Disclaimer

Estimates are not quotes

This calculator provides an indicative planning estimate based on the information provided and configurable development assumptions. Actual project costs may vary depending on final requirements, technical architecture, integrations, development team, scope changes, infrastructure needs and other project-specific factors. It is not a quote.

A quote requires requirements. Until someone has written down what the software must do, in enough detail to build it, no honest party can commit to a price — and any figure produced from sixteen multiple-choice answers is a starting point for a conversation, not the end of one.

What the figures assume

• A United States–based team, at the published rate bands. Offshore and nearshore delivery is not priced here at all.
• US dollars throughout, with no currency conversion. 2026 rate assumptions.
• A production-quality build, not a prototype or proof of concept.
• That the team uses established managed services rather than building every capability from first principles.

Every constant behind the model — hours, rates, ratios, scale thresholds — is published on how it works. If one of them is wrong for your situation, the result is wrong for your situation, and you should say so rather than trusting the number.

Excluded from every figure

Cloud infrastructure and third-party vendor fees (both estimated separately as monthly costs), app store fees, content production, marketing and user acquisition, legal and regulatory counsel, audit and certification fees, and hardware.

Reference apps

Reference apps are starting templates describing the shape of a product — its typical features, architecture and scale. They are not descriptions of the named company’s proprietary technology, real infrastructure or real development cost, none of which are public. No affiliation or endorsement is implied, and all trademarks belong to their owners.

Where a page says “an app like Netflix”, it means an app of that general shape. It does not mean a copy, and it does not mean we know anything non-public about that company’s systems or spending.

Not professional advice

Nothing on this site is legal, regulatory, financial, tax, investment or accounting advice. The compliance frameworks referenced in the calculator — HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, CCPA, GDPR, COPPA, FERPA, KYC/AML, ADA — are listed to help you budget engineering effort. Selecting one does not make an app compliant, and determining which apply to you is a question for qualified counsel.

Technology recommendations

Suggested architectures are one reasonable option among several. They are not endorsements of any vendor, and we have no commercial relationship with the products named. Your own team’s expertise is usually a better reason to pick a stack than anything an estimator suggests.

No liability

This site is provided as-is, for informational purposes. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Taction Software LLC accepts no liability for any decision, commitment, contract or loss arising from reliance on figures generated here. Verify anything you intend to act on.

See also the terms of use. Questions: info@tactionsoft.com.