How Much Does It Cost to Make a Poker App?
The digital era doesn’t come without its different forms of entertainment. And what’s more entertaining than online games? Online game development has rapidly taken off to the sky in the last decade. According to Statista, there are an estimated 2.7 billion gamers in the world in 2020, and Grabstats claims that 62% of all gamers report playing games online. That being said, one of the most popular online games is poker.
How to make a proper Poker App?
In times like these, when all the casinos are closed, why not create a poker app which will enable people to continue their hobby online. So make them take their virtual chips out, and you take out your own by developing a full-fetched poker app.
Online gambling is not a new concept, as it first started in the 1990s when people used the internet to place bets. However, with the profligate increase in technology since then, the idea has evolved into something different. Today, online poker games take place in real-time, on high technology platforms made for the same purpose.
There is boundless potential in the online poker industry. According to Pokerkat, more than 100 million people in the world play online poker. Furthermore, online poker has proven to be more profitable than in-person poker. It is also a decent platform for beginners to practice their skills. For this reason, more people are attracted to install poker apps.
A poker app can become a lucrative business, and for this reason, the cost of development is higher than the usual apps. Next, let’s see what factors contribute to estimating this cost.
Factors affecting the cost of making a Poker App
- An extra-ordinary User Interface
To be honest, there is a lot of competition out there. If your User Interface is ordinary, people won’t use your app for more than a few days. The key to retaining customers in this industry is to have an interface that is out of this world. Try to mimic the thrilling ambiance of real casinos by using eye-catching colors and graphics. Use high-quality images and sounds to give an ultimate user experience. You must spend a fair amount of money on the interface you provide. Such an interface can be developed somewhere between $15,000 and $20,000.
- Link it up with Social Media
People generally want to play poker with their friends. The easiest way to make this possible is to link the app to social media. After installing the app, the user can sign-up via their social media accounts such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The app receives information from these sites and automatically extracts the user’s contacts into the app. People also love to share their gaming experiences and achievements with their friends. This can also be possible when the app is linked to their social media accounts. The Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) used for this purpose are not very expensive. They’ll cost you around $1,000 per social media site.
- Live Chat
Imagine how perfect it would be to communicate with your friends while playing poker on an application. Live chats are usually group chats with people you do not necessarily know. Suppose you’re playing a game of poker with strangers. Wouldn’t it be great if you can chat with them as you play? Well, that’s what happens at a real poker table. Include this feature in your app to provide a complete experience to your users. It doesn’t cost a fortune.
- Instant Messaging
You can go one step further and include Instant Messaging (IM) in your app. IM is a term that is primarily used when you chat in real-time with people you know. If people like playing poker with their friends, they most certainly will also like to have conversations with them on the app. This will cost you around $15,000 to $20,000. A live chat and Instant Messaging are two different things, and it can be worthwhile to include both features in your app.
- Location
Development costs vary a great deal depending on where in the world you’re getting it done. Hourly wages of developers are the highest in North America. Europe and South America provide mid-level pricing, while India and other Asian countries are the cheapest in labor. An app that costs $50,000 if a reputable organization in the US develops it can cost only a few grand if you get it developed from freelancers in Asia. However, we recommend choosing a reputable organization, seeing their work, and then building a relationship of trust with them. In a massive project like this, you will need plenty of support. Check out our website for how we support our customers.
- Other features
Some other features you can include in your poker app are extra security for transactions and ease of installation. Use of the finest financial technology can cost you around $10,000, but it will ensure that all the money coming and going through the app is safe from theft and fraud. Furthermore, users will enjoy an easy to use and easy to install application. No one wants to solve complicated and unwanted installation issues, especially when we talk about entertainment.
You would also want to make sure that your app is compatible with different devices and operating systems such as Android and iOS. Compatibility with Windows and Mac can also give you a considerable advantage as it increases your user base. However, developing the application for each operating system requires additional cost.
To sum it all up
Now that we know what factors affect a poker app development cost, we can provide a reasonable estimate. We can conclude that including the basic features in your app will cost you around $20,000 to $30,000. As you add more features and increase the design’s complexity, the cost will go up to $40,000 to $70,000. In some extreme cases, the cost may even exceed $70,000. These are advanced projects that belong to companies with a big name in the market and loads of investment.
When you have your idea ready, make sure you discuss it with us here. Tell us more about the features you require and how you would like to have the app customized for yourself. Once we have more information, we will be able to quote you an accurate price for your app.
