FREE UK PROJECT COST CALCULATOR

Your next product.
A clearer budget.

Estimate the cost of an Android, iOS or hybrid app, website, AI automation, business system or SaaS platform. Choose your features and receive a personalised GBP estimate by verified email.

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PLAN WITH CLARITY

Less guesswork.
More direction.

Choose the scope that fits your idea. Confirm your inbox to receive your estimate and a clear explanation in a branded PDF.

Build your estimate
01 What would you like to build?

Choose the closest starting point. Features can be combined across all project types.

02 Which features do you need?

Select the essentials for your first useful release. You can change these at any time.

03 How much design and complexity?

Focused: a small number of straightforward journeys. Growing: more users, roles and connected processes. Complex: substantial rules, exceptions and integration dependencies.

UNDERSTAND THE NUMBERS

A useful range.
Clear assumptions.

This is a configurable planning model, not a market survey or a binding Elite Apps price list. The assumptions below explain how each estimate changes.

01 / FOUNDATION

Start with the product.

Each project type has a baseline effort range for a modest core product. Hybrid means a shared iOS and Android codebase; dual native means two native apps. A website baseline covers content pages, while a web application includes interactive workflows.

02 / FEATURES

Add the useful capabilities.

Each selected feature adds an effort allowance. One integration means one documented API; multiple providers, unusual rules or large migrations need individual scoping. Overlapping capabilities can be consolidated during discovery rather than charged twice in a final proposal.

03 / DELIVERY

Allow for complete delivery.

We apply your scope factor, then add a 20–35% allowance for discovery, testing, coordination and release preparation. The resulting effort is priced using our planning rates. Your PDF explains the rates, rounding and resulting range.

What needs a separate budget?

Hosting, domains, app-store accounts, payment charges, AI model usage, software licences, ongoing support and VAT where applicable. Specialist assurance, extensive data migration, custom model training and unusually high scale also need a tailored assessment. No calendar delivery date is promised by this calculator.

UK DEVELOPMENT COST QUESTIONS

Before you budget.

Use the estimate to start a practical scope conversation, rather than as a commitment to a final price.

Read what changes an app’s cost
Is this an accurate quote for my project?

It is a rough planning range based on the choices you select. Requirements, integrations, security needs, existing code and data quality can move the final cost outside this range. A written proposal follows a review of your actual scope.

Can I estimate Android, iOS and hybrid app costs?

Yes. Choose Android or iOS for a single native app, hybrid for a shared app across both platforms, or dual native for two separately implemented mobile apps. The calculator also covers websites, web applications, AI automation, business software and SaaS.

Does the estimate include VAT and ongoing costs?

No. Figures exclude VAT where applicable, hosting, licences, app-store accounts, payment fees, AI usage and maintenance. Those depend on your commercial arrangements and operating requirements.

Why does adding features increase the range?

Features need design, implementation and validation, including error handling. Complex scope adds further effort across the chosen product. The model uses additive allowances; discovery can identify shared work, dependencies or exceptions that change a tailored estimate.

Do I need to enter my email to see the cost?

Yes. Enter a permanent email address and confirm the code sent to that inbox. We then email your personalised estimate as a branded PDF. Requesting a report does not subscribe you to marketing.

How can I reduce my first-release budget?

Choose one audience and one complete core journey, then defer optional capabilities. Compare a focused release with a growing scope and assess whether shared mobile development or existing systems can meet your needs. Keep essential testing, permissions and recovery in the plan.

KEEP PLANNING

Compare more than the build cost.

01 / FREE PLANNING TOOL

Project cost

Estimate a mobile app, website, AI workflow, business system or SaaS project in GBP.

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Automation ROI

Estimate the time an automated workflow could release, its running costs and a simple payback period. A practical starting point for UK businesses exploring AI and automation.

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Build vs buy

Compare subscription software with a custom build over one to five years. Put implementation, licences, maintenance and hosting into the same GBP view.

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04 / FREE PLANNING TOOL

MVP scope & timeline

Choose your product, essential capabilities and delivery capacity. Explore an indicative timeline and use the result to start a clearer scoping conversation.

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05 / FREE PLANNING TOOL

App & website maintenance

Plan monthly and annual budgets for support, updates, hosting and backups.

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06 / FREE PLANNING TOOL

AI chatbot running costs

Model usage, human handovers and operating costs using your own model-provider prices.

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07 / FREE PLANNING TOOL

Website conversion opportunity

Explore additional enquiries or orders under a conversion improvement scenario.

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08 / FREE PLANNING TOOL

SaaS break-even

Estimate the active customers needed to cover operating costs and recover your initial investment.

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09 / FREE PLANNING TOOL

Legacy software replacement

Compare the cost of keeping an existing system with replacement, migration and ongoing operation.

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10 / FREE PLANNING TOOL

API integration savings

Model duplicate-entry time, correction effort and the operating cost of connecting your systems.

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11 / FREE PLANNING TOOL

E-commerce profitability

Understand contribution after product, delivery, returns, payment and marketing costs.

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12 / FREE PLANNING TOOL

Software downtime costs

Estimate outage impact from interrupted transactions, staff disruption and incident recovery.

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YOUR NEXT STEP / A CONVERSATION

Turn your planning into a useful conversation.

Tell us which tool you used and what you want to achieve. You can include the parts of your brief or report you would like to discuss.

Send us your brief Request a discovery call One enquiry form. A personal reply from the team.