Cost of Outsourcing App Development

Whether you choose to outsource a whole mobile app development team or just to extend it, you can gain a lot of advantages, and some of them are:

• Access to a worldwide talent pool
• Team size flexibility -
• Decreasing cost of development

But something that every CTO or team lead wants to know is: How much does it cost?

The short answer - it’s between 13,440 $ and 144,000 $ per month if we're talking about a team and between $2,400 and 24,000 $ if we're talking about one developer.

Prices vary a lot, which is why we’ll dig deeper into the details.

Till the end of the blog, you will learn:

• What influences the price
• How much cost to extend your mobile team (outsource one developer)
• How much cost to outsource a whole mobile app development team
• Useful tips about how to choose the right outsourced partner

So let’s start.

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Which Factors Influence the Price of Outsourcing Development?

There are four main factors that influence the cost of hiring an external development team:

• Location:  More developed countries generally have higher developer rates.
• Technology: Technology that has high demand has a higher price on the Market. Currently, multiplatform developers like Flatter have a higher hourly rate than native developers.
• Seniority: The greater a developer's experience, the higher their rate tends to be.
• Number of Developers You Hire: This is a moment when you measure how fats you need to build your project. More developers can mean quicker project completion, though your monthly expenses will be higher. A standard mobile development team usually includes 4 to 6 members.

Now that we understand the key elements that affect the cost of  outsourcing mobile app development, we will look at how much the cost developer is based on the technology they use, and later we will summarize

How much does it cost to hire/outsource Android Developers

If you want to extend your team, and outsource an Android Developer, it can cost you between $21 and $125 per hour.

In the table below, you can see the developer’s hourly rate based on the factors we discussed earlier.

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Note: Hiring only senior programmers is like the most expensive option, but a developer with huge experience will make your project faster, spend less time on bugs, and provide code that easy to maintain in the future.

How Much does it cost to hire iOS Developer?

Some projects have been built only as iOS App because their target users group are in America or Canada, where iPhones are dominant.

Let’s see how much companies needs to invest in outsourcing one iOS developer per hour:

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As the table shows, the most expensive option is to hire an iOS developer in North America. on the other hand, Developers from India are cheaper, but they come with a lot of disadvantages, and some of them you can find in our blog {Blog name}

How much does it cost to hire Flutter Developers?

Building an app using multiplatform technology such as Flutter allow you to use one codebase for both Android and iOS app. This allow you to have a smaller developer team, cut costs, and deliver the app faster to market. Also, there are some disadvantages that you can read about there:

In the table below, you can see how much the hourly rate is for an outsourcing Flutter app developer

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How Much does it cost to hire React Native developers

Similar to Flutter, React Native can be used to build multiplatform apps. Due to its growing popularity in recent years, the demand for React Native developers has increased, which results in slightly higher hourly rates.

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Note: Developing your mobile app using React Native is an ideal choice if you already have a web app built with React. Since both platforms share a similar component-based structure and logic, your development team can reuse existing code, UI components, and business logic.

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Finally - How Much Cost to Outsource Mobile App Development

Now that we have the hourly development rates, we can estimate the cost of  outsourcing a etier mobile app development team.

On average, a native mobile app development team consists of 2 Android and 2 iOS developers,  usually one senior and one junior for each platform.

If you choose to look for developers in Eastern Europe, where hourly rates are lower compared to North America and Western Europe, but with similar levels of expertise, your monthly cost of outsourcing a mobile app development team can range between $20,000 and $50,000.

However, if you decide to build a multiplatform mobile app using technologies like Flutter or React Native, the monthly outsourcing cost will be significantly lower, typically between $12,000 and $34,000.