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How much does it cost to build a media gallery app?

Standard price for a media gallery app: $33,333

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What is a media gallery app?

A media gallery application is a web or mobile application with two sets of users: admins and users. Admins use the app to create, manage, and publish digital media (video, audio, images). Users use the app to view and download published content. The application may include a dashboard that enables administrators to analyze usage statistics for specific items of media.

Media gallery apps are similar to file manager apps and productivity task management apps. The most popular media gallery apps today include Google Photos, Dropbox, and Microsoft OneDrive.

Here are some recent media gallery app examples built with Crowdbotics:

  • An app that tracks and stores all pictures and videos taken at past and present events. It includes a simple mobile integration for taking picture and videos, but the main focus would be a web app.

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  • A video platform art gallery.

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  • A digital platform for remembrance and closure. Created for friends and family to congregate, upload memories, and share pictures/texts, etc. about someone who has passed. Can also prepare for an unexpected death by uploading a last will and testament.

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What is the typical cost to build a media gallery app?

A media gallery app usually costs $33,333 to build. However, the total cost can be as low as $10,000 or as high as $100,000. A media gallery app with a low number of features (also known as a "minimum viable product", or MVP) will be more affordable than an app that includes all intended functionality.

For example, here are some recent media gallery app price quotes from Crowdbotics:

  • $25,000

  • $60,000

  • $15,000

Here are some considerations that may impact the cost of a app:

How long does it take to build a media gallery app?

A media gallery app usually takes 444 hours to build. However, a media gallery app can be built in as few as 133 hours, or in as many as 1,333 hours. The exact timeline mostly depends on how complicated your app is. As a general rule, it will take longer if you require highly custom designs, niche features, or non-standard release platforms.

For example, the most recent media gallery apps built with Crowdbotics received the following hourly estimates:

  • 333

  • 800

  • 200

How to successfully grow your media gallery application

A media gallery app can grow by increasing user engagement and providing a seamless experience across mobile devices. Media gallery apps typically provide users with the ability to post content (photos, videos, etc.) and comment on other users' content in order to increase the level of community engagement. Because media gallery apps are often used by younger demographics, like teenagers, they also focus on making their platforms fun and entertaining so that users feel compelled to continue using the app.

Risks and challenges of building a media gallery application

A media gallery app faces risks related to hosting an online database full of user-generated content, the storage of sensitive personal information, litigation risk, and data privacy concerns. It is recommended that media gallery apps take proactive measures to secure their servers against denial-of-service attacks, conduct routine security audits to detect unauthorized access to user data, and adopt a privacy policy that informs users of what they can expect from the app with respect to privacy.

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