How Long Does it Take to Build an App?

Are you ready with an app idea?

In this regard, probably the most significant question you must be having is ‘How long will it take to Build an App?’ This question is quite common, especially when there is a lot of competition in the market. We explain here how to estimate the time span involved in order to help our clients who find it hard to answer this question.

Primarily, it’s difficult to anticipate precisely when the initial release will be ready. At the same time, I do understand how important it is to predict the timeline to match the investors’ requirements and product deadlines.

For that reason, I have come up with this blog to break down the average timeframe of mobile app development.

Let’s begin!

Mobile App Development: Timeline Breakdown (Depending on the App Type)

On average, the development time can be at a maximum of 39 Weeks depending on the application’s complexity.

Small App Development

Usually, simple applications are

• Less than five screens
• exchanging data with other systems’ databases is not possible
• Users cannot log in by email
• Analytics of their actions and stories are not collected.

Mid-Size App Development

• Mid-Size apps have:
• About ten screens
• Multiple processes
• Integrations with a server/website
• Payment systems
• Authorization through social networks
• A personal account

Big-size App Development

• Big-size apps support
• Real-time synchronization
• Interactivity
• Animation
• Integration with databases
• Work with downloaded data
• & much more

Mobile Application Development Time: Factors to Consider

Several factors need to be considered when Developing an App and estimating its development timeline.

#1 Complexity

Mobile app developers also play a crucial role in defining the project deadline. (Know more about the key factors to consider while hiring mobile app developers).

You can easily explain your idea to developers if your idea is straightforward, such as a replica of a paper app or a replica of an existing app. It will not take more than several weeks to develop such apps.

Developing a new app with distinguished features, however, requires more time spent making your idea clear and thus it will require more months to completely develop. It is necessary to gain a better understanding in order to produce a better result.

Before working on a mobile app idea, we at Web 3.0 India study and explore the scope of the idea.

#2 Features

Another reason why it can take longer to build an app is its functionalities.

More features = more time to develop the app.

Additionally, think about the kind of functionalities to incorporate into your app. Depending on the complexity of a given feature, some can be easily implemented, while others might require a little more effort and time.

An app idea that is complex and includes a number of functionalities can be risky. In some cases, you might invest a lot of money into something, but it does not yield the results you expected. Our clients are encouraged to build MVPs in order to eliminate the loss of time, effort, and money. Minimal Viable Products (MVPs) are products that only include a few important features so that the market can be studied and valuable feedback can be gathered for future product development. In the event that your app fails, you can improve it based on the feedback you received. The app can be improved through successive releases if it accomplishes the goal. Although profitable, this is a time-consuming process.

#3 Platform

Depending on the platform you choose, you will have to put in a lot of effort and time to create a fully-functional app. Despite both platforms requiring high time investments, Android takes longer according to our experience. In order to build applications for a broader range of devices, there are fragmentation issues. Despite Google’s efforts to improve and streamline the Android Software Developers Kit (SDK) over time, it is still necessary to improve the SDK much more to compete with iOS. Android also takes less time to approve apps than iOS does.

As an iOS and Android app development team, we are well-versed in the prevalent challenges and know how to overcome them.

#4 App Development Process

Time required for development is heavily influenced by the process you follow. Planning, designing, developing, and testing can all be done on schedule with the assistance of a good process. On the other hand, an ineffective process can result in an imbalance.

At Web 3.0 India, we practice Agile methodology, which enables the development team and the user to work together to identify requirements and solutions. In addition to accelerating adaptive planning, evolutionary development, and prior delivery, continuous improvement can be achieved as well. A major advantage of this approach is that it works well for complex projects with constantly changing customer requirements.

Also, we prefer to work on different modules simultaneously rather than individually. The purpose of this is to achieve more outputs in a shorter period of time.

#5 Target Audience

Unlike those developing mobile apps for a larger audience, like 50,000 users, those for a few simultaneous users involve fewer factors. It is our understanding that an application aimed at a wider audience requires additional investment in design, infrastructure, performance testing, and tuning. An app’s development time is influenced by all of these factors.

A fully-functional, bug-free app is easier to launch than a crashing app launched earlier. The app is tested thoroughly and all KPIs are followed, so we devote much time and energy to it.

#6 Communication

The client and Mobile App Development Company should maintain contact throughout the process for better results. The challenges that arise during the development phase will likely be solved at a slower pace if the client and development team are unable to communicate due to a time gap or other difficulties. An app’s development time can be increased by these delays.

In order to maintain communication and speed up the development process, our mobility experts will go the extra mile.

To Conclude

These factors will make you realize how difficult it is to build a high-end mobile app! Developing an app that outperforms the market takes time, effort, and money. Feel free to Contact Us with any further queries regarding app development.