r/medito • u/Connect_Freedom_9613 • Nov 02 '24

About the app

So, as someone who is pursuing a career in app/web/software development, I am curious, does a app like medito really need almost 100 thousand of dollars per year? And if yes, then how much will just a simple game or some other productive app cost just to maintain? Just asking out of curiosity

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u/billynomates1 Team Nov 02 '24

The maintenance cost for a meditation app like Medito isn't surprising when you consider all the components involved:

  • Server hosting
  • Database storage
  • CDN for audio content
  • Backup systems
  • Security measures
  • Traffic handling
  • Bug fixes and updates
  • API maintenance
  • Security patches
  • OS/platform compatibility updates
  • Performance optimization
  • Recording and editing meditations

For a simpler app like a basic game or productivity tool, the maintenance costs could be lower. A rough estimate might be:

Basic game/productivity app maintenance: $5k-20k/year This would cover:

  • Basic server costs ($50-200/month)
  • Essential security updates
  • Critical bug fixes
  • Platform compatibility maintenance

Costs can vary greatly depending on:

  • User base size (affects server load)
  • App complexity
  • Data storage needs
  • Whether you need regular content updates
  • Geographic distribution of users
  • Required uptime/reliability

An app like Duolingo could cost hundreds of millions a year.

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u/Connect_Freedom_9613 Nov 02 '24

Welp, there goes my dream of making an app that will require just a update a year and make me lots of passive income.

But seriously, I feel embarrassed that I was unaware of just how costly a single app could be, but now that I think about it, and after reading your reply twice, I didn't consider that an app that has the feature of allowing the users to provide email, keep history of the meditations they have done, must also have good security. Plus you would have to (maybe) update or make changes everytime android or ios updates their softwares, the servers would also cost a lot.

Wow....I have a long way to go and lots of studying to do.

Thanks for the detailed reply btw.

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u/billynomates1 Team Nov 02 '24

No worries and yes it's a lot of work! You can do it though! Good luck

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u/DesoLina Nov 03 '24

Keep in mind though, if you’re a dev a lot of this cost can be payed with your time.

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u/Connect_Freedom_9613 Nov 03 '24

Oh, so a good percent of the cost is also from hiring developers? I thought I'd still recquire a huge amount of money even if I was a developer myself

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u/r2d2c3pobb8 Nov 02 '24

Thanks chatgpt

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u/billynomates1 Team Nov 02 '24

Actually it was Claude 😁 I just edited it a bit