How Long Does It Take to Develop an App?

The overall duration of mobile app development depends on many factors, such as product complexity, technologies used, budget, and so on. Here’s a ballpark time estimate:

• Preparation stage (challenge investigation, app store listing, receiving access certificates). From two days for simple apps to two weeks for complex apps like e-commerce, assuming that the partner provides all necessary documents proving legal commerce activity in a timely manner.
• Project setup (selecting tools, assembling the team, setting up the environment, API, and backend integration). About two weeks—faster for native apps and more time-consuming for cross-platform apps.
• Development—depends wholly on desired functionality.
• Release. About two weeks—the Android platform usually approves the first version within one business day, while Apple’s takes three to eight business days.

In total, it takes about four to five weeks to release the first version of a mobile app to the app stores, without the development stage, which is highly variable. However, more complex apps that require lots of integrations will take longer.

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