Shopify App Development cost completely depends upon the functionalities of the app in question. Although U.S. based software firms charge $150 per hour (top rate companies easily charge up to $400-$500 per hour for lead engineers). But one can also get this at lower costs by outsourcing to countries like India. Also, Shopify offers different kinds of apps with different themes and functionalities, so the price varies along. However, everyone desires high quality with low pricing.
Now, when it comes to Shopify App Development, one has to hire an app development team. It can either local or foreigner, basic or experienced, freelancers or professional, or even outsourcing, but that completely depends upon the need of the project. In this way, the basic Shopify App Development team consists of a business analyst (BA), project manager (PM), one or more Shopify developer, UI/UX designer, quality assurance specialist.
App Development cost is always calculated in 'per hour'. It varies in each country accordingly. USA and Canada have the highest pricing teams which cost around $50-$250 per hour. Whereas in Australia it costs around $50-$150 per hour, in the UK and Western Europe it costs around $40-$170 per hour and in India, it costs around $10-$80 per hour.
The luxury or high pricing app development team doesn't necessarily come with high quality. And the low pricing teams don't come with low quality either. So the quality here can not be judged by the amount of money one pays for the App Development.
So, if one estimates, in the USA and Canada, and if hiring Shopify developer in USA it costs around $17700-$22800 on App Development. In Australia, it costs around $11800-$15200. In the UK and Western Europe, it costs $12390-$15960 on App Development, and in India, it cost around $5310-$6840 on Shopify App Development.
The variation in Costs
This variation in the costs depends upon the type of category in which the app falls. For instance, there are Apps related to Marketing, which revolves around enhancing the promotion of sales using SEOs. There are Apps related directly to Sales, where one expands the business and increase revenue. Shipping Apps provide another kind of service. Customer Service Apps makes it more accessible to connect with the consumer. These features come different and charge differently.
When a user creates an App, usually he takes a start from creating an app with minimum functionalities according to the budget. The inclusion of functionalities expands as the business grows. Each of the App needs different time to be created. The App Development teams are always there to assist.
Things that influence Shopify App Development costs:
The number of features:
The more features an app has, for instance, geo location facility, user account, online payment method technology, etc, the more costs the App Development demands. Functionality refers to the different features, an app requires to work and be accessible on a certain device. This area can afford no compromises. As the cutting down on essential features will directly affect the desirability of the app usage among the users.
Number of Platforms, the App wants accessibility of:
Usually, Android apps development are complex than IOS, owing to the diversity of Android devices and screen sizes. But the app which manages to suit the variety of operating systems makes it most accessible to the users and is highly appreciated. The cost to develop an iOS app is around $28k. The average cost to develop an Android app is around $23k .The average cost to develop a Windows Phone app is around $18k. So, the costs of App Development adoptable to these different platforms is different.
The Developer's work amount:
Themes, designs, and other variations decide the cost. App maintenance costs include the continuous bugs fixing, developing new features and codes optimization along with other development. As the operating systems are updated so rapidly, and new features are introduced rapidly. It is pertinent to maintain the upgrade, which of course requires extra costing. The amount of work put into the App Development also decides the cost of the App.