How Much Does It Cost to Develop an App Like Uber

Uber estimations

How much would it cost to make an app like Uber?

First of all, it is important to remember that Uber has two applications: one for a driver, one for a rider.

It includes complex features like payments and payouts, messaging and navigations.

Below you can see how much time precisely each feature takes, and cost to develop an app like Uber. If you don't need some particular features - just deselect them! It will update the price and timeframes accordingly.

hourly rate

let's select an hourly rate first:

$45 per hour

Strong middle developers. Way more experience, much better understanding of possible edge cases and weak points in the project, so they can make sure project will be stable and fast.

platforms

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iOS

Android

Driver: registration and account setup

To start using Uber as a Driver, a user will need to sign up, confirm his identity, add his vehicle, and upload some documents.

In some countries the process is slightly different - for example, not all countries might need vehicle expectation, and some might need different documents.

However, the overall process is similar everywhere. Let's see how much time each feature can take.

Cost of building an app like Uber depends on the number of features that you would like to include. If you want to keep the price lower - just select only the main features.

Driver: registration and account setup estimates

select only features you need

	Interface	Logic	Backend	Total (h.)
Welcome Screen	4	0	0	4
Sign Up Process	7	7	7	21
Phone Verification	2	4	2	8
Email Verification	2	2	2	6
Driver’s License Verification	2	4	4	10
Car Inspection	6	4	4	14
Login Process	4	4	4	12
Vehicles List	4	2	2	8
Add Vehicle	6	4	4	14
Documents List	6	4	4	14
Upload Document	4	2	4	10
Estimated time (hours)				205
Estimated costs (USD)				$9225

Driver: Trip

When a user signed up - he can finally Go Online, and start accepting new trips.

The process here is pretty straightforward: wait for new trip notifications, pick up a rider, and arrive safely at a destination.

Driver: Trip estimates

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	Interface	Logic	Backend	Total (h.)
Go Online	2	4	2	8
Map Screen	6	7	4	17
Trip Request	4	2	2	8
Route Screen	7	7	4	18
Start Trip Screen	4	2	2	8
Current Trip: Options	4	4	4	12
Cancel Trip Screen	4	2	2	8
Finish Trip Screen	4	4	2	10
Messaging	6	4	7	17
Estimated time (hours)				183
Estimated costs (USD)				$8235

Driver: Additional Screens

There are also lots of additional screens that help drivers.

Some of them allow users to view their stats: earnings, reviews, previous trips, and so on.

Others allow a user to customize the app, and edit their account and settings.

Remember that every additional feature needs more development time, which increases the overall project price. To keep cost of creating an app like Uber lower - you can select only basic features, and we can always add others after the release!

Driver: Additional Screens estimates

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	Interface	Logic	Backend	Total (h.)
Your Earnings Screen	7	6	4	17
Payout Methods	6	4	7	17
Payouts Logic	0	0	11	11
Your Ratings Screen	6	6	4	16
Rating Details	4	2	2	8
Settings Screen	6	2	2	10
Waybill Screen	2	2	2	6
Trips History	4	4	2	10
Trip Details	6	4	2	12
Estimated time (hours)				178
Estimated costs (USD)				$8010

Customer: Registration

Uber has two separate apps, one for a driver, and one for a user.

Users also have to signup, however, for them, the process is much easier. It is enough to provide name, phone, and some additional details, and you are ready to go.

Customer: Registration estimates

select only features you need

	Interface	Logic	Backend	Total (h.)
Signup Process	6	4	4	14
Login Process	4	4	4	12
Payment Methods	6	4	7	17
Payments Logic	0	0	7	7
Estimated time (hours)				78
Estimated costs (USD)				$3510

Customer: Trips

The main part of the Customer's app is a Map screen, which allows a user to select his destination point.

When selected, the app will ask additional questions: whether the user would like to choose an Economy or Premium service, will show an approximate price, and will start looking for drivers.

Customer: Trips estimates

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	Interface	Logic	Backend	Total (h.)
Map Screen	6	4	4	14
Start a New Trip	4	4	4	12
Schedule a Trip	4	2	2	8
Ride Options	4	2	2	8
Active Trip Screen	4	2	4	10
Trip and Driver Details	6	4	2	12
Rate Trip	4	4	2	10
Messaging	6	4	7	17
Estimated time (hours)				155
Estimated costs (USD)				$6975

Customer: Settings

Just like Driver's App, Customers also have access to their trips history, where they can check all their previous trips, and details about each of them.

In case the user had issues during the trip - they can report it to support.

Customers can update their profile info, set Home and Work addresses for quicker, and more.

We don't have to copy all the features from Uber. If you don't need some features - just deselect them. It will also keep the cost to start an app like Uber lower.

Customer: Settings estimates

select only features you need

	Interface	Logic	Backend	Total (h.)
Account Settings	6	4	4	14
Submit an Issue	6	4	4	14
Previous Trips	4	4	2	10
Trip Details	6	4	2	12
Estimated time (hours)				88
Estimated costs (USD)				$3960

Selected platformsiOS and Android

Summary:

Total price for an app similar to Uber (for both iOS and Android) with a selected set of features would be around $39,915.

Development itself would take 887 hours (or around 27 weeks).

Total Costs

Hourly rate: $45 per 1h.

$39,915

Total Time

887 hours

~27 weeks

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