Difference between app development cost in India and Ukraine

Charlie Shabe
Jul 10, 2017 · 3 min read

If you are looking for a place to develop an app, or app development companies looking for a place to outsource or settle, you are aware that India and Ukraine are currently the top two preferred app development destinations in the World. With both countries having the right human resource required for app development, the real determinant for app outsourcing will be app development cost in India or Ukraine, which will offer the best service for the most reasonable price. The real question will be who of the two is cheaper for high-quality app development services.

Outsourcing gives startups a chance to establish themselves and grow and is a way for the bigger firms to cut on costs of development by helping them concentrate on core objectives while reducing costs and increasing productivity. So, between India and Ukraine, which is the better option cost-wise for app development?

What is the real cost of app development?

For fair and reasonable comparison between the India and Ukraine as app development outsourcing posts, it is important to understand that the real cost of developing an app is more than the actual monetary cost you will pay for your app to be developed. To outsource app development cost means paying for actual development, skills, and experience of the developers, the time factor, creativity and innovation, reputation of the developers and destination, etc.

Averagely, studies put the current hourly cost of app development in India between $10–80 per hour, and in Ukraine, the cost is $30–150. As you can see, the cost in Ukraine usually higher, but the development itself proves to be more polished. Ukraine remains to be one of the cheapest outsourcing destinations in Europe while keeping a quality of West European and US developers.

Apart from the hourly fees, costs are elevated by the technical complexity of the app such as custom designs and third party integration e.g. payment services. The others are some operating systems used in the app (for example the iOS is a generally design constant OS across the various versions whereas the Android OS is more diverse).

Mobile app development cost in India & Ukraine

Today, almost every business wants to invest in a mobile app which is now the driving business tools that have been proven to generate the highest returns on invested. The cheap mobile app development cost in India give it an advantage over Ukraine. From the other hand, Ukraine offers such benefits as convenient time zone, European-style management, and Western business approach.

Android app development cost in India & Ukraine

As you can see from the chart from above, the outsourcing of Android app development to India costs from $20+ per hour. As for Ukraine, the price is a bit higher: about $35+ per hour. There is one important thing about Android app development that you need to keep in mind before starting the project. Android app development usually takes 30–40% more time to implement the same feature comparing to iOS.

Conclusion

India is a popular outsourcing destination for app development. The abundance of experienced app developers and the low costs have attracted many companies to it. Ukraine is an emerging app development destination and is proving very competitive. It offers cheaper services in the heart of Europe with affordable pricing and Western business approach.

Charlie Shabe

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Charlie Shabe has over 20 years Digital Marketing experience in helping organizations use the Internet to drive their online visibility and generate leads.

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