How can startups build their app mvp for under $20 k

How can Startups Build their App MVP for

under $20K

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Over the past few years or so, apps have become a big deal and many people are looking for help with their app idea. Often, they are shocked to learn how expensive it can be toget their full app developed.

No matter how big and elaborate an app idea is, and how complicated it will eventually become, I always propose tobuild an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) for under $20K.

MVP LightBasically, an MVP is a “light” version of your app that can be developed quickly and inexpensively. There are lots of great reasons to go with an MVP first, not the least of which is that you will probably be able to self-finance the development - a definite perk for most startup entrepreneurs.

Developing An MVP For Less Than $20k?

Here are some key points to consider:

Create a Prioritized Feature List:-

Below is an example of a feature list: 

• User should be able to signup with email ID and password.• User will receive a push notification for all the users.• User will see a home screen with following option.• User will be able to see a list of news with a description, image, and tile on the home screen.• User will have an option to filter out all the screens.• User will receive a push notification for all the users.

Keep Your UI/UX Design Cost Low, Under $4KAn absolutely critical aspect of cost control for app development is the amount spent on User Interface and User Experience design. You can’t determine an app design based only on the featurerequirements.

You will need to create a wireframe to help youvisualize your needs and determine the presentation of elements and flow that would be most appealing to your users. If you can create wireframes yourself, it will help keep your cost down.

You can use tools such as Balsamiq, Proto.io, or Sketch to create wireframes of your mobile app. It will only take you a few hours to learn these tools, their tutorials on how to build wireframes.

Don't Create The UI Design First

Once your wireframe and cost is determined, then you start on the graphicaldesign of the UI. You don’t want to create UI Design first and then determinethe estimate, UI design should be created after the cost has been determinedto avoid any rework in the design.

Create a Free Focus Group

Large companies with big budgets can hire a company to do research with focusgroups to get feedback. Just because you can’t afford to do that doesn’t mean that you can’t benefit from the input of a focus group.

Create a focus group from your friends and family who can provide you with information. It is extremely important to get feedback from other people. You don’t need to have a lot of individuals -- somewhere between five and seven people should be plenty.

Pick Only One Platform: iOS or Android

For your MVP, you want to build you app on only one platform. Lots of startup owners have a mindset that they will not be successful unless they have their app on both iOS and Android.

This point is simply not true. Remember Instagram and Snapchat? They both were available only for iOS for almost a year, and they ended up becoming billion dollar startups.

If You Need A Backend, Use A Cloud-Based Backend

Use A Global Shoring Company

I rarely see apps that work on a local database only. Using a cloud-based backend, such as AWS, Azure or Back-endless, will help you to keep the cost down.

Some people try to get all the app work done onshore, which will make getting the MVP done for under $20K nearly impossible.

With an onshore company, the MVP cost will likely be around $50K. You can go full offshore to cut down the cost, but I do not recommend that for your MVP.

Align Your Vision With Your Budget

You can’t have infinite features in a finite budget. Build the full visionof your product, execute it in two to three phases, launch phase by phase, and capture the market reaction.  I hope I have provided you enough to see the value of MVP app development

Get Your App MVP Developed Under $20K

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