Estimate your App

Select the items below which best describe your app and the features you require.

Oshara App Estimator

1. How big is your app?

Small

Your app probably has around 4-5 key feature pages (excluding any static content, sign in, sign up etc.)

Medium

Your app probably has around 6-9 key feature pages (excluding any static content, sign in, sign up etc.)

Large

Your app probably has around 10-15 key feature pages (excluding any static content, sign in, sign up etc.)

2. What level of UI would you like?

MVP

Minimum Viable Product. Very raw but functional, no UI designer required.

Basic

Still quite basic but pleasing to the eye, perhaps using purchased template.

Polished

Professional bespoke UI design. May also have some animations and transitions etc.

3. Users & Accounts

Email / Password Sign Up

Classic sign up with an email and password.

Facebook Sign Up

Sign up and sign in with a Facebook account.

Twitter Sign Up

Sign up and sign in with a Twitter account.

Google Sign Up

Sign up and sign in with a Google account.

LinkedIn Sign Up

Sign up and sign in with a LinkedIn account.

Github Sign Up

Sign up and sign in with a Github account.

4. User Generated Content

Activity Feed

An activity feed would perhaps show what user have been doing recently.

Media Uploading

Users would be able to upload file content, eg images, PDF's etc.

User Profiles

Users would be able to manage and publish their profiles to other users within your app, eg Twitter profiles.

Tags

Tags allow users to categorize information so that others can find relevant information.

Ratings or reviews

Typical use case for ratings and reviews might be restaurant reviews or customer satisfaction ratings.

Media Manipulation

Users would be able to modify audio, video or photo content on their device (eg Filters).

Searching

Giving users the ability to search their data in natural ways perhaps with a type-ahead style search box.

5. Mobile specific features

App Icon Design

Cloud Syncing

Allow user data to be shared between mobile and/or desktop devices.

Device Sensor Data

Ability to use and/or record data from device sensors, eg Accelerometer, Gyroscope or Compass.

Barcodes or QR Codes

Ability to scan or display barcodes or QR codes.

Health Data

Collection and/or use user health and activity related data.

Apple Watch

Develop an Apple Watch counterpart to your iOS Application.

6. Dates & Locations

Calendaring

Display and capture of data in a calendar format.

Display of Map data / Geolocation

Showing a map with data points, eg venue locations, driver locations etc.

Display of custom map markers/regions

Allowing the user to select a map area visually or custom icons for different location types.

Bookings

Selecting start and end dates, managing capacity etc.

7. Social & Engagement

Messaging

Allowing users within the app to send messages to other account users or groups of users.

Forums or commenting

Classic forum functionality for account users or simple commenting on information.

Social Sharing

Ability to share pieces of information in a controlled way on social media accounts to drive engagement.

Push to Facebook Open Graph

Pushing content from your app directly in to the Facebook Graph.

Push Notifications

Real-time notifications between users, eg unread message counts, notifications of editing etc.

8. Billing & eCommerce

Shopping Cart

Users will be able to browse products and add them to a cart, Amazon style.

In-App Purchasing

Ability for the user to purchase additional content or functionality within the app.

Payment Information Collection

Ability to collect credit cards or other payment methods from users for use with a 3rd party payment provider.

Payment processing

You will process adhoc or regular payments from users and manage refunds etc.

9. Admin, Feedback & Analytics

Intercom

A leading third party platform for managing user engagement, drip emails, feature announcements etc.

Usage Analytics

Find out where your users come from and how they use your app. We recommend Kissmetrics and Google Analytics.

Crash Reporting

When things go wrong you need to know, we recommend Sentry.

Multilingual Support

Provide support for multiple languages for your app.

10. External APIs and Integrations

Connect to one or more third party services

Perhaps a data feed that you need to integrate with or a partner app.

SMS Messaging

Messaging Allow your app to send SMS messages.

Phone Number Masking

Calls made through your app with have masked phone numbers.

11. Security

Two Factor Authentication

More common for financial or highly sensitive information based apps, this requires your user supplies additional information above a simple password.

Hourly rate:

$

Total cost: $

Please note, all cost estimates are intended to be indicative of development costs and timescales only and are exclusive of all hosting costs, paid services or purchased assets of any kind. All prices are in CAD and not include sales tax.

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