/mobile-app-development/rates · 69 WORK ITEMS
Mobile App Development rates, out in the open.
Every task in a mobile app development engagement, and the time it honestly takes at three levels of care. We work at Speed + Quality: the AI-enhanced sweet spot where the job is done right without the manual overhead. Faster than that means corners cut. Slower means someone doing it by hand with no AI, and charging you for every minute of it.
Rushed Corners cut, quality drops
Speed + Quality Our AI-enhanced sweet spot
Manual Unassisted, no AI
Mobile app build
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
AM-01 Mobile shell: navigation, state, auth wiring 2 h 4 h 10 h
AM-02 Mobile screen (list or detail) · per screen 10 min 45 min 2.5 h
AM-03 Camera / photo capture + upload flow · per flow 45 min 1.5 h 4 h
AM-04 Offline handling / local cache across a screen set 2 h 4 h 8 h
AM-05 Push notifications (register, deliver, deep-link) 1 h 2 h 6 h
App store builds & releases
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
AM-06 First iOS build + App Store submission 1 h 2 h 6 h
AM-07 First Android build + Play Store submission 45 min 1.5 h 5 h
AP-06 App store resubmission after a change · per platform 10 min 30 min 2 h
AR-01 Local signed release build (iOS or Android) · per build 10 min 20 min 1 h
AR-02 Internal test distribution (TestFlight / Play internal track) · per release 10 min 20 min 45 min
AR-03 Over-the-air update published + verified on device · per release 10 min 15 min 30 min
AR-04 Store listing: description, keywords, screenshots · per platform 1 h 2 h 4 h
AR-05 Privacy declarations (App Privacy labels / Play Data safety) · per platform 20 min 45 min 1.5 h
AR-06 Store review rejection: diagnose, fix, respond · per rejection 30 min 1 h 3 h
AR-07 Reviewer demo account + isolated sandbox data 1 h 2 h 5 h
AR-08 Version release: bump, release notes, both stores · per release 20 min 45 min 1.5 h
AR-09 Store app record + signing setup (bundle id, certificates, profiles) · per platform 30 min 1 h 2 h
App foundation & infrastructure
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
AF-01 Cloud environment provisioned (server, network, DNS, TLS) 1.5 h 3 h 8 h
AF-02 Managed Postgres provisioned, backups + retention policy 45 min 2 h 4 h
AF-03 Object storage bucket + signed-URL access policy 30 min 1 h 3 h
AF-04 CI/CD pipeline (build, test, deploy on merge) 1 h 2 h 8 h
AF-05 Staging environment mirroring production 1 h 2 h 4 h
AF-06 Error monitoring + log aggregation wired 20 min 1 h 3 h
AF-07 Secrets management + environment configuration 20 min 45 min 2 h
AF-08 Host hardening pass (firewall, brute-force, log rotation, privilege drop) 30 min 1 h 3 h
App backend & API
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
AB-01 Data model: one entity, migration + indexes · per entity 15 min 45 min 1.5 h
AB-02 CRUD REST resource (list/get/create/update/delete + validation) · per resource 30 min 1 h 3 h
AB-03 Business-rule endpoint (non-CRUD, e.g. approve, convert) · per endpoint 35 min 1 h 2 h
AB-04 Role-based permission enforcement per resource · per resource 25 min 45 min 1 h
AB-05 Background job or scheduled worker · per job 15 min 1 h 3 h
AB-06 Webhook receiver (verify, dedupe, process) · per webhook 35 min 1 h 3 h
AB-07 API reference documentation per resource · per resource 5 min 15 min 40 min
App authentication & security
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
AX-01 Auth system (login, session, refresh, password reset) 1.5 h 3 h 10 h
AX-02 Role defined + scoped access enforced end to end · per role 15 min 30 min 1.5 h
AX-03 Audit logging of privileged actions 45 min 1.5 h 4 h
AX-04 Multi-tenant / multi-location data isolation 1.5 h 3 h 8 h
App integrations & documents
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
AY-01 Third-party API integration, read-only · per integration 1 h 2 h 6 h
AY-02 Third-party API integration, read-write with sync · per integration 2 h 4 h 10 h
AY-03 OAuth connection flow + token rotation · per provider 45 min 1.5 h 5 h
AY-04 Payment provider + checkout or deposit flow 1.5 h 3 h 8 h
AY-05 Transactional email template + trigger · per template 10 min 20 min 1 h
AY-06 PDF document generation (branded, data-driven) · per document 45 min 1.5 h 4 h
AY-07 E-signature capture + binding record 1 h 2 h 6 h
App data & migration
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
DM-01 Legacy data export + field mapping · per source system 1 h 2 h 6 h
DM-02 Import script + referential integrity validation · per source system 1 h 2 h 6 h
DM-03 Migration dry-run + reconciliation signed off with client · per source system 45 min 1.5 h 3 h
App QA, launch & handover
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
AQ-01 Automated test coverage per resource · per resource 15 min 30 min 1.5 h
AQ-02 End-to-end flow test · per flow 20 min 45 min 2 h
AQ-03 Milestone staging release + client review cycle · per milestone 1 h 2 h 4 h
AQ-04 Production launch + cutover 1.5 h 3 h 6 h
AQ-05 Admin training session + handover documentation 1.5 h 3 h 6 h
AQ-06 Defect fix found in review (per defect) · per defect 20 min 45 min 1 h
App post-launch support
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
AP-01 Change request, minor (copy, config, single field, one surface) · per request 15 min 30 min 40 min
AP-02 Change request, feature (new field or behaviour through UI + API + DB) · per request 20 min 1 h 3 h
AP-03 Change request, major (new screen or workflow end to end) · per request 45 min 2 h 8 h
AP-04 Production incident triage + fix · per incident 20 min 1 h 2 h
AP-05 Dependency or platform upgrade (OS, SDK, framework) · per upgrade 1 h 3 h 4 h
AP-07 Parity port: carry a shipped change to the other surface (app or web portal) · per change 15 min 30 min 1.5 h
AP-08 Production data correction, verified (per record) · per record 10 min 20 min 40 min
AP-09 Client feedback item triaged, answered and closed · per item 5 min 10 min 20 min
App quality & dev standards
Work item Rushed Speed + Quality Manual
DS-01 Dev-standards audit pass, one pillar (security, accessibility, performance, privacy, store compliance, infra, data, code quality, AI safety, SEO) · per pillar 45 min 1.5 h 4 h
DS-02 Launch-readiness gate: full scorecard across all pillars 2 h 4 h 10 h
DS-03 Standards finding fixed: BLOCKER or CRITICAL · per check 20 min 45 min 2 h
DS-04 Standards finding fixed: WARNING · per check 10 min 20 min 1 h
DS-05 Backup restore test run and verified · per run 15 min 30 min 1.5 h
DS-06 Secrets rotation, verified · per secret 10 min 20 min 45 min
DS-07 Security advisory (CVE) triage + patch · per advisory 15 min 30 min 1.5 h
DS-08 Rollback / restore drill · per drill 30 min 1 h 2 h
DS-09 Uptime + host monitoring with alerting, per host · per host 30 min 1 h 2 h
Times are per work item. Where a task scales per page or per location, the total is that time times the number of units. This is the same standard our audits and reports run on, so what you see here is what you get.
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