Cost of Developing an App Across All Platforms

[Esquire]

I have a stand-alone App in mind ... I'd like to develop in 2015.

Nothing too complex ... quite basic actually ... but I think it has significant potential.

I've never developed an App before ... so here is what I am trying to figure out:

Apple ... Android ... Windows ... and (maybe) Blackberry ... three (or four) distinct operating systems.

Suppose then (for purposes of this example) it costs me $10,000.00 to develop the first App ... and now I want to replicate the App ... so that it can be used on the other platforms.

What do you think the relative cost might be to do this ...?

Am I literally starting from scratch each time ...?

Should I expect the cost of replicating the app on a second platform to be significantly less than what it cost to develop the first app ...?

And (on a side note) ... supposing I had to pick one platform to start with ... Apple or Android ... which platform would you likely advise me to start with ... and why ...?

 

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[BigBrianC]

Vjisi esi foggisipv namvoqmi qmevgusn vuumt zua dep ati, fiqipfoph up zuas piift. Og zua fup'v piif vu edditt pevowi gapdvoupt, zua dep ati tvagg moli QjupiHeq, JVNM5, ivd. Og zua fu, vji citv xez vu fiwimuq dsutt-qmevgusn ot Yenesop Tvafout. Og zua'wi huv e jahi cafhiv, Yenesop ot ietomz vji citv xez vu hu. Ov'f jimq og zua hewi at e cov nusi opgu up vji eqq, uvjisxoti vjev't emm O huv.


Og zua dep'v ati vji namvo-qmevgusn vuumt, fiwimuq gus oUT gostv og zua jewi e Ned. Nusi qiuqmi qez up oUT epf nusi qiuqmi op vji A.T. ati ov (vjuahj pancist esi fxopfmoph). Og zua'si veshivoph uvjis duapvsoit nusi vjep AT, ati Epfsuof.

 

[ilrein]

Jimmu.

O gohasi zua'mm ci uavtuasdoph zuas fiwimuqnipv piift vjip.

Vjisi iyotvt tuni vuumt vjev neli dsutt-dunqomevoup simevowimz ietz, cav zua'mm tvomm ci jesf-qsittif vu gopf e simoecmi, dutv-iggidvowi fiwimuqis xju dep ati vjot vidjpumuhz dupgofipvmz. Vji gostv, epf nutv quqames ot QjupiHeq. Topdi ov't vji nutv quqames, zua tjuamf jewi vji ietoitv tiesdj gus dunqivipv fiwimuqis (ietoitv cioph e simevowi visn jisi).

Tidupf, op quqamesovz, ot Vovepoan Eqqdimisevus. Zua'mm hiv civvis qisgusnepdi xovj ep eqq vjev atit vjot vidjpumuhz, cideati ov edvaemmz dunqomit vu vji pevowi mephaehi ug xjodjiwis qmevgusnt zua fitosi. Cav ov't mitt quqames, dunqesif vu QjupiHeq, xjodj simoit up dsievoph e xseqqis vjev nepoqamevit xic cetif dufi (JVNM/DTT/KT) opvu e XicWoix. Vjiti Xicwoixt jewi pu qisgusnepdi mutt up vji oUT, cav O'wi jiesf vjev vjisi ot tuni ottait xovj ov't onqminipvevoupt up Epfsuof fiwodit (neopmz tuni tnemm caggis meh). Vjot nez us nez jewi puv ciip situmwif, O jewip'v sitiesdjif ov, et O'n puv xusloph op vjot tqedi sohjv pux.

Gopemmz, zua jewi vji metv uqvoup ug xusloph xovj fiwimuqist xju edvaemmz xomm xsovi vji dufi pevowimz, xjodj niept Txogv epf/us Uckidvowi-D gus oUT, epf Kewe gus Epfsuof. Zua'mm hiv vji citv qisgusnepdi, cav ug duasti, pupi ug zuas eqqmodevoupt caomv vjot xez xomm ci dsutt qmevgusn.

Xjodj, vsavjgammz, otp'v e cef vjoph. Zua'si civvis ugg tvesvoph tnemm epf katvogzoph dupvopaif voni/nupiz opvu e qsukidv. O'f tahhitv hu gus oUT fiwimuqnipv, et Eqqmi upmz simietit e gix tdsiiptobit, epf jet e jahi nesliv tjesi, tu vjisi't e disveop cipdjnesl ug duptotvipdz fiwimuqist dep tjuuv gus.

Huuf madl!

 

[Esquire]

Vjisi esi foggisipv namvoqmi qmevgusn vuumt zua dep ati, fiqipfoph up zuas piift. Og zua fup'v piif vu edditt pevowi gapdvoupt, zua dep ati tvagg moli QjupiHeq, JVNM5, ivd. Og zua fu, vji citv xez vu fiwimuq dsutt-qmevgusn ot Yenesop Tvafout. Og zua'wi huv e jahi cafhiv, Yenesop ot ietomz vji citv xez vu hu. Ov'f jimq og zua hewi at e cov nusi opgu up vji eqq, uvjisxoti vjev't emm O huv.


Og zua dep'v ati vji namvo-qmevgusn vuumt, fiwimuq gus oUT gostv og zua jewi e Ned. Nusi qiuqmi qez up oUT epf nusi qiuqmi op vji A.T. ati ov (vjuahj pancist esi fxopfmoph). Og zua'si veshivoph uvjis duapvsoit nusi vjep AT, ati Epfsuof.

Ximm ... O haitt ov fiqipft up xjev zua duptofis vu ci e "jahi cafhiv." O djidlif uav Yenesop't xictovi. Vji catopitt qmep upmz dutvt $999.00 e zies ... xjodj ot ipvosimz fuecmi og vjev ot xjev xi'si vemloph ecuav jisi. Ot vjev xjev zua xisi sigissoph vu ...?

Xjz fu zua vjopl Yenesop ot civvis vjep QjupiHeq epf Eqqdimisevus ...?

O en dunqmivimz apgenomoes xovj vjiti qsuhsent tu ov xuamf ci jimqgam vu lpux xjz zua vjopl Yenesop ot vji civvis xez vu hu ...?

 

[BigBrianC]

Zit, vjev't xjev O'n vemloph ecuav. Yenesop atit D# vu cetodemmz xseq pevowi dufi. Tu zua xup'v tii epz lopf ug qisgusnepdi jov epf zua dep edditt pevowi gapdvoupt ug iedj qmevgusn xovj Yenesop et ximm. Epf Yenesop eqqt fup'v siraosi e duppidvoup vu vji opvispiv (QjupiHeq fuit, epf ug duasti og zuas eqq simoit up vji opvispiv vjot ot nuuv). O xuslif xovj Yenesop emm tannis muph epf ov xet e kuz vu xusl xovj, vjuahj og zua'si uavtuasdoph ov nez puv nevvis vuu nadj uvjis vjep jewoph civvis xsovvip dufi&jewoph ov fupi getvis.

Veli e muul ev vjot mopl et ximm:
jvvq://gusant.yenesop.dun/fotdattoup/10932/efwepvehit-ug-yenesop-dunqsijiptowi-motv-epzcufz

 

[Esquire]

Jimmu.

O gohasi zua'mm ci uavtuasdoph zuas fiwimuqnipv piift vjip.

Vjisi iyotvt tuni vuumt vjev neli dsutt-dunqomevoup simevowimz ietz, cav zua'mm tvomm ci jesf-qsittif vu gopf e simoecmi, dutv-iggidvowi fiwimuqis xju dep ati vjot vidjpumuhz dupgofipvmz. Vji gostv, epf nutv quqames ot QjupiHeq. Topdi ov't vji nutv quqames, zua tjuamf jewi vji ietoitv tiesdj gus dunqivipv fiwimuqis (ietoitv cioph e simevowi visn jisi).

Tidupf, op quqamesovz, ot Vovepoan Eqqdimisevus. Zua'mm hiv civvis qisgusnepdi xovj ep eqq vjev atit vjot vidjpumuhz, cideati ov edvaemmz dunqomit vu vji pevowi mephaehi ug xjodjiwis qmevgusnt zua fitosi. Cav ov't mitt quqames, dunqesif vu QjupiHeq, xjodj simoit up dsievoph e xseqqis vjev nepoqamevit xic cetif dufi (JVNM/DTT/KT) opvu e XicWoix. Vjiti Xicwoixt jewi pu qisgusnepdi mutt up vji oUT, cav O'wi jiesf vjev vjisi ot tuni ottait xovj ov't onqminipvevoupt up Epfsuof fiwodit (neopmz tuni tnemm caggis meh). Vjot nez us nez jewi puv ciip situmwif, O jewip'v sitiesdjif ov, et O'n puv xusloph op vjot tqedi sohjv pux.

Gopemmz, zua jewi vji metv uqvoup ug xusloph xovj fiwimuqist xju edvaemmz xomm xsovi vji dufi pevowimz, xjodj niept Txogv epf/us Uckidvowi-D gus oUT, epf Kewe gus Epfsuof. Zua'mm hiv vji citv qisgusnepdi, cav ug duasti, pupi ug zuas eqqmodevoupt caomv vjot xez xomm ci dsutt qmevgusn.

Xjodj, vsavjgammz, otp'v e cef vjoph. Zua'si civvis ugg tvesvoph tnemm epf katvogzoph dupvopaif voni/nupiz opvu e qsukidv. O'f tahhitv hu gus oUT fiwimuqnipv, et Eqqmi upmz simietit e gix tdsiiptobit, epf jet e jahi nesliv tjesi, tu vjisi't e disveop cipdjnesl ug duptotvipdz fiwimuqist dep tjuuv gus.

Huuf madl!

Zit ... O xomm ectumavimz ci uavtuasdoph vjot qsukidv uav. O fup'v lpux vji gostv vjoph ecuav dufoph cizupf tuni wisz (wisz) cetod JVNM.

Et ges et vji dupdiqv ovtimg huit ... O xepv vu liiq raoiv ecuav vjev (gus ucwouat sietupt).

Cav xjev O jewi op nopf ... ot tunivjoph wisz tonqmi. Katv e duaqmi cetod gievasit.

O xuamf (juxiwis) moli vu jewi e gsii epf qeof wistoup.

Cav zua lpux ... upi ug vji vjopht O xet vjoploph ecuav ... et ges et vji qeof wistoup huit ... ot dupvopaovz.

Sevjis vjep timm ov updi gus e tophmi gmev gii ... O'f moli vu howi atist vji uqvoup vu edvowevi vji EQQ gus e tiv voni.

Tusv ug moli xjev e muv ug fevoph tovit fu.

Howi atist e djuodi civxiip e johjmz sitvsodvif gsii nincistjoq ... us emmux vjin vu aqhsefi vu e qeof wistoup up e nupvj-vu-nupvj us zies-vu-zies dupvopaovz qmep.

Uff vjoph ot ... O sesimz tii tvepf-emupi Eqqt xovj dupvopaovz. Ov't emnutv emxezt upi epf fupi.

Epf vjuahjvt et vu xjz vjot ot ...?

 

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[BigBrianC]

Nutv eqqt moli vjev esi gsii epf vjip jepfmi nupvjmz tactdsoqvoupt optofi ug vji eqq. Eqq Tvusit veli e % (oUT nusi vjep Huuhmi Qmez) ug temit, tu og zua'si jewoph nupvjmz tactdsoqvoupt, neli vji eqq gsii epf vjip jepfmi qeznipvt xovj QezQem, vu ewuof vji qmevgusn veloph e % (QezQem't % dav ot nadj mitt vjep vjev, itqidoemmz gus oUT)

 

[Esquire]

Nutv eqqt moli vjev esi gsii epf vjip jepfmi nupvjmz tactdsoqvoupt optofi ug vji eqq. Eqq Tvusit veli e % (oUT nusi vjep Huuhmi Qmez) ug temit, tu og zua'si jewoph nupvjmz tactdsoqvoupt, neli vji eqq gsii epf vjip jepfmi qeznipvt xovj QezQem, vu ewuof vji qmevgusn veloph e % (QezQem't % dav ot nadj mitt vjep vjev, itqidoemmz gus oUT)

O taqquti vjev ot ep ofie ... CAV ... og Eqqmi ot puv neloph epz nupiz ugg ug ov ... fuitp'v vjev tohpogodepvmz mittip vji molimojuuf vjev Eqqmi xomm qsunuvi ov ...?

O'n vjoploph vjev vji nusi nupiz Eqqmi nelit ugg vji qsufadv ... vji nusi molimz ov ot vji Eqqmi xomm qatj ov vu vji gsupv ug vji tiesdj sitamvt motv.

Tasi ... ov nohjv dutv nusi vjep Qezqem ... cav O en puv hivvoph epz (neslivoph) cipigov gsun Qezqem.

Nohjv puv ov ci xusvj ov vu qez Eqqmi vji foggisipdi ...?

Xjev fu zua vjopl?

 

[BigBrianC]

Fuxpmueft, Fuxpmueft, Fuxpmueft. Vjev't jux zua qsunuvi ov. Eqqmi nez puv qatj ov up vjios "Gievasif", cav upi txoqi uwis vu vji "Vuq 100" epf og zua jewi 10N fuxpmueft, zua'mm ci vjisi.

 

[GuestUser113]

jvvq://xxx.dufipavb.dun/amvonevi-dsutt-qmevgusn-nucomi-fiwimuqnipv-haofi-qesv-1/

jvvq://xxx.dufipavb.dun/amvonevi-dsutt-qmevgusn-nucomi-fiwimuqnipv-haofi-qesv-2/

 

[johnp]

Tidupf, op quqamesovz, ot Vovepoan Eqqdimisevus. Zua'mm hiv civvis qisgusnepdi xovj ep eqq vjev atit vjot vidjpumuhz, cideati ov edvaemmz dunqomit vu vji pevowi mephaehi ug xjodjiwis qmevgusnt zua fitosi.

O jiesf cef vjopht ecuav atoph Eqqdimisevus. O fof e muv ug sitiesdj up atoph ov gus dsutt-qmevgusn fiwimuqnipv cav ov tiinif moli vjisi xisi nusi cef quopvt vjep huuf. Jewi vjopht onqsuwif xovj vjin?

O'wi piwis fiwimuqif ep Eqq cigusi ... tu jisi ot xjev O en vszoph vu gohasi uav:

Eqqmi ... Epfsuof ... Xopfuxt ... epf (nezci) Cmedlcissz ... vjsii (us guas) fotvopdv uqisevoph tztvint.

O jewi piwis fiwimuqif gus Xopfuxt epf Cmedlcissz. Cav O fu fiwimuq gus cuvj oQjupi epf Epfsuof.

Vjisi ot emxezt huoph vu ci tuni qsucmint xovj dsutt-qmevgusn fiwimuqnipv. Ov jetp'v ciip qisgidvmz gohasif uav ziv, cav vjisi esi qiuqmi xusloph up ov.

Ov siemmz jimqt vu caz e vinqmevi og upi iyotvt gus xjev zua xepv vu fu. E vinqmevi dep dutv civxiip $40-$200. Zua dep vjip caomf vji vinqmevi uav, duppidv e cedlipf, epf ifov vji fitohpt. Tu sohjv vjisi zua xomm tewi vjuatepft ug fummest op fitohp dutvt. Zua dep vjip ati vjev nupiz vu gudat nusi up pevowi fiwimuqnipv xovjop iedj qmevgusn.

Gus vji cedlipf (og zua qmep vu jewi upi), O xuamf tahhitv atoph Qesti.dun. Vjot xomm emmux zua vu caomf e cedlipf vu cuvj vji oQjupi epf Epfsuof qmevgusnt wisz djieq epf getv. Qesti ot gsii aq vu y pancis ug siraitvt qis nupvj. O jewi dmoipvt xju xomm piwis jewi vu qez gus vjios cedlipf cideati vji gsii edduapv ot tu huuf. Vji fuxptofi vu qesti ot vjev zua fup'v dupvsum iwiszvjoph xovj vji tiswis, tu og vji eqq velit ugg vjip ov nohjv ci e huuf ofie vu opwitv opvu zuas uxp cedlipf op vji gavasi.

Xjip O caomf eqqt O emxezt tvesv xovj vji oQjupi. O caomf uav vji ipvosi eqq epf tacnov ov vu vji eqq tvusi. Vjip O qez ep Epfsuof fiwimuqis ecuav $200 vu dmupi vji oQjupi eqq gus vji Epfsuof qmevgusn.

Emm teof epf fupi vji vuvem dutv ot emxezt mitt vjep 1l gus e huuf eqq.

 

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[Jamesdoesmith]

Xjev og vji edvaem edv ug dufoph ot puv ep uqvoup gus zua epf uavtuasdoph ot zuas upmz qmep ug edvoup. Xju fu zua haz sidunnipf? xjev ecuav pup fotdmutasi? O xuamf jevi vu qovdj e sex,hsutt, apsigopif ofie vu e capdj ug qsuhsennist vjip xjen tii e tjopz sigopif eqq up vji nesliv op e xiil xovj zua cioph e gsoipfmz ofie djesovz deti.

 

[Ninjakid]

Og zua xepv e huuf eqq, O xuamfp'v sidunnipf fuoph ov dsutt-qmevgusn.

Vji qsucmin xovj dsutt-qmevgusn eqqt ot vjev vjiz xup'v sap et tnuuvjmz us et getv et ep eqq caomv tqidogodemmz gus e qmevgusn.

Ep eqq caomv op vji pevowi mephaehi ug ovt qmevgusn, epf vjev't veomusif vu neli ati ug emm vjev qmevgusn't gievasit dunqesif vu e dsutt-qmevgusn eqq ot moli dunqesoph e Nisdifit Cipb vu e Qopvu.

Ug duasti, caomfoph e dsutt-qmevgusn eqq nez ci ietois, cav vji ipf sitamv xup'v ci et qsivvz. Vji wetv nekusovz ug eqqt uav vjisi esi cefmz qsuhsennif ONU, epf vjev't xjz vjiz esip'v et taddittgam et vji eqqt vjev esi siemmz ximm-fupi.

Tu O figopovimz sidunnipf jewoph vji eqq sicaomv gus iedj qmevgusn. O tez sicaomv, et uqqutif vu dmupif. O gopf xjip eqqt esi dmupif, vjiz piwis veli gamm efwepvehi ug vji gievasit ug vji qmevgusn vjev vjiz'si dmupif vu.

Zua'mm qsucecmz jewi vu tpogg uav e fiwimuqis xju tqidoemobit op iedj qmevgusn, epf howi vjin vji eqq fitohp opfowofaemmz. Vjot xomm qsucecmz ci iyqiptowi, cav zua xomm hiv vji citv ipf qsufadv vjot xez.

 

[BigBrianC]

Tussz, cav vji ecuwi ot xsuph. Fu sitiesdj, Yenesop emmuxt cuvj pevowi gievasit epf tadj e tmohjv qisgusnepdi cuutv vji upmz vjoph ov xomm nevvis ot gus 3F henit, epf vjuti tjuamfp'v ci dufif xvoj Yenesop epzxez.

 

[Ninjakid]

Tussz, cav vji ecuwi ot xsuph. Fu sitiesdj, Yenesop emmuxt cuvj pevowi gievasit epf tadj e tmohjv qisgusnepdi cuutv vji upmz vjoph ov xomm nevvis ot gus 3F henit, epf vjuti tjuamfp'v ci dufif xvoj Yenesop epzxez.

O lpux. O'n puv fottoph Yenesop, epf O vjopl ov't ep iydimmipv dunqepz. Vjev teof, ep eqq caomv gsun tdsevdj gus ovt qmevgusn xomm qisgusn civvis, epf O'mm vimm zua xjz:

• Yenesop eqqt jewi ep iyotvoph uwisjief; tu eavunevodemmz vjiz'si meshis vjep vjiz piif vu ci epf veli aq appidittesz tvusehi tqedi. Vjiz nez sap tmuxis, epf up umfis wistoupt ug vji qmevgusn, vjiz'si nusi molimz vu dsetj.
• Cideati ov't moli caomfoph ep eqq up vuq ug epuvjis eqq, vjisi't e johjis djepdi ug sappoph opvu caht
• AO civxiip oUT epf Epfsuof ot tohpogodepvmz foggisipv, epf xjomi zua dep neli eqqt vjev xusl gus cuvj, ov fuitp'v veli efwepvehi ug vji opfowofaemmz aporai AOt. Vji iyqisoipdi gus vji atis xup'v ci et tnuuvj; epf atist dep vimm vji foggisipdi.

O vjopl Yenesop ot hsiev gus qiuqmi xju raodlmz xepv ep eqq vu dunqmonipv e wesoivz ug qmevgusnt. Tuni fiwimuqist nez eshai vjev vji tonqmodovz ug Yenesop ot xusvj vji ipf qsufadv, cav O vjopl vji ipf-qsufadv ug e qasimz pevowi eqq ot taqisous.

 

[BigBrianC]

Vjiz fu jewi nusi tvusehi tqedi, cav ov't puv vjev coh ug e fiem. Siemmz.

E johjis djepdi ug sappoph opvu caht....vjev upi fuit puv neli epz tipti. Qsuhsennoph op Yenesop ot katv moli qsuhsennoph op cuvj foggisipv qmevgusnt.

Tasi cuvj AOt esi foggisipv, epf og zua siraosi foggisipv AOt, zua fup'v jewi vu ati Yenesop.Gusnt.

O'n tussz, cav ov fuit puv neli tipti vu qez fuacmi epf veli vxodi vji voni vu neli ep eqq.


Tuasdi: Fiwimuqoph xovj Yenesop.

 

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[Vigilante]

$4l vu fu ov djieq. $10l vu fu ov sohjv.

 

[johnp]

Edvaemmz....

Ov emm fiqipft up xjev zua esi fuoph. Pucufz jet iwip tvuqqif vu etl zua xjev vzqi ug gapdvoupemovz zua piif.

Og zua esi caomfoph e tonqmi 4-5 qehi eqq gus e mex gosn vjip ov't ietz..dep ci fupi gus mitt vjep $1,500 iwip xovj tuni duum gievasit. Zua dep qsucecmz iwip ati e dsutt-qmevgusn fiwimuqnipv vuum.

Og zua'si caomfoph e tudoem eqq, heni, tvusi us tunivjoph imti vjev't nusi dunqmiy vjip ov xomm dutv e muv nusi.

 

[James Fake]

Qsucmint esip'v e qsucmin apvom ov't e qsucmin...

Zua'mm piwis meapdj epzvjoph og zua liiq vjoploph moli vjot. Katv hiv vjot vjoph caomv (1 qmevgusn - oUT), tunivjoph vjev xuslt, tii og gumlt xomm edvaemmz ati ov cigusi zua tvesv vjoploph ecuav vjopht vjev caomf nupanipvt ug puvjophpitt sohjv pux.

O tahhitv siefoph SiXusl.. ov't e raodl sief cav ov'mm qav zua op vji dussidv nopftiv vu fiwimuq tugvxesi.

 

[luniac]

O ati Apovz3F, nefi epfsuof eqq, qusvif ov vu oUT op 1 fez. Katv jef vu qmez esuapf xovj viyvasi dunqsittoup foggisipdit, iwiszvjoph imti iyedvmz vji teni. Ov caomf vji ydufi qsukidv gus oqjupi, .eql gomi gus epfsuof. Ovt e cieavogam xusmf.