Application Development Costs

Renkara Media Group can build applications of any size or complexity. With decades of application development experience, our developers are ideally suited to estimate, design, and construct your application with the most efficient use of resources.

For most applications, 50% of the total development costs are required at the beginning of the project. The next 25% of the costs are due when the application is “functionally complete”. The final 25% of the costs are due when the application is submitted to the iTunes App Store for review.

Regardless of the size or complexity of the application, all application development projects follow our development process.

Low Complexity: $4,000 to $8,000

Applications with low complexity generally have the following characteristics:

• Ideal for local business or personal branding
• Text- or graphics-based
• Normally less than 4 views or pages
• Simple navigation
• No server interaction

Moderate Complexity: $8,000 to $15,000

Applications with moderate complexity typically have one or more of the following characteristics:

• User interface employs simple transitional animation
• Limited server interaction
• Minimal or simplistic data entry

Significant Complexity: $15,000 to $35,000

Applications with significant complexity typically have some of the following characteristics:

• Use of Core Location or GPS
• Use of graphs or maps
• Comprehensive data entry with validation
• Many custom graphic elements, including navigation icons or illustrative backgrounds
• Unique hand-crafted animations
• Integration with the user’s iPod playlists
• Server interaction is core to application functionality

High Complexity: $35,000 and up

Applications with high complexity usually require one or more of the following:

• Corporate branding with considerable amounts of artwork and animation
• Audio or video streaming
• Extensive server-side processing or integration with web services
• Many test scenarios requiring extensive, technical quality assurance