Instagram estimations
How much would it cost to make an app like Instagram?
On the first sight, Instagram is a straightforward app, which allows users to upload photos, view friends' feed, like and comment on interesting posts.
However, Instagram is waaaay more complicated than this. Think of Stories, Explore section, all the Filters, Insights data, complex Settings, Business features, and way more.
In fact, we thought that Instagram would have the same difficulty level, and would have similar estimations as Tinder, but we were very wrong (almost twice!)
Obviously, you might not need all those additional features, so feel free to check features that you would like to be included in the estimation.
Application example
hourly rate
Let's select an hourly rate first:
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This is a rate for a team of beginner developer and trainees. The price will be cheaper. However, it can take longer to finish a project.
This is an hourly rate for a team of middle level developers. This is a great value choice in case your project is not time critical.
Team with a mix of middle level developers and seniors. Most experienced developers will help with architecture, optimization, and will guide others to help you make the best of your idea.
A team of senior developers. There is nothing they can't do. Expensive, but the result will be top notch: pixel perfect design, great performance, and best user experience possible.
A team of senior developers. There is nothing they can't do. Expensive, but the result will be top notch: pixel perfect design, great performance, and best user experience possible.
PLATFORMS
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Summary
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~{{hoursToWeeks(calculateTotalHours(instagramEstimations))}} weeks
Total price for an Instagram-like application () with a selected set of features would be around ${{calculateTotalCosts(instagramEstimations)}}. Development itself would take {{calculateTotalHours(instagramEstimations)}} hours (or around {{hoursToWeeks(calculateTotalHours(instagramEstimations))}} weeks).
