With the changing of latest technology, it is important to understand and decide the type of mobile app that your business needs and can increase the customer base of your retail/e-commerce business. We will now take a look at the cost of M-Commerce app development, the basic requirements, and the factors needed to develop an E-Commerce mobile application or M-Commerce App.
There are mainly three types of ecommerce apps. They are basic, intermediate and enterprise M-Commerce app. Both kind of apps depend on the various parameters like the design, functionality & features, etc.
How to Select best app platform?
Different platform behaves in different combinations of applications. There are 3 best platforms to develop your ecommerce app or M-Commerce application
- Native Apps
- Web-based Apps
- Hybrid apps
In the native mobile applications, you need not have your mobile ot tablet connected with any internet network, for the web-based M-Commerce apps, it can be accessed through your mobile’s default browsers and the hybrid app is the mix of both native app and web-based mobile app. The Native app platform is usually chosen by the mobile app developers to develop an E-Commerce/M-Commerce app and is also little bit expensive ftom this three options.
It totaly depends on the situation of your business or the requirements. If you want best User experience and do not have any budget problem, you should go for an Native ecommerce app development.
If you are looking to have a modern but budget friendly solution, hybrid is the best platform for you.
The Functionality used by eCommerce app developers
The functionality used by the developers is mostly the coding and the technical specifications and the kinds of stuff used and these costs are calculated considering the working hours of the developers.
Let us now analyze the amount of money, require to build an E-Commerce application:
1. Wire-frame Cost
Wire-frame cost is mainly the cost that is required for the rough design view of the e-commerce app layout & pages/screens. This is not the fixed cost, and can vary with considering the complexity and the number of screens in the mobile app. The basic e-commerce mobile application with only 2 to 3 screens, will cost you around $500 USD but those apps whose screens or pages have more features and increase the amount of screens more than 3 pages can cost you nearly $1,500 USD.
2. App Store or Plat Store Cost
If you are developing an E-Commerce app, after the completing the development of the app, to publish that app, you need to upload it to the Apple App Store or Google Play Stor. Which takes a cost to publish the mobile app.
- Google Play Store: $25 USD – a one time acccount opening fee.
- Apple App Store: $99 USD – per year per application will be charged.
3. Cost of Design
The design of any mobile app is the most important thing, even in E-Commerce mobile application, design matters the most. More the attractive & user-friendly the app design is, the more is its popularity & conversion rates. Most E-Commerc apps or M-Commerce apps invest more in the design of the app, as it is the most important factor to attract the customers. The flexibility & versatility of the mobile app design matter and would cost you in range of $2,000 USD to $35,000 USD.
4. Development/Programming Cost
The next step is development or programming of the mobile app, where you will need experienced app developers. The ecommerce app development or programming can vary from USD $8000 to $50000 USD considering the rate of your developer. This rates depends on the location of developers. If your developer is in USA it can cost $50-$150/hour, in India, it can cost $15-$50/hour. This would include programming, testing, and debugging your ecommerce app. The purchase of any licensed software, code or library for your app is also considered in the development cost. However, the development cost varies with the type of app you want to develop. The native apps are of the highest cost. Analyzing all this development factors, the programming phase of the application will cost you around $20,000 to $30,000 USD.
5. Additional Cost
Additional costs can come to you in various forms. You might need to extended your app development team, such as project managers, mobile app developers, UI/UX designers, QA executives, and Dev-Ops. Third Party library and SDK cost, database architecture cost, and hosting server to host your e-commerce app’s database is also considered as part of the additional cost. The software licensed version & updating of the applications are considered in additional cost. Providing live support to the customers & marketing your app also need to be considered and counted as an additional cost. These things are considered as additional parameters and can cost you nearly $500 to $2000 USD.
Conclusion
The conclusion is, on an average the cost to develop an E-Commerce app can range from $30,000 to $1,70,000. Some key parameters like flexibility of app, number of app features, complexity of development, and type of design determines the cost of the M-Commerce or E-Commerce mobile app. This is the main reason that, the cost of mobile app development varies in each different application. To hire good mobile app developers, some times company may have to increase their budget, but that will definitely affect your application. Some type of ecommerce app development can be very expensive. Depending the type of mobile app but the quality, efficiency, and user-friendly approach matters the most in the ecommerce application. To reduce the app development cost, choose the app developers from India.
