The estimates are approximate and based on day rate £330.00. Aim to give an initial idea of the cost to build the web app, it might change in the process as the app develops.
The web app would contain about 10 key pages; it should take 30 days to build.
The web app user interface would be responsive, simple and clear, easy to use for all kind of customers. It won’t contain complicated design such as animations and transitions. Thus, the UX design should require 15 days to process.
The classic sign up with an email and password for users to create accounts, it should take 1 day.
The web app contains an activity feed, user able to manage and publish their profiles, send transactional emails to users from the app to drive engagement or notify them of changes, the function of ratings or reviews for the user to rate the counsellor to show their satisfaction, a search box for users able to search their data and other UGC etc. All these functions should take around 18 days to develop.
The web app contains the feature of geolocation and for users to find a counsellor in local area via GPS location. It should take 6 days to develop.
The social function of the web app is allowing users within the app to send messages to another user, for this messaging function needs to take 6 days.
For the admin and management part of the web app, in order to edit the static content of the app without developer intervention, a content management system is needed.A user admin pages to monitor and manage the users of the web app, administrators can add, remove, suspend users. They also oversee the content created by the user for moderation. Moreover, with the purpose of maintaining the quality of the web app, Google Analytics will be used to analyse where the users come from and how the web app is being used by users.Crash reporting is used for error tracking, know when things go wrong and fix crashes.Performance Monitoring is about maintaining a good experience for users when the user base increase and ensure the hosting system can support the web app’s traffic.All these functions for the admin and management require around total 18 days to develop.
For the security part of the web app, it uses the cloud-based server such Amazon Web Services which is reliable and secure. By using SSL certificate based security to protect all users data during their use of the web app. It should take around 3 days to develop.
Therefore, the web app needs 15 days for designer and 82 days for the developer, total 97 days to process. The total estimated cost: 97 days × £330.00 = £32,010.00
Written by Ho Kam To
