Outsourcing app development to foreign countries is more common than ever before. But why? We find that it mostly comes down to price. Outsourcing to other nations allows you to get more bang for your buck with lower hourly rates, and there’s also the possibility of dealing with a small group of individuals rather than an established business.
Creating an app can cost anywhere from $50,000 – $250,000, depending on the goals and the number of features in your app. You’ll need to budget for research, scoping, prototyping, designing, front-end development and back-end development. App development is a process that takes time – plan to have your app built over several months in stages of research, scoping and more testing.
There are many upsides to hiring a development team overseas, especially in terms of cost savings. But in our experience, it’s also important to think through who will be responsible for your app’s post-release support, as well as its scalability — both immediate and long-term.
Limited ability to oversee the development process
You may have the option of doing some of your development work overseas, but this can create a problem for you. The advantages are that it can be done faster and cheaper, but there are also disadvantages – namely, you lose the ability to keep track of what is happening on the other side. Nothing beats a face-to-face meeting, whether it is used for scoping out a project, doing a project demonstration or doing a final pre-launch QA.
Poor communication due to time zone differences
Developing apps overseas can lead to communication difficulties. Getting your app built by a team in a different time zone can mean that you’ll need to be prepared for longer response times, especially during the test and release phases of development.
Poor development quality
We have seen some extreme cases in the past when it comes to app development, and it normally goes wrong due to the quality of the work. Developers quite often overlook some minor details that can drag down and impact the overall app performance.
Poor development can lead to examples of:
There are a large number of platforms that can be developed using many different coding languages. Developers should choose the best practice technology for their product and its users, as selecting an obscure language could affect the platform’s usability.
- Platforms being developed in obscure coding languages that are redundant or not best practice can make them untestable and costly. These are the platforms that require constant updates to be made to keep them current with industry standards.
- Code written in a far from efficient way, or with a ‘spaghetti’ technique – essentially many lines of code all together in one place, with no sequence or structure.
- This is an example of another common type of fraudulent behavior: showing visuals as examples of work, where only some design code has been written but in no way represents the final product.
We understand the significance of having a legally binding and relevant contract. You have the safety and peace of mind provided by a legally binding and relevant contract we have real staff working for a registered business that has completed hundreds of projects in Australia.
The Australian Consumer Law (ACL) will apply to any products or services you purchase from a trader in another country, including online. This means that if you enter into an agreement with a company or individual trading overseas, you will have the protection offered by the ACL.
Qualifications of the developers
If you need a full-stack developer, front-end engineer or UI designer to help build your digital product, aTeamsoftSolutions can likely assist with locating the right person for your project. Our team of experts are currently working on projects for businesses of all sizes and each member comes with real experience to bring expertise to projects big and small.
Growing a long term business relationship
Good networks take time and effort. Although the app development process may initially be expensive and time consuming, your long-term success as an entrepreneur depends on building strong relationships with the people you work with.
Find a app developers team that meets your goals for the project with all of the steps completed in between.
We are a full-stack agency
At aTeamsoftSolutions we offer everything from strategy, design, development and marketing to maintenance and support. Our teams are based in South Brisbane and we’d love to chat about how we can help you with your digital project.
