Ecommerce Mobile App Development Cost

How much does the ecommerce app development cost in 2018?

First of all, to develop your software we use the Agile approach. This means that you don't pay a big sum for the whole app once. Agile approach implies dividing the whole app development process into short sprints. Each sprint has its pre-specified price at the end of which you receive a fully workable part of your app.

As you may know, cost evaluation concerning software development starts with defining time required for development team to spend on each feature. The more features an app contains and the more complex they are results in more time consumption. The features that take the most time among the others when developing an e-mobile commerce app are:


Ecommerce mobile app's features and development time

Cart as it includes various payments systems integration. Average time on this feature 70 110 hours.
User profile. It contains shoppers' individual data, a profile image, allows to monitor order and payment history. It takes 35 - 50 hours on average.

Main screen that allows to search and filter products. It also comprises of different product lists: all products, watched, last purchased and popular products. Average time on this feature - 30 - 45 hours.
Product details screen that includes photo slider where you can watch a large product photo, rate a product or write your review about it. This page also allows to share products via popular social networks like Facebook and Instagram. Average time on this feature - 20 - 40 hours.

To calculate the total time on developing an e-commerce mobile application and also see a development process structure, it can be divided by different work types:

• Design: 120-200 hours.
• Android/iOS (front-end): 200-300 hours. 
• Back-end development: 130-170 hours. 
• Non-development and meetings: 150-250 hours.

Total development time

So the total development time for building an e-Commerce mobile app is about 600-900 hours. Of course, you can add or remove some features as all of them are fully negotiated. Planning what features your app will contain is very important because it helps you define the features that are mandatory and the ones that are unnecessary. A wise planning requires taking into account user demands, your budget and business goals.

The final step in calculating your e-commerce mobile app development cost is multiplying it by hourly development rates. That's why choosing a reliable software vendor is crucial concerning your app quality and cost. To calculate the cost of every feature on the following image, we've used an average hourly rate for Eastern Europe that amounts to $50.

For instance, you can order a software development from a company from India for ~$25/hour but receive communication problems because of poor language proficiency and mentality differences. At the other extreme is to hire a development vendor from U.S. for $150/hour but overpay a lot of extra finances for it. The truth lies somewhere between those two options, that's why an increasingly number of customers choose to outsource software development to Ukraine.

Among the most significant benefits of outsourcing to Ukraine:

• High qualification of Ukrainian developers; 
• Large pool of IT specialists; 
• Low cost of living and, therefore, lower hourly rates on development; 
• High dedication and responsibility of Ukrainians. Taking orders via outsource allows them to earn more than the average salaries offer in their country.

Cleveroad is ranked among the top 10 outsourcing app development companies in Ukraine. We have successfully developed hundreds of apps, explored a wide range of technologies and made numerous clients happy. Make a first step towards creating your e-commerce mobile app and contact our managers to discuss any detail of your project.