How much does an app cost?

The price of an app depends mostly on how long it takes to build, and that depends on what it has to do. At Koala Studio, the build costs €11,900 a month excl. VAT, or €6,500 excl. VAT for a two-week project, after one week of scoping at €1,900 excl. VAT, deducted if you continue. Here is what makes that time longer, and three worked examples. The offers, the contract and what is included: Offers and pricing.

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What makes the price vary

Six questions are enough to place your project.

01
The type of app.
A business tool on the web takes the least time. A mobile app a little more. Web and mobile together, the most: they are two apps sharing a server.
02
The number of user profiles.
Your teams, your customers, an administrator: each profile has its own screens and permissions. Up to two, it changes nothing. Beyond that, the time goes up.
03
Extra features.
Online payment, connection to your tools (ERP, CRM, accounting) and artificial intelligence weigh the most. Dashboards, several languages and messaging weigh less.
04
Data to bring over.
Excel files, old software, a customer database: it has to be cleaned and imported.
05
Strong constraints.
Health, sensitive data, reinforced security: more checks, and an architecture designed for it.
06
Ambition.
A first version to test quickly, or a complete version.

For a mobile app, two more choices count: native or cross-platform, and the back office to build or to connect.

Three worked examples

What the estimator gives for three typical projects.

Project	Answers	Build	Price
A simple internal tool	Business app, 1 or 2 profiles, dashboards, first version	2 to 3 weeks	€6,500 to €11,900 excl. VAT
A first mobile app	Mobile app, 3 or 4 profiles, online payment, messaging, first version	4 to 5.5 weeks	€11,900 to €18,400 excl. VAT
A web and mobile platform	Web and mobile, 3 or 4 profiles, online payment, connection to your tools, data to bring over, complete version	7 to 9.5 weeks	€23,800 to €30,300 excl. VAT

Plus scoping, €1,900 excl. VAT, deducted if you continue. These are estimates: the fixed price is set during scoping and written into the quote.

My reference points

A simple calculation: the time, multiplied by a fixed price.

2 weeks of build
€6,500 excl. VAT
A simple tool, or a very focused first version. Includes two days of scoping.
1 month of build
€11,900 excl. VAT
A focused tool, or a first version to put in your users' hands.
2 months of build
€23,800 excl. VAT
A fuller tool, with several user profiles.

Screen design, web, iOS, Android and the back office are included. A demo every week. Once live, Care starts from €250 excl. VAT / month. For an app that already exists, see app rescue. What is included and what stays on your side: Offers and pricing.

Frequently asked questions

What people ask me about the cost of an app.

How much does a mobile app cost?

With me, a first mobile app with payment and messaging comes to €11,900 excl. VAT to €18,400 excl. VAT of build, according to the estimator. A simpler app can fit in the two-week flat fee, €6,500 excl. VAT. The fixed price is set during scoping. The details: Mobile app.

How much does an MVP cost?

€6,500 excl. VAT for two weeks of build, or €11,900 a month excl. VAT beyond that, after scoping at €1,900 excl. VAT, deducted if you continue. See First version (MVP).

Can I get a price without calling you?

Yes. The estimator gives you a range and a schedule in three minutes, on screen, without leaving your email.

Why scoping before the fixed price?

Because the price depends on what we build, and that is decided together. In one week, you have the plan, mock-ups of the key screens, the schedule and the fixed price. Scoping is deducted if you continue, and its documents are yours either way.