How much work is in your product?
Pick what you are building and what it needs to do. The answer comes back as scope in hours and a realistic timeline, before you talk to anyone.
What projects like yours actually take
Each row is a real selection in the calculator above - tick the same modules and you get the same numbers.
| Scope | What is in it | Scope in hours | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proof of concept | Mobile app, Accounts and roles | 400-670 hours | 7-12 weeks |
| MVP | Mobile app, Accounts and roles, Payments and subscriptions, Content management (CMS), Admin panel and analytics | 800-1,410 hours | 9-16 weeks |
| MVP, compressed | Mobile app, Accounts and roles, Payments and subscriptions, Content management (CMS), Admin panel and analytics | 960-1,700 hours | 7-12 weeks |
| SaaS web product | Web app, Accounts and roles, Payments and subscriptions, Content management (CMS), Admin panel and analytics, Third-party integrations | 840-1,560 hours | 9-17 weeks |
| AI feature in a live product | AI feature in an existing product, AI: agent, RAG or generation, Third-party integrations, Admin panel and analytics | 630-1,410 hours | 7-16 weeks |
| Two-sided marketplace | Mobile + web, Accounts and roles, Payments and subscriptions, Chat or messaging, Content management (CMS), Admin panel and analytics, Third-party integrations | 1,280-2,290 hours | 12-21 weeks |
| Regulated product | Web app, Accounts and roles, Payments and subscriptions, Admin panel and analytics, Compliance: GDPR, PCI, HIPAA, Accessibility (WCAG), Data migration from an existing system, Third-party integrations | 1,010-2,010 hours | 9-19 weeks |
| Full build | Mobile + web, Accounts and roles, Payments and subscriptions, Content management (CMS), Chat or messaging, Video or media pipeline, AI: agent, RAG or generation, Admin panel and analytics, Third-party integrations, Realtime or live events, Offline mode and sync, Multiple languages, Compliance: GDPR, PCI, HIPAA, Accessibility (WCAG), Data migration from an existing system, Performance and load work | 2,200-4,300 hours | 20-40 weeks |
| Design only | Design only | 200-460 hours | 4-9 weeks |
Behind the numbers: how long it takes to build a mobile app and how to read a development estimate.
Questions people ask
- How much work is a typical project?
- These are Kultrix hours, not a market average. An MVP - accounts, payments, content and an admin panel on one platform - is 800-1,410 hours of work over 9-16 weeks. A full build with the whole module list on mobile and web is 2,200-4,300 hours over 20-40 weeks. Kultrix does not publish rates or budgets: money is quoted in writing against your own scope, so write to us at kultrix.com/contact.
- How long does it take?
- A proof of concept runs 7-12 weeks, an MVP 9-16 weeks, a full build 20-40 weeks. Kultrix plans a week in focused project hours rather than in calendar hours, because meetings, review and releases are real.
- How accurate is this estimate?
- It is a range, and the range is wide on purpose. The hours come from how Kultrix has actually scoped comparable projects, not from a market average.
- What is not included?
- Ongoing support, infrastructure costs and third-party licences. Design, development, QA and release are inside every Kultrix estimate, and QA is a named 15 percent of the hours.
- Do I have to talk to sales to get the breakdown?
- No. Leave an email and the full module-by-module breakdown arrives by email. If you want it scoped to your product after that, write to us at kultrix.com/contact.
Which service is this work
The estimate above is hours. These pages say what those hours are spent on.