How Much Does it Cost to Develop an App Like Snapchat?


There are only a few apps that can rival the astounding success, number of users, and stature Snapchat has acquired in a short time span of 5 years. Developed as a mere chat & filter app to a fully functional social media platform comprising all the features a user could wish for, Snapchat experienced massive tetra-fold growth in video views in last year.





Mesmerized by its success, you too probably have an idea for a similar app and are planning to avail services of a top iPhone app development service in USA. If that’s the case, you should get a hint of how much developing a similar app will cost you. However, before getting started right away, you might want to know these facts pertaining to Snapchat:
The Initiation and the Success
Snapchat started in 2011 with a peculiar name ‘Picaboo’ by some students intended to get it completed for their project. It was initially launched for iPhone users with no Google Play Store counterpart. Soon after it slowly begun to gain popularity among iPhone users, it was launched for Android devices and fast forward 5 years, it now has a $20 billion market share.



Top Features of Snapchat
Sharing Snaps
Snapchat allows you to create and forward multimedia messages called 'snaps'. Like Whatsapp Messenger, geeks can send text, graphic, and video content around with Snapchat.



Short Lifespan of Content
A user can select a time duration from 1 to 10 seconds to photos. Once the time expires, the photo becomes inaccessible.



3. Micro Transaction
After completing your daily limit of free replays you can replay 3 snaps by paying a small fee of $0.99.
4. Add Friends
Snapchats lets you expand your friend list by allowing you to add people from your contacts, using Snapcodes, and from your neighborhood by "add nearby" feature.



5. Memories
Your very personal space where you can save the photos, posts, or snaps you want to keep with you always.



The Cost of Building An App Like Snapchat
Before you knock the door of an iPhone app development company to develop a similar to the Snapchat app, you might want to check your pockets. As being fully-loaded, it might set you back as much as $135,000 while the Minimal Viable Product (MVP) comprising only the core features may cost you anywhere between $25,000 to $40,000.



The cost of an iPhone app raises as the list of its features expands. Unless you have recently hit a jackpot or won a lottery, going with an MVP product is comparatively a more feasible idea.

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