Apps for Austrian companies, developed in Vienna. More expensive than an offer from abroad, and we tell you openly when that pays off and when it does not.
App development in Austria costs more than development abroad, and there are exactly two reasons that count: the same language and the same time zone. On a tightly specified project somebody else has thought through, a team abroad is often the more sensible choice. On anything that still has to be worked out during development, and that is the normal case, you lose the saving again in misunderstandings. We tell you beforehand which of the two cases you are in.
ZEITZONE // SPRACHE
In an app project detail questions come up daily that nobody can write down in advance. If the answer only arrives the next morning because six hours of time difference sit in between, every question costs a day. Over twelve weeks that adds up faster than the difference in hourly rates.
ÜBERGABE // WARTUNG
Apps need care, because Apple and Google release new system versions every year. So the decisive question is not who builds the app more cheaply, but who is still reachable in two years and understands the code. We hand over the complete source code so you do not depend on us for that question.
DATENSCHUTZ
If your app processes personal data, you need a data processing agreement and servers in the EU. With a supplier outside Europe that is solvable but more work, and in an audit you have to be able to prove it. With us that is the default and not an extra arrangement.
For about half the inquiries the most honest answer is no. If nobody needs camera, location or notifications and the thing could run in a browser, a web app is cheaper, faster to finish and simpler to operate. We say so beforehand, because an app sitting in the store that nobody downloads costs more than none at all.
If the conversation shows a web app is enough, we take that route. What that means and what it costs is on our page about web app development.
An app starts at 5,000€ with us for a simple case, 12,000€ with user accounts and a database and 25,000€ with connections to existing systems. Demanding applications reach 50,000€. An offer from abroad is often half that, and that is not a trick, it is simply a different wage level. Whether the difference is worth it depends on how finished your requirements are. We work that through with you in the first conversation.
ENTRY
from 5,000€
One clearly defined job, one screen after another.
MOST COMMON
from 12,000€
As soon as users log in and data gets stored.
INDIVIDUELL
from 25,000€
When the app has to connect to existing systems.
I write the quote, I design, I build. You do not get an account manager standing between you and the work, you talk to the same person from the first question until after launch.
If something does not make sense, I say so, even when that makes the project smaller. In the long run that is more pleasant for both sides. To the east and centre of Austria I am happy to come in person for the first conversation.
That is the difference to a website, and it almost never comes up in a quote. Apple and Google release new system versions every year, and the stores regularly require rebuilt versions. Anyone who knows that beforehand plans differently and is not surprised afterwards. So it stands here and not in the fine print.
Fees per Apple Developer Program and Google Play Console, as of August 2026. Remaining items qualitative.
Anyone having an app built in Austria almost always has an offer from abroad on the table too, and it is usually considerably cheaper. We do not pretend otherwise. The difference rarely lies in the quality of the code, it lies in what happens around it: who answers the questions, who notices that a requirement does not add up, and who is still around in two years. Those items appear in no quote and still decide the total cost.
If your requirements are fully documented, somebody on your side can judge the acceptance technically and the app will not be developed further constantly afterwards, then we say openly that an offer from abroad is sensible. Only a few of our inquiries meet those three conditions, but they exist.
There is funding for digitalisation projects in Austria, and we get asked about it regularly. We are not funding consultants and give no advice on it you could rely on. What we do provide is a clean breakdown of the project you can take to a consultation.
Because we raise the offshore question openly instead of hoping you will not ask. A quote twice as expensive as another has to be able to explain the difference, otherwise it is not a good quote. With us that explanation is on the website and not first raised in a sales call. On top of that you get the source code and with it the freedom not to need us after the project.
Describe briefly what the app should do. If you have a competing quote, mention it and we will go through the differences with you.
An app starts at 5,000€ with us for a simple case without user accounts, 12,000€ with sign-in and a database and 25,000€ with connections to existing systems. Demanding applications reach 50,000€. An offer from abroad is often half that, and that is not a trick, it is a different wage level. Whether the difference is worth it depends on how finished your requirements are.
Because of wage costs, not because of code quality. The difference lies in what happens around it: who answers the daily questions, who notices that a requirement does not add up, and who is still reachable in two years. With six hours of time difference every question costs a day, and over twelve weeks that adds up.
When three conditions come together: your requirements are fully documented, somebody on your side can judge the acceptance technically, and the app will not be developed further constantly afterwards. Then we say openly that an offer from abroad is sensible. Few projects meet all three, but they exist.
On servers in the EU. If your app processes personal data you need a data processing agreement and have to be able to prove where the data sits in an audit. With a supplier outside Europe that is solvable but more work. With us it is the default and not an extra arrangement.
No. There is funding for digitalisation projects in Austria, but we are not funding consultants and give no advice on it you could rely on. What we do provide is a clean breakdown of the project you can take to a consultation.