Cost
Mobile App Development Cost in India (2026)
Android, iOS and cross-platform app costs in India — what changes the price, what offline-first really costs, and the store and maintenance costs that follow.
The first question is not iOS or Android. It is whether the app has to work when the network does not — that single decision moves the cost more than the platform does.
| Kind of app | Typical build | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Simple catalogue or booking app | ₹1,50,000 – ₹5,00,000 | Cross-platform is usually right |
| Field app with offline sync | ₹4,00,000 – ₹12,00,000 | Conflict handling is the real work |
| Marketplace with payments | ₹8,00,000 – ₹25,00,000 | Two user types, money, disputes |
| Native, hardware-heavy | ₹10,00,000 + | Camera, BLE, background location |
Offline-first is a different product
For distribution reps, field engineers and delivery teams in India, the network is not reliable and the app has to keep working anyway. That means local storage, a sync queue, and rules for what happens when two people edited the same record on different phones. It is worth every rupee for a field team and a waste for an office app.
Costs after launch
- Apple Developer $99/year; Google Play $25 once.
- Both stores change their rules yearly — budget for a small compliance update.
- Push notifications, crash reporting, analytics.
- Maintenance so the app still installs on next year's phones. Ours starts at $99/month.
Questions
React Native or native?
React Native for most business apps — one codebase, faster to change. Native when you depend on hardware or need the last 10% of interface polish.
Kya app offline chalega?
Haan, agar offline-first banaya jaye — data phone par store hota hai aur network aane par sync ho jaata hai. Field teams ke liye yehi sahi tareeka hai.
