How do I evaluate an app development company in India?
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Ask for store links to live apps they built that were updated recently, ask who specifically will write yours and whether you can speak to them, ask whether store submission is included, and ask for their maintenance terms in writing. Those four answers tell you more than any portfolio deck.
How much should an app cost in India?
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$20,000–$70,000 (₹17–58 lakh) for a cross-platform app covering both stores. A simple app is $20,000–$30,000; a complex on-demand product with two apps and live tracking reaches $70,000. Quotes far below that usually exclude backend, QA, submission, or maintenance.
Why do some quotes look so much cheaper?
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Almost always exclusions. The common ones are the backend, QA, store submission, and maintenance — and the last is the biggest, because apps need 15–20% of build cost every year just to keep working through OS and SDK changes.
Should the same company maintain the app?
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It is usually cheaper, because they know the codebase. What matters more is that the maintenance terms are written down before you sign the build, since that is when you have leverage and afterwards you do not.
What if our current app developer has disappeared?
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Common, and recoverable more often than people expect. We start with an audit — does it build, are dependencies alive, do you control the store accounts and signing keys — and then give you an honest view on stabilising versus rebuilding.
