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Reading an agency quote for a store app
How to compare an agency proposal against a builder subscription: the line items that should be there, and the two questions that reveal the real cost.
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App pricing and cost
What a WooCommerce app costs to build, publish and keep running, and how to work out whether it pays for itself.
What does a WooCommerce app really cost? More than the monthly plan. These posts break the total down: the builder or agency fee, the Apple Developer and Google Play accounts, design work, updates, and the time you spend running it.
They also cover the other side of the sum: how to estimate what an app can earn from repeat customers, push messages and a faster checkout path, and how to tell whether those numbers make sense for a store of your size. If you are comparing quotes, read the posts on hidden costs first; they list the line items that are easy to miss.
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What custom e-commerce app development costs
A realistic breakdown of building iOS and Android shopping apps from scratch: the work items, the maintenance nobody budgets, and when custom is right.
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Is a mobile app worth it for a small store?
A break-even calculation for a WooCommerce store: the three numbers that decide it, the order volumes where the answer is no, and a test that costs nothing.
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The hidden costs in app builder pricing pages
Session overage, MAU meters, platform tiers, ad networks and cancellation terms: the eight charges not on the headline price, and how to find them.
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Apple and Google developer fees, explained for merchants
What the $99 Apple and $25 Google fees cover, when each is charged, what happens if one lapses, and the account requirements that cost time, not money.
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What a WooCommerce mobile app actually costs in 2026
A full first-year cost breakdown: builder subscriptions, the $99 Apple and $25 Google fees, agency quotes, and the recurring costs comparisons leave out.