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How much does an app cost to build?
UPDATED OCTOBER 30, 2026
A custom web app from Ghost starts at $9,900, with the exact price fixed on a written scope of screens, data and integrations. A web app runs in the browser on any device, which is why it is the right first move for most businesses: a client portal, a booking system, a dashboard, an internal tool. Native iOS and Android apps are a different product, built twice, reviewed by app stores and maintained per platform, and they cost multiples of a web app for the same features.
Website, web app, or native app
- Website: people read, then contact or buy. Pages. $3,900 at Ghost.
- Web app: people log in and do things: book, upload, track, pay, manage. From $9,900.
- Native app: the same, installed from an app store. Only worth it when you need the phone's hardware or an icon on the home screen, and you have the budget to maintain two codebases.
What moves the price
The number of screens, the roles (customers, staff, admins), the integrations (payments, calendars, CRM, messaging) and whether data migrates from somewhere else. We write all of that down first, then quote one number for it.
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Related questions
- How is a web app priced?
- On a written scope. Screens, data model, integrations. One fixed price for that scope; changes after it are quoted before they are built.
- Can a web app work on phones?
- Yes. A well-built web app is responsive and can be added to the home screen. For most small businesses that is all the 'app' they need.
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Tell us what you need. Any budget.
Say what you have in mind and what you can spend. You get back what we would build for it, how long it takes and a fixed price, usually within one business day.
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