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How much does an app cost? Three examples, priced
Three example apps walked through our published packages: which package each fits, what pushes it into the next one, and what the app costs to run.
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Before you build, read this.
Guides for people planning, building or looking after software: what things cost, what to decide first, and what to ask a developer. Every outside fact links to its source. Nothing is padded.
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What the Lean MVP package includes, and leaves out
Each part of our Lean MVP package explained in plain words: why it is in, why the rest is out, and how to add something without surprises.
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Custom app or off-the-shelf software: how to decide
A practical test for choosing between a ready-made tool and an app built for your business, with the questions that usually settle it.
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Before your developer leaves: a handover checklist
The accounts, keys, code and documents to collect before a developer or agency moves on, so your app keeps working and anyone can take it over.
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Flutter or native: trade-offs for a business app
When one Flutter codebase is the right choice for a business app, when native Swift and Kotlin are worth the extra cost, and how the two combine.
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How to evaluate an app development company
Twelve questions to ask any app development company before you sign, what a good answer sounds like, and the warning signs that cost people the most.
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Mobile app or website: how to decide for your business
A plain way to choose between a mobile app and a website for your business, based on who uses it, how often, and what the phone has to do.
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Sample: what an app health check report looks like
The structure of the written health check we produce before taking over an app, section by section, so you know what you would receive and what to ask for.
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What app maintenance involves after launch
What actually happens to a mobile app after it goes live, why it needs attention every year, and what a maintenance agreement should cover.
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What decides the cost of a mobile app
The eight things that move the price of a mobile app up or down, and how to describe your own project so a developer can give you a useful range.
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What to build first in an MVP
How to choose what goes in a first version: decide what it must prove, cut to one job for one user, and keep the parts that cannot be redone later.
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