Pricing
What an app costs with Keepport
A custom app with Keepport costs $18,500 to $35,000 fixed for a single-location business, launches in six to ten weeks, and is maintained for $495 to $2,750 a month. The optional two-week App Plan is $4,500 and is credited to your build. Taking over an app someone else built starts with a $3,500 audit. Every price on this page is the price you pay; scope is agreed in writing before work starts.
Buildfrom $18,500
Care plans$495–$2,750 / mo
App Plan$4,500
Rescue audit$3,500
Build prices by app type
Typical fixed prices for a single location. Multi-location, unusual integrations or compliance work move within the range; we tell you where before you sign.
| App type | Typical fixed price | Time to store | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom apps for restaurants | $22–30K | 6–8 weeks | Details → |
| Custom app for your gym or studio | $20–28K | 6–8 weeks | Details → |
| Patient apps for dental and medical practices | $24–35K | 8–10 weeks | Details → |
| Apps for HVAC, plumbing and cleaning companies | $25–38K | 8–10 weeks | Details → |
| Loyalty and booking apps for local retail and salons | $18–26K | 6–8 weeks | Details → |
| Apps for medical practices and clinics | $26–38K | 8–10 weeks | Details → |
| Booking apps for salons, barbershops and spas | $18–26K | 6–8 weeks | Details → |
| Apps for brokerages and property managers | $24–40K | 8–10 weeks | Details → |
| Custom apps for churches and nonprofits | $15–22K | 6–8 weeks | Details → |
| Apps for fleets, couriers and dispatch | $28–45K | 8–12 weeks | Details → |
| Custom scope after an App Plan | quoted | 8–14 weeks | App Plan → |
What it costs
Real numbers, on the page. Most first apps for a single-location business land between $18,500 and $35,000. Care plans are month to month after the first three.
App build · fixed pricefrom $18,500
- iPhone and Android, one codebase
- Design in your brand
- Admin dashboard
- One integration (POS, booking, payments)
- App Store and Google Play submission
- 60 days of Care Essential included
- Growth tier adds custom screens, 2–3 integrations and loyalty or payments logic, usually +$8–15K. Examples: salon booking app, typical $21,500. Restaurant ordering + loyalty, typical $27,000.
Care Essential
$495/ month
Keeps a finished app healthy and in the stores.
Engineering hours2 / moCritical response24 hNormal response2 business days
- iOS and Android OS updates
- App Store and Play compliance
- Crash and uptime monitoring
- Security patches, SDK updates
- Small content changes
- Quarterly health report
- New features, redesigns
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Care Growth
$1,250/ month
For apps that keep changing with the business.
Engineering hours8 / moCritical response8 hNormal responseNext business day
- Everything in Essential
- Backend and API monitoring
- Analytics review, push campaigns
- Monthly report
- Quarterly roadmap call
- Slack channel with your named engineer
- Large modules, migrations
Care Partner
$2,750/ month
A part-time product team on retainer.
Engineering hours20 / moCritical response4 hNormal responseSame day
- Everything in Growth
- Monthly strategy call
- Store listing and ASO upkeep
- A/B testing
- Priority queue
- Unused hours bank toward a feature sprint
- Full rebuilds
Three-month minimum, then monthlyCancel with 30 days' noticeOverage $95–125 / hourAnnual prepay: two months freeNot sure?
Two more fixed prices
App Plan · optional
$4,500
Two-week discovery: research, feature scope, clickable prototype, integration map, fixed quote and a 12-month roadmap. 100% credited if you build within 45 days.
App Rescue
$3,500 audit · then from $4,500
For apps built by someone else. Audit in five to eight business days, credited to stabilization. Then a Care Plan so it never happens again.
What is not in the price
The same short list every honest agency should show you.
- Apple Developer Program, $99 a year; Google Play, $25 once. Both accounts are opened in your name.
- Payment processing, typically 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction through Stripe.
- SMS reminders, about 1¢ per message. Push notifications are free.
- Hosting after the first month, usually $20 to $80 a month.
- Custom photography or illustration.
- Third-party API fees (maps, delivery networks, telehealth video).
Most reviewed US app projects on Clutch fall between $10,000 and $49,999; the average project is $90,780 over 11 months, driven by enterprise work. Fixed-price, template-based builds keep a small business at the low end of that range.
How payment works
- Build: 40% at signing, 30% at design approval, 30% at store submission. Under $15,000: 50/50.
- Care Plans: billed monthly by card through Stripe, three-month minimum, then cancel with 30 days' notice. First 14 days refundable.
- App Plan and Rescue audit: paid at booking, credited if you continue.
- Partner Plan: build financed over 12 months through a third-party B2B lender plus Care Growth, about $2,800 a month in year one. Ask on the call.
Questions business owners ask us
If yours is not here, call. It is faster than a form.
Why is Keepport cheaper than other US agencies?
Templates. The parts that are the same for every restaurant or every gym are already built and tested. We spend the budget on what is specific to you. Our project lead and your calls are in the US; engineering is a dedicated team that works only on Keepport projects.
Do you charge hourly?
No. Every build, plan and audit is a fixed price agreed in writing. Changes beyond the scope are quoted the same way.
Is there a discount for multiple locations?
Locations are usually a small addition to the build, not a multiplier. Care Plans cover unlimited locations.
What if the project takes longer?
The price does not change. Timelines slip only when scope changes, and that is agreed in writing first.
Can I pay monthly instead of up front?
Yes, through the Partner Plan: build financed over 12 months by a third-party lender plus a Care Plan. We are not the lender and do not hold your code as collateral.