am very passionate about it. I would like to have it for Iphone, Blackberry and Androids phone and also I would like a website. Can you please email me so i give you more details? I would like to get a price and a time frame. I have a very can you earn money on newgrounds idea for an app that uses parts of the phone that are already integrated.

Can you shoot me an email? I have a quick question for you. A few friends and I are currently devolping a board game and will be submitting it to some board game companies or a middle man to do so when finished. My question is how much do you think an app for a board game might be. Example the Risk app or clue app… much appreciated!

Can you clarify a few things for me? Leave a comment and then I can give you a better picture. Yes that is correct,but we are devolping a board game. I am not a programmer by any means.

My question is how much do you think it would be to have a board type game like Risk for example converted to an iphone app? So yes, I would pay someone else to do the whole app modeled after the board game. I do however know a programer that is experienced in Unity, but I was wandering if you had a ballpark figure.

That would include design. Loved the info, some great stuff. That was great advice Carter. I am just doing research right now and that was what I needed to know. This is a great blog thanks again! I am pretty young, but i have a good idea on an app that I would like to make.

I was asking my mom if I could have a pet and she said no. So I went on my Iphone and was searching different apps. Then I royal dutch shell b share price today how cool it would be if they had an app that was an interactive ant farm.

One that you could change the background, dirt, type of ants, and some other things. I was wondering, how much it would cost, and how difficult it would be to make.

I think this is a great example of how complicated you want to make it and how much you wanted to invest into design. This would definitely be forex euro pound forecast 2D exercise, but the amount of possibilities would dictate the cost i. Hi Carter, This was just the information I was looking for.

Can you email me so I can ask some more specific questions about what I need? Have a great day: I have been interested in coding and I have been looking how much does a public adjuster make do it online and some paid courses as well.

Where are some of the best places in your opinion to learn how to code and use xCode? A good question and one that I am asked a lot. They do a good job at walking you through all the frameworks and basic operations of Xcode. This can do wonders for seeing the big picture. How much would you estimate it did should cost to fully develop Words With Friends, as an example?

How does the cost change if its for Android, if at all? The reason being the logic of gameplay increases in complexity exponentially when you include multiple players. Please note that having multilayer functionality is not difficult, but writing the gaming minimum shares to buy apple stock to make that work the way is does is very time consuming.

The charge for Android would be based on how the app is built. Android is a pain because there are so many devices with different screen sizes — so you need who knows how many different slices of images. The Xcode project cannot be simply exported to another platform, but the programming can be ported over in some sense, the way a website could move from Wordpress to flash or something.

Is there any way you can give me a rough idea how much it would cost to modify an iPhone south african forex trading companies to work on a Windows platform? It cost USD10K to develop. Typically going from mobile development to software development is a lot easier because there are so many more development options.

You may find some good insights by placing a proposal on elance and seeing what people come back with. Congratulations on having a lot of comments and livestock market prices in florida in your app development skill. I have a functional idea that can help many people with health issues. The gist of the idea is an app to provide information on natural remedies to treat a variety of illnesses.

I would like some basic functionality of other apps, like reminders and geolocation that I would like to add in. Is that what you would consider a table driven app? It would be a catalog of information probably in excel or something like that that would be displayed the way information is displayed on a website: If you have the data already compiled in a normalized format like excel, you should be able to build that easily.

Do you have another app that functions the way you want yours to? Finding examples is by far the best way to get quotes and information about what you want. Hi Carter, very informative article. Please email me when you get a a buy in karachi stock exchange to discuss an app development project. Great article and responses to comments. Can you email me? Let me know what you think.

I can answer some questions for you. On Friday I should have my ebook done and ready for download. Thank you for being so open with these learnings and ideas. Would you mind shooting me an e-mail so we can discuss?

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I would like to discuss an app we are trying to get someone to help us with. Please email me when you can! First of all, thanks for a great blog article. All of the graphics have been made already, I just need to make it into a game.

The game itself is going to be free, but I want to integrate Game Centre into, as well colin davids platinum forex group achievements etc for it.

There will be no In-App-Purchase options for it. So, your question is how much you should charge the company for your time to turn the graphics into a working game? Or are you going to build the app and then sell the whole thing to someone? Let me know and then I can give you some advice. Thanks for the informative post.

Could you shoot me an email. I have some questions about developing an app. I also have some questions about finding a good developer. As this would be my first app for a company, should it be less than any future apps I make? Well, hard to say. If no, keep it on the cheap side and lock down the contract, treating it like a learning experience.

Having a review of forex ambush 2.0 may leverage you more in the future. My point is that if you think the app you will build is going to high quality and you will provide excellent customer service, charge them market rate. Carter great post and exactly the article and ebook I was searching. Love to email with you about taking a framework of an existing App that is underutilized and improving upon the concept.

Look forward to the ebook about finding a good developer, the most important piece of the puzzle. Again, thanks for the information. Thanks for the feedback. A friend and I want to make an app using the music from the actual ipod. I know this type of app has been done before but about how much would something simple cost? Please Email me at your earliest convenience! Hi Carter, This has been a great resource! Can I email you somewhere?

Hi, thanks for your article. Very detailed and with good info. Thought I could dig deeper into cost. I am not sure where a banking app would fall under your categories; but wanted to get an estimate of how much a bank app, example, similar to BOA or chase, would cost. Please reply to iamfx forex email address, I check that regularly.

Carter, Nice article, thanks for doing this. This is a good reference for setting my app development cost when I bid on projects. I will be linking to your blog from my website. I like your articles very informative. Great article, very informative! How do I get in contact with you? Please email me at your earliest convenience, thanks! Hey Carter, Can you please shoot me an email. I have an app idea that I want developed and want to make sure to take the necessary steps to prepare for the business that it will be a part of.

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I would like to bounce u an idea for an app too. Please email me when u can, ciao! I had to forward it to some of my buddies. Basically all s&p day trading system Xcode is written for an app just need some other stuff done I think.

Splendidly written article, concise and easy to read, exactly the kind of information that the everyday joe needs. I too am experiencing the challenge of estimating the price of an app hoping not to get ripped off! Would be great if I could email you for some advice.

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I just checked out iFitness and have looked into the fitness category for a while so hopefully I can help. Answers to your questions:. Answer is that would another level to the database. There is a huge opportunity, however, to include in-app purchases in the app for video workouts, etc. People would eat that up. In terms of proof — check out what P90X did. The first 2 weeks that app was in the top 15 USA top Grossing. You can hook it into an XML or RSS feed and would not be difficult.

The biggest thing is going to be getting that content. Carter, I have recently started an online retail store, AmericanGunfighters.

I am looking into developing an iPhone app that will help our customers have a more convenient method of checking out our deals.

How would you classify this app? I make money with adwords and clickbank there would be a lot of coding involved linking the deals on the app to coincide with our website. Please let me know what you think and what sort of how to buy penny shares tag we would be looking at for developing this app.

Congrats on the site launch. Just checked it out — sweet. Like you said, this app is kind of a hybrid of a few different models. Something that is important to remember is that for the iPhone app to be approved, it needs to be dissimilar enough from a mobile website.

Otherwise you could just use the current website architecture and re-parse it. A quasi similar model is the Free App of the Day apps. Monster Free Apps has one that does this — every time a new product comes out, it fires you a notification and updates the content. Cost would be in the 15KK area I would think. All a matter of where you want to go with it.

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Can you please give me an idea as to where to start, cost etc. I would like to get your input on an app development idea as well…would you mind emailing me when you get time. Carter, I would like to know more about data driven apps and data services and their costs. Would love to get some more input on data driven apps.

Your input via email would be great. From the looks of your blog… you are going to be busy clubpenguin moneymaker free download emails.

Your article was great, by the way. Great article Carter and wonderful information, thank you. I would love to partner with you in return for you developing my apps I could bring in new customers for you. Would love to chat if you are interested. We are need of having the code established and the development but we can minors invest in the stock market unfamiliar with locating someone.

I do options on futures contracts ppt the coding would not be a large amount for the live streaming. Can any of these be accomplished? If you can help we are open to any structure to partner up with you or some one you recommend. Have you downloaded the ebook yet? Everything you mentioned can be accomplished.

Your best bet is to develop a pitch and start calling as many developers as you can. Post a job on Elance and say that you want to partner and see what you get back. I am very lucky to have come across this site, your book was very helpful in answering most of the questions I had about app development.

I would like to talk further if it is possible, as I pakistani currency rates calculator a few questions of my own. I am affiliated with a start-up and I look forward to hearing from you soon. I am very interested in learning more about developing an app, particularly one that would need to use a GPS locater.

I would really like to speak with you more about the development of this application. Make sure you read through the ebook I have so that you can get all the bases covered and we can talk specifics. I found your insight, very useful, would like to see if you would e-mail me about apartner ship. I have not found one an app, Like the one I have came how much does a public adjuster make with. Look forward to hearing from you.

I am doing a class assignment and found your information real helpful Thanks a lot, Carl. Hi Carter, I am very interested in reading your articlethe all thing i need is an apps developer. I have created realistic forex returns app.

Great article How does a person protect their idea before during and after development? Well, during development, you can bollinger bands percent b your idea by having the firm sign an NDA. This will protect you legally from their discussing your idea or using the code they write for you elsewhere.

Most firms should have one handy, otherwise you can get one generically animal crossing ds cheats weeds to bells the web. After development is more of an intellectual property issue. But that may change and if anyone knows more about that issue, please comment. Bottom line is that it depends on the app.

I am looking for apps to invest in. We have all the funds needed, just need a few good ideas. It is very nice to know about the apps. Thanks for great information. Well compared to some of these posts I am the least important. Wow someone binary option theta money just wanting to invest in apps.

People wanting to partner with you, whose money do you turn down first? I am a chiropractor and just want to see if there is an app trade forex based on news there for what I thought of just yesterday. Then photograph sal the stockbroker not I obviously do not know where to go next but if a viable option would entertain any of your input.

No one least important here! But seriously, when you say you want to invest in apps, do you mean you want to develop one or partner with someone already making one?

Or something different all together? I want to make well, have made an app that boils down to the user paying either on a per-question basis or for a set amount of time, say unlimited questions for 30 min.

One of the features is selling premium content in the app and also being able to purchase hours of my time. User downloads free app that has full functionality built in — functionality meaning the ability to ask questions or email you directly in the app. This area of the app will be locked until someone unlocks it via in-app purchase. They email you details in the app with that number and you contact them to set up the details. They can purchase these credits via in-app purchase and then redeem them through the functionality in the app.

Graphics — I would recommend going super lean on this. Hi, thanks for such a good article I came across while searching how much it cost to develop a native app. I am looking for an experienced developer that can develop a native App for my company not for publicto include job assignments board, fleet management, GPS phone tracking closest unit to job, no need for tracks or speed etc. Hi Carter, I had a few questions about a game that i have been working on and was wondering if you had tome to talk about it?

What kind of questions? Hi to your family…. Yes, it is that Carter. What a small world, wow. In fact, I have to give you credit — it was those days playing Nintendo with Taylor that put me on this gaming path. Hi Carter, me and a group of friends have an idea for a social networking type app. We know exactly what we want but due to our limited knowledge in app making we are sort of stuck. How can we get started and what are aome companies that can help us out?

I know this is a very broad question, but any information will help. You have a few options:. You work with a larger development company that tends to have a dedicated project manager assigned to your app. They are very much used to people who have no idea and not sure what to do and will guide you through the process.

No matter what, make sure you ask them questions along the way and during the proposal process that follow what I have in my ebook. The biggest downside to this is obviously cost. The other downside can be time — when you work with someone as a partner, things tend to get drawn out because your interactions with them are less about deliverables and more about discussions. You hire a really skilled developer who has equity in the company. This is much harder to find but can be incredible if it works.

This person will build the core project, make changed and recommendations on the fly, and essentially take the project and run with it. Finding someone like this is a gold mine. Elance is a great place to start www. You hire someone who has gone through the process a dozen times and can give you strategic and executional advice on any part of the process. My name is Taylor and I am working on a school project, we are executing a feasibility study on the development of an app.

This app would be for educational institutions, like the University of Oregon. It would be very similar to the Blackboard, Inc. I find the app very useful and my team and I are trying to make a similar app that would notify you of everything you need to do.

We are trying to emphasize on the ease of use, something simple and very user friendly. I was hoping you could tell me where I can do some market research, finding out what kind of competitors we would be up against, how big the market is, what kind of risks are associated when entering this market etc.

Any and all of your help would be much appreciated. I look forward to hearing from you! Your best bet for competitive research is a good old guess and check in the app store. Type in some keywords associated with your app and look at the ones with the most reviews. If you want a great idea of how big that market is, check out the article I posted a few days ago on my Facebook page.

You can also type in the app name to a site like http: Then, reverse engineer things by just going into the app store, browsing the education category and looking at the top apps paid, free, grossing. I am a university researcher in health behavior change and am interested in developing apps to support healthy behavior.

I am particularly interested in developing apps to support haealthy behavior among people with HIV and also apps to prevent HIV transmission. Because I am a researcher, I want to evaluate the effectiveness of these apps at changing behavior. Great article, came across it during a simple google search. Its a pacman-esque style game but with a more modern twist and better graphics.

Still will be a traditional 2D game. Usually I go with the companies that have the best customer service and ask all the right questions, then think about price second. I figure if I make an awesome app it will pay for the extra cost, you know?

Just let me know. Hello Carter, I found your article very helpful, i have also conducted my own research. Although i am still left with a few questions when trying to locate good developers for my specific idea. I would really appreciate if you could shoot me an email in regards to this.

I would really enjoy discussing how to further my idea and really make it a reality. Where would you suggest I go from here, what I really need is an app producer willing to take a small fee up front then split the profits. If you or anyone is willing to discuss please email me: Do you know a good program to make aps on, who cost under dollars?

Cleared many doubts from me. I work for Mobimedia. My Roles involves taking care all the testing activities, setting up the processes to cater testing quality improvement.

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Not sure where to start. I have called about 10 different companies and have yet to receive a call back. Most of them will be international, but you can filter it down whatever region you want. Hopefully that will help. Carter Your information clears up a lot of questions. I have a few great simple apps that would be successful and I am looking for a partner.

But my question is have you considered a part two this informative reading that allows persons like me to say ok but where do I go from here And how do we see if you would be interested in our apps Like previously mention simple google search and best information Thanks Kathy.

Have you read my ebook? What do you mean by if I would be interested in your apps? Would I be interested in partnering for them? Great Article…I have done some research and I have an app I would like to work with you on.

I have an app I want to talk to you about to see if you might be interested in helping making it a huge success based on its potential. I am also looking for a good developer as the design is already baked. Send me an email if you want to discuss! I have an excellent idea for a new app…I really hope that you can be a huge help to me on…we ca discuss pricing and everything if you email me at: I am new to app development and would love some advice on material to study.

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I would prefer to learn the development process myself to avoid unnecessary costs, but would also consider working jointly with an experienced developer on a few of my apps. Again, great article and I hope to hear from you soon! We are 2 high school students from Dundas, Ontario, Canada.

In our marketing class, for the culminating activity, we chose to create a model iOS application. The end result of our idea, was a 25 page plan, going over all the aspects of our proposed application. Not to brag, but lets just say we did extremely well on this project. We are out going and technically savy guys who are looking to take this product possibly to the Apple App Store.

We would love to see if someone would hep us out on this project. Anyway just wanted to reiterate the deserving praise on an amazing article, both clear and easy to understand. Appreciated by someone with little knowledge inside the app world.

I am mostly a business person by trade so I have the detailed specs of a plan for a business related app actually, and I just need the right person to get the app launched. Unfortunately I just graduated from school so money is currently a bit tight, so my preference is to find one of those gems who finds my idea valuable and wanting to get the most out of an investment.

Anyway I would like some specific advice on how to categorize my idea and maybe a rough price outline. I know you are a busy guy based soley on the quality of this article and the responses.

I would greatly appreciate and email to discuss things in greater detail. Thanks for the article. As someone trying to break into the app development industry, your easy to understand, straight forward break-down of costs really helped me focus on the needed capital, faith, and commitment one would need to successfully create a successful app.

The idea is to have the right idea at the right time, done well, correctly. Anyway, the most important thing is that the app is done correctly. My idea will work. So why not create the app right now and be the first one in? First one in is everything right? Either way, thanks for the article, insight, and introduction to the business mindset needed to begin an app development company. Good informative article I was looking for. Can you please email me. I have some brilliant and genius app ideas based upon certain characters that I own copyrights and patents to.

I was told I could get someone in India to make my App s very inexpensively. Anyone have any suggestions? What a great article. Thank you so much for this information. I watched 60 Minutes on this topic last night. It was no where near as informative. What was raised was a guy was getting the apps development in India. Is this because it is cheaper? Are you able to help? If you are interested in talking to me about developing an app, please drop me a line. Oh and my email address is james springloadedsoftware.

I heard India is a good place to get apps made. Being able to give detailed instructions makes it a lot more time efficient and cost effective. I am after some advice. I have pasted what he says below regarding why this charge is necessary. My question to you or whoever may read this is, am I being taken for a ride or is this charge legitimate?

BTW my site is about helping first home buyers to buy realestate. This also covers any costs related to the submission of the app and other incidentals along for a very small part of my time. If this app is going to be Android and Apple, then there may be some small hosting, but I doubt it. Managing social media accounts? Lay out exactly what these efforts entail 2.

Provide example clients that you can talk to 3. The app marketing world is FULL of hot air because the average consumer has no idea what they need or what it costs. I want to publish it on Kickstarter. Can someone give me a rough outline on what I should bring to the developer besides the concept?

For example, how many drawings? I have an app idea that would be best if text inside the app could be read aloud. It would also be best if you could speak into the app and it would understand what your saying and convert it to text. Can I create a button that when pressed, will activate the already exhausting speech recognition function built in on the phone? Thanks for any insight you can offer! If so, I apologize. Thanks for any help. Check out the Apple developer guidelines for a full breakdown of how they approve apps.

I have a great idea for an app, currently I am in talk with a developer who wants to charge me 2k for an APP Ananysis, then another fee for the project plan, and then another fee for the development and programming of the APP. I am totally lost and new to this game, I do not have alot of money but the APP idea I presented is great. Can anyone out their in e-mail land help me? You may quickly realize that you can do this by yourself with a pad and paper.

Anybody there or Mr. Carter feel free to contact me through aasimstylish gmail. I read your Article…and it was VERY helpful. I have a stupid question. Is it better to register with Apple as a developer with a company or as an individual when you first start out?

I am under the impression that you need to pay associated fees with a company that you can get a DUNS number for and I want to minimize my start up costs. I actually get this a lot and I should probably write a post about it soon.

Check out the comments on my Silent Disco app post — I walk through some of the important info. DUNS fee is actually free for a listing, which is what you need for Apple. Choose your company name wisely at least the display name for the store — there are rumors that it may actually help with search. Hey Carter, Thanks for the informative and eye-opening article.

What percentage should I be prepared to hand over? The revenue generated by the app is a tricky thing to forecast and so I can probably expect to encounter a range of scenarios but any advice here would be helpful.

Also, as I meet with potential programmers, how can I protect my idea from getting ripped off? Do non-disclosure agreements and such do much? Lastly, once an app is developed, is there any protection against copycats? Can patents be granted for app software or is it all about being first to market, staking your claim and fending off whatever competition presents itself.

This would add quite a lot to the initial development costs. Any advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated and thanks again for steering so many of us in the right direction. Hello Carter — Id love to ask you some simple questions — via an email.

Im a teacher and have an idea for an app that would be an organisational tool rather than an game app. I am currently working on content for an app idea. I am in need of a developer independent or otherwise. Help me develop it… Contact with me please Thanks Moshe. Hey there very awesome article and interesting you mention about companies in India. I have a folder of about 5 iOS iPhone apps drawn up atm. All I have is a MacBook pro and am hopefull I can do most of my design through xcode and photoshop, but one of my apps will contain instrumental tracks that I will design myself so hopefully I can get the jist of that.

If I HAVE too. Too good to be true?? Well — yes and no. Getting rid of bugs? Making all the elements work well? A good rule of thumb is that executional work is better to go overseas…but anything with creativity or problem solving should be done domestically or yourself.

Carter, your article has been very helpful, but I have a couple of questions. How do servers and hosting costs work for apps? Can you give me a ballpark price I should expect for the whole thing? I just want to sell my idea its going to be a great app for the night life I grantee nobody in the world has this idea. You should definitely look into using a third party system for this and do not try to build your own.

Servers and hosting costs are where all the data is stored. Lets say you have people using your photo sharing app. Where do those photos live? How do they get loaded on a lot of devices? They are housed on servers, which is managed by hosting. Like everyone else, I have to start with a sincere thanks for providing us laypeople with clear and simple baseline rough cost estimates, information, and additional resources to further our education of app development.

This page has been added to my favorites and has been passed onto my partner. Like the majority of the above posts I, too, have what I think to be a novel app idea born from a joke during a conversation with my best friend last night.

She liked the idea so much that she made me promise to seriously pursue developing the idea. So here I am. Honest information sharing and feedback like this is priceless. Right on man, thanks for reaching out.

I enjoyed the article very much, it was very informative and its always awesome to see a professional help people out!! I recently came up with an application with a lot of potential. The application requires the user to take a picture of whatever they would like, they then continue to edit the picture: After the picture is finished being edited they will be able to submit the photo, where it will be sent to me.

If I could I would like to explain the rest of the app maybe in a Facebook message??? Its a great app and something I would really like to pursue except I just need some guidance from a true professional like yourself!! My opinion is that your categories should be Photography and Social Networking.

Hi Carter just read through the posts and add my thanks to the long list of appreciative readers. I have just outsourced the development of an app for my business and feel comfortable with how things are going.

I have a question about game apps though that I am now thinking about. Is there a safe way to have these discussions and hopefully capitalize on my creative ideas? Thanks again for your insightful article. If not, then you can just grab a generic one that should do the trick. Also realize that a golden business plan and marketing strategy is something no one can steal, and has about a 10x chance of making you successful than the idea alone.

I want to thank you for the informative article. This article helped me a lot in trying to give prices of apps. Hope to read mpre awesome stuff from you. Hi again Carter the marketing strategy is still something I have to get my head around.

The company developing my app say they will keep it in the top 25 by using various methods. Is that a reasonable claim?

Is that a reasonable budget to support their claim? Earlier you mention Angry Birds. I had no idea the cost of game development is so huge!! How much work would have gone into testing the market before committing to that kind of investment and what sort of market analysis can I do to see if my game idea has wings? With games, my app developer tells me I would have to release a free version first to create interest before I can sell an app.

Although I can see the benefit of doing so is this a rule or just good sense? I am currently looking into developing an app in China, and more specifically in the city of Chongqing which has 30m people and counting! Can you please enlighten me its benefit and would it be difficult to develop this app. I was wondering if you had any advise on cloud computing? Amazon EC2 versus Rackspace. Managed cloud computing seems to be expensive, is it really needed?

Any tidbids would be greatly appreciated as it sure is confusing. First let me just say that this article was extremely helpful in gauging the costs that I put for acquiring applicants for programmers. I currently and using Elance, Odesk and Freelancer to try to have my first App developed. I have three designs made and a few more ideas but I am trying to get my first most simple design programmed.

I have been looking for a programmer for a few weeks now I have another job which takes alot of my time at the moment. Every time I post a job description, the majority of applicants I get are either scammers, underqualified, or do not have relevant app programming experience. How did you find good applicants on outsourcing websites when you first started having your App ideas programmed?

Such a good question and so hard to answer. Here are a few tips that I use to address the issues you mentioned:. Always put a catch phrase at the bottom of your post. Browse other job postings and pick off the top developers from there.

On Odesk you can message directly, in Elance you have to invite. The best way to improve your profile is to pay very promptly, have fast feedback turnaround, and leave developers good feedback. I have a couple of questions!! What kind of app is a app used to order a service. An app you use to design a specific product and you then submit your order.

So basically your ordering a custom good. How does this work?? So far as I know the before making every application consider the 3 points 1 Clear about the app idea 2 Target audience trend for the app 3 Which technology use to make the mobile apps.

At the basic I consider the following 3 steps and than go further in developing the apps. Hi, I have a question about an app that needs to be worked into the firmware of an cell phone. How hard is it to get major companies like apple to put an app like that into the OEM of their phone? The app that I have is already been patented. Do you know the address for the apple development division department or their email? This is a great resource, Carter.

Thanks for sharing your insights. And there any elements of the iPhone or iPhone 4 design and programming that can be used for both platforms? I have an idea for an app similar to words with friends and scramble where people take turns against each other! Would you be able to tell me the rough costings of a game where people take turns, can message each other, can log in via FB etc.

So hear is the deal…. I asked this question on Elance to prospected contractors: I received the following responses form several different contractors with good reputations and earnings on Elance:. The administration back end module will be accessible to only admin of the website with a authorized username and password.

The app will be support by a website from where the users can download the app and maintain there account. Although the app and all its functionality will run on mobiles and I phone. Once again, Thank You for the Opportunity to get a real professionals perspective on these issues….

Without knowing any of the specifics, I would make my decision based on examples they have done before. Similarly, you may want to ask them if they can customize any out of the box solutions. That might help you get a better product for the same price. I have thoroughly worked through my idea for an app that so far based on research I cannot find ANYTHING like it since it is to be a training tool for athletes and can also be used by the current adult fitness bootcamp craze. I have also created to the best of my ability the exact design that I want was able to download a few wireframe templates and create some screenshots.

I have also created the exact blueprint for the flowchart of exactly what I want to have happen for the app…. ALL THANKS TO YOUR BLOG!!! So my question is I am not sure what to do next. So which would come first in your opinion…. The design can also help greatly with dictating how the app should flow and can spark ideas for how to enhance the experience. As you get going, I should connect you guys. I need to receive and see these orders. My customers are ordering a custom service from me and I need to ship them the final product.

Is it capable of providing me with everything I need? If I understand correctly my options for a payment service for my app are: All websites use servers, the app would just hook into that like a button in the app would drop you on the checkout page of a website.

Paypal, Square, etc that would tie into iOS for your app and allow for purchasing right there. FB Connect is simply a login framework to make things way easier. The bigger questions is — why are you building an app for this? Why not just build a website with a nice web app or mobile website?

Its the the key to my whole business. Maybe you could give me your recommendation on how I should go about this? It would mean a lot to me! Hello i just read your info and it has been very helpful. I have a great idea for an app that i know can make money…the problem is i dont know if the technology exists to do what i want to do.

I would love somehow to get your feedback on it. Hi, I have been thinking for a while about developing a app for the iPhone, and iPad. I have no clue on what to do or how to go about it. My app would I think hit more on people that are in any level of school.

It would allow for you to not have the worry of carrying around a whole lot of book with tons of study material or note cards.

It would be all in one app along with the use of files for where you label different studies, also the acces to take a pic of anything and it store to the file of study that you would need. I would be able to help create each letter of the alphabet from that language… and have examples. How much would this run and where can I find developers in the Charlotte, NC area?

You can model it off of one of those Emoji apps to start — build a new keyboard, then instruct users to install. They can access it at any point moving forward. Your best bet is to find an app that does this with a similar language and present that app as a framework to a company. In terms of Charlotte, I would recommend calling a bunch of firms and talking through the process, maybe getting a few proposals.

If none of them sound like your cup of tea, then try Odesk or Elance, especially if you have an app in mind that you can show them as an example.

The planning stages make a big difference and you can definitely still make it work. Good luck to you! Hi Carter, Your article is great for dummies like me. I have one more question. Yeah, no fees at all once you pay your developer costs. They only take a percentage of sales you make through their services paid downloads, in-app purchases. So, you should be all set. It needs to be for all mobile markets as well as for tablets. My first question is how much it would cost to develop an app that will be used at high capacity?

My second is how much a developer costs as well as how long it would take for an app like this to be created? The biggest cost is in the database setup and the front end development, then the UI designs. Impressive blog you have. I was curious as to how much a simple trivia game would cost to develop if I supplied the developer with the questions, answers, etc.

Moreover, when developing a social media product akin to Facebook, Twitter, et al, what would you estimate the costs to be? Complete neophite on the subject, so hope you can shed some light on this for us. From what you said, it sounds like your data is being stored somewhere on a server so that you can go in and edit is, so yes that would have an associated cost.

The apps themselves are all hosted by Apple free of charge. You can make your app native all information inside the app or dynamic information stored on a server. Totally up to you depending on the type of app and budget.

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If you want to change a native app, you have to release an update which goes through the approval process. As I got some good mobile games idea.

I started developing apps by myself and these are some facts that one needs to know. One must require a MAC OS to develop IOS apps IphoneIpad….

I know there are other options like WINDOWS OS Flash to develop IOS apps in windows. But in future they will. But you need to tweak our code so that it supports multiple screen size.

You can design using Adobe Flash but that will not be professional…. I believe Developing using Objective -C is bit complex when compared to Flash Actionscript-3 but you can achieve lot of functionalities easily without breaking your head while using Objective-C ]. In Using Adobe Flash: Will make you frustrated and despair. Development Experience plays a BIG role here. When Apple released IOS 6, My app worked wierdly.

So I upgraded AIR and Hosted the app gain and now it works fine. And you may come across too many hurdles…. After a year My app development is almost done and im planning to host my game in android and ios market soon. Two questions, what do you think a game similar to Friut Ninja would cost to develop? Check out my app Coconut Craze http: You could create as many as you want like a new board for each fruit.