Social media apps are not just for chatting with friends and family anymore, rather social mediums are places where a buyer and a seller meet. These days, finding an ideal client (LinkedIn) via social networking has become easier. All of us rely on social media apps, one way or another.
If you want to develop one of the social apps, there is a huge market but how to get traction is another question.
Before we move forward, let us tell you that there are different types of social media apps i.e.
-Social networking apps e.g., Facebook and LinkedIn
-Media sharing apps e.g., Instagram, Snapchat, Tiktok
-Discussion forums e.g., Quora, Reddit
-Blogging sites e.g., WordPress, Medium
-Interest-centric apps e.g., Goodreads
-Content sharing apps e.g., Flipboard, Pinterest
-Consumer review apps e.g., Yelp
In this blog post, we will be covering social media app development costs and features for 4 major social media platforms/apps i.e. Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.
Facebook-like app development – features, time estimate and cost
We can clone almost any app or any social networking app like Facebook or LinkedIn. The facebook-like app is extensive due to its features, its user friendly, allows users to find friends, relatives, and colleagues via networking regardless of the geographical location.
-Around 2.74 billion monthly active users.
-400 users signing up every minute.
-500,000 users added to Facebook daily.
-Facebook acquires 59% of the world’s social population.
-World’s 3rd most visited social networking site.
-Second most downloaded app in the world (after Tiktok)
(Stats by Hootsuite)
| Facebook features | Time estimate (backend, Android and iOS |
|---|---|
| Registration/Signup through mobile or email | 36 hours |
| Facebook profile | 220 hours |
| Integrated messenger to chat with friends | 164 hours |
| Intuitive search option | 44 hours |
| User feed | 132 hours |
| Push notifications | 36 hours |
| Share tests, photos, and videos | 78 hours |
| Play games and discover nearby friends/events/places | 120 hours |
How much does it cost to develop a Facebook-like app?
-US and Canada based developers – $100-300/ hour
-Australian developers – $60-170/ hour
-Western Europe and UK developers – $45-185/ hour
-Eastern Europe developers – $35-150/ hour
LinkedIn-like app development: Features, time estimate, and cost
LinkedIn is the top B2B professional networking app. My network, homepage, profile and notifications are the most viewed features of LinkedIn. The app design and development cost rely on the types of features (either advance or basic) and the region from where you hire developers/ your development team.
-LinkedIn has 722 million active users monthly
-40 million people search for job each week
-3 people are hired every minute
-60% increase in content creation over the platform in 2020
-55% increase in conversations among connections in 2020
(Stats by Hootsuite)
| LinkedIn features | Time estimate (backend, Android and iOS) |
|---|---|
| Registration/Signup using mobile number, Gmail or Facebook account | 36 hours |
| LinkedIn profile | 220 hours |
| Intuitive search option/ ML filters | 56 hours |
| Newsfeed | 132 hours |
| Push notifications | 36 hours |
| Add post/write article | 78 hours |
| Direct/instant messaging | 120 hours |
How much does it cost to develop LinkedIn-like app?
| LinkedIn app development cost –
Region |
Platform |
|---|---|
| US developer – $50-300/ hour | Single platform price $15000-25000 |
| Eastern Europe developer – $40-170/ hour | More than one platform, add $25000 per platform |
| Asian developer – $30-160/ hour |
