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How much does app maintenance cost after launch?
Two kinds of cost: fixed bills you can look up, like Apple's 99 USD a year, and developer time forced by OS releases and store…
How to hire a Next.js developer
What to check that is specific to Next.js: sites you can open in production, App Router experience, where the app will be hoste…
How to judge a developer's portfolio when you are not technical
You do not need to read code. Use each project, check it is live and maintained, find out which parts they built, and ask them…
What to put in a contract with a freelance developer
Nine things, in plain words: scope, deliverables and acceptance, timeline, price and payments, changes, ownership and accounts…
How to hire an Android developer (Kotlin)
What to check that is specific to Android: apps on Google Play you can install, Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, testing across devi…
Freelancer, agency or in-house: who should build your MVP
An experienced freelancer is usually the cheapest route to a first version. An agency earns its margin when you need a managed…
Do you need an NDA for your app idea?
Usually not for the first conversation. An idea is rarely the valuable part, and an NDA protects less than people think. It ear…
How to hire an iOS developer (Swift and SwiftUI)
What to check that is specific to native iOS: App Store listings you can open, SwiftUI or UIKit choices, App Review experience…
Fixed price or hourly: how to pay a freelance developer
Fixed price when the scope can be written down and tested, hourly when it cannot. For most first projects, fixed-price mileston…
How long does it take to build an app?
Roughly 6 to 13 developer-weeks for a web app with accounts, payments and an admin area, and more for iOS and Android. Calendar…
Three months of Shipfolks in numbers
115 accounts, 59 public builder profiles, 122 shipped projects, 16 messages and no revenue. What the first three months of a sm…
Who owns the code? IP and accounts when you hire a freelancer
Paying for code does not make it yours. In the US and UK a freelancer generally owns what they write until a signed agreement a…
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