Hello Ares
Firstly, to support “ “The iOS app development takes 20% to 30% less time than developing an Android app” this statement, I’ve already provided you the survey link of globally recognized yet highly trusted platform- CLUTCH. In their survey, they have clearly translated the number of app development hours into the cost.
Survey Link: https://clutch.co/app-developers/resources/cost-build-mobile-app-survey-2015
If you have gone through this survey, you will understand how they have calculated a number of hours into the estimated cost of app development.
“Total Cost Range
From the hour estimates that we were provided, we calculated cost based on two common hourly rates in the U.S.: $100/hour and $150/hour. Depending on your development model and the tool or partner you use to develop the app, this will hourly rate will vary.
The calculated median cost at $100/hour for iPhone app development is $25,275.00 to $114,300.00. The median cost at a higher rate of $150/hour is $37,912.50 to $171,450.00. The maximum cost figures at $100/hour and $150/hour, respectively, were $485,000.00 and $727,500.00.”
To avoid making these figures complicated to users, we have simply put it into the estimated percentage to help readers understand the actual meaning of this point.
Coming to your next point “While I understand from a projections standpoint how important it is to budget (attempt to ) costs for development, the truth is almost every estimate is wrong. In the end, those numbers seem very optimistic and sound like something put together by someone who wishes to sell their own services. (and halfway reading the article I realized it’s published by a marketing firm.)”
We have clearly mentioned this below-mentioned statement at the end of this blog to avoid dragging anyone in any delusion.
‘The above-mentioned cost and development time is the rough estimation; therefore for exact figures, we recommend you to hire an app development team and discuss the project details in person.”
Above all such statements, we have used various surveys and research studies along with the link to help users verify the things. Our simple aim to post this blog is to guide the basic idea to develop an app like TikTok.
