What do studios in Uzbekistan charge?
Published starting prices for a mobile app range from about 3 million to 40 million soum—roughly $250 to $3,400 at the Central Bank rate of 11,802 soum per dollar on 23 September 2026. OneSystem’s 2026 guide puts a simple three-to-five-screen app at 3–8 million soum. sos.uz lists a basic app from $1,500 and a business app from $3,000. Innosoft’s startup MVP starts at 20 million soum, lazerg’s mobile apps at 30 million, and ABC Design’s at 40 million. AppX projects start from $2,000 for a small, clearly scoped build.
Why do starting prices differ so much?
A “from” price describes the smallest project a studio will accept, and each studio defines that project differently. ABC Design’s starting price includes a Figma design, a Flutter app for iOS and Android, a backend when needed, store publication and 14 days of support. Innosoft’s MVP tier includes store publishing and a month of support. OneSystem groups apps by screen count. Two quotes are only comparable when they describe the same scope.
What makes an app cost more?
Price rises with each additional user role, the admin tools behind the app, and every integration: Payme, Click, Uzum, SMS delivery, accounting or delivery services. Supporting Uzbek, Russian and English multiplies content and testing. Offline behavior, real-time updates, custom design and separate native apps add engineering work. The most expensive item is usually an undecided rule discovered halfway through the build.
Should you budget in soum or dollars?
Local studios quote in both currencies. Convert every quote at the same Central Bank rate on the same day before comparing them. For a project that runs several months, agree in the contract which currency is binding and who carries the exchange-rate risk if the rate moves between milestones.
What does an app cost after launch?
Store accounts are the first recurring cost: the Apple Developer Program is $99 per year and Google Play charges a one-time $25 registration fee. Payments carry commissions—Payme lists 2.0% for e-commerce payments with billing, and Click lists 1.5%–2.5% for Uzcard and Humo card payments on websites. Add hosting, SMS, monitoring, support after any free period and the updates that operating systems require every year.
Could a Telegram bot or Mini App be the cheaper first step?
For many local businesses, customers already order, book and ask questions in Telegram. A bot or Mini App can test that workflow before you commit to separate iOS and Android releases. The trade-off is less access to device features, dependence on Telegram’s rules, and a product that lives inside another company’s app. Choose it when the workflow matters more than the home-screen icon.
How do you get quotes you can compare?
Send every studio the same one-page brief: who uses the product, the main journey, platforms, integrations, languages, admin needs and the target launch date. Ask each one to list what is included and excluded, the support period, the currency, and who will own the source code, store accounts and servers. Accounts should be registered to your company, not the contractor.
Where does AppX fit?
AppX projects start from $2,000 for a small, clearly scoped build. Not every product fits that budget—the scope decides the price. Our cost guides show illustrative planning bands for mobile apps, MVPs and marketplaces, and we are happy to review a brief and tell you which parts drive the estimate.