The document discusses the costs associated with outsourcing iOS development. It notes that hourly rates for developers are $120-150 in the US, £60-70 in the UK, and €70-80 in Western Europe. Daily rates are slightly lower. When calculating hourly rates, factors like insurance, taxes, office space, and other costs must be considered. Examples of app costs include $12,000 for a preposition builder app and $15,000 for a tense builder app. The median cost to build an app is $7,000 at the low end and $35,000+ at the high end.
3. Agenda
• How the iOS world works?
• Calculating your hourly rates
• Hourly rates around the world
4. Agenda
• How the iOS world works?
• Calculating your hourly rates
• Hourly rates around the world
• Hiring a developer in Singapore
• Median costs of an app
10. Outsourcing
• Hiring
a third party/business to completely manage one or
more processes within your company
11. Outsourcing
• Hiring
a third party/business to completely manage one or
more processes within your company
• Never done for your “secret sauce”
12. iOS development and outsourcing
• Is the iOS app the linch pin for your company?
13. Distributed teams
• iOS is a specialized skill set.
• WithH1Bs locked down severely by US, migration of skilled
workers to bay area has almost hit zero.
15. tap tap tap (Camera +)
• SF based company
• Less than 10 member team
• Programmers from San Fran, New York, Austria, New
Zealand, Palo Alto, Texas and various cities around the world
16. Tapbots
• San Jose (CA), Flower Mound (TX) and Calagary(Canada)
17. Mobile Education Store
• Company incorporated in Oregon
• Three member team, Oregon, London and Singapore
18. Advantages
• Lower operations cost.
• Almost zero dollars for “Office space”
• Almost every dollar is spent on the product
23. Rates
• Payments are either made by hourly or daily rates
• Hourly rates in UK - £60-70 (SGD 120-140)
24. Rates
• Payments are either made by hourly or daily rates
• Hourly rates in UK - £60-70 (SGD 120-140)
• Hourlyrates in Western Europe (ex Russia) - €70-€80 (SGD
110 - 130)
25. Rates
• Payments are either made by hourly or daily rates
• Hourly rates in UK - £60-70 (SGD 120-140)
• Hourlyrates in Western Europe (ex Russia) - €70-€80 (SGD
110 - 130)
• Hourly rates in United States = $120-$150 (SGD 150-190)
26. Rates
• Payments are either made by hourly or daily rates
• Hourly rates in UK - £60-70 (SGD 120-140)
• Hourlyrates in Western Europe (ex Russia) - €70-€80 (SGD
110 - 130)
• Hourly rates in United States = $120-$150 (SGD 150-190)
• Hourly rates in Australia - A$120-A$150 (SGD 150-190)
28. Daily rates are slightly lower
• UK - £400-450 (SGD 800-900)
29. Daily rates are slightly lower
• UK - £400-450 (SGD 800-900)
• Western Europe (ex Russia) - €500 (SGD 750)
30. Daily rates are slightly lower
• UK - £400-450 (SGD 800-900)
• Western Europe (ex Russia) - €500 (SGD 750)
• United States - $650 (SGD 800)
31. Daily rates are slightly lower
• UK - £400-450 (SGD 800-900)
• Western Europe (ex Russia) - €500 (SGD 750)
• United States - $650 (SGD 800)
• Australia - A$650 (SGD 800)
37. Why is this wrong?
• Insurance and healthcare
• CPF (+15%)
• Other perks, 13th month salary, bonus and benefits
38. Why is this wrong?
• Insurance and healthcare
• CPF (+15%)
• Other perks, 13th month salary, bonus and benefits
• Cost of office space
• Other CTC factors like hiring expenses
57. So, how much does it really cost to build an app?
58. So, how much does it really cost to build an app?
• Depends on the app!
59. So, how much does it really cost to build an app?
• Depends on the app!
• It’s like buying a home
60. So, how much does it really cost to build an app?
• Depends on the app!
• It’s like buying a home
• Youcan buy a HDB for $200k or a mansion at Sentosa for
$108 million
61. So, how much does it really cost to build an app?
• Depends on the app!
• It’s like buying a home
• Youcan buy a HDB for $200k or a mansion at Sentosa for
$108 million
• Lets see some examples
69. Median price
• Cost of making an app goes higher with iterations
• Instagram - 18 iterations to get it right.
70. Median price
• Cost of making an app goes higher with iterations
• Instagram - 18 iterations to get it right.
• Today, tomake an Instagram “clone” it might cost about $50k
including server/UI/iOS dev costs
71. Median price
• Cost of making an app goes higher with iterations
• Instagram - 18 iterations to get it right.
• Today, tomake an Instagram “clone” it might cost about $50k
including server/UI/iOS dev costs
• Instagram +Path + Clear = $???