IQAAN Tools — Estimator
Software Project Cost Estimator
Estimate what your software project costs to build — platform, features, complexity, design, and timeline priced live into a budget range.
Platform
Project scope
Features — 1 selected
Dials
Complexity
Design level
Timeline
Estimated budget
$15k – $22k
Point estimate $18,500 · ≈3 weeks · 2 devs
Breakdown
Platform base
Web app base × MVP scope
+$15,000
Accounts & auth
Feature add
+$3,500
Complexity
Typical ×1.00
+$0
Design level
Custom design ×1.00
+$0
Timeline
Standard ×1.00
+$0
Total
$18,500
Suggested team & duration
1 Product / project
1 Design
2 Engineering
1 QA
A focused team of this shape typically delivers the build in about ≈ 3 weeks — faster timelines add parallel developers, not magic.
About this tool
Estimate what your software project costs to build — platform, features, complexity, design, and timeline priced live into a budget range.
Answer six questions the way an estimator at a studio actually would: which platform, what scope, which features, how complex, how much design, and how aggressive the timeline. Every dial re-prices the estimate instantly into an honest range — never a false-precision single number — because real quotes move with the same inputs. The model behind it is calibrated on delivered projects, and every rate constant is documented, not hidden.
Beyond the headline budget you get the working assumptions a delivery lead would sketch: an itemized breakdown table from platform base to timeline adjustment, a suggested team shape across product, design, engineering, and QA, and a duration estimate derived from how many developers the budget can honestly support. Change the timeline to aggressive and watch both price and team react — speed is bought with parallelism, not discounts.
The estimator runs entirely in your browser with no account and no server. Nothing you enter is uploaded, and nothing is remembered between visits. When the number looks plausible, the honest next step is a conversation — IQAAN turns ranges like these into firm, itemized quotes within 48 hours.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to build an app?
A focused MVP starts around $15k–$30k; a full production product with payments, dashboards, and custom design typically lands between $60k and $150k. The estimator prices your exact combination — platform, features, complexity, design level, and timeline — into a range in seconds.
How is this different from a quote?
It is an estimate: a calibrated model of typical rates and effort, blind to your specific context. A quote is a commitment — itemized, signed, and backed by a team. Use this to budget and sanity-check; then IQAAN delivers a firm, itemized quote within 48 hours.
Why does the aggressive timeline increase the price?
Compressing a schedule means more developers working in parallel, tighter coordination, and schedule risk absorbed by the studio — the model prices that at a 30% premium. Relaxed timelines get a small discount because sequencing one team steadily is the cheapest way to build.
What is the range based on?
The point estimate applies studio-calibrated base rates, feature costs, and multipliers; the presented range is ±20% around it. Any estimator that gives you one number to the dollar is guessing with more decimals.
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This is an estimate — IQAAN delivers a firm, itemized quote within 48 hours.
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