What does an employee app cost?
Updated: 2026-11
The cost of an employee app depends mainly on the number of workflows, integration with existing systems, offline requirements and the role model. As a PWA with company sign-in, store distribution and device management are unnecessary, which simplifies development and operation considerably.
An employee app can be a single digital form or a platform for many workflows. Costs differ accordingly. It almost always makes sense to start with the workflow that costs the most paper or time.
A large part of the cost arises not in the interface but in integrating systems such as ERP, HR or planning software.
What drives the cost
Number of workflows
Each additional workflow such as capture, checklist or approval brings its own screens, rules and tests.
Interfaces
Moving data to and from ERP, HR or planning systems is often the largest technical item.
Offline capability
Capture without network and safe synchronisation require additional logic for storage and conflicts.
Roles and permissions
Several sites, teams and approval levels make the permission model more complex.
Devices and environment
Company or personal devices, handheld scanners and tablets shape testing effort and design.
Operation
Hosting, updates, support and further development continue after launch.
How we price
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One workflow first
Fixed price for the most important workflow, then step-by-step expansion.
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Fixed price per stage
After the prototype, a fixed price for each defined stage.
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Monthly support
Operation and further development as an ongoing service with a fixed allowance.
We deliberately publish no online prices: every case differs. After a short first conversation you receive a binding fixed price or clear frame.
Parent service: App Development
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Developing an employee app
An employee app brings together workflows that today happen on paper, by email or in spreadsheets: data capture, checklists, approvals, fault reports. As a PWA it runs on company and personal devices, signs in with the company account, works offline and needs neither an app store nor device management.
App concept and scoping
Before an app is built, a concept answers the questions that decide budget and success: who uses it, for what, on which devices? Is a PWA enough or is a store app needed? Which data, which interfaces, which first scope? The result is a basis for binding quotes, from us or anyone else.
PWA development: an installable web app instead of a store app
We build Progressive Web Apps on Next.js and Supabase: one codebase for phone and desktop, installable to the home screen, with defined offline behaviour, web push and data held in Zurich or Frankfurt. Scope is set during scoping, after which a fixed price applies.
FAQ
Is a PWA cheaper than a store app?
For internal apps usually much cheaper, because one codebase serves all devices and store distribution and device management are unnecessary.
What does operation cost?
Hosting and updates are modest for lean apps; the larger part is further development and support, depending on usage.
How can the price be determined precisely?
After a short concept covering workflows, interfaces and roles, we quote a fixed price.