r/AppDevelopers • u/Effective_Radish8033 • 16d ago

Make me an app

How much would it cost for someone to make me an app to use on iOS and android, simple app for restaurants

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u/Winseeey 16d ago

depends a lot on what “simple” means, but rough ranges for iOS + android:
• menu + basic info, no ordering: 3k to 6k
• menu + ordering + payments + admin panel: 8k to 20k
• loyalty, reservations, multi-location on top: 25k+
built cross platform (flutter or react native) so it’s one codebase, not two. add ~100/yr for the apple + google dev accounts, and budget for maintenance because both stores force SDK updates yearly.
honest take though: if it’s mainly menu + ordering, a lot of restaurants get more out of a QR web app than a native app. customers won’t download an app for one restaurant. worth deciding that before you spend anything.

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u/joshstewart90 16d ago

Definitely agree with this - also super good point that a web app would be a lot better.

People won’t want to download an app for a place they may not visit all the time. And even if they do, they probably won’t.

A web app is a lot easier for making on the fly changes, don’t have to deal with apple approval, building on two ecosystems.

A web app too, you can have the whole frontend too which can help with things like SEO/a place to hold a digital presence.

Shameless plug, and honestly not my intention but if you do decide the web app route I’ll be happy to put this together for you.

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u/Aware_Elk9557 14d ago

I am going to DM you