In my career of mobile app engineering I have been asked this question a lot.

“How much is a mobile app?”

Well, the question you should be asking is “How much could it cost if you try to do it on the cheap?”

When you partner up to build a mobile app for your business, you expect that it will be simple to get the features you need for your app to succeed. These days even if your app is part of some larger business, or if its an “appreneur” play in its own right, you cannot do without an app.

But partnering with the wrong people can cause your dreams to go horribly wrong. I worked with startups and had apps of my own in the app store. I know how tough it is to succeed.

The good news is you can do well, just by following some simple guidelines. Ones that I’m going to share in my Substack series on mobile app development. Much of it will be for free. My consulting services were charged out at an eye-watering hourly rate. But I don’t want to see businesses fail for lack of a few basic lessons.

I’m not about to sell you my services. You’ll get much of what I have to communicate in this series for free. When it drops, typically even the premium episodes will be free for a time, so its a no-brainer to subscribe so you get onto it while its fresh.

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And, I’m sure you want to know - how much is a mobile app? Check my video above and I have a teaser for you! You’ll want to know how many screens you have. Starty by using my app napkin template to sketch out the basics of your app and find how many screens you need.

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