The short answer
An MVP app, the smallest version that real users can try, usually costs $1,500 to $15,000 for iOS and Android when it is built with Flutter or React Native, and $15,000 to $50,000 when it needs payments, a custom backend or several user roles. At Enthros an MVP app starts at $1,500 for up to 10 screens with login and the release to both stores.
What is an MVP app?
MVP stands for minimum viable product: the smallest version of your app that does one job well enough for real people to use it. Its purpose is to learn, from real use, what to build next before you spend the full budget.
A good MVP is small, not unfinished. It has one clear flow, a clean design and enough polish that people judge the idea and not the bugs.
What does an MVP app cost?
As a rough guide for iOS and Android, based on the quotes clients show us:
- One core flow, up to about 10 screens, with login: about $1,500 to $15,000
- Payments, a custom backend or an admin panel: about $15,000 to $50,000
- Two sided products, such as a marketplace with buyers and sellers: $30,000 and up
How do you keep an MVP small?
- Write down the one thing people will open the app for, and cut everything that does not serve it
- Use ready made services for login, payments and email instead of building them
- Build one app for iOS and Android with Flutter or React Native, not two native apps
- Leave settings, profiles and admin tools as simple as they can be in the first version
What does it cost beyond the build?
Apple charges $99 a year for a developer account and Google Play $25 once, as listed on their own pages in October 2026. Add the backend, which costs little at MVP scale, and a budget for the changes you will want after the first users try it.
What does an MVP app cost at Enthros?
Our MVP apps start at $1,500 for up to 10 screens, with login and the release to both stores, built in Flutter or React Native, and take 15 to 20 weeks including design, testing and store review. Bigger first versions get a fixed quote before work starts.
Planning one?
Mobile apps at Enthros start from $1,500 and take 15 to 20 weeks.
