How Much Does A Mobile App Cost To Build In 2025

Starting in 2025, Solve With Software Ltd. shifted towards mobile application development due to significantly lower development costs than just 12 months ago. This means that many more businesses can now afford and benefit from having a mobile app.

Why has the price for mobile apps come down in 2025?

For us, there are three primary reasons why our development costs are lower in 2025:

1. Lean Business Model:
   We are an ultra-lean business. We are a small team that is focused, dedicated and passionate with minimal overheads. No expensive office costs, minimal marketing expenses, and low operational costs result in our overhead being lower than most of our competitors. Our mission is to always be productive and expand by hiring more focused and dedicated developers passionate about software engineering and technology.

2. Artificial Intelligence (AI):
   AI is a game changer for us. Over the past 12 months, our productivity has increased by at least 50%. AI has significantly reduced the time required to develop mobile applications, allowing us to pass those savings on to our customers. We have completely overhauled our development processes and procedures to maximise the benefits that AI gives us, and it will improve even more in the coming months and years. We still do all the design and coding and use AI as a productivity tool, so you can rest assured that your app is built on our experience.

3. Development Tooling:
   Industry software tools are much better and easier to use. Our developers have a wealth of experience and are advanced software engineers, so we want them to do short work on simple tasks. We have optimised our tooling and development workflows so that our developers can spend more time producing high-quality work instead of performing tedious tasks. These time savings help shorten the development lifecycle and lower overall mobile app costs.

What do we offer?

We provide two types of mobile apps:

1. Business Showcase App:
   A Business Showcase App for businesses that want to increase customer loyalty, keep them coming back for more and win new customers. It won’t be long before your competitors start using mobile apps, and like a gold rush, you need to stake your claim early, or you will lose out on the best land. In this case, you need to get customers on your mobile app before your competitors build up customers on their mobile apps, as Showcase mobile apps are all about customer loyalty.

2. Bespoke Business Mobile Apps:
   Based on your requirements and tailored to your exact business needs. We build mobile apps that solve business problems where a mobile app offers the best solution. We offer both native and progressive web apps, so our solutions will always fit your actual business needs.

Business Showcase App starting at just £1900

Showcase your business with a mobile app designed to help you win new customers and keep your existing customers coming back for more.

Benefits

Our Showcase mobile app has been designed for businesses that want a cost-effective mobile app for their customers, keeping them updated and improving communications. Imagine your customers just a tap away, with your app front and centre on their phones, keeping your services top-of-mind and accessible 24/7. The app increases customer engagement and customer loyalty to improve repeat business. With our ongoing support, you’ll have an experienced partner every step of the way, committed to helping you achieve a successful, customer-driven mobile presence that truly sets you apart.

A Showcase App helps your business with:

• Enquiries - Capture new leads and enquiries from your mobile app.
• Advertising - Write engaging content to promote your business.
• Reviews & Testimonials - Capture and show testimonials and reviews to potential clients.
• Increase Customer Loyalty - A customer with your mobile app is more likely to reuse your services.
• Direct Messaging - Communicate directly with your customers using in-app messaging.
• Push Notifications - Unlike emails, people read push notifications. If you want to tell your customers something, start using push notifications.
• Analytics - Keep track of your customers and how they use your app.
• Additional Features - Our developers can add more features to your mobile app.

Showcase App features include:

• Showcase Content - Share your business story through engaging text, images, and videos highlighting your services, values, and unique offerings. Customers can explore your content anytime, building trust and interest in your brand.
• Generate Service Enquiries - Your app isn’t just an information hub; it’s a lead-generating machine. Capture enquiries from the app, making it easy for customers to reach out and request services, translating to a growing client base and increased revenue.
• Engage with Testimonials - Show potential clients why they should choose you. Display customer testimonials and reviews to build credibility, showcase satisfaction, and turn prospects into loyal customers.
• Push Notifications for Engagement - Stay top-of-mind with push notifications, which let you send timely updates, promotions, and reminders. Reach customers instantly, driving repeat engagement and encouraging ongoing interaction with your brand.
• Direct Messaging for Real Connections - In-app messaging lets you build personal connections with your clients, answer questions, and provide help and support inside the app, boosting loyalty and satisfaction.
• Enquiries - Manage and track enquiries, helping you follow up with leads efficiently.
• Content Management - Create, edit, and publish articles easily, ensuring your app reflects your latest news, offers, and updates.
• Message Management - Keep in touch with clients using streamlined messaging features for seamless communication.
• Gallery Management - Use image galleries to showcase products, services, or completed projects.
• Push Notifications - Send targeted updates to your customers to re-engage and keep them informed.
• Analytics - Gain insights into how customers interact with your app, helping you make data-driven decisions to boost engagement and grow your business.

Get a Showcase Mobile App for your business.

The first step is to book a demo, allowing us to introduce ourselves and demonstrate the showcase app and its features. We can also discuss your requirements, go through our process, answer any questions you may have, and agree on the next steps. The call typically takes 45 minutes to 1 hour.

How much does a Bespoke Business Mobile App Cost?

The price of a bespoke business app depends on the time required, the technologies chosen, the size of the project, its complexity, and the project constraints.

The most significant is the time cost - how long it takes to design, build, test and deliver the app.

If you have already tried automatic online app calculators to get a price or searched the web for “How much does it cost to build a mobile app” or similar questions, you will discover considerable differences in prices and opinions. The only way to establish a credible price to develop your app is to have someone experienced consider your requirements, ask questions and calculate the app cost based on their experience from knowing exactly how long things will take, how complex they are, what problems they will likely need to resolve, what architecture is required and everything else that goes into building the app you want.

The price for your app depends mainly on the experience of the developers and the team producing it.

The price covers the following:

1. Requirements Capture:
   Some customers have completed a feasibility study and captured the core requirements of the application they want to build. However, it is rare for us to start with a fully detailed set of requirements, so the first project task is to complete the requirements document and have it approved.

2. High-Level Design:
   The high-level design details the business objectives and goals, target audience and personas, functional overview, key features and non-functional requirements, system architecture, user flow and key UI/UX design patterns, security considerations, integrations, testing and deployment strategy, and post-launch maintenance and support options.

3. Fixed Price Quote:
   Our fixed price quote covers the purpose of the quote and background, scope of works including objectives, deliverables, inclusions and exclusions, project milestones and timeline, cost breakdown including fixed price, detailed breakdown, and change control process. It also includes the payment terms, payment schedule, assumptions, dependencies, and terms and conditions.

4. Low-Level Design:
   Low-level design includes Application Architecture, Module and Component Design, Data Models and Database Design, API Design, User Interface Designs, Workflows and Algorithms, Security and Authentication, Performance Considerations, Error Handling and Logging, Configuration Management, Testing Strategy, Deployment Details, and Maintenance and Support.

5. Mockup App Design:
   We build a mockup version of your app before the final design is approved and app development starts. Mockups lower the effort required, provide early feedback, and iron out User Interface and User Experience design issues.

6. Development Sprints:
   Time-boxed development cycle within the Agile framework, typically lasting 1–2 weeks, during which a development team completes specific tasks or deliverables. Each sprint delivers incremental and potentially shippable functionality for the mobile app and consists of sprint planning, execution and daily feedback reviews.

7. Testing:
   Sprints include test cases, acceptance criteria, and time allocated for testing. Tests include unit, functional, integration, regression, performance, security, and device testing, which are automated where possible.

8. Delivery:
   The application is built and deployed to the app stores for internal testing, alpha testing, beta testing, and production.

Our approach is systematic and well-established. Proper planning and upfront work before coding starts yield significant benefits later on, as they minimise rework, design issues, refactoring, and poor design.

To ensure the best price for your mobile app, it’s critical to ensure a smooth delivery. The only way to achieve this is to put in the groundwork and eliminate any uncertainty, and this can only be achieved by working with experienced and professional software engineers and developers who have lived, coded, and repeated this every day for many years because they have a never-ending passion for it.

Our many years of experience, existing project work, proven boilerplate, extensive code base, many design patterns, and more help us reduce risk, minimise problems and ensure delivery on time and on budget.

So, how much will it cost to create your business mobile app?

To find out, book a free discovery call with one of our experts. At the end of the call, we can give you an estimated price. If everything aligns and you are happy to proceed, we will put together a fixed-price quote and project plan, and we can agree on the next steps.

IMPORTANT: What to look out for

• Choose experience over price.
  Lack of delivery experience leads to project issues. Inexperienced developers should work with experienced developers and not be working solely on your project.

• Passion is essential.
  If your developer works like it’s just a 9-to-5 job, they may not be the right developer for you. You want someone who is excited to work on your project and can demonstrate to you that they are the right person for the job. In our opinion, getting to know your actual developer(s) is critical.

What if you already have a price for your app?

That’s fine - we are happy to provide you with our price? Why? Because we know how much it costs to build an app. In many cases, we will be cheaper than larger app development companies because they charge more per hour and have bigger overheads to cover. And remember, know the developers working on your app - just because it’s a high price and a big company doesn’t automatically mean you are getting the same level of experience that our developers have - in fact, it is unlikely you will.

On the other hand, we will be more expensive than amateur outfits that do not have highly experienced commercial software developers. Most often, the reason for a lower price is that they fail to collect and understand your requirements correctly, so the price offered doesn’t cover the full project scope, resulting in failed deliveries and additional costs later down the line—costing much more in the long run!

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So, let’s get started with a free discovery call

If you want a mobile app for your business and want to learn more about us and how we work, then book a discovery call with one of our experts. Our discovery calls normally take about an hour, and they give us an opportunity to introduce ourselves, ask questions, and learn about your project. In most cases, we can give you an estimated price at the end of the call or shortly after.